{"id":1856,"date":"2013-10-21T22:27:31","date_gmt":"2013-10-22T00:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/virginiamiddleton.ca\/blog\/?p=1856"},"modified":"2013-10-21T22:27:31","modified_gmt":"2013-10-22T00:57:31","slug":"mommy-musing-monday-baby-brains-revenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/virginiamiddleton.ca\/blog\/2013\/10\/21\/mommy-musing-monday-baby-brains-revenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Mommy Musing Monday – Baby Brain’s Revenge"},"content":{"rendered":"

So here’s a funny fact – I almost forgot to update my blog today.<\/p>\n

Ah yes, while pregnant, I had many, many mothers tell me about\u00a0baby brain<\/em><\/a>. I did honestly experience moments of baby brain during my pregnancy. Maybe it was due to my random sleeping patterns during pregnancy, or maybe my crazy dreaming… who knows. All I know is that I had lots of brainfarts<\/a> that would happen without any warning.<\/p>\n

\"to<\/a>I was also warned that baby brain wouldn’t necessarily go away once our little miss was born. I just laughed during my pregnancy and thought,\u00a0“Oh they’re just\u00a0exaggerating\u00a0 I’m sure it won’t be that bad.”<\/em>\u00a0I was wrong. So, so wrong.<\/p>\n

After Missy Moo was born, sleep was a luxury that I didn’t always get, but thoroughly enjoyed. But I’ll also admit that I’m very lucky because little miss is no where near what you’d call a bad sleeper. For quite a while she’s been sleeping through the night. Daytime naps are still a struggle at times, but night time sleep is something she will accept and enjoy.<\/p>\n

So I can’t claim that it’s a lack of sleep that’s causing my brain to misfire and cause me to forget. You can laugh, but seriously, it happens on a regular basis. Just a few days ago I was bringing some things downstairs and even before going down the stairs, I was reminding myself that I needed to bring a specific thing upstairs. I probably made seven trips up and down the stairs. Did I remember the one thing I needed to bring upstairs? Nope. Not at all. I even remembered part way through my trips up and down the stairs… at least stair climbing is good exercise, right?<\/p>\n

Now I should also mention that I actually experienced some brainfarting after I returned from my month in Taiwan<\/a>. Between the lack of sleep and the action-packed, non-stop days, I honestly can’t remember certain days from that month. There are days and days that just run together and the only thing that separates them is the fact that I have photos that say so.<\/p>\n

Ever since Taiwan, my memory hasn’t been fantastic. There are things I remember pre-trip and there are things I just can’t remember any more.<\/p>\n

I don’t care what you say, baby brain is real. If you don’t believe me, then try asking anyone else who’s had brain cells robbed without warning.<\/p>\n

So the next time you see a mom who’s frazzled, confused and mumbling about forgetting something, give her a break. She’s working with as many braincells as she can at the moment!<\/p>\n

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