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Mommy brain

Think your mind has turned to mush? Not to worry -- it's all in your head

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Originally published in Today's Parent September 2008

Forget to pick up the dry cleaning on your way home from your last prenatal appointment? Have trouble finding the files you needed for a project at work? You can bet someone will mention that you’re getting mommy brain.

“When I was pregnant with my second son, I had some funny mommy brain moments,” says Torontonian Lara Dominguez. “For some reason, my bread maker and I had issues. Every time I went to make a loaf of bread, something went wrong. One time I forgot to put in the blade to mix the ingredients. The next time I put the blade in and forgot to plug in the machine. My last mishap came when I put in the blade, remembered to plug it in and forgot to press start.”

Many women recall similar experiences. Somehow, once you’re pregnant or mothering a new baby, you start forgetting things. Or you have trouble concentrating on that deftly written novel you brought home from the library, even though you breezed through the author’s previous works. Women sometimes say they think their brains have turned to mush.

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