Pregnancy Brain

Oh Man! I completely thought pregnancy brain was true! During my last pregnancy, I actually forgot to take the keys out of my van when I got to work. It sat in the parking lot running all day! I was frantically searching the building for my car keys. When I finally walked outside, I realized where they were! That had to be the pregnancy! I have never done anything like that before!

FROM NBC: The term "pregnancy brain" has been used to describe the forgetful tendencies of pregnant women -- but a new study finds the condition can be added to the long list of pregnancy myths. Researchers in Australia followed a group of one thousand women for eight years.

The participants underwent memory tests every four years. During the study about half the women became pregnant, yet experts did not find any significant change on their memory test performance.

Researchers say pregnant women may have shifted their attention to their baby, or the fatigue linked to pregnancy can make them lose concentration. So, while many pregnant women and mothers will disagree, researchers say locking your keys in the car for the fourth time in two months cannot be blamed on baby!

-NewsAnchorMom Jen

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The Pregnancy Brain Got Me Today!

I was at work tonight and someone had some sort of pasta that smelled so good I could taste it. So as soon as the show was over, I called Avanti's and ordered something to be picked up. "Oh good, only takes 15 minutes, fantastic because I am starving."

So I start searching for my keys. I looked on my desk, in my purse, in my make-up bag, under the chair, in the bathroom... "Seriously, I drove to work today, where could my keys be?" Well, the only place left is my car. I am notoriously for setting them down in the car to get the two year old out of his car seat. So maybe I did that today when I got to work out of habit. Hmm..

I walk out into the parking lot to a shocking site! My mommy mini-van is sitting there getting to go. I mean ready to go! It was still on! I got to work today around 1:30p.m. and at 7p.m. the car was still sitting in the parking lot.. RUNNING! I seriously have mushy mommy brain today... and no gas left!

-NewsAnchorMom Jen