Minimizing postpartum “mom brain”
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Anonymous
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I’m a few weeks away from returning to work after having my third child. I’ve been lucky to have relatively easy pregnancies and post partum recoveries.
But one thing I struggled with after returning to work with after the birth of my other two children was “mom brain”. I was slow to comprehend new concepts, struggled to find my words when presenting or in conversation with a work colleague. I have a distinct memory of once typing words that were different from the words in my brain (I know it sounds weird). I wasn’t particularly sleep deprived and didn’t have PPD. Just was not mentally operating on all cylinders. It did eventually go away but it took a few years to return to some normal. How can I help avoid or better manage this? I know my life is completely different and I will never be the same person I was before my first was born….plus I still have the older two on my mind. But I’d like to minimize the struggle and feel more confident in settling back into work. |
Anonymous
| I don’t think you can, OP. It’s a mix of lack of sleep and hormones. Unless you can get 8 hours of night of sleep, you’re going to be slower. |
Anonymous
| Is your period back yet? The low estrogen of BFing can do this and is one of the causes of perimenopause brain fog |
Anonymous
| Really make sure you get enough sleep (hire a night nurse), adequate HEALTHY meals 3+ times a day (we hired a personal chef too) and fresh air/exercise time. |
Anonymous
| It's sleep. But do try for hydration too. |
Anonymous
So just be rich. Ok, got it. Please go check your privilege and realize the vast majority of people cannot afford this. |
Anonymous
This person probably can’t either. Debt or mom brain, take the mom brain |