Pregnancy tips Pregnancy Brain

I frequently joke around that I have "geriatric brain". Well, if you're pregnant, don't be surprised if you really do have "pregnancy brain". That forgetful "spacey" feeling may have some basis in fact. Read more:

www.webmed.com

From the article:

What Is Pregnancy Brain?
In a nutshell, pregnancy brain is "the feeling of walking into a room, going after something, and not remembering what you went for about five to 10 times a day," she says.

"Pregnancy brain is about forgetting where you put your keys or forgetting three of 27 items in the grocery store," adds Donnica Moore, MD, a women's health expert based in Far Hills, N.J.

New-York-city-based author Esther Blum, RD, noticed that her memory was lapsing during pregnancy. "I would call my best friend and we'd have a whole conversation and then I'd call her later on in the day to talk about the same thing," she tells WebMD.

There are many possible -- and plausible -- explanations for pregnancy brain, Brizendine explains.

For starters, "the brain is being marinated in a huge amount of [the pregnancy hormone] oxytocin during pregnancy," says Brizendine. Oxytocin has been shown to have amnesia-like effects during pregnancy.