Pregnancy does make you forgetful
A group of researchers from Australia and New Zealand have proven the long-held stereotype that pregnant women are forgetful is true. The memory tests involved 30 women in their first trimester, another 30 in their third trimester and 30 women who were not pregnant. While no change was found in measurements of the pregnant women’s visuospatial memory—they performed worse when measuring their auditory memory. Pregnant women scored an average of 10 points lower than those who weren’t pregnant for a combined memory score. Researchers say the findings are important because clinicians need to be aware that information given to pregnant women orally may not be retained as well as written information.
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Oh this is so true..I found that things I did for years, at work, I would forget to do such as charting little things I taught to parents, sending orders over the printer, etc. I hear the forgetfullness doesn't go away after the baby is born, either...haha!
ReplyDeleteGood Luck and enjoy your comfortable sleep while you can...I'm going through some very sleepless nights now!
Unfortunately, it doesn't go away after the baby is born. Breastfeeding actually heightens the effect. Apparently, a mom loses a full 10% of her brain mass once the baby is 6 months old (ya, that's me right now!). Supposedly, you can take extra DHA supplements to minimize the loss, but I've done that and am still guilty of storing keys in the fridge. Oh yeah, and HJ swears he tells me things and I don't remember a thing.
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