baby brain

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Noun

baby brain (uncountable)

1. (informal) A state in which a new mother is forgetful, absentminded, or easily distracted.
   • 2005, Marc Weissbluth, Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child‎^[1], Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page xiii:

     Shortly after the birth, you may have “baby brain” and be unable to concentrate, focus, or develop a plan of action because you are so sleep-deprived.

   • 2013, Lauren Blakely, Trophy Husband, unnumbered page:

     “I do that sometimes too,” Amber says. “Forget stuff. I think it's because I have baby brain right now.”

   • 2013, Michelle Douglas, First Comes Baby, in First Comes Baby/The Loner's Guarded Heart omnibus, Harlequin (2013), →ISBN, page 180:

     She might have baby brain and crazy hormones at the moment, but she'd better not forget that fact—not for a single, solitary moment.

Synonyms

• mommy brain, momnesia

Hypernyms

• brain fog