33F, 9.5 months postpartum.

I feel like I’ve lost my communication skills since becoming a mom. I wasn’t a great speaker before pregnancy, but now I fumble even in my native language, let alone English (my second/third language). At a recent dinner with friends, I could see their confused faces a couple of times when I couldn’t fully express what I was trying to say.

Has anyone else experienced this postpartum “brain fog” or difficulty finding the right words? Does it get better with time?

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Me! Had issues with it twice (after each baby). Became more myself after the first baby was 2 y.o. My second one is not 2 yet, and I still have pretty bad days.

What also helped to manage the symptoms, less coffee, more water. More sleep. Supplements for focus. Allowing myself to slow down. As in, in a meeting, I'd often go, "let's take a step back, let's recap, etc."

English is also my 3rd language but even in my native language I've had challenges. Feels horrible, but give yourself some grace. It's not forever.

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Yes! Definitely gets better once you start getting more sleep and establish the new normal

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Me!!! I’m 10 month PP with my second and It gets better

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Yes, very normal, and I am in the thick of this at 5 months pp with my second. I seem to recall it getting better around 1 year pp with my first.

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Absolutely - I felt like a zombie for about 18 months after having my daughter. I did eventually feel like myself again, but the brain fog was real!

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Absolutely felt like that

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