Pregnancy Brain Is Real—Here’s Proof from 10 Hilarious Moments
Growing a human rewires your brain in ways that create genuinely bizarre moments. If you’ve done embarrassingly absent-minded things while pregnant, you’re experiencing a documented phenomenon. Here are the funniest examples of pregnancy brain in action.
Putting Ice Cream in the Oven
You meant to put dinner in the oven and dessert in the freezer but somehow reversed the process completely. Discovering melted ice cream containers in a hot oven while your casserole sits thawing on the counter proves pregnancy brain is real. The smell alerts you immediately to your mistake, thankfully.
Calling Your Husband by the Dog’s Name
At the grocery store, you loudly called “Here, Rex!” to get your husband’s attention while other shoppers stared. Other shoppers stared while you tried to explain that pregnancy hormones scrambled your name recognition system completely. Your husband now answers to Rex occasionally, finding it amusing rather than insulting or offensive.
Searching for Your Phone While Talking on It
You spent ten minutes frantically looking for your phone while actively having a conversation on it with someone. The person you were talking to patiently waited while you checked purses, couch cushions, and car seats. They eventually asked if you were looking for the phone you were currently using.
Putting Milk in the Pantry, Cereal in the Fridge
This classic pregnancy brain move happens so frequently that partners learn to check both locations for everything automatically. You’ve created your own alternative grocery organization system that makes sense to nobody else. Items migrate to random locations based on pregnancy logic that defies all conventional kitchen organization.
Driving to Your Old Job Instead of Current One
Muscle memory kicked in during your morning commute, and you arrived at a workplace you’d left six months ago. The security guard recognized you and kindly reminded you about your career change while you stood confused. Autopilot brain function overrode conscious decision-making about your current employment situation.
Brushing Your Teeth with Face Wash
The tubes looked similar in your sleepy morning state, and you’d already squeezed product onto your toothbrush. The taste immediately alerted you to the mistake, but you’d already committed to the minty fresh skincare routine. Your teeth were very clean, though not in the traditional sense.
Wearing Shoes That Don’t Match
You noticed your mismatched footwear halfway through a parent-teacher conference, feeling mortified about your appearance. One black flat, one brown boot – a fashion statement that screamed “pregnancy brain” to everyone who noticed your feet. Fortunately, most people politely ignored your footwear choices and focused on conversation.
Forgetting Words for Common Objects
You stood in the kitchen pointing at the “cold food storage thing” because “refrigerator” had completely vanished from your vocabulary. Your partner became fluent in pregnant charades to decode your missing words and help with basic communication. Simple nouns disappeared from your brain at the most inconvenient moments, leaving you speechless.
