Showing posts with label Nutrition. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nutrition. Show all posts

Monday, September 8, 2014

Any Ideas for Brain Fog in Pregnancy?

It has been about three weeks since I've posted here! I think that's probably the longest I've gone without posting since starting the blog. So what's going on?

Brain fog, that's what.

I thought I had gotten rid of brain fog for good. I used to have it quite regularly, but have been free of it for the last two years or so, ever since I began to take an Omega 3 supplement along with my vitamins. 

Since brain fog isn't something I've been medically diagnosed with, I'll just tell you what I mean by it. For me, it means that my mind doesn't seem capable of thinking beyond the moment. Days become chaotic, though I still manage to make schooling happen because it's in a written routine. I can't even contemplate picking up a book and reading anything meaningful, much less writing. I don't have it every day, maybe just two or three days a week. Still, that's usually enough to throw things off for the entire week.

I have continued to take my vitamin and Omega 3 supplements, but I am thinking that perhaps my pregnancy is depleting my body of something essential. What that could be, I have no idea. I picked up some kale with my groceries this week for some green smoothies. Green smoothies have helped me get over loss of energy in my second trimester before. I hope the nutrient boost will help correct whatever it is I'm not getting enough of.

Do you have any ideas for me? I know this is way outside what I normally write about, but I hope that somewhere out there is someone who has been through this and knows just what I need. :)