Does pregnancy cause memory loss?

Many pregnant women often find or complain during pregnancy that their memory seems to have become much worse than before. Because of this, many pregnant women have begun to worry. Is it true that pregnancy will make women stupid for three years? Therefore, many scientists have done a lot of research and analysis to answer questions and resolve doubts for pregnant women and mothers who are worried that they will become stupid. Let’s take a look at whether memory declines during pregnancy.

The researchers found that pregnant women's memory declines, and this is the same whether they are pregnant with their first child or multiple children, and the phenomenon seems to be the same throughout pregnancy. However, there is no obvious change in pregnant women's ability to recognize and understand. In other words, pregnant women may have no problem absorbing new knowledge, but this information may disappear from their minds after a short period of time. Pregnant women may have long suspected that during pregnancy, especially in the first and third trimesters, short-term memory is not as good as it used to be. The pregnant woman herself may appear irritable or expect others to care about her, but this does not mean she has a real brain problem. Since memory loss is a common problem among pregnant women, they don't need to worry too much.

1. Improve memory: 1. Get enough sleep: Sleep allows the brain to organize and classify disorganized information, making it much easier to find information when you wake up. However, due to the influence of hormones and the troubles of pregnancy, many people have difficulty falling asleep or wake up easily. Since it is not suitable to take sleeping pills during pregnancy, you can improve the situation by doing some relaxation exercises, taking a warm bath, listening to soft music, etc. before going to bed. Some people think that since they can’t sleep at night, they should try to sleep less during the day, hoping that they can sleep better at night. In fact, the physical condition during pregnancy is different from usual. Doing so may not be effective, but may make you more tired. If you really can't sleep at night, you might as well get a little more sleep during the day. 2. Moderate exercise: Unless you are concerned about premature birth, you should arrange appropriate prenatal exercise. Exercise not only helps with delivery, but also boosts your spirits and increases your concentration. 3. Listen to soft music: Soft music can promote blood circulation in the brain and relieve stress. It is not only helpful for prenatal education, but also can improve memory. Keep in mind, though, that music with a strong beat may have the opposite effect, so be careful when choosing music. 4. Maintain a good mood: Reduce stress in life and work. Chronic stress can damage the memory center of the brain located in the hippocampus. You should try to take things slowly when doing things. If the work pressure is too much for you to handle, you might as well take a break for a while if your financial situation allows. 5. Stay away from cigarettes and drugs: Do not smoke or even use drugs when you are pregnant. Doing so will not only damage your own memory, but also your baby’s future learning and memory will be poorer. 6. Make good use of notes or personal digital assistants: If you still often can't remember what you need to do, you might as well write it down in an organized manner so that you don't have to worry about not doing things.

2. Diet therapy for pregnant women to improve memory 1. Walnut and vegetable porridge Ingredients: 15 grams of soaked rice, 10 grams each of mung beans and chopped carrots, 1 teaspoon of walnut powder, 1/2 teaspoon of sesame oil, a little sesame salt, and 90 ml of broth. Will pregnant women’s memory decline? Method: Grind the rice finely; cook the mung beans, peel and grind them. Stir-fry the ground mung beans and carrots with some sesame oil and sesame salt, add broth and rice, and after they are cooked, add the walnut powder and simmer for a while. 2. Peanut and Red Date Porridge Ingredients: 20 peanuts, 5 red dates, 30 grams of rice, appropriate amount of white sugar Method: Wash and peel the peanuts, put them into a pot with water and cook until they are half cooked, then add the dates and continue to cook until they are soft. Peel and core the cooked red dates and grind them into a paste together with peanuts for later use. Wash the rice, put it into a pot, add water and cook it into porridge. After it is cooked, mix in red dates and peanut paste, add appropriate amount of white sugar, stir well and serve. 3. Almond cake Ingredients: 300 grams of almonds, 550 grams of eggs, 50 grams of milk, 300 grams of cream, 400 grams of white sugar, and 12 grams of rum. Method: Crack 5 eggs into a pot, add sugar and milk, bring to a boil and stir until warm. After it cools slightly, add melted butter and beat with a whisk. Finally, add appropriate amount of almond powder and rum, stir evenly to make a cream. Crack the remaining 2 eggs into a bowl, take the egg whites, and save the yolks for other uses. Put fresh egg white and sugar into a bowl and beat until they expand. Add appropriate amount of almond powder. Pour the paste on an iron plate and bake into soft slices about 0.3 cm thick. Cut into square cake blanks. Place two layers of buttercream in the middle of every three pieces of cake, with each layer about 1 cm thick. Sprinkle the remaining almond powder on the cake surface, add some decoration, and then serve.

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