Becca Colao ADHD, Baby, Memory, Mommy 0 Comments
I was going to entitle this post "working at home with baby," because this morning, my husband and I are both working from home. I work a few partial days per week, while Peter "works" from home. He’s the primary go-to parent during those times, and I can schedule clients, but I can also take […]
I’m sick. My eyes are puffed up like I was bitten by spiders and leaking venom, though the neighbors politely claim that I "just look a little tired." How sleep deprived do I usually look, I wonder? Before I was a Mommy, I didn’t understand how people could do stuff like continue to mommy while […]
Becca Colao Baby, Current Affairs, Mommy, PMS/PMDD 0 Comments
Why am I concerned about all this plastics stuff? I try to stay low-key about all the safety concerns and toxins concerns. I have enough to take care of. I have enough issues without making up no-buy lists I don’t have to. I’ve seen how hard it is for people who really have to avoid […]
Becca Colao ADHD, Memory, Mommy 0 Comments
I have memory deficits (as part of my ADHD, and possibly part of my hormonal crap in general.) "In general" being before I was pregnant. Mommies are supposed to have "mommy brain," that is they’re forgetful. Once the postpartum hormones are equibrilated, this is largely due to sleep deprivation, one would assume. I have the […]
Becca Colao ADHD, Inattentive, Mommy 0 Comments
You’d think that hanging out with a pre-verbal human would lead to a bit of boredom, mental talking to oneself, etc. But the fact is that this is just how it always was for me, with the possible exacerbation caused by my lack of medication. I can’t take ADD meds while I’m breastfeeding. The fact […]
Becca Colao ADHD, Baby, Executive Function, Mommy 0 Comments
It’s a little bit hard to quantify how my functioning is since the baby came along, partly because no one expects you to see straight when you’ve just given birth, or when you’re waking up every hour with the little one.But I’ll say this: I am completely flabbergasted with the total vacuum of ability to […]