Memory Since Becoming a Parent

I am a 30 year old mom to a 2.5 year old, and I feel like since I had him, my memory sucks. I feel like my long term memory has drastically decreased. For instance, I was reading through old text messages the other night, and I read a conversation about one of my favorite songs from high school that, up until having my son, I used to listen to all the time. I realized I completely forgot that song even existed until I read that conversation, which was crazy to me because I loved that song so much for at least a decade.My short term memory is also not as great. I completely forget little, insignificant things on a frequent basis.I am constantly busy with a demanding career and parenting, so I feel like it’s easy to forget everything else but the important tasks at hand. I had severe preeclampsia and an immediate family history of dementia (including vascular), so I’m slightly paranoid this is more of an issue. Wondering if other parents have noticed the same. via /r/Parenting https://ift.tt/2Bo93Vy