These epic mom brain moments are our most popular to date. They are bound to boost your mood and brighten your day.

I can’t say I was ever someone who didn’t miss a deadline or was overly organised, so perhaps I didn’t notice mom brain creeping in quite as quickly as other moms.

And after my babies came along, I attributed my mom brain to sleep deprivation and the chaos of having twins. But here I am, 12 years later, and I feel like I am running out of excuses.

Having spoken with our mom community, I realise we are all the same, and as it turns out, research concludes that motherhood does indeed impact our cognitive function.

I think that’s why our baby brain stories are so popular; we can all relate! Thanks again to all our outstanding contributors, and please feel free to share your own baby brain story here.

Here are some of our most popular mom brain contributions that will have you smiling and nodding. Enjoy!

I wore two bras for a day. I didn’t even realise until I went to take them off.
– Aileen

I poured the juice into my coffee instead of milk.
– Tanee

On Monday at work after a weekend away, someone asked me where I went, and I couldn’t remember.
– Tennille

I found my post in the fridge.
– Deb

I called it a parcark.
– Juvena

I am pretty sure I used one of those fifteen cent bags and neglected to pay for it.
– Robin

I paid my rates bill twice. I got a pleasant surprise when the next bill arrived in credit.
– Jacinta

I was at a children’s birthday party and picked up my toddler. Unfortunately, I picked up my dress at the same time and flashed everyone.
– Amber

I microwaved my morning oats with no milk in them.
– Cara

I put the tube from the breast pump in the steriliser and melted it.
– Brittany

I put all the freezer groceries in the fridge.
– Rose

I microwaved my orange juice.
– Dani

I put the school lunches I had just made for the day back in the fridge.
– Hana

I unpacked my groceries and put a can of soft drink in the freezer.
– Alice

I asked my husband if he could put the garage in the car.
– Alana

While running late for work, I thought I would save time by ironing my blouse while wearing it. In the ultimate mom brain moment, I burnt myself.
– Jacinta

Went to the wrong venue for my hockey semi-final. We barely had enough players, so they had to play the semi one person short. The wrong venue was on the other side of the city, so there were only ten minutes left when I got to the game.
– Author

When my alarm went off in the morning, I picked up my phone and said, “hello”?
– Tegan

I put water in the baby bottle, add formula, shake it up, and then put the formula container in the microwave.
– Sophia

I walked into a door and then said sorry to it.
– Ellie

I stood in an elevator for a few minutes without pressing any buttons.
– Bridget

I buckled the babies into the car, then drove off and left the nappy bag on the footpath with my phone.
– Donna

My best mom brain moment was making a potato salad and not cooking the potatoes.
– Georgia

I said goodnight to my husband and told him not to let the bed bugs bite.
– Sophia

I called the school to advise them that I would be late to pick the children up, they asked how long I would be. I said, “twenty minutes”. They said, “all good then, school has another hour”.
– Alex

I shopped up a storm in Kmart then got to the checkout to find I had forgotten my purse.
– Ilana

When picking my children up from daycare, I collected the youngest one and completely forgot the older one. I saw him running after me as I approached the gate.
– Geraldine

I left the stroller on the side of the road as I was bundling the children into the car. I doubled back on myself and as I drove past the stroller I though to myself, “they’ve got the same pram as me”.
– Danielle

I used hand sanitiser to remove my eye makeup.
– Pearl

I put a dirty nappy in the cupboard.
– Jules

I accidentally added conditioner to my hair dye instead of the colour. I wondered why my hair didn’t change colour.
– Tess

I went to introduce my best friend of seven years to someone and completely forgot her name.
– Linden

I boiled the kettle to make a cup of coffee and then poured the water into the coffee jar.
– Amanda

I put the wrong date on the form for my daughter’s birth certificate.
– Kylie

I left the house without a bra on.
– Chloe

I shaved my legs with toothpaste instead of shaving cream.
– Mim

Put my toaster away in the dishwasher.
– Bec

I returned my own books to the library. In my defence, there were a few library books there too.
– Kathlene

I found a nappy in the freezer.
– Hope

I arrived at a barbeque with two different coloured thongs on.
– Lisa

I put my windscreen wipers on when I was driving through the car wash.
– Ashleigh

I found my car keys in the fridge.
– Anya

I made a booking to get my tyres replaced and then went to the wrong tyre place.
– Linz

I got in the shower with my socks on.
– Tina

I tried to eat something while still wearing my face mask in a public place.
– Charmaine

I found a stick of celery in the utensils bit of my dishwasher.
– Linnett

I forgot to put the stroller into the boot of my car and then reversed over it.
– Steph

I left a restaurant on autopilot at around 10 pm and put my sunglasses on.
– Maria

My friend said goodbye to me, and I responded with “you’re welcome”.
– Naomi

After a particularly challenging night, I had to get out of the house, so I dressed my (three-month-old) babies in the only clean clothes that were available and went for a walk. I dressed my daughter in a turquoise outfit, and my son was in apricot. I was always a curiosity in my neighbourhood with my double stroller and twin babies, so I was often stopped. This particular morning I was stopped by a friendly neighbour asking about my twins. I advised her that one was a boy and the other was a girl. She pointed to them and said, “so that’s the girl (apricot), and this is the boy (turquoise)”? Err… No… Mom brain fail.
– Author

I hung a full basket of dry clothes on the line.
– Celeste

We were returning from a picnic, and after packing everything in the car, bundling the toddlers into the back seat and heading off on our merry way… I got two blocks away before I realised I had left the baby in the baby capsule out of the sun, under a tree. I sped back to find him still fast asleep in the capsule. Oh, my heart.
– Kelly

I took my daughter to see a specialist, and instead of writing her date of birth, I wrote mine.
– Kiko

I lost my cup of coffee; I went from room to room, thinking I must have put it down somewhere. In the end, I gave up and made a fresh one. Later that day, I opened the fridge and found it in there.
– Corina

When I was leaving a party, I put my twins in their car seats and then collected another baby and was about to try to put it into my car when I realised it wasn’t mine.
– Keri

I put my sausages away in my pantry and didn’t find them until a day later.
– Elanor

For more hilarity, you can read our latest mom brain moments here, or why not read the contributions that made it to our hall of fame.

If you have a funny mom brain story to share, you can do so here.

These epic mom brain moments are our most popular to date, I hope they boosted your mood and brightened your day!