Ammetåke?

[Anonym bruker]

Is ammetåke the same as postnatal depression, or? Can anyone advise?

 

[Northernlights]

Nope.

Ammetåke is a word made up to excuse how we moms forget things after giving birth...

=)

It is not a real condition, just a silly word made up to excuse our sometimes forgetful behaviour. (Its most likely what we get for not sleeping at night...the brain just can`t comprehend the lack of sleep and extra work we have to do at any given time during the day(night).

 

Ammetåka kan be translated to "breastfeedingfog" hehe...(my own homemade word for it, anyways.

 

Hope this explained it well enough =)

[Anonym bruker]

Ammetåke er i hvertfall IKKE post natal depression!! Det heter bare postnatal depresjon på norsk Det er noe helt annet, ikke forvir de to!! Ammetåke er et veldig norsk ord, og jeg tror ikke det finnes et lignende ord på engelsk eller mange andre språk. Du kan bare si "forgetful from all the hormones", så skjønner de fleste det!!

[Anonym bruker]

Post natal depression kan også hete "fødselsdepresjon" eller "svangerskapsdepresjon".

[Anonym bruker]

Sorry, for some reason I assumed you wrote in Norwegian, so I answered in Norwegian. In case you didn't understand, "ammetåke" is like a foggy state of mind (tåke=fog) from breastfeeding (amme=breastfeeding) and all the hormones in your body, which causes you to be forgetful and airheaded. "Fødselsdepresjon" is the right word for post natal depression, or just "postnatal depresjon". I hope for your sake that you have "ammetåke" and not a post natal depression! but if you do have the last, I hope your doctor can help you.

[Anonym bruker]

I was going to say - I always thought 'Ammetåke' was realting to breastfeeding and how one becomes rather forgetful and clumsy at times as a result of all the hormones released during breastfeeding. And it is really true! I breastfeed both of my girls for 1 year each, and I remember that time - I was walking around mysekf in circles. I don't know if it has anything to do with not getting any sleep. That's a whole other ballgame!

[Anonym bruker]

Thanks a lot/ tusen takk!

Now I know the difference! And I am also pretty sure that ammetåke is 100% norskord