Holy Cow! And I thought I was lucky to be able to remember almost drowning in a relative's fish fountain before I reached aged two.

I would not claim to have that kind of memory, as I cannot remember each day of my life. But I do have clear memories from before I could move independently. My first memory is being bottlefed by my father, I was a couple of months old. I remember the taste of the milk, the feeling of absolute safety and wellbeing. I know that I was able to think and reason long before I developed language, and when I did, I was dismayed to learn that it slowed down my thinking processes, whenever I tried to think in words instead of pictures. I have many memories from well before I could walk and to the present day (I'm 41) :-)

I feel like I only remember all those awkward, embarrassing, wish I could forget moments (of which I've had many)

Horse pucky... She remembers things from her very early childhood because she sees it in photos. Who can dispute her "feelings" of her toy Micky Mouse she got for her birthday (which I'm sure is in pictures)... There is no way to prove, or admittedly disprove. I'd be inclined to believe memories at two or three(maybe) , but 12 days old... Don't pee down my leg and tell me it's raining.

i wish i had that hability... sometime i goes in the basement and when i got there i forgot why i got there in the first place

I like Harry Potter too! (Maybe a little too much.)

I bet she was great at passing exams, especially those that you have to learn stuff by heart. Cool !

I can remember bits and pieces from when I was around one, and I can remember my 2nd birthday with perfect clarity, who was there, what I thought, what I did, everything.

when i can't remember something i go crazy like obsessed till i remember it so i did thought for a very long time of my life that everyone remembers everything , i mean why wouldn't they remember things they lived and experienced . Then one day a doctor told me that it wasn't usual to remember everything with details and most persons need a strong reminder to wake up memories etc . All i need to say is that it doesn't feels big stress or overwhelming , for me the opposite would . It is actually very annoying when you try to recollect something with a friend and he/she doesn't remember s**t

This woman is a lightweight. I can remember back to being an embryo, and even some memories of being a just-barely-fertilized-egg.

She claims to remember things from when she was twelve years old but there's no way to verify this.

I remember when I was a baby.But the people around me doesn't believe that. Already in Turkey this is not a special skill.

My daughter is number 81, boredpanda. She tells me stories of being in the womb and things she heard and being birthed and stopping breathing. She also sees ghost and talks to them. She's 16 now. Glock41180@yahoo.com

I'm willing to bet there are different degrees of this phenomenon....My earliest memories are from before age 1....I could roll over, but not sit up yet. I have more vivid memories from early babyhood and childhood than what I made for dinner the other night, lol. People always thought I was nutz talking about my memories and I even remember what I was thinking...although it wasn't in words at that time....mostly wondering what things were....and why some things were not clear or blurry.... I remember that frustration was one of my most potent feelings when I was a baby....and it often was accompanied by curiosity.

My earliest clear memory was when I was about 2. My sister had moved to North carolina (my nephew was born when I was three and I know she wasn't pregnant in this memory) I remember going to the airport with her and my dad and taking the escalator up to go her gate, and she bought me a little die cast airplane. I remember standing at the window watching a plane take off and telling my sister (who I thought was on the plane) bye.

I have memories dating back to the womb. No one believes me. How did she get people to believe her? I always thought I was some sort of freak. Especially when I told my dad I remembered my first birthday. He went ballistic and refused to believe that I remembered.

At birth, your baby's vision is pretty fuzzy, although she can make out light, shapes and movement. Your baby will turn her eyes towards a window or another source of light. She'll also blink in response to sudden bright lights. You may notice your newborn's eyes wandering, as she hasn't yet learned that she can fix her eyes on an object. https://www.babycentre.co.uk/a6508/developmental-milestones-sight#ixzz4fWuiZsWx

She's right, I also remember some things from when I was younger then 4 years old. I can't sort them all perfectly to the right age, but I do remember a lot. Like how I touched the beard of my daddy. And how I started to cry when women took me in their arms while I felt comfortably with men lol. I wasn't sure if it was maybe just my imagination or a dream until I visited an aunt in turkey which babysitted me at that time. I talked with her about my friends and that most of them were male because I get along better with them. And she told me "you always cried when women wanted to hug you. You have always been like this." Since then I am sure it wasn't just a dream.

I can recall being 3 months old and had described a memory to my mother

I have nowhere near autobiographical memory, but I do have a memory from when I was two years old. We were to visit relatives in Detroit and stopped by Niagra Falls on the way. On the boat, I heard my sister say, "There's a whirlpool!" I looked where she was pointing, and it looked to me as if a woman's broad-brimmed hat was spinning around sinking into the water. I guess my mind made up a more familiar object since I didn't understand what a whirlpool was. Later when we reached Detroit, I remember having a 'sword fight' using candlesticks with my cousin Christie. Just those two things, nothing in between, likely because they were unusual incidents. I started having regular contiguous memories when I was about four.

I can't even remember what I did yesterday !!

I have the opposite condition due to brain damage. I can remember things like book learning but my autobiographical memory is gone from before the accident. I can look at a picture and see that I was there but I have no memory of the event. I think all the memories are there but my ability to access them was damaged. I wish they knew enough about how memory works to develop a treatment.

The part about remembering (reliving?) emotions attached to a memory seems like it would be very stressful.

I can remember a lot of things in my life before the age of 4, and sadly I remember everything since, every bad dream, every bad experience, every time I had my feelings hurt. Sometimes it's almost like I can only remember the bad stuff

My earliest memory was eating pasta today.......I think?

I remember going to my aunts house to look at my new cousin, my mother took a picture and i remember that i was thinking "What am i doing? I dont even know her" "Smile" *Click* I was two years when she was born.

I once told a friend that I could remember various events in my early childhood. She said that her psychology teacher had taught them that people can remember traumatic or emotional times in their childhood (including happy moments). My first memory was when I was less than one years old. I was laying on a bed when I woke up I looked around the room and there was no one there. I dozed off to sleep again. And then I woke up again and there was no one in the room. I got tired of sleeping and I was a little afraid and so I started crying.then my sister came running to get me. At that time I could not move or get off the bed by myself. My Second earliest memory was when I was around the age of two. I had pooped in my diaper and was very embarrassed, and so I went and hid behind the sofa. I couldn't sit down because I had a log in my diaper and I was uncomfortable. As I was standing there I became distracted by the TV show that my siblings were watching on TV. Then my mom noticed...

That's a very unique gift! Wow, isn't our brain remarkable? I was also surprised when somebody told me that people can't remember things before they 4th birthday. Like few people in comments, I also have some memories from that period (however I'm not sure how many of them is 'true'). :) The oldest one is when I got Barbie doll and I was trying to put it in my mouth (I was trying to chew her legs, I guess :D). It's quite a clear memory and I remember a lot of details like touch and voices and women, I was on the ground, I don't remember the vision that well though, it's more blurry. Once told this story to my mother and she confirmed, she forgot about this but it was her best friend who died when I was younger than 1 year old. And I also remember some of my pre-school dreams. Remembering dreams used to be a lot easier when I was younger (and until 13 or so).

I have memories of a number of things before I was 4. Not continuous ones like hers, but quite a few of them. I astounded my mother by relating what I think is my earliest one, which took place when I was 18 months old. She said "No one ever told you that!"

As somebody who can't remember big parts of her life and struggles when anybody asks how long ago something happened I envy her a bit. But I wouldn't want that ability.

It's really impressing, I have to admit, but I think I can recite the entire collection of Harry Potter books too, yet for a whole other reason.

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