Baby brain ruling my *non existent* life! Help please!!!

[Babycino81]

I am 26 weeks pregnant with my first baby. To date, I have done some ridiculous things and constantly feel like my head is fuzzy and I'm in the. 'Wrong gear' so to speak. So far I have forgotten to go to a wedding until the last minute (literally, an hour before), travelled halfway across the country for an interview on the wrong day, drove to my office to start work despite knowing and checking my diary knowing I should be the other side of the city for a meeting. My DH works away so he doesn't fully understand how bad it is because he isn't here to witness my craziness but I need someone else to tell me they're going through this??? Please??? Is there anything I can do???

Post it notes everywhere

I've been making full use of the calendar on my phone - there are constant reminders going off! between that and obsessive list making I'm just about making it through but I do miss my pre-pregnancy memory

I'm so glad it's not just me. I've started making lists.... Only problem being they're in a variety of notebooks and when I can't find the one I was looking for, I just start a new one. Post it notes and phone reminders are the way forward I think!!!

My friends can't believe what's happened to me. I'm usually the organised one. My brain has gone to mush. I'm constantly panicking about where i need to be.
Ordered a big online shop for friends coming for the wrong week. then had to drive 20 mins to nearest supermarket instead. got there and forgot my purse. so embarrassing! My DH is away too so he isn't fully getting how bad I am either OP!

I'm with you OP.

I forget things I definitely should know, but when asked, it's not even like I've forgotten - its like I never knew. It feels a little like I imagine alzeimers feels at the beginning.

I'm sure it will pass - just make sure people know to remind you about important things!

This morning I forgot someone was coming round to pick up some research papers until fiance called to ask where I had put them in the flat! Despite this being in my diary! I have been told that yoga helps with focusing the baby brain and swimming, but I keep forgetting to go!! So you are not alone in this!

The calendar on my fridge is filled with circles and notes, my iPad and my Iphone both have the same calendar events on alarm at 6am on the morning of every event. I write down everything I need to do and stick on the fridge.

Even then, I can't help doing some things, like paying for things in shops and leaving the bags there. It's happened 3 times now and each time the shop assistants have ran out after me calling me! So embarrassing!

I'm 26 weeks too, OP, and I'm getting all too aware of how dozy I am being lately. I've always been a bit floaty, but I just say words that don't exist (!) when speaking to someone, sing along to songs that I know but end up just babbling the completely wrong lyrics with no control, and especially when speaking to my teenage daughter I end up spouting a load of bs and she just stares at me in shock .

I am making a lot of clerical errors at work as well- it's getting harder and harder to hide the mistakes too.

I'm a maths teacher. I got odd and even numbers confused the other day. I have managed to catch a few of my mistakes, but who knows what other nonsense I'm teaching them without realising.