Scatterbrained Lately?: Pregnancy Changes. Our Readers Write!

Name: Rachel • Due Date: 04/29/2007

I actually forgot one of my friends names for 3 days! Finally, I just asked my husband--he was like what??? I go to the grocery store and wander the aisles, knowing I'm there for a purpose but don't remember what the purpose is. So, last time I spent a good amount of time preparing my grocery list but just to forget it at home! It's annoying, but at least you have an excuse for being ditzy!

Name: Colleen • Due Date: 04/21/2007

Hi, this is my third child, I am having hard time to deal with this. I am 9 weeks preg now and living with one child who is five and I also have another son that is living with his dad. I feel so moody alot and feel so much pains in my back and my hip. Sometimes it is hard to be a single mom to do this all alone. It is not easy and I'm alone on this. :(

Name: andrea • Due Date: n/a

I have had times where I forget what I was saying or doing and sometimes I forget where I put things, even when they are directly in front of my face.

Name: lethabo • Due Date: 03/10/2007

Its so sad that in South Africa we do not have a website that allows pregnant woman and wannabe moms to visit and learn from other woman. I have a 3-year-old child and I am telling her about the new baby on the way, but I never know what to say, or how to say it. What I say is, "baby, you are gonna have your little sibling that you are going to play with". Then come the questions that I never know how to answer. Where is my sibling? When can I play with her? Are you getting her today? It's a nightmare I say. If anyone has a better solution, I am open to suggestions. Good luck to everyone who is expecting and Good luck to those trying to conceive.

Name: Bahamagal • Due Date: 12/20/2007

I have gestational diabetes and have been feeling very ill in the mornings when I wake. I feel very jittery and I'm worried about this and what it means for my baby.

Name: Dee Dee • Due Date: 10/21/2007

Ok, I was beginning to think something was wrong with me, but now I'm glad to see this is normal. Yesterday, I went upstairs at work and took off my id badge and hours later had no clue it was missing until one of my co-workers told me. I also got chicken gravy all over my hands and they became sticky so I took my wedding ring off beside the sink in the breakroom and forgot all about it. Luckily my co-worker knows what my ring looks like and brought it to me. I was in the middle of talking to our office administrator and forgot completely what I was saying. I'm definitely feeling ditzy.