The mystery of the missing flask, charger and purse.

I'd like to share an article which I stumble upon months back while I was still pregnant with Izzul. So what triggered me to dig back for this article - you're right. To back myself up for my recent series of mysterious loss or misplacement of things. First, it was my charger, then it was Izzul's flask, then the ultimatum, my purse.

Having a baby means losing very vital brain cells. I read, it gets worse after each baby. Luckily, I am not alone. At least 80% of all women say that they become more forgetful during pregnancy, especially during the third trimester and that it continues even after delivery. According to a recent study in Australia expectant mothers probably are more forgetful. Based on their research, pregnancy turns pregnant mothers into 60 year olds, at least when it comes to their memories. They say that women can become impaired for at least a year after giving birth. Researches do not know why this happens.

Here's the link to the article:
http://in.news.yahoo.com/ani/20080207/r_t_ani_hl/thl-pregnancy-does-make-women-more-forge-3b18f0d_1.html

Anyway, even so, I am naturally neglectful. I was praying hard that pregnancy will have an adverse effect on people like me.. but I think not.
I felt so bad that we had to travel all the way back to my in-laws place to get my purse. I have to do something... Should I make myself a checklist? So that each time before I make a way out with the family, I have to make sure everything is in the big duffel bag. Somebody advised me to eat gingko nuts. I don't really fancy the taste. One or two is fine - but a whole bag of it... no way. Previously I took tablet, eat lots of raisins, dates - still, nothing seems to work.
What is worse is that when I start to forget something once - it has a kind of domino effect for the next couple of weeks.