Hi All - hope you don't mind me joining in. I have been lurking on BB for ages but haven't posted since probably before Xmas. A lot has happened in the last eight months, a move from the Uk to Oz, renovating a house, DD's first anniversary and then finding out I was pregnant soon afterwards but that it a whole other story.
I am 28w 6d today and am only now losing the irrational fear that I will jinx this pg if I talk about it! To anyone else that may sound crazy but I know you girls will understand. Falling preg again was a journey but I wasn't really prepared for the stress of this pregnancy. It has been a doozy. I have been just really trying to take it one day and week at a time.

Powelly - I remember you from the TTC thread! Congrats on the safe arrival of Ben. Such wonderful wonderful news.
Also, just wanted to pass on my encouragement to Blessed. So glad to hear that you got good news at the scan today.
I know exactly what you are going through hun and just wanted to encourage you to rest as much as possible. I was where you are 9 weeks ago and I have made it pass those scary 20 - 28 weeks. Can't say they were easy weeks but I made it on bedrest. Am still on bedrest but am not as strict - I actually sat up for dinner tonight - joy

My bedrest story (I'll keep this short) started when I went in for a scan at 19w 6d and my cervix had shortened from 3.8-4cm on all my previous U/S's to 2.5cm with funnelling. My MFM didn't hesitate and I was in the next day for a cerclage. He placed a modified Shirodkar cerclage and I was in hospital for 2 incredibly nervous days fearing the worst - infection, PROM, PTL. My DR also told me to take it very easy but I just put myself on strict bedrest (toilet and shower priveliges). But it seems to be working and my cervix has remained pretty stable at around 3.4cm.

Are you on progesterone? I am on weekly 17p injections which seem to be really working at keeping my uterus quiet - hardly a BH at all. Will be on these until week 36. Also have placenta accreta which doesn't seem to be causing any problems during the pg but will mean a difficult c-section and the real possibility of a hysterectomy. So very likely that this will be our last precious baby How bad is your previa?? Do they think it will move up towards the end of your pregnancy?