Certainly not! Not before 8w anyway. Not that much before 16w, come to think of it. I have to keep talking to my belly to remind myself there's a baby there (or did before the kicking started). As I used to talk to all my eggies when I was broody anyway it didn't help too much. The only thing that really reminded me was the belly (when I looked at it), the mood swings and... well, now the forgetfulness, but that wasn't what I was going to write! Oh yes, the tightish waistbands on clothes that were fine before.

Even now I can have moments when I forget I'm pregnant. Not during the kicks, the back pain or when the belly touches my legs (eugh!), but pretty much the rest of the time. I lay down on my front with a book last night and wondered why I was a bit uncomfortable after 10 minutes!