Mmmm mandarins!

Now, Pandora, I have not had morning sickness as bad as you or as bad as poor Colleen so I always feel bad when I complain. However, I am a natural-born whinger so it's gonna happen!

I have more good days than bad atm. It seems weekends are worse and I think it's because I have wound down or I know I don't have to work so I allow myself to be sick. I have had a few too many days off work for my liking (as I don't have much sick leave) BUT I try to look at it as a positive thing.

It is interesting what you say about the parasite thing. I did read somewhere or heard somewhere that the female body actually treats the pregnancy as a foriegn object that isn't meant to be there so it tries it's hardest to get rid of it. The little blighters have to be pretty strong to hang in there. Now I know that is a really simplified view of it (and, honestly, I am of the "nintendo" generation so my concentration span is about as long as my pinky finger so I probably missed the main point). However, what you said Pandora is very interesting. I will have to tell DH so that he knows exactly whose fault it is that I cannot cook his dinner nor can I function once I get home from work,

I did get to a point with my m/s that I was starting to feel really down on myself. I could really see how depression could set in. I couldn't do the housework they way I used to, I used to LOVE cooking for Neil and that stopped, I look terrible (and fat! urrgh), the house looks terrible and I just wasn't having any fun. It's no good watching everyone around you go out to parties etc. while all you want to do is sleeeeeep! That's why I think talking about m/s and sharing with people that understand (like the lovely ladies in this forum) is sooooo important!