Wow - hi guys, despite the yucky cold/flu symptoms for you Mako - hope they go away soon, everyone else you seem to be going well which is fantastic.

Welcome Mango and Marcellous and congratulations ...Mango, we're at the same stage, i'm 9.5 weeks too and was scared about a jinx, but now i've told all close friends and family, and the bosses at work. It's only colleagues and aquintances who don't know, and they'll figure it out when my belly pops...i'm such a stick figure they're sure to notice when it happens. though, they haven't noticed the dry crackers i take everywhere with me yet

Oh Monnie, it's so close for you isn't it. The nesting thing sounds good, hope it comes over me in Feb 08, my linen closet could do with a spring clean not to mention the rest of the house!!! Does it come over DH too, cause our garage could do with his attention hehehe. Good Luck, hope it is a VD as you have wanted. Really, ziggy could come any time now huh?? So

Kotare...congrat's on the scan. Don't worry, DH will come home and see the scan or hear your experience and be so happy. Just make sure you sign him up for the scan where he'll be able to really see the baby with a spine, all limbs and some facial features. He'll then be hooked. That's what my DH is going to do, cause he wasn't at the first scan, but after seeing the photo, i think he'd like to be there in future. Oh, and as for the 'due date'. I don't get it either, i initially worked it out that our jellybean would be due 04/03, but the sonographer said 03/03 and the FS said 05/03. I'm not quite sure what date to say, but my GP took what the FS wrote on the hospital referral as the date.

Diva-n-dan you are having all the normal responses i'm sure. This is my 1st pg and beginning at 6wks my lower abdomen was cramping, if i'd stretch the wrong way i'd get a stabbing feeling and even now if i cough i feel things piercing my guts...but you're right, so long as there's no associated bleeding the body is just preparing itself by contracting and expanding the uterus for your bubba and placenta. And at 11 weeks when you do get the checks and support, you'll no doubt be ecstatic to find that things are travelling nicely for you...

Big hello to everyone else, it's a long one i know, and i'm sorry, but it's so nice to have so many people in here sharing their experience. It really relieves me after a day at work to hear how your all going