Thanks dory! I know I can do it too, it's quite empowering My OB has been brilliant and just simply sees it as a normal labour. The only precautions I have are if I have pain at my scar that doesn't go away, or bleeding, to go straight to hospital. No additional monitoring, no early presentation to hospital, no limits on labour times, no limits on overdue-ness (c/s at 42 weeks - my choice). Only other limit (I forgot) is no induction, but I'm happy with that.

Re the cyst, it's where the egg was released during the cycle, they're pretty normal, but sometimes they fill with fluid. There's nothing wrong, and you can have them when not pregnant too - I did after a clomid cycle once too. They're just painful! But you know which ovary did the good stuff and released the eggie

I get the not wanting to go to Sydney at Christmas. The dates coinciding must be pretty daunting. It's one thing to know intellectually that this is a completely different pregnancy, but that doesn't help the thinking it must be so hard!