hey everyone,

thanks so much for your messages. It IS fun reading the happy happy ones!

Pam - thanks for your message, it's so nice to hear I'm not the only one struggling with this. At present I'm expecting that I'll be told to take it easy till 12 weeks (that's been the message so far) but after today I feel ready for anything. I think slowly it's all getting easier, but I know there will be more curve balls in the future. I have still to work out some really good coping mechanisms for stress that aren't physical, but I'll keep looking! It sounds like the enforced rest is really prolonged for you which I think must be really hard! I'm cheering you on from sofa-land - and if I see a really good DVD, I'll be sure to let you know

As for when I think I'll feel safe, well that's a good question. I think it's so easy to keep placing milestones... if I just get a good 8 week scan... if I just get a good NT scan... etc etc. So I'm trying not to put a time on it anymore, and to realise that my drama baby will probably continue to challenge me, and maybe if I expect that, I'll actually be more relaxed about it. After all, I am doing everything I possibly can. So saying, there could be a bit of "scan afterglo" in what i'm saying, cos I've been this positive before but struggled to hang on to it! But hey, practice makes perfect, so I'm gonna keep on keeping on!

Chris, good luck with the pain, I hope it goes away! I've since wondered if mine IS a boy, cos after all, soccer players are really sooky... "ooh ooh i'm bleeding, i'm hurt.. i'm gonna miscarry... oh i'm fine" (repeat ad infinitum with variations for symptoms!).

And now it's time for DH to make me more food!
Big to you all.
Cheers,
Belfie Drama Coach