Kate - I definitely missed some of the aspects of being pregnant for a couple of weeks after I'd had DS - probably most particularly the wiggling that goes on. It was one of the most unexpected things, and almost a kind of grieving in a way. You spend so much time being focussed on pregancy, or thinking about what life will be like once bubs is here, so I reckon it's good if you can go into things kind of expecting to have some transitional emotions. It's one of the things that I wish I'd been told 1st time around.