Hi all. I wish it was under 8 weeks more like under 9! Not much of a difference but I am starting to get impatient. I feel like I have been pregnant since last July. It sounds like I am complaining but more a case of Mondayitis I think.

Tildy - work is always so hard especially for all of us - we have to work, deal with our ongoing grief and then be pregnant again and worried. I can honestly say that since I have found out I was pregnant again, I have worked at less than 50% capacity. I feel bad about it, but my mind has just been elsewhere, namely on this baby. I pulled out of a conference back in April (I think) as it was in Alice Springs and I couldn't bare the idea of being so far away if something happened - plus I had not announced the pregnancy and it would have been hard to hide it. I came up with a good excuse and no one questioned me, but when I did announce the preg they all said they had been suspicious when I cancelled! Take care of yourself first and foremost - work can always wait. Yes I feel bad that I am leaving this job knowing I have not done my best work of late, but in the scheme of things..it is pretty minor.

Sue - very happy to hear that your bleeding has stopped and that you are feeling nauseous! Excellent news. Funny how we all take delight in hearing one of us is vomiting or dry reaching!

I love the idea you all have of the veggie patch. I think it will be very therapeutic for you.

Also, I saw an article in the Herald Sun (I think Friday's paper) about miscarriage and stillbirth. It was titled 'The Loneliest Grief' or something like that. I have always said that loss of a child during pregnancy is the loneliest grief as very few people can relate. It was interesting to note that it said 1 in 4 women suffer a mc and 1 in 20 a stillbirth (I guess this covers late loss as well) - that number is so high but it is still not something people talk about. It made me happy to see that this grief and loss was getting some coverage. It was talking about Bonnie Babes organising a National Baby Day for 17 Oct.