I think I'm just missing my old TAFE study buddies, it's the sort of assignment we would've sat down together to work through the hard parts with a bag of red frogs, lots of laughs and a whole lot of support. I've had such a flakey time at uni so far, I haven't had the chance to bond with any of the other students. Hmmm, sounds like a personal project: get study buddy! LOL

Cass, I hope daylight (and the passing of the moon) brightens things up.

Arte, no it won't necessarily get that bad, you would know by the 20 week mark if you were in for some real trouble. But do start taking all the measures they suggest - no lifting, avoid stairs when you can, don't stand if you can sit (even cooking tea, etc) and get the pillows happening in bed. Think laterally: there was no one else to do laundry, so I got one of those laundry basket trolleys so I didn't ahve to carry wet washing. I found flanny sheets an impossibility (cos the flanny jarmies kind of grip them) so think about those sorts of things too. The vast majority of women have mild-mod symptoms and only a few go on to have major wheelchair type issues.