I think I know I am being U and paranoid. long rambling post - so sorry. We rent our house - it is 4 bedrooms and we rent just outside London so the price is very reasonable. We have 2 DCs and I am now very early pregnant with DC3. The house is old and needs work doing if you owned it but is definitely adequate. We have a flat in same area that we own - 2 bedrooms - it is too small for us but it is lovely and clean and I could clean every corner. We couldn't sell it last year for the price we wanted hence renting it out and renting ourselves - the arrangement works out well for now until the economy changes. BUT we have MICE. Now, this didn't really bother me previously, we caught a couple and have those ultrasonic deterrents all over downstairs. DH used to hear them when he was up late at night before we did the above but hasn't recently but I think they are still lurking as i pulled the TV unit out today and saw some droppings ?old.. I hoover the floors downstairs daily (the middle of them). The landlord is helpful but it is a old draughty, gappy house. I had a missed miscarrige in November and today have decided it was due to catching some thing from the mice and feel miserable and guilty and that it is going to happen again. I feel people will judge me if they knew we have mice as if it disgusting living there with young children and being pregnant putting me and the baby at risk. Before feeling like this today I just accepting dealing with mice in an old house is part and parcel of the circumstance and keep crumbs to a minimum. Am I putting our health at risk?? Think I am hormonal now.