kitty thanks for doing the spreadsheet :)
Quick questions to those over week 8 - can you feel the top of your uterus yet? Can't believe I didn't notice it before but I can feel a lump above my pubic bone. More than slightly freaked out if I'm honest. I'm coming up to 12 weeks on Thursday - wonder if anyone else is having the same experience?
Additionally, has anyone bought or planning to use a Doppler? DH bought me one but don't want to panic myself out if I can't find a heartbeat!
RE symptoms - My experience, from reading the various 'buses' over the last few months, is that if you are worried in any way that this pregnancy doesn't feel right or you have a complete lack of symptoms is to speak to your midwife. If you're still not convinced, get a scan either privately or through NHS.
During my first pregnancy I had no symptoms what so ever and a scan confirmed a healthy pregnancy.
In this pregnancy, I had bad symptoms from conception really and I somehow knew I was pregnant way before the pregnancy test confirmed it. So far two positive scans (week 7, 10) and hopefully the 12 week scan will go OK.
Some people get full pregnancy symptoms only to discover they have lost the baby, some don't get any symptoms at all the way through the pregnancy and have a healthy baby. Symptoms doesn't necessarily mean all OK and no symptoms doesn't necessarily mean bad.
There is really no clear way to know in early pregnancy that you have a viable pregnancy outside of a scan. For me, it was money well spent but I understand why people are reluctant to do it just in case something happens between then and the 12 week scan.