Dragonhart - that's lovely that you were thinking of me and not stalker-y at all! There are so many people on here - and that's a good thing - I was surprised anyone noticed!
MS got better for about 5 days last week and has now got much worse! I was sicker than I've ever been last night and coughed up some blood, which worried me quite a bit, but it's 13 hours ago now and no more sickness, so I'm hoping that's passed. Went into work on Monday, but having the rest of the week off. Went to the docs because I was worried I had an iron deficiency, and they took some bloods and told me my blood pressure was low, so I used that as an excuse to take the day off. Thank God I did! I think I would have been much worse if I'd been trying to work as well.
Splishsplosh that's amazing that they can tell you which ovary it came from! You poor thing miscarrying at 11 weeks - I can't imagine how that must feel. You are a brave girl for going through this again and you have my admiration.
Digitalgirl you have my sympathy with your dull in-laws. I intend to use my pregnancy as an excuse not to visit them, but I don't think it will stop them coming here and staying all bloody weekend. If they were evil, you could complain and say "This is completely unreasonable!" but they don't do anything unreasonable, they just don't do or say anything interesting. I am amazed they managed to have such an interesting son! Perhaps we could lock them all in a cabin in the woods and run away?!!! I'm convinced I'm poorly now because I had guests I really didn't need at the weekend. Now she's e-mailing me about how much stuff I want knitting. Will 2 cardigans be enough? How the effing hell should I know, woman? She's had two babies before, she can make a decision. She will anyway... whyioughta...
Meanwhile, my Mum is going to family do's and telling them I'm pregnant and everyone is asking if she's pleased about it, 'cos it's really not clear! I think this is more because she's hearing lots of the gory details of my pregnancy and wishes I didn't have to go through it, but she's not very good at expressing this stuff, so it just looks like she's miffed!
Purpleflower When my DH looks at me for lying on the sofa for too long, i say "I just finish off these eyebrows/tooth buds/fingernails and then I'll be right with you." Doesn't hurt to remind them that while you might look like you're doing nothing, you're actually working really hard. Have a look at this website it tells you what you're growing this week, so that he can see what you've achieved, even if there might not be too much to see for your hard work just yet. Actually, I've been a bit surprised about how much hard work the first trimester I thought I could probably carry on as normal, perhaps feeling a bit sick in the mornings until at least week 20. How wrong was I? I'm writing this in bed and look at the time!
MissusH Acupressure pads worked for me. They didn't get rid of the running to the toilet to be sick episodes, but I'm sure they eliminated a lot of the nasty background sickiness. Might dig them out again today - thanks for the reminder.
meglet and hopefully you can come and join me in the Useless at Work club. I spent Monday just moving paper around on my desk and trying to find things out that I knew I would have remembered before I was pregnant. It was a bit like being my own temp!
Sunshinemummy glad you're having a day off today. You need to look after your sanity after a day like that! It must be hard not to expect this pregnancy to be like the last one. As this is my first pregnancy, I have nothing to compare it to. It's also not nice to go to hospital by yourself, even if we are being grown-up about it. If I lived nearer, I'd come over to hold your hand, but I'll just have to do it virtually and send you a hug (((((*sunshinemummy))))). You will feel sunshine-y again, but maybe not today...