Hi Worrisome - NCT... It dawned on me last night, after I'd posted. I swear, I'm SO stupid lately that it isn't even funny!
That's really great to hear that your SIL is doing better, and getting help. As well as that your cold's clearing up. You must feel so much better.
That's also really good about your doctor being so on the ball over your BP. What exactly is the problem though - was it too high or too low?
Chance - I'm sorry to hear (especially for your DH's sake) that his parents weren't more excited... I'm guessing his brother was just joking? Anyway, I'm sure it was just the case that, as you said, it was all quite bittersweet for them. Can't be easy. But I'm sure that once they're over the shock, they'll be just as excited as your parents were/are. Meanwhile, it was nice that DH's aunt was exicted about it all.
Ozzie - maybe your parents are worried about imposing? I know when I was born (first grandchild on both sides) my dad's parents, brother and wife all landed over to visit within days of me getting home from hospital. On the other hand, my mum's brothers staged it so that one came over with his wife two months after I was born, and the other two came over when I was three months old. Mum and Dad agreed it was much better the way her side handled it, especially as all their guests had to stay with them in their house, having to be looked after and fed. Anyway. You might find that's what your parents are thinking, and that it'll work out well in the end that they have planned it that way?
Hi Hermya! No, I didn't see the Brits - what did Peter Kay say?
I watched the second episode of One Born Every Minute last night. Did anyone else?! God, the young girl... I hope I'm a bit nicer to my DH than she was to hers! Lol! The poor man though - looked like he didn't know where he was... Even when they brought the baby into the room, he just sat there till he was told to get up and meet her! Did anyone else think it was a bit weird that the mum (of the pregnant lady) went into the theeatre to see the baby born, and he (the dad of the baby) waited outside? I'd hate that. I know this baby's mine and DH's and I definitely want him there! Each to their own though, I suppose...
Lol at the six tests, Hermya! I thought I was bad - I did five! Mind you, the doctor tested too, so does that count as a sixth?!
I know what you mean about knicker-checking though. I'm the same, still. Actually, the night before last, I was up to the loo and I wiped and accidently dropped the paper down the toilet before looking at it... I had to wipe again, just to be certain. How ridiculous is that? I'm just SO paranoid! REALLY want my scan! Mind you, knowing me, that won't stop me still worrying. Maybe when I start to feel movement... Oooh, I can't wait for that!
Ugh, sorry to hear about your sickness, Hermya. It's rotten, isn't it? Does anyone else find that some days are much better or worse than others? I've had a really bad day today, hardly keeping anything down, and I can't work out why. Have done nothing different, as far as I can tell... Mind you, much as I hate bad days, I tend to panic on good days too, because I've read that sometimes the only symptom of miscarriage can be that you stop feeling pregnant (i.e. you don't get cramps or bleeding or anything, but you do stop feeling sick!) I know, I'm insane!
So what is it you do, Hermya, if you don't mind me asking? My job has H&S implications too, so I had to come clean asap as well. Mind you, only management know and they've been very good at helping me keep it all under wraps. At the moment, aside from the managers at work, only my mum, dad and sister know. We're not keeping it from MIL, but haven't really had the chance to tell her yet. Otherwise, after the scan on the 2nd of March, we're going to tell the rest of our families and friends. Then everyone else at work once they all know.
See with work though? I spoke to my doctor and my midwife, and they both told me seperately that at this stage, I shouldn't be too concerned about work, if I were to be hit in the belly or anything. They said that up until about 16wks, although they wouldn't recommend I try it, it'd be pretty hard to do any real damage - that that's what happens when you have a bump, rather than in the early days. So although I didn't tell them that at work, it makes me feel better!
Right, better dash now. Going to have a quick check on the Conception thread to see if there's any news, and then I'm off out. So here's hoping - am particularly interested in Fudgecat at the moment!