Hello everyone. You have been chatty!
Ciwi, hope you're feeling a bit brighter. Excellent news re results, and I'm glad that you saw the consultant and not a minion! I'm sure you will think of the perfect way to celebrate Ciaran's birthday - having a cake and close family round sounds lovely.
Cheese, I have had palpitations in both pregnancies and it says in WTEWYE that they're quite common. Perhaps I ought to mention them to the MW next time they happen just in case, though. I know what you mean about this pg not feeling real - I was just thinking that on the way home! I'm wearing mat jeans today, but I don't feel like I'm really showing, as such - just looking fatter. I was hoping that when I could feel movement it would help, but perhaps not.
Razz, I kept all Thea's things because we always intended to hand them down to the next baby. We closed the door to the nursery ceremonially when we got home from the hospital, but within about 15 minutes I opened it again because looking at the closed door was too sad. Everything is still set out just as it was.
Green and Jane, I think there should be a whole investigation going on into causes of stillbirth, like the cot death campaign a few years ago. Yes, information on Count the Kicks and things would help, but really, it would be research that would help the most. I've never yet heard what it is that Sweden do differently to have such low levels of stillbirth - why can't we have that in the UK? I just didn't notice information about stillbirth before - it just bounced off me, which makes me feel like an idiot now.
Angel, what you say about working right up to the birth rang a bell - I'm planning to do the same. I spent nearly 6 weeks at home waiting to go into labour the last time, and I can't face any such thing again. I'll have a date for either ELCS or induction at 38 weeks and I plan to work until the week before and then get Mum to stay with me to keep me distracted.
Mel, yay about the blood pressure tablets!
August, when I got my BFP I was ecstatic and then crying with guilt about distracting myself from Thea so quickly. I was having counselling at that point and I think it helped, because I don't feel guilty now. Like most ppl, I don't really believe in the getting to take home a living baby part, and I won't until it happens. I'm not sure how I will react when I am visibly pregnant and everyone and their dog starts to comment! I think it did calm me down - it answered some of the questions spinning round in my head (ie, will I ever have another baby?) at least partially.
Mama, hello! Hope AF doesn't come 
Have had v frustrating day trying to persuade bank to give me my money. 7 phone calls in 2 days trying to access my savings account. I still don't have the money and I have to go into a branch with proof of address before I can get it. Grrrr! On the plus side, DH has found our marriage certificate so I can finally change my name at the bank - part of the hassle was that a lot of my bills etc are in my married name and my bank account is still in my maiden name, so I knew I would have trouble giving proof of address. It took them until phone call no 6 to say that I would need proof of address, mind you.
I shall be the 'magic' 12 weeks tomorrow! Yay, the first milestone. Only 26 weeks to go...