Right, just managing to catch up I think...
nerdy Really sorry to hear how rubbish things are for you at the moment. If it is reassuring at all, I completely lost my mucus plug at 23 weeks, but it regenerated and everything was fine, despite it being a scary couple of weeks.
cbeebies it's rubbish that Wednesday was the best they could do, and charming how unconcerned HCPs seem to be about things which you actually do want discussed/looked at/explained!
penguinita charming how blase midwives can be isn't it? 
mashoona it is really difficult to relax, but I found that setting myself mini goals really helped, and having a countdown app onmy phone for those goals, so for instance, x days until midwife appointment, then after that I changed it to x days until scan. As cbeebies said, it just seemed to break it down and make time pass a bit more quickly.
BabyTinks welcome! I can't actually think of any questions I'm afraid, but about the scan, could you try to persuade your GP to give you a blood test for hcg levels as they will be able to tell more accurately how far along you are? Then even if the NHS won't scan you at least you'll have more idea if/when to book a private scan. I had early scans, albeit on the NHS and whilst nerve wracking they did make the wait until the 12 week scan less agonising.
Keeping really glad to hear your monitor has worked well, I swore by ours until the bean had regular movement patterns, I know some people don't like them, but ours really helped me feel more positive. Hope your inlaws have a youtube worthy reaction .
lula don't worry, I think that is completely normal, especially as you have long cycles. I had three scans in one week due to problems when I was supposed, by dates, to be 13+6. The first put me at 13+1, the next at 14+2 and the last at 14+5 as our bean apparently had a growth spurt. Our consultant said it was completely normal and nothing to worry about, and that in the space of a few days they can go from measuring behind, to measuring ahead.
london grrrr at your MIL, feeling 
on your behalf. Sounds like you handled it well though .
fedup could you try an unbuttoned suit jacket over the loose dress? I found that looked very disguising when I was trying to hide the bump. Do you have any smart scarves you could hang down for distraction? Could you try a pencil skirt and waterfall cardigan combination? Oh, and I found that putting a narrow smart belt around the middle of my bump looked quite disguising for me too, as it sort of created a false waistline if that makes sense.