herb, hope your chat with the docs goes well. Something I've wanted to point out on the due in June thread, but felt people might take it the wrong way, is to remind everyone that we all get hung up on the Downs Syndrome test and feel relieved if our odds are good, but it's not the be-all and end-all. Firstly, it's a statistic and we know how tricksy they can be. And secondly, there are many, many things which can't be tested for. I know 2 families who have kids with DS and 2 who each have a child with Asperger's/autism. Of course both sets worry for the future of their children and there's a lot of extra care required, but in the case of DS the families are close-knit and happy while the other two marriages have split - all the focus has to be on the very demanding and needy Aspergers/autistic child who dominates the family with very challenging behaviour, and their siblings are suffering emotionally and at school. You can't test for spectrum disorders and they're often not diagnosed for years.
Talking to the mums just hits home to me the fact that however much we can test for and fret about, there's no final, definite way of knowing you're going to get a Premium Grade A, top-of-the-range, free-of-any-trouble baby, however much technology you can access - so I try not to worry too much, do all the sensible, healthy things throughout pregnancy and look forward to meeting the new little one.
Do you see what I mean? Some mums set so much store by their score and test results and yet there's so much more to it than that. Sorry to blather...
Tee, does your OH have any native American Indian blood in him? Sounds like he's thinking of a papoose . Great space-saving solution!
Redtabby, as long as you're getting enough food to keep you healthy try not to worry. Weight gain is a very personal thing, and once that bump gets going there'll be no stopping it!
Sparkling, I'm not quite sure I understand your post. As Tee said, what you thought was a period could have been an implantation bleed, or some women bleed a little every time their period would have been due, even when pregnant. But I would explain to the docs that your cycle is 35 days because that affects when you ovulate, and therefore your due date. Babies ignore due dates anyway so it doesn't matter if it's not accurate to the day!
Looooong post, sorry.