Angels and Rainbows - The beauty of a rainbow does not negate the ravages of the storm. But it can provide colour and hope.

oh no! How horrible to get psyched up for it and then be turned away. So glad she's all ok in there. Hope you get some sleep xx

Still no baby and only had one lot of gel. They've had to postpone my induction as there are now no spaces in special care! Had 9 babies born last night one of which was 30 weeks. All local hospitals are full too! Waiting a few hours then trying to get home for a decent sleep as it could be days now. Cannot believe our luck. Baby is v happy in me still and looks the best place now!

Cheese hope u re ok? Xxx
Too scarey... Glad you re ok now. Was reading your post getting really excited thinking you'd had your bean!!!
Oh , I m giddy!!!!
Come on babies!!! Enough waiting now!!! For me anyhow!!! Never mind your mummies!!!!
On another note : are all parents bred the same??? Furthermore : will I be same??? Xxx

checking in to check on cheese, I kept waking thinking of her in the night. Fingers crossed the LO is here now xx

too glad all is well and bean is happy.

I've been doing the same ladies every half hour I'm on here to see if little gerkin is with us. DH asked me earlier why I looked so nervous. He sends his best wishes to you cheese I hope your LO is in your arms right now.

Too thinking of you lovely!

I am getting very excited at the prospect of lots of lovely rainbow babies on here soon! :)

I am away for the weekend to Eastbourne to a conference!
Leaving DH and DD on their own, wondering what I will get back to on Sunday
they are stocked up on ready meals

I can't believe I missed Cheese's update! Bean and I were having adventures of our own, though. MW came out yesterday and I discovered some brown spotting while she was here, at about 6pm. There were leucocytes in my urine and I was panicking a lot bit because of the spotting, so she sent me in to the hospital for a trace, mainly for reassurance. When we got to the hospital they put me on the trace, which was lovely - I calmed right down and just sat there listening to Bean's heartbeat for over an hour. However, it turned out I was having regular tightenings which I hadn't noticed (I thought it was Bean squirming ), every 3-4 minutes, so they started wondering if I might be going into labour. I was saying 'but it doesn't feel at all like labour! I've been having these feelings most evenings for weeks and just thought it was the baby moving!'. After about an hour they got less regular and started to tail off, and the doctor did a speculum exam and said my cervix was closed. They couldn't find any reason for the spotting but thought I might have a UTI, so sent me off with antibiotics and instructions to go back if there was any more spotting, harder/painful tightenings or anything like signs of labour. Bean seems quite happy this morning and it was so nice to listen to her yesterday! I want one of those trace machines in my bedroom. Have taken the day off and am lying in bed with the laptop hoping for an update from Cheese.

Wtw, so pleased at your boss's reaction - just what you wanted! My work just kept my maternity cover on - maybe yours will do the same.

Oh Cheese, missed this last night - good luck! It'll all be fine, my lovely. Hope it's all over now and you're holding your adorable baby girl right now.

must be something about parents cause mine are the same!

I keep checking fb for any cheese updates, god I'm so nervous for her.

Grh... Fan xx

angel why are Dads like that! Mines the same.

Cheese u ll be fine.I can feel it in my waters. Xxxxxx
No changes here Ant been advised to accept offer of settlement which is annoying as we really wanted to fight it to annoy them. Just rung my dad to tell him the situation expecting some sympathy what a joke!!! Told to " get on with it, Ants lucky they ve given him a settlement offer blah, blah, blah oh & for him not to sit on his laurels for the next 3 months but to get another job" urh... Doh what do u think he's being doing? Proper pissed me off. Wr re suppose to be going to theirs next weekend think I might be I'll!!!
Tw*t

cheese we will be thinking of you and baby cheese tonight. Xx

Oooh cheese I've gone all jittery! Sending you lots of love and may it be swift, safe and straightforward xxx

cheese thinking of you! we are all here thinking of you and praying it all goes smoothly!
I will keep an eye out on FB and on here to see updates

cheese good luck hun, I will be sending you so much positive energy, I will not sleep much tonight knwoing what your going through. Much love

Looks like I'm being induced tonight, god I'm scared!

spilt I have never thought of it in that way, and its so right. And I agree with ciwi it shows you are a really lovely person who thinks of others.

wtw Im so glad you boss was so understanding, I bet its a weight of your mind. I am rested now thanks, but now it starts doesnt it the tww, the constant is that a symptom or is it just my mind, I am off work tomorrow as its our wedding anniversary on saturday we have the day off together tomorrow, so Im hoping to get busy doing stuff and having fun so it keeps my mind off the symptom spotting, if Im successful this weekend I will have to think of ways to continue it during the next week and a bit.

cheese thinking of you and little gerkin.

I was thinking of baby names today, torturing myself really, but I do love names and putting them together (to be honest did this before we ttc Ophelia) I cant wait to hear what you all call your little ones when they are born.

spilt I can relate to that, in fact, one thing that has helped me around pregnant women and babies is that you just don't know what those people have gone through to get there, we assume that everyone else has it so easy but it's not always the case. Its not daft that you were self conscious when out with Freya, it's normal for people in our shoes and shows that you are considerate x
whatever glad your boss was understanding, I bet it's one less thing for you to worry about x

Fantastic wtw, so pleased!

ciwi I hope you are ok too after seeing those people, the flashbacks can be very shocking. So sorry for them . I know what you mean about wanting to be invisible. I often feel self conscious out and about with Freya, worrying that just the sight of her (esp as a newborn) would be distressing for someone else. Is that daft? Befpre Freya, I used to look at people who were heavily pg/had babies and feel stabbed and so angry with them for being blithely unaware of the alternative. Conveniently forgetting I suppose that some at least have been in similar shoes to us, just sooner. Some of those babies it broke my heart to see will have been other people's rainbows or miracles. Waffling now, but it took me a long time to realise that.

cheese thinking of you xx

wtw so happy she responded well!
cheese thinking of you!

Cheese take care xx
Ciwi how horrible. I don t remember much about any of that time. Horrible times xxx 34 weeks wow...
Whatever glad all is well.
Blizy nice plans for Zoes birthday.
Hi all. No change here no Job & Ant's work are pissing around re: settlement offers. It's like ground hog day & none of it good. Phebs is adorable though xxx