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

Congratulations vicky welcome to the world joshua.

Hi guys so sorry im late but i cant stop looking at him his beautiful ,, got to the hospital for 8am. Started getting prepd for c section about 9 and by 10.09 joshua christopher was born weighing 7lbs 2oz and his perfect we feel so blessed to have him xxxxxx

Miasmum happy birthday. Good luck with the swi xxx

Checking in for any news Vicky?

Miasmum- happy birthday!

Vicky, hope all as gone brilliantly!

Happy Birthday, Miasmum - that's such a lovely present!

miasmum that's good news fx crossed its not the only positive this cycle.

vicky I hope you are having lots of lovely cuddles with Ben's little brother. Can't wait to hear the story of his birth.

Vicky, thinking of you. I happen to be biased, but today is an excellent day for birthdays!! My best present today has been hope. A little smiley face on my OPK at last, a week late. I like to think that Mia sent it to me.

Morning, thanks for all the thoughts for me and Grace, we had a quiet day really with lots of cuddles from rose and the other dcs.

Vicky good luck for today hope you are enjoying your baby cuddles already

vicky thinking of you and cant wait to hear your news.

Vicky- all the best of luck for today! Can't wait to hear about the little ones arrival! Xx

Hi all: hope you ve all survived?
I ve had a lovely few days at my mum & dads . Today we all went for a family meal & I was bought a lovely bag & card from Phebs. Was great but now back home & having a big old cry about my Georgie. I miss her & want her so much. I want to see what's she looks like, who she looks like now, what colour her eyes are, would she be talking fully now , walking??? Etc....etc???? God, it's so hard as you all know.
My Phoebe is an absolute life saviour but today of all days I mourn & miss my Georgie. As we all do.xxxx
Much love to you all xxxxxxx

Hope this mother's day is going easy on everyone. We've had a good but busy day here. My two boys came home early from their dad and dd1 made me breakfast in bed (she doesn't see much of him)then we went to see my mum and gave her a card and gifts. Popped in the shops and then took some flowers to Scarlett.

A woman started talking to me there, she said she didn't even know where her son was buried until a couple of years ago as he was stillborn at 7 months and she was in such a state that she couldn't visit or deal with anything. We chatted a while, seemed like a lovely woman.

Very bittersweet day today. I've been ok today, just wishing Scarlett could have been here for it too xx

U hope today goes by easily for you all, all our angels are with us today and always.

Hope you all have a peaceful mother's day ladies. X

Gentle Mother's Day hugs to everyone.

Cheese, she is doing lots of wet and dirty nappies...the MWs seem concerned about her jaundice, though. MW due in 10 mins - will update later.

Too good advice from Cheese don t stress all will come right.they said the same to us re: Phebs ... Now she's eating too much!!! Can t win !!! She's healthy & happy that's enough for me. Enjoy as the time goes so quick. Xx
Spilt lovely poem. I have thought of my Georgie many times recently & miss her so dreadfully & come back to my original thoughts; " it's not fair" . Hope you feel brighter soon? Xx
Blitzy good luck on swi xxx
Shakey hope you re ok?
Fan xxx hi xxx
Hi everyone. Hope we re all well? Had a lovely spa day with my sister & mum & left Phebs for a whole 9 hours with her dad & grandad. Longest I ve left her & we survived. I missed her but was do-able!!!
Much love, cuddles & hope to us all tomorrow celebrating our fallen Angels & rainbow babies xxxx

Too does she have wet and dirty nappies? There are other signs that she's getting enough milk than merely going on weight gain alone. Try not to stress over it, she sounds like she's doing just fine. I do think that health care professionals worry women unnecessarily over weight gain or lack thereof and cause them to doubt their feeding abilities. I also wouldn't express to do top ups personally, it's just more stress for you and she probably doesn't need it! Some babies just put on weight slower than others, simple as that really.

Hope that doesn't sound preachy but it's a bugbear of mine.

Welling up at that poem, Spilt.

Today has been manic - MW came at 9, said that first MW had calculated Maia's weight loss wrong and it was actually 12%, but that she has now made it up to 9.9% by putting on 70g in 3 days. However, she then said we had to feed even more frequently and give top-ups of expressed breast milk. We have only managed one top-up so far and it was really hard to get it into her.

Then my family came to visit - dad, stepmum and little brother and sisters and they were totally overexcited and Maia got all upset and won't settle now. I need her to sleep so she can put on weight and feed calmly - she wound up feeding from me for most of their visit, I think because she was just so freaked out by the noise and the constant passing around and being prodded by hyper 5 year-olds.

blizy sounds good to me. Fx the pos ov isn't the only pos you get this cycle. Fx!

Candle lit here for Grace, shakey I hope today has been as gentle as it can be.

This Mothers Day

If we can touch our children, or not.
We are still their Mother.
We borne them; gave them to this life and gave them love.
We have held them, cried silent tears of joy, pain, anger and love. Most of all, love.

Our children are in us, all around us, are everything we do.
Even if we can't see them, we just need to close our eyes and they are there.
We are their Mothers.
No one can change that.
We wouldn't want them to.

Congratulations razz and welcome baby Samuel, gorgeous name . So happy for you! xxx

blizy everything crossed for you, sounds plenty of SWI, good luck

wtw with you on the Mothers Day Feeling very bleak here and just had a cry.

shakey thinking of you and Grace today xx

fan yes it was very odd! Hoping it comes true!

Razz wonderful news! So pleased for you :)

shakey thinking of you today xx

too how are you and Maia doing?

blizy good luck, sounds like enough to me, hope this is your month

Ella's doing really well, no problems at all, touch wood. Feeding really well and every few hours or so, sometimes every hour but usually longer. Sleeping ok as well. Going to get a takeaway soon and watch some tv I think. She'll be in newborn clothes next week I think, well the babygrows at least, as she's just a little too long for them now but they fit everywhere else. I have a feeling that they'll dwarf her!

Hope everyone's ok!

Happy Birthday Grace. Hope you're ok, Shakey.