Rainbow Babies. Making it through the storm, missing our Angels, loving and hoping for Rainbows.

Congratulations BLUE! You are completely amazing! Lotta Beatrice is, as everyone is saying, a most perfect name.... I hope you are ok, and you manage to get a bit of rest today! Remember and eat, your body will need feeding up now...... I'm sooo excited for you!! Xx.

Can't stay to chat.... Slept in, and running late! I'm going to skip through the day now!

Also thinking of elly with your consultant appt today. I SO hope it goes well and you get the answers to your questions. Perhaps you might also get a reassuring little listen to baby's heartbeat?

blizy have a wonderful time!
wtw so sorry re work... I very much hope they do allow you, at least, to do two half-days.

I am too excited for blue and have forgotten what else I wanted to post! to all and have a good day. xx

Well done blue and congratulations to you all!

Oh wow! Huge congratulations to all the blue family and an equally huge welcome to little Lotta Beatrice! I agree with the others on her name - it's so beautiful.
blue, I hope you are ok, my dear... Very, very well done to you! I will be thinking of you all today.
I am not-so-secretly hoping that you got a photo of Ella's face this morning when she met her new sister How we all wish, though, that Sterre was there with you too. With love to you all xx

blizy have fun in Vegas!

Blue: You did amazing.....such a speedy entry into the world. I can't wait to hear more about your gorgeous girl.

Lotta Beatrice is a lovely name you must be overjoyed to finally meet her xxxxx

Wow! That was quick blue how wonderful for Ella to wake up to!! Hope you are doing okay.

Ella, Sterre and Lotta - 3 beautiful names for 3 beautiful girls.

Congratulations to all of you I couldn't be happier for you xxxx

Congratulations blue beautiful name. Welcome to the world Lotta. Enjoy your baby cuddles.

Lotta Beatrice born at home at 2.10 am! Will report back later! X

Just poking my head in to see if there is any news.

How you doing blue? xx

Go Blue go wow... How fab ... Xxx
Elly what a crap time you re having? Remember to take time out for yourself ... Xxx take it easy... Yeh all being well tomorrow I ll be warm & have access to hot water ... Can t wait... Work is getting crapper & crapper ( is that even a word???) I'm done with a load of my staff from today. Long story short; next week our admin staff are striking for 3 days , we ve got to run clinics as close to normal ad poss according to our matron. So , I've been trying to curtail clinics & cover 3 receptions but virtually all staff are objecting to covering admin. I get they want to support our colleagues as we all do but those of us that are trained nurses have a duty of care to our patients & we re stuck as we ve been told we have to provide a service.... So I ve made a decision myself & 3 colleagues who ve offered are covering reception & the rest are on the shop floor so as not to compromise their opinions. ( though I m not afforded this luxury!!!) some of them are just lazy ba***s & see it as a way of doing no work.... My manager had been on long term sick for the last 3 months leaving us with 2 clinic moves in the offing!!!!! So , a sore point really!!! ( especially as he's dumped on us & some of us have known him for many years!!!)
So , short answer ; no I m not applying for my manager's post as don t want the man management side of it....

BabyH xxxx hope you re ok? Xxx see above!!!!!
wtw it's hard isn t it? I still have times where all that happened with Georgie takes my breath away .... Maybe consider counselling??? Boo- hoo to full time work... I returned full time but manage to do slightly longer days now so I ve dropped my hours by 5 a week & manage to work 4 days a week. My day off in the week is a godsend.... Love to your girls xx
.Blizy hope u have a fab time xxx enjoy xxxx
Hi all; thank god it's nearly the weekend & big FX for our boiler tomorrow.phebs got her 12 months jabs also.... Xxxxx

Things are definitely hotting up, midwife is on her way, having to breathe through contractions now...

Oh my, I just popped on for a min and I see blue is in labour! Wow! Go girl, hoping for a safe and speedy delivery, come on little one. I'm sure sterre will be watching over you. X

How long were your previous labours blue? sounds like things hotting up already. Squueeeee I can't wait for pics!

Now there's a thing you could invent and water resistent tens machine.

Then I have to take the Tens off... Which is really good at the moment...

Have a nice bath blue, that might help.

Haven't got a pool! Contractions are coming quicker... Just had omelette and oven chips, trifle later :)

Thank you spilt and elly I'm tacking all my AL on to the end of ML and then will have to take all of 2013 in school holidays so I can be there for Katie. I have appealed and asked for 2 half days instead so will see what they say! I am lucky though that I'm based from home when not out in clients premises so hopefully I'll be able to sneak to my mums for quick daytime cuddles on the days that she has her. Might look in to counselling Elly bit scared of stirring things up that I'm quite successfully repressing at the moment Am sure theres logic there somewhere?!

Anyway enough of me - how's the breathing blue? Have you been in the pool yet?!

Oh wtw, I can only begin to imagine the massive conflict of emotions that you must be feeling at the moment. Not helped by your stupid work - is there any way round it (working from home a day or so a week perhaps?). Counselling is a great idea - how do you feel about it? My friends with rainbows really struggled & still do with it all, it never goes away - E will always be there with you all. It's all just so hard - just different triggers and combinations of feelings ((hugs))

How are you doing blue?

A week to 10 days ish elly, but yes, lovely to feel looked after. Glad your mum has come round ok, I always feel thats the scariest bit.

Oh wtw that is so crap about work, I'm really sorry Do you have a load of annual leave you can use say 1/2days a week for a while to ease you into it? So crap

Hehe, just picturing blue scoffing her trifle whilst bouncing, hope it doesn't make you feel sick! Word to the wise - keep weeing. Full bladder does not a speedy labour make Will be checking lots for updates! xx

wtw I'm glad she is enjoying them. I sent the little hug and squares for cup today, pistey should get them tomorrow so check the thread out.

Go blue go!!!!

Turn all the lights down low and try to relax and hopefully the little one will be here very soon.

Oh crumbs blue!! Haven't managed to get on here for a few days and now I pop on to find you in early labour!! Wow! Go go babyblue - out before sunrise would be amazing!

Love and hugs to all - sorry not to name check but am reading and thinking of you all.

Loved our hot chocolate meeting fan I noticed costa are doing black
Forest hot chocolate - next time?! K is so thrilled with her handmade gloves - I don't even have to nag her to wear them, result!!

All well here - revelling in my lovely girls. Had a few reflux problems with poor Holly - she's now on infant gaviscon which is helping. Fighting a lot of guilty feelings and tears around Erin at the moment - my mum suggested I go for some counselling. Stupid work declined my flexi work request so I'll be back full time in march