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The lady whose waters broke at 18 weeks ...

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Theyvallgone · 27/12/2014 20:22

She delivered her baby at 28 weeks-ish ... I can't find her thread to see how her and baby are doing :( I posted on it, but can't see it in 'im on' and when I do a search it looks like it might have been deleted?

Can't stop thinking about this lady bless her! Can anyone help?

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NotATest · 30/07/2015 17:44

This is so sad. I was one of the regular posters on the original thread (have since nc) and I felt really betrayed when MNHQ said it wasn't genuine. My blood kind of ran cold when I happened to read the OBEM synopsis yesterday evening, as all the details seemed to match.

What a tragedy - my heart goes out to Ollie James' parents Flowers.

And also what a mess if we withdrew support from the OP shortly before her baby died. I hope MNHQ get to the bottom of this. I know they generally err on the side of trust, so not sure what happened there.

I should also say that having that thread pulled seriously dented my trust in any other premature birth threads, and I've contributed a lot less than I probably would have done previously.

MsCoconut · 30/07/2015 17:10

I feel the same way seaoflove.

StillinShockAhhhhhhh · 30/07/2015 16:55

Doubt we will ever know for sure exactly what happened Sad

seaoflove · 30/07/2015 13:10

I don't know how she could have been a tv researcher as the thread was started long before the OBEM reference was made.

Exactly. When the thread was started, she had no idea she'd end up being transferred all the way to Liverpool.

I'm really sad about this. Not only because Ollie died, but because so many people were invested in this girl and we were made to believe it was all a lie.

DixieNormas · 30/07/2015 12:49

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Heathcliff27 · 30/07/2015 12:43

I don't remember the original thread, reading this though I can get the jist of it. Saw OBEM though Sad

Drivinghomeforchristmasornot · 30/07/2015 12:14

I don't know how she could have been a tv researcher as the thread was started long before the OBEM reference was made.
The name was definitely the same

AyeAmarok · 30/07/2015 11:31

Oh God I remember that thread, can't remember if I posted before it was pulled.

Don't know what to think now.

DixieNormas · 30/07/2015 11:20

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forago · 30/07/2015 11:14

could it have been that MN realised it was a TV researcher for the show posting about it on here not the poor girl herself? would that count as "sort of" trolling depending on your definition?

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YetAnotherBeckyMumsnet · 30/07/2015 10:23

Hello everyone

Thanks for the posts. We will have a look into this now.

DueInFebruary · 30/07/2015 09:14

Hopefully mnhq can shed some light on what happened?

HerRoyalNotness · 30/07/2015 00:24

Indeed

But MNHQ can trace name changes and link up info that we can't. Maybe the poster was a friend of a friend of the couple and was posting as if it were her. Who knows?

We reacted in 'good faith' to a thread that was pulled as not being genuine

StillinShockAhhhhhhh · 30/07/2015 00:20

:( so sad if this was her

DixieNormas · 30/07/2015 00:18

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Dinosaursdontgrowontrees · 30/07/2015 00:17

Baby on that thread was 100% called Ollie. She did say on the thread she was going to be on obem. I don't watch obem, I'm far too emotional but I'm assuming from this thead the outcome of the baby on the show wasn't good. Whether it was them or not my heart goes out the the obem couple.

StillinShockAhhhhhhh · 30/07/2015 00:17

She said the baby's dad visited once a week by train as he lives far away in Anglesey :(

StillinShockAhhhhhhh · 30/07/2015 00:11

Yes she was :( the show was in Liverpool women's hospital can't remember where they said she lived x she was 18 boyfriend was 19 and Ollie was their first baby

YogaPants · 30/07/2015 00:10

She was brave to tell her story on OBEM. I don't recall any other unhappy endings being shown there.

and I'm silently hoping that she didn't see this thread

DixieNormas · 30/07/2015 00:10

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HerRoyalNotness · 30/07/2015 00:09

Think she was young in age too, and I thought Ollie was her first?

I cant see the show as am abroad, is it s8ep2? Was she in hospital a few hrs from home and the dad couldn't visit much?

StillinShockAhhhhhhh · 30/07/2015 00:08

If this couple on one born is them then I can't see in what way she was deceptive, is it not possible that they may have made a mistake?

DixieNormas · 30/07/2015 00:06

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StillinShockAhhhhhhh · 30/07/2015 00:02

She appears quite young in mind which may be why her thread was considered a troll? However I can't help but feel that this is the kind of issue mumsnet is for and that this poor girl was rejected by us :(

seaoflove · 29/07/2015 23:59

I heard about tonight's episode but didn't see it.

So everything was true after all? That is so sad on both levels.