"Too Beautiful for Earth" For Sylvie-Rose and all our Angel Children

[chipmonkey]

For my darling Sylvie-Rose, taken from us just seven weeks after you were born. Too beautiful for this earth but I so wish you could have stayed nonetheless.
And for all the Mums walking this tough path. Let us link arms along the way and not be defeated by the cruel blow life has dealt us.

Ross was only 5lb 60z at birth.. granted he was only 37 weeks but he is now a strapping 7 year old..its not about weight perse

when a baby suffers with iugr it means they are not getting what they need from the placenta they continue to gain weight but they pump what they are getting to the vital organs and hold it back from places that can catch up on the outside

they call it a-symettrical (sp?) development .. if you have another meeting then ask them about this.. might make it clearer to you

like fioled I was put on low dose aspirin too .. on the basis that it cant do any harm

tami I remember the feeling when the letter arrived. It was horrible and brought everything back but also, because the appointment we had was rubbish and I remembered not nearly enough, that there were things in there that I didn't know about and agonised over. I googled and asked on here and just tortured myself even more. I do think you should go and speak to them though if you have questions.

With Scarlett, the consultant told me it was the cord around her neck that caused death but the PM results in the letter didn't come to that conclusion and actually stated that gestational diabetes (which went undiagnosed) couldn't be ruled out. It was quite devastating to see that written down in black and white when I'd had my doubts.

It wasn't until my pregnancy with Ella and a new hospital and consultant who were brilliant that I realised it was far more likely that the GD caused her death. My consultant was sure that I had it with Scarlett too. Ella was induced early and born at 34 weeks so that was how the GD affected us both, I dread to think how it could have ended if I hadn't moved hospitals...

Hugs, I know this is a hard time for you all round xxx

How did the call go Tami? x

morning.. anyone out there ???

nice sunny morning in Glasgow .. apparently I am going to the park to play football ...

Working today, worst luck! Dropped K at a drama day at the local theatre with her big cousin. Think they will have a whale of a time and I get to go back at 3pm and see them perform their play

Hiya,
I'm indoors today waiting very nervously for the results of the nuchal translucency and blood test I had last Friday. I'm really pleased to be pregnant but absolutely terrified of every single test. The NT measurement was at the high end of normal (2.7mm) and I measured 13 weeks exactly.
I can't stop looking at the phone!
Hope everyone has a good day.
X

Aww Orion I didn't realise you were pregnant. It is very nerve wracking isn't it? I'm 19 weeks and counting down the days until my anomaly scan on 25th. Fx you get your results soon and all are fine xx

Fx crossed for you Orion!

Ive been feeding Ella mostly today! She's very unsettled and seems over tired.

Hope all is well orion

Thank you.
I got pregnant straight away after my son died. It was like a primal urge.
I'm a complete mess now though because I just can't visualise a healthy baby. I'm so worried about the raised nt measurement because I know it can be a sign of heart problems and that's essentially what Jude died from.
I haven't told anyone in real life yet and I want to wait for as long as I can before I do.
Why do we have to wait so long for all these tests?

Orion, , Sylvie-Rose was similar and was genetically "perfect" for want of a better word. She was born early as a result of placenta accreta but she herself was fine.

orion, remember that the NT result gets higher the further along that you are. 13 weeks is the maximum age the baby can be to do it so you can expect a slightly higher result. I know, it's nerve-wracking!

Orion - it's so hard I know to stay positive. I'm on another thread, as our some of the other ladies on here, in Conception entitled Mums of angels. You would be very welcome; we are all either trying to conceive, pregnant with or successfully holding babies after losing a child. It's immensely supportive, especially hearing from the mums who are 'out the other side' so to speak.

Today is the first day baby names has popped in to my head. Haven't let myself before. Do we think Maisie with Katie is too twee? For boys K would have been Aidan and E Alexander, I still like both of them.

I like Maisie, infact I know a Mum with a Maisie and Katie so not twee at all. Thumbs up for boys name too !

oh ffs .. sorry for the language but dad has just called me .. he is trying to arrange to have mum's ashes interred.. we bought 3 plots at the local cemetary 8 years ago..

fraser is in the middle one ...

not according to the council... they say there is a baby in the lair my dad is trying to use..

Is it not enough that we have to think about this stuff at all without the paper pushing bureaucrats making it harder ...

I love Anna too but K's middle name is Anne. Erin may have been Anna not. I also like Lara for a girl and Orson for a boy.

That's rubbish fm not what you need to try and sort out. When we were choosing Erin's plot in the children's section they didn't always seem sure what was available.

hello ladies, so sorry to intrude on your special place.
One of my MNer friends from my post natal thread who I've known for several years has tragically lost her baby who was born sleeping.
I'm going to try to suggest maybe she comes over to you ladies when she feels up to it as I know that you will be able to help her through the most terrible experience of her life.

My thoughts are with her, her husband and baby angel and all of your precious children x

MOSagain, so sorry to hear about your poor friend.