Cole's thread for bereaved muumies: like the sands on the beach that never wash away. I watch over my surviving mum, who thinks of me each day.

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Welcome to our santuary and haven ladies.

Many thanks for Frasersmummy for passing the baton onto Cole and I. I am touched and hope I can do all our lo's justice.

For any people wanting to join, don't be shy. We cry, we rant, we smile, we laugh - whatever we feel like we need to do.

FMN - I just know everything is going to be OK but can really, really understand your fears. I also understand your need to keep information to yourself Im a bit like that as well. Keep us informed, cause we are nosey moo's (Well I am!) sending all my love, slobbery snogs, one for your other half (not done that for ages) and holding you close to my heart xxxx

LOL when I was having the twins - at 37 weeks I was 50 inches - I am only 59 inches tall so I must have looked like a weeble. Remember them toys? 'Weebles wobble but they dont fall down!'

Im freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeezing here! Ive just put the heating on boost.........brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!

Shabs, I'm like a weeble too! Have to say, I haven't actually measured around my gigantic girth......maybe I'll give it a go in a minute!

fmn - I don't blame you for keeping things hush hush. I'm exactly the same. I can't be doing with questions. I need to be able to say things on my own terms.

That pretty much hits the nail on the head Ilike. I don't want to be doing with the questions. I know everyone around mje would mean well, but I don't even want to TRY to verbalise my feelings, and I sure as hell wouldn't cope well with people's sympathy!

ANyway, have just measured my belly in at 46 inches!! Not bad for just the one baby me thinks!!

I didnt get large when i had Wilf i looked about 5 months pregnant when i had him! He was quite small too...5lb 10oz.....then he lost weight and went down to 5lb 2oz! i'll never forget having to tape a nappy round his tummy cos it was too big! We put an ordinary Pampers on him and Frank picked him up and it fell off! Frank was so pleased because he went to Boots and managed to find the low birth weight nappies without asking for help!

Wilf was a tiddler. Mac was nearly double that

You're growing and good'un there FMN, keep up the good work

Awww Wilf was similar to all four of mine - Danny 5.13 his twin brother Gareth 4.1, Matt 6.5 and Tom 6.11 (and Tom was 20 days late!!!)

All this talking of sizes , I am going to have to tell you how big mine were now .

Harry was a lovely normal birth weight 7 4

Then Jamie came along and I was HUGE (OH measured round my tummy a couple of weeks before due date and I was 52")

I was all set up for a home birth and then went to hospital because I hadn't felt much movement , I then ended up with a cs and he was 12 pounds 11 . He was so opposite to Harry and tbh it really helped .

Next one was a tiddler in comparison at 11 1

OMG TW!!! Just OMG - I would have still been screaming. WOW I am very, very impressed!!

I am just very pleased I didn't get my home birth after all

I really really didn't ever want a c setion but thank the lord every day for them now .

xx

TW - I have a wince story!!! Feedmenow - dont read this

Had the twins 'normally' (whatever that is) Danny was born first - head first. Fourteen minutes later Gareth was born.....oooohhhh wait for it feet first

Ow That sounds ouchy indeed

When Wilf was born all i was waiting for was to hear him cry..........which he did then i heard the consultant say "Oh No" and Wilf had peed all over him as he was born!! They asked us if we wanted to keep his afterbirth and we said no so it was taken to an anti natal class on the floor above us in the hospital!!

He started life as he meant to go on then Lottie

Thats my boy Shabs!!

Everlong - you OK love - whatever the hell OK is!!! You have been quiet for a couple of days xxxx

happy birthday dee

omg 12 11.. ross was 6 7 so thats double!!!!

fmn I knew I was having Ross at 37 weeks 5 days but no-one else knew .. told my mum 2 days before that was it

In case we miss each other before d-day... you know I am wishing you all the luck in the world and like everyone else praying for a happy outcome for you all

ever wanted to type on a thread in big capital letters "no dont listen to everyone else.. it doesnt matter when you last heard the heartbeat, if baby isnt moving get to a hospital now now now

sorry small rant there

hugs to everyone

Morning girls xx

Morning Shabs xx

Holy shit TW - I nearly choked on my weetabix when I saw how much your lo's weighed. You are obviously a very efficient incubator And I thought Mac at 9lb 11oz was a whopper

Move it PMSL I only make little 'uns!! Our Lewis was just 6.2 but now 7 months later tops the scales at almost 18lbs.

Good morning all , Holy shit indeed Ilike , he looked like a 3 month old .

How is everyone today ? I should be sorting out birthday stuff for Jamie tomorrow , but I thought I would just have a nose first and see how everyone is doing

Not too bad here in grey, rainy, cold Bolton I still have my legs crossed thinking about those weights xxx