With angel babies in the sky, some of us expecting rainbow babies, others still ttc and definitely swi!!

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started new thread! we do talk a lot, don't we?

Hi girls, glad everyone is doing okay
Great news about your friends baby angel
blue I have found myself in the situation that you are thinking about....my baby is due on the 20th of April and my darling Thomas was born on the 21st. Not quite sure how I feel about it really.
Really cant wait to hear baby split news

Blue, I will be almost exactly one year - not quite as close as Razz, but by my calculations this baby will be delivered (at 38 weeks, not at 40) at the end of March, and Thea was born on 13 March. When I was calculating from my LMP I thought this baby would be delivered around the 15th March, so it's possibly just as well that I'm not so far on as I thought.

Great news about your friend, Angel!

Cheese, I know exactly how you feel about needing people who are going through the same thing. It is the thing about not really believing the baby will be okay - I don't think I will allow myself to believe it until it's in my arms either. We're all here for you and for each other, though, so don't worry about that. Also, Sands run ante-natal classes (at least, my local one does) if you want to talk to RL people in the same situation. I haven't been to any yet, but I might do when I feel a bit more securely pregnant (whenever that is).

The MW came out this morning and did all the booking stuff, but for some reason she couldn't get any blood out of me when she tried! Very bizarre - the needle was in properly, but there was almost nothing coming out. That's never happened to me before - I'm one of those people who can always give blood, is never anaemic and so on and so forth, and my blood pressure is normal, so I don't know what was going on. The MW said maybe it was her tube - perhaps it didn't have enough suction, but as she was at my house, she'd only brought the one set, so she couldn't try again. She's coming back on Monday morning to redo them, so I hope it works then! Anyway, apart from that everything was fine. She's organised me a first consultant appt for tomorrow morning, too, so I hope I like him or her.

Green and Blue and Mel and Jane, FX that this is your month! I didn't think I was pregnant either - my boobs weren't sore and I didn't have any symptoms.

blue it could have been a blip on the ov sticks I would keep testing. But its up to you. If you dont know how long your cycle is at the moment then maybe wait till your af then start testing on CD10 just to make sure you dont miss it. Some people ov on an earlier date than their cycle suggests and also on a later date.
I also have the same feelings if I am pg this month then I will be due the month Fi was born. But hey maybe it was meant to be that way who knows.

Thanks girls about my friend. As Cheese said Mel as long as it's a week course of Metronidazole it's fine in pregnancy. I m a prescriber and unfortunately alll medications are unlicensed in pregnancy as for obvious reasons but the BNF ( British National Formularly) which is what we adhere to , recommends medicatons that are safe in pregnancy.
Blue please don t worry about if you conceive being due around Sterres due date. My Georgie was born on October 10 th last year and I m having a section for GILS on the 17 th. My consultant had always kept in mind Georgies birthday and worked round it wherever possible. We do have a scan booked for Georgie's birthday though. As I see it , it makes Octobet, hopefully, a bittersweet month. October is also the month Ant's dad died and GILS due date is my late nan's birthday.
Take care all xxx

Too don t worry about your blood. Sometimes if you not eaten or a bit dehydrated it can make your circulation sluggish which can make taking blood harder. It's no problem.
Cheese good luck tomorrow x

Have you heard?? Amanda Holden is 3 months pregnant again? 6 months after her son being stillborn at 7 months. Warms the cockles of your heart. Xx

Yes, saw and posted on the thread on here earlier. It's really good to hear of another woman pregnant again after stillbirth.

Im really glad for Amanda Holden, I really felt for her obviously, but got rather fed up with it all as I dont really like her and everyone kept asking me if I liked her now that shes gone through the same as me. What? Some people. I told them I empathise with her and hope she has another baby in the future but it doesnt mean that I now like her on the telly and will watch all her shows! I got the same response about Kelly Brook and Lily Allen.

Im feeling rather sick today and have a really bad headache, hoping these are good signs wouldnt want to be suffering them for nothing.
DH got really concerned yesterday about me returning to work, as I work with chemicals. He says he doesnt want me to just in case I am pg. I understand his feelings but also what can I do? Do I tell my boss I cant touch them because I might be up the duff? I dont think that would go down to good. God the dilema. I think Im going to have to play it by ear, the chemical pregnancy has really messed up DHs head and he thinks we should wait like 3 weeks after af due before I test, I just cant do this coz of the job. Im having to wait aweek already.
Kind of chickened out going into work this week, just didnt feel like I could, this isnt a good sign for next week. bugger!

Snap green, sick and irritated today plus headache. Every time I eat I feel sick now . Hope these symptoms mean good news for you soon! I have blood tests in about an hour, hate them so much :( Hope I get one of the decent nurses. One of them can never get blood from me, I have small veins apparently and they collapse easily. She tried twice from one arm and then once from the other side and when she started talking about putting on in my hand I got up and said I'd rather not! Had to see someone else a few days later instead.

Maybe you should discuss it with work as you could well be pregnant and just not know yet. It's a really difficult situation for you. Personally I'd still be testing as soon as possible but I'm just like that, I can't wait at all.

Would you be able to stay off a little longer, Green? You don't sound like you're looking forward to going back at all, and there are all the issues with chemicals and their effect on you to worry about. What happens job-wise when you are confirmed to be pregnant? They must have to move you away from the chemicals, right? Could they not do that anyway, at least for just now?

I feel the same way about Amanda Holden - she was annoying on TV, so yes, I empathised with her, but no, I don't especially like her now. I am pleased she is pregnant again but not delighted - I don't know her personally.

I went to see the consultant this morning and she did my blood samples and the blood came out so well that it ran right down my arm and onto my skirt from under the plaster! She's put me on baby aspirin as a precaution, which confused me as I didn't think there was anything to suggest blood clotting issues in my notes or the post-mortem results. Anyway, I am now on baby aspirin until 34 weeks. This woman was very friendly and approachable, so I'm quite happy with her, I think. She said I could have an ELCS if I want, no problem, and the next time we see her she'll have some info for us on C sections and their effects on future pregnancies so we can make an informed choice. I'm to go back in 4 weeks after my booking scan. The only weird thing was that a medical student was helping, and when the consultant had nipped out to fetch something, he handed me back my urine sample and said I had to dispose of it myself. That's never happened to me before! Perhaps I should have refused - I did ask if he couldn't just put it in the bin, but he said no.

too I have to go back my maturnity pay dropped this week so we need the money, unless I get signed off sick. JUst have to see how it goes, hopefully it will be so wet this september that I will not be sent out with any chemicals.
Glad you liked your consultant, I had to dispose of my urine sample everytime I went to the midwife. Its something they do now I guess. Do you think you would go for a c-section?
Im deffinlty not looking forward to going back to work, but then again it gets me out the house. I have a feeling they wont know what to do with me as they are inadequate at most things. When My husband phoned them to tell them that Fi had died my boss told my DH that I needed to get a sick note. Idiot I was already on maturnity leave! Also you have to be off for 7 days before the doc will give you one, Ive told the boss this several times over the years but its not sunk in. Hopefully I will only be there for a few days and then I shall find out Im pg again, and then I might take a few weeks off on sick leave, due to morning sickness!

Green, that sounds like a plan! And it's basically what I did - went back when my maternity pay dropped, lasted about 3 and a half weeks and then got signed off sick for 6 weeks.

Couldn't eat my dinner tonight, oddly. DH made portobello mushrooms, grilled with sausage meat and cheese and yellow pepper, and I barely managed half of one and went bleurgh! It was the wetness of them, I think - ick. I'm not really hungry but I might try something really plain like porridge before I go to bed, just so I have something. Cheese, hope you start to be able to eat soon! Usually food settles my stomach and being hungry makes me feel sick, but not tonight.

Too they give you your urine bottles back to save money. I m too on Aspirin 75 mg I too had/ have no clotting issues and it seems to be given " just on case" it's such a small dose that if you don t utilise it , it will be excreted anyhow.I also had it with Georgie up to 36 weeks and taking it this time up to my section. Glad u got on ok x

Hello ladies, sorry to have left you all hanging!

Freya Alexandra was born (eventually!) at 14.41 on Monday afternoon, 7lb7oz, healthy and gorgeous. The birth was actually all very straightforward, just so darn long. I was asking to be shot for about the last 4 hours

We stayed in the maternity hospital for a few days to try and get feeding going, as that's proving tough but I think we're getting somewhere now.

Will post birth story in due course. Love to all xx

Congratulations! Enjoy!

Huge congrats Spilt wonderful news.

spilt Fantastic news! I am so happy for you, Freya is a beautiful name. Love to you both x

Spilt, that's wonderful! I'm so pleased for you! I'm also glad I checked before I got to work because I've gone all teary. Freya Alexandra is such a pretty name - Freya is on our shortlist.

Spilt that is such wonderful news. Lots of love to you and beautiful Freya and Congratulations to the Spilt family xxx

split congratulations, what a beautiful name. Its all worth it now.

What wonderful news split many congratulations to you and your family, enjoy every moment

Brilliant news spilt 1st rainbow to be born on the thread! Million, zillion congratulations. Enjoy every minute x

split that's really wonderful news! We'd considered the name Freya before, I really like it :) Beautiful :) xx

It is really really lovely to have the first graduate! It gives me so much hope to hear of baby Freya's safe arrival. Hope the feeding is going better now and that all is well with you both. Sorry for the abrupt post this morning - DH was outside in the car revving up to make me hurry!

Angel, thanks for the advice re aspirin. I am ashamed to say that I still have a bottle of wee in my coat pocket because I forgot to take it out and dispose of it, and I can't do it in communal work toilets! Someone would be bound to walk in just as I was washing out the bottle.

Had a hard day today, been crying abit, just very emotional and over nothing. It was over me not getting the washing machine and my mum hoggin it all day. Seriously I need to get out more.