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Mothers of Angel Babies United - wishing for, some of us pg with and some of us holding our Rainbow babies

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Bluetinkerbell · 18/10/2011 22:53

Here we go again! Grin
lots of love to all our angel babies! xxx

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AngelGeorgie · 01/01/2012 07:15

Hugs Blizy & Fan xxx.understand where you re coming from about not wanting another year to start. I was talking to my mum about it last night & I was saying exactly the same ; every new year is a year further away from the year Georgie was born & she said she felt the same when her dad died. Time is moving too fast , too fast away from those special years. It's 's now , in theory, 2 years since Georgie was born , that's too long , it feels scarey . I know really it's irrelevant & even when it's 50 years the feelings will still be the same but it's hard ( you lot understand?) just another hard thing to deal with.
However, not to end on a gloomy note ; happy new year all may 2012 bring us all whatever we truely desire. Xxxxxx

TooImmatureTurtleDoves · 01/01/2012 10:33

Happy New Year, everyone! May it be a happier one for us all, and bring rainbow babies to every house.

Angel, you say it well - I don't want to move away from my baby in space or time either! But yes, in 50 years the feelings will still be the same, and that's all we've got to cling on to.

Blizy, boo for AF, but FX that this is your month.

Fan, hope you caught the end of an ov surge and DTD at the right time.

Blue, sounds very promising, an egg on the CBDM! Hope you got it - SWI some more just in case!

razzdazz · 01/01/2012 16:55

Happy new year ladies......sending lots of positive vibes for dreams to come true xx
I feel a little different to the rest of you as in i was glad to leave 2011 behind. It was by far the worst year of my life for many different reasons. I was so intent on things being different this year that i dragged DH out to a party last night, the first new years eve we have been out on since the conception of ds1, 11 years ago!! Kind of had it in my head that if we started the year surrounded by people celebrating and happy then things would maybe be more hopeful........bit silly really I guess. My belief is that Thomas is part of my yesterday, my today and will be a part of my tomorrows forever. It was actually a year ago today that I found out i was pregnant with him.......things move and change so very fast.
blizy really hope that this is the last cd1 that you have to count for the next 9 months, my hopes are also there for fan and blue and count.
angel I am so happy that you had a lovely xmas with your baby girl and your family.
too, cheese, ciwi, mel and august may our rainbow babies continue to thrive in the womb and bring with them all of the joy and delight that we all deserve.

Trickle · 02/01/2012 12:43

Thought I'd say Hi, havn't been around here since Feb 2010 when we lost our firstborn little boy 42 weeks. I'm warey of the reactions I may get as I'm disabled and pregnancy exacerbates my condition and people can be very judgemental. I'm still not on my feet properly but I seem stronger than I've been in many years. We started ttc this month and I'm two days late (I'm afraid I'm still not up on all the abriviations yet - I'll learn) - here's hoping it's not just wishful thinking and best wishes to everyone else, this can be so hard, there is a reason hope was inside Pandora's box.

Bluetinkerbell · 02/01/2012 13:09

welcome Trickle :)

my family has gone back home It was nice having them over, but they can get a bit much after a while... The visit was just one day too long.

Yesterday at church my friend was there with her newborn baby and asked me if I wanted a cuddle, I said yes and I was amazed that I was coping so well! It was the first newborn I held since my precious Sterre, They would have been only 7 weeks apart. There I was doing so well, having nice cuddles and my mum crying. I was a little Angry at her but didn't show it, of course she got lots of attention... Hmm
I really hate it when she does that! I just ignored her and kept well out of the way or I would have exploded!

SWI-ing had to be very quiet Wink will get DH busy again tonight just to get on the safe side :)
Had an egg on CBFM on Saturday and Sunday, today just a high reading...
so happy as I'd forgotten my sticks last week at the PIL, so couldn't test and thought I had missed ov this month :)

CD27 today, 2 ww soon... hopefully I can give DH a shiny BFP stick for his 30th birthday! :)

I hope you lovely ladies managed through the last 2 weeks (hugs)

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fanjodisfunction · 02/01/2012 13:15

welcome trickle Im so sorry to hear of the death of your little boy, can I ask what is his name? Fx that you are going to get that BFP if you are two days late and if not come and post on here, we will hold hands through out your ttc.
My baby daughter died at 36 weeks in April, I went into labour not knowing she was dead, she died of a knot in her cord. Her name was Ophelia.

I am on CD17 and I got a positive ov test today, told DH and he says hes going to jump me later, I would jump him now but my parents are expected any minute. Fx for this month.

I would have had my wicked way with him yesterday but we were so busy, and I was so tired at bed time I fell asleep. DH took a new years day dip with some other die hards yesterday down at the solent, crazy people! he said it was a lot of fun and would do it next year, so I think we have a new new year tradition to uphold.

fanjodisfunction · 02/01/2012 13:17

crossed post blue I have a similar problem with my mum sometimes, it does get on my nerves.

fx this is your month!

Trickle · 02/01/2012 13:32

thanks for the welcome :) we called him Sproglet, it's what we'd called him his whole life and it didn't seem right to change it at the last minute, we do get some funny looks though.
I felt something was wrong a few days before they were going to induce me, so I went and asked for a scan, they couldn't find his heartbeat. I had to be induced - there's no known reason he died so we have no idea if it could happen again.
DH doesn't want me to test for a few more days yet, I think he's a little afraid and afraid to hope at the same time, he's wanted to be a Dad since he was about 15 and he's had a MC after 12 weeks with another woman, found out at a scan then too, and then Sproglet.
I'll definatly be back and tell you once I've tested - I think I'm probably going to need a little handholding through pregnancy too tbh ;).
Ophelia is a beautiful name btw, fx you find the time and space you need.

Bluetinkerbell · 02/01/2012 13:45

trickle that made me laugh (in a good way), I bet Sproglet loves his name :)

we're right here to hold your hand, whether it turns out into a BFP or not just yet...

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Trickle · 02/01/2012 13:55

Good I'm glad :) and thank you I do appriciate it, I'm sure I'll be abel to return the favour over the coming months

TooImmatureTurtleDoves · 02/01/2012 15:44

Hi Trickle, welcome! So sorry to hear about your little boy. I also giggled at Sproglet - v cute! My daughter Thea died during labour at 41 weeks in March and like you, we don't know why. I'm now 27+3 with a new little daughter (so far only known as Bean) and have required much hand-holding to get this far. I hope your lateness turns out to be the real thing!

Fan and Blue, yay for the egg-laying! Darn those pesky parents for getting in the way - tell them you need an early night. Wink

Fan, your DH is crazy jumping in the sea in this weather! Tell him not to freeze his dangly bits - you need them to be in full working order.

Razz, Happy New Year! How long is DH home for?

AngelGeorgie · 02/01/2012 16:27

Fan good luck with swi. Xx
Blue I ll keep my fingers crossed for your hubby's birthday present.
Hi Razz. & Too glad to hear you te both doing well.27 weeks gosh?? Over half way there it seems to have flown though I bet it hasn t for you.
Hope everyone else is well? Xxx
Hi Trickle sorry for your loss. We all know where you re coming from. My DD Georgie was stillborn at 41 weeks on 10 th Octobet 2010 due to E Coli. I ve since had Georgie's sister Phoebe on 18 th October 2011. A subsequent pregnancy was incredibly difficult mentally & emotionally ( as these lot will vouch for me!!!) but oh so worth it good luck with whatever you do xxxx
Hope u ve all had the festive break you wanted. Our s was fabulous & it's all due to Phebs.
Love to all xxxxx
May 2012 bring us all what we want xxxx

fanjodisfunction · 02/01/2012 19:08

trickle sproglet that is great, we called Ophelia 'bubble' the whole way through the pregnancy, and really she will always be our little bubble. Also when I fell pg in July and later miscarried we called that little one 'beanbag'.
I think this is something we shall always do, we dont like knowing the sex till the baby is born but giving the baby a name really helps make the baby part of the family before its born.

He is crazy too, hes signed up for another marathon this year at Loch Ness. He also rides over 50 miles a week on his racer bike. He puts me to shame really with his physique. But I am back on the old wii fit from this day forward, Ive put on 6lbs in the past 50 days, crazy! Need to sort that out.

fanjodisfunction · 03/01/2012 12:19

First day back after the christmas break and its been quite hard again, I feel totally out of place. I dont want to be here, but I keep having to say to myself that its just a job its money, it doestn matter in the big scheme of things. And I know once 4 pm comes around I leave work behind and get on with my real life.
Does anyone else work out the due date every month just incase you were pg? As dh has signed up for this Loch Ness marathon this september and well just worked out if I was pg this month then he would have to cancel it. I did say to him that we shouldnt put anything off this year just because we might be pg, life is too short really.

Bluetinkerbell · 03/01/2012 13:07

fan I did as well the other day Wink Friends of ours are having their joined 40th birthday parties in September and I looked at DH and he said don't get your hopes up just yet...
I would just like to be lucky this month, cause if I would be next month, it would be around the same dates as with my 2 previous pregnancies. September would be nicer.
I just wish I could see what is happening inside me right now...

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Whatevertheweather · 03/01/2012 19:48

Hello ladies, I wonder if I could join you. Blue very kindly linked me from another thread. I just found out yesterday that I am pregnant again. My darling dd2, Erin, died shortly after she was born on August 25th this year. I was 35 weeks. We had no idea anything was wrong until I went to the hospital with reduced movements. She still had a heartbeat so was delivered immediately by emcs. Sadly she could breathe and they were unable to resuscitate her. We have since found out from the post mortem she had an incredibly rare form of fetal cancer.

I was supposed to have a CT scan this Thursday coming to ascertain whether any cancerous cells had been transferred to me. I was reading the leaflet on it yesterday and it talked about you mustn't have the scan if you are pregnant. I suddenly realised my period that was due around 27th December hadn't come. We've been using protection as I wanted the all clear from the scan before trying again. So I was very very shocked when a test came up immediately positive. I now feel scared in case the worst happens again, worried because I now can't have the CT scan, disloyal to Erin; 17 weeks doesn't feel like very long and also a bit excited despite all my fears. I tried getting hold of my consultant yesterday and today but no luck so far. I'm due to go back to work on Monday. I don't even feel ready for that now.

I know others have been trying a long time and it seems unfair. I'm really sorry if any if this seems insensitive. Sorry for spilling all on here only dp and I know in RL. He's very shocked and doesnt really want to talk about it at the moment. Don't want to tell anyone else yet. I'm scared of their reactions. I'm scared people will think we're over what happened to Erin, that we're just 'moving on' but I don't feel like like at all.

CheeseandGherkins · 03/01/2012 20:11

Evening. Had another ctg today which took hours as she wouldn't stop moving about! I was up on the antenatal ward as mdau was so busy. We got a good trace in the end so all is well still, 29+3 today! Back in clinic on Friday so we'll see if they want more bloods for iron. I'm a vegetarian and a fussy eater so it's hard for me to eat properly. Quite surprised though as my iron levels don't usually drop this low until right before I'm due. Currently taking spatone which I hope helps, does taste very metallic though. They did offer tablets but I can't swallow them.

Bit the bullet and dh booked a 4d scan for next Monday, we didn't get one with Scarlett so I've been in two minds about it but I think I'd like to now. She's turned head down now, so keeping fingers crossed that she stays that way. I can't wait for her to be born, I'm hoping sooner rather than later. Even if she were early at least she can be watched properly then, as opposed to inside me and could just die at any point. Sounds awful hoping for a prem baby, dd1 was prem and had to stay in scbu so I know it's not easy. It just seems the better of two evils.

august great news about seeing baby on the scan!

Too your dream will be reality soon enough, I can't wait for the day I can bring this baby home xx

Fan I hope it's your month this month. I used to do the due date thing every month xx

Blue ooh you had an egg symbol! Fingers crossed for you xx

trickle welcome, so sorry to hear about you little boy xx

blue I've not held a baby at all since Scarlett died, I don't think I can, I want to hold my baby. Must have been hard for you x

whatever welcome to over here and congratulations!

blizy · 03/01/2012 20:32

fan I do that too with due dates, it drives my dh mad!

cheese Great news about yoour little wriggler! We have decided to have a 4d scan next time round.

blue fingers crossed this is your month.

trickle I am sorry to hear about your baby boy and I hope your ttc journey is a short one. I have been ttc for 7 cycles now. Our baby daughter Zoe was born asleep at 41 weeks in February 2011.

Last but not least, whatever huge congratulations to you. You are not being insensitive, the girls here are a great bunch and alway son hand fro advice and support. You are not being disloyal to Erin, please don't think that way. You are simply adding to your family another sibling for Erin and Katy. I really do wish you all the best. x

Af has gone now, let the swi begin! Please let 2012 be the year of the rainbow.

TooImmatureTurtleDoves · 03/01/2012 21:04

Fan, yes to the working out the due date thing! That was the first thing I did when we started ttc - and then my period came the very next day, so I had to put that in the Due Date Calculator as well. Blush Thea was called Babbit and I still call her that most often to DH. I'm going back to work tomorrow, alas. I feel like I'm just marking time there - have to force myself to get on with things.

Hi Blue and Angel!

Hi Whatever, glad you felt able to join us. Congratulations on your BFP! So sorry to hear about your baby Erin. Don't feel guilty about being pg again so quickly - you couldn't help it. I was pg again just over 3 months from Thea's death, first month of trying. I haven't had any 'moving on' type comments, just people telling me how pleased they are for me and DH, and saying that it's not forgetting Thea, but being able to go on living. You must be in a whirl emotionally at the moment with your grief, your worries over your own health and now the new pregnancy. Do you have to go back to work? I say this because I went back to work after about 13 weeks, got some upsetting news from the hospital (about Thea's care, not about my own health) and couldn't cope - I ended up signed off with stress for a further 6 weeks, during which time I discovered I was pg, which helped my recovery. I think you have enough to process at the moment without the added stress of going back to work. You may not have a choice, of course, in which case ignore me! I hope you get hold of your consultant tomorrow and can start to get some answers about what this will mean for you. Please come back and post here - there's always someone around to hold your hand.

Wow, Cheese, 29+3! Good to hear that your ctg trace was fine and that LO is moving heaps. Hope your iron levels have picked up a bit since you were last tested. Enjoy the 4D scan, too. I have been counting down the weeks thinking about preemies/viability etc etc - also on the basis that at least if Bean was born early she would be carefully watched and making sure she was still alive wouldn't be solely my responsibility...Sad I don't want her to be early, but the suspense is getting to me and I just want her to be safely born. 27+4 is much too early, though.

I've got my 28 week growth scan on Thurs, followed by a consultant appt. I am going to try to pin the consultant down to a definite week for ELCS this time. She originally suggested 38 weeks as a good time, and when I said that would be Thea's birthday she said we'd go for the week before. However, at the last appt she said 39 weeks, and I was too hung up on Bean's dodgy kidney to argue. I have fretted about it ever since, so I just want a definite week to aim for. I am pretty sure Bean has been growing - I'm getting heartburn again (ow!) and she just feels bigger. She wriggles lots, too. She was only on the 25th centile at the last scan, but I suppose there's nothing wrong with that, per se - I'm only 5'2" and someone has to be on the smaller side of the bell curve.

TooImmatureTurtleDoves · 03/01/2012 21:07

Sorry, Blizy, crossed posts even though there's half an hour between the times! It took me ages to write that last one. Hurray for AF being gone! FX for the rainbow (it makes me think of Skittles. Taste the rainbow...maybe eating Skittles would encourage a rainbow baby? Grin)

Whatevertheweather · 03/01/2012 21:49

Thank you so much for the lovely welcome. I feel so much better just sharing the news and my fears knowing that you all understand.

Too I don't have to go back to work I just feel like I should. I came off maternity 1st Dec and have been using up my annual leave that was owed so if I don't go back I will have to get signed off sick. Have to say it's tempting with this bolt from the blue just to see if I can take 2 more weeks to get my head round it. Glad to hear everyone has been supportive of your pregnancy. Thea is such a beautiful name. Our dates between babies certainly are very similar as it would be Erin's 1st birthday when I'm 38 weeks (fx). I hope they clarify your elcs date soon.

Cheese glad your ctg went well. 29+3 wow! Hope you enjoy the 4d scan. I haven't had one before with either of my girls but would definitely like to this time. Hope your iron levels are up xx

Hazy thank you. A sibling; yes that's a lovely way of looking at it. Fx this month is your month xx

AngelGeorgie · 03/01/2012 23:17

WelcomeWhatever all your feelings are perfectly normal. My DD Georgie was stillborn at 41 weeks 10th Oct 2010 & I found out I was pg with Phoebe in Feb 2011. I m sorry for your loss . I coped ( just) by taking 1 day at a time. Indeed my mantra was repeated on here many times " for today I am pg". If you & your DH have time to allow it to sink in it may help.unfortunately, we didn t have that luxury as I needed a scan at 6 weeks to enable me to start luteal support. Congrats xx
Cheese yeh Wink wonderful news. Know what you mean that in the end I wanted Phoebe here so I could observe her externally ( amongst many other reasons!!!)
Too hope you get a date for section soon. Push... Remember my consultant wanted me to wait to 39 weeks originally until we " agreed" at 37,3 weeks!!!
Fan & Blue fx it's your month xx
Hi all: hope all are well?
Phebs good but bitch MIL from he'll playing up again & boiler knacked. Awaiting a part, hopefully tomorrow, to get it fixed. So, no hot water or heating at the momentSad.
Long story re ;MIL ( some of you will remember all the problems we had with her over Georgie ) she's started again slagging me off, twisting everything I ve ever said in the last 13 years!!!! The sooner we move & live 100 + miles away from her & we have nothing to do with her the better.
I HATE that woman ( and I know hate is a strong word) but I m so sick of her shit!!!AngryAngry

AugustMoon · 03/01/2012 23:19

Hi whatever, congratulations on your bfp, im happy for you and it's nice to see you here (read your story on other threads) as I'm in the same place as you - we lost our baby boy Jacob at 35 weeks in August and I'm also very recently pg. 8 wks now. Due date is the day after Jacob's 1st birthday - 13th August. I feel guilty too but in lots of ways this seems the only path I can take. We were very lucky and got pg straight away. Which i also feel bad about. But it's a good thing - that's what I'm telling myself. That's not to say im not a nervous wreck though. I know what you mean about people thinking you've moved on too - maybe they do but in a way i think most expect you to try again and in any case, we know it's not true - we will never move on and wouldn't want to if we could.
Also welcome trickle - sorry to hear about your boy sproglet, v cute name, so sad for you. hope you get a bfp soon.
Fan, blue and blizy got my fx for you all this month.
Cheese - hope you're feeling ok despite the low iron. Look after yourself x
Happy new year to all of you < waves to everyone I missed>

AugustMoon · 03/01/2012 23:25

Hi angel x posts. Feel for you with boiler probs and mil trouble on top of that. Mine lives in south Africa, which is nice ;)

fanjodisfunction · 04/01/2012 09:05

whatever welcome to our thread and congratulations on the BFP. I hope you find this thread as supportive as I do.

I have to keep saying to my self this morning that I cant get annoyed that we didnt have sex last night. Even though I think we should have done, if I oulated the day before.

Its so nice to hear about all the rainbow babaies doing so well.