Angels and Rainbows - The beauty of a rainbow does not negate the ravages of the storm. But it can provide colour and hope.

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“Rainbow Babies” is the understanding that the beauty of a rainbow does not negate the ravages of the storm. When a rainbow appears, it doesn’t mean the storm never happened or that the family is not still dealing with its aftermath. What it means is that something beautiful and full of light has appeared in the midst of the darkness and clouds. Storm clouds may still hover but the rainbow provides a counter balance of color, energy and hope.

Thnxz every 1 ,, big congradz to ciwi n sending big hugs to lil man xxxx

ciwi Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!! Home soon and all this will be just a blip xx

wtw Don't know about you but I was stopping the circulation to Dh's fingers while the sonographer looked for a heartbeat. Glad to hear your DP is doing better - do you think maybe it's just been the stress of waiting for those weeks to go by?

Vicky So soon, stay strong not long now can't wait to give you big congratulations too

This thread is getting so very exciting right now big FX for those on tww let it be this month!

Hope everyone is doing well today, especially our first rainbow boy! Ciwi, thinking of you both - hope all is going great.

Wtw, yay for your scan!

Trickle, sounds a bit more positive on the house front - FX!

Vicky, congratulations on having a date.

Only 6 days left for me now! Am a bit scared of jinxing everything. DH and I are having a very quiet weekend trying not to freak out. I need to pack my hospital bag and try to get on top of the washing pile...I'm trying not to think too much.

Too- I can't believe how close you are! I hope you enjoy your last weekend as a twosome. X

Ciwi- hope you and the little guy are well. X

too wow six days! exciting! I think you should sit on the sofa with your feet up, watching movies to pass the time and lose yourself a bit, also you can pack you bag from there and dh he can do the washing pile! lol. I loved packing my hospital bg, picking the clothes for me and baby, and the other little bits I needed. Im a freak who likes to pack!

Eek too - I can't believe it, sooo soon. X

Thanks guys only two weeks left 35+1 2mo so im a bit nervous as thats the stage we lost ben ... Really weird there was a horse on the racing 2day called ben bens so i put 10 pound on it to win and it did got 50 pound back lol how lady like me n mum in the bookies had a great afternoon xx

Vicky - the horse sure was a sign! Not long for you too, I hope you are bearing up ok this weekend. X

Sure was yea i think i b fine ,, got monitoring tomo so be goood to hear his lil heartbeat xx

ciwi fantastic news, huge congratulations sent your way. He is finally here safe and sound......looking forward to hearing what you have called him.
too lucky you with less than a week left, try to relax and enjoy the quiet time with dh.

I have been in hospital from wednesday and only just got home today. Had my steroids but finding it difficult to keep my blood sugar levels stable. How I hope the next two weeks fly by................

Ciwi glad your back home now and I really hope for an uneventful but speedy two weeks for you xx

Too eek this time next week lovely....oh how exciting for you xx

Trickle I think that may be partly it. I cant keep up with his mood swings at the moment though! I think my heart actually missed a few beats when she first put the wand on my tummy and the screen was empty for a second before they found baby bean! How's things coming with the house?

Hope everyone has had a nice Saturday. We've been to London today as it's K's 5th birthday. Good fun but tiring! My bed is beckoning N'night xx

Argh first bit was to Razz not Ciwi! Hope you and baby boy are snuggled up Ciwi xx

Ciwi xxx for your boy & your family.
Too eek so close wow : this time next week. I remember it well none of it felt real!!
Vici excellant news x
Whatever glad you had a good day xx
Hi all. Xxxx

Razz, glad to hear you're home again. Hope the next 2 weeks fly by for you too! Not long now...Ha, ppl keep saying that to me and I always think .

Angel, you're right, it doesn't feel real at all.

Yay for a lovely day out, Wtw.

Hello, everyone else!

Too not long to go now! You must be excited and nervous all at once. I didn't think it felt real either! I really did think that she wouldn't be born, not sure what I thought would happen but I didn't believe it could be real.

razz glad the steroids are in now. Are your levels high? I ended up being induced as my diabetes was unstable but my levels were really low, it was definitely the right decision to induce me.

vicky you're nearly there too.

ciwi hope you're home now and enjoying your little bundle :)

whatever brilliant scan news :)

So many of us having babies now, all due around the same time. It's odd when I think that I wouldn't have been 40 weeks even yet, I know I would have been induced before that anyway but still!

what an exciting week this week will be for you too, so many rainbow babies on their way.

Im thinking of joining slimming world this week, my keep fit thing well im just not motivated enough to do it I need a kick up the backside and I think joining a group might just do that. Do any of you girls have any experience with climming clubs? I think if I start feeling batter about myself Im sure this will help me get pg.

I haven't any direct experience of slimming clubs, Fan, but it is easier if someone else is doing it too, so Slimming World sounds good. When I do proper diets I make DH do them with me. I have used the GlamourDiets.com calorie counter and joined the Dukan Diet thread on here before as well. There's a whole section of MN on weight loss clubs, so you might get a lot of good advice from them, and some buddies to diet with. Feeling good about yourself is invaluable, and I have read that even a small weight loss boosts your chances of conception, so FX!

Cheese, don't remind me that I won't be 40 weeks! I have had first my stepmum and then my dad on the phone banging on about won't Bean be premature at 37 weeks and wouldn't it be better for her to stay inside for an extra week or two? Then I found out from my sister that my grandma had been winding mum up with the same idea! Yes, I'm sure that you are all right and the consultant is wrong! If she thought there was anything wrong with delivering at 37 weeks then she wouldn't let me do it! Grr. Bean is going to be perfectly healthy (please God) and prove them all wrong. I'm hardly going to go back to the consultant now and ask them to move my section date forward a week.

I believe she will be born, I just don't entirely believe she will be alive. I was crying the other night and realised I was thinking about her in exactly the same way as I do about Thea. It's like I'm starting to mourn her already, just to be prepared. Does that sound ridiculous?

Hi again everyone,
We are finally home. Blood sugars are fine though they had to feed him a lot to keep them up so having to top breastfeeds up with formula to settle him. He then developed jaundice so we had to stay in a bit longer till his levels came down. It's lovely being home, very emotional though. I know his brother will be proud of him. We decided to call him Cillian, meaning 'feisty' it suits him perfectly.
too and razz you are both nearly there, the last few days/ weeks do seem to drag, cant wait to hear of your arrivals.
fan i will be joining you on the keep fit thing. i have done weightwatchers on line in the past and lost about a stone. got more than that to shift now though!
cheese glad all is going well in your household.
thanks everyone else for the well wishes, sorry not to reply to everyone individually, too much to catch up on. will try to keep up to date from now on x

x posts too i felt like that also at times, even in labour I was worrying about movement. I was glad to be put on the continuous ctg once the drip started. Its not ridiculous at all when you have been through what you have. you will be fine, even though you wont believe that all the time, try to believe it some of the time x

ciwi I love the name, Cillian was on my list but DH wasnt sure as we are not irish. And also our last name begins with c and he doesnt like alliteration names even though mine is one. But I guess i married into it.

I think slimming world is best for me, theres a class just down the road.

Oh Ciwi Cillian is just a gorgeous name. I love how it feels in your mouth to say it (if that makes sense ) So glad you are home and enjoying being all together

Too your post about bean really resonated with me. I know I'm much much earlier on than you but I've already been 'practising' how I'm going to have to tell people that another baby died and imagining how I'll react and if I'd do anything differently. So I completely understand how you feel. It must be so scary yet so exciting to be so close. Fwiw my consultant has said 37 weeks at the latest so bean will definitely not premature. you're having to deal with that from your family.

Fan I was all geared up to join slimming world at wallington village hall after Christmas. A lady from K's school has lost 5 stone in a year on it and swears by how easy it is. She's always posting 'low syn' recipes on Facebook and they look scrummy

Cheese I love reading your fb updates about Ella

August if you are reading this please don't be upset about the other thread xxx

It actually snowed here today for about an hour Really thick huge flakes but had been raining for hours before so didn't settle. Weird though!

Cillian is a lovely name, Ciwi. Feisty is such a cute meaning! Yay for being home again, and good for little Cillian feeding away and getting his sugar levels right.

I shall also be thinking about slimming soon enough but have been told no jogging/strenuous exercise until 8-10 weeks post-section. Am pinning my hopes on the magical weight loss effect of breastfeeding about which I have heard so much.

wtw im really jealous of the snow, it didnt here in g-town! though my friends were all posting about how it was snowing in f-town and the surrounding areas! We just had driving rain!

How strange that it wasn't in g-town less than 5 miles away Fan it was really weird it was raining really hard then all of a sudden huge white flakes were falling

ciwi Cillian is a beautiful name, so glad he is home now.

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too your family is probably reacting to the recent "non-news" article about babies being born 'early'. And yes, I do believe your consultant probably does know a little more than them Then again, people always feel obliged to tell pregnant women all kinds of weird things...

fan I have just discovered a very scary app called My Fitness Pal, which helps you record your weight loss goals, food consumed and exercise... DH has it too, and I suspect we are both in for a rapid re-education in calorie consumption!

AF arrived today. Pooh. But expected it might, I had no feeling of pregnancy at all, although I had nice high temps. Trying not to be too disappointed. Will hold onto those baby dreams though.

We had snow here too, but all gone now...