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.

razz good luck for Tomorrow can't wait to hear your good news

fan big hugs to you.

too yes I am exhausted and have bowling balls for boobs. At the moment she can go in the day sometimes 4 hours between feeds and actually have a sleep in her bouncy chair but its night where she feeds for half an hour goes sleep for half an hour and back for more feed, sometimes the only way I get any sleep is to let her sleep on my chest for a bit.

And its my right side that is sore too, I don't think I get her latched prperly on that side.

Razz tomorrow wow!! That's snuck up - though I doubt it feels like it to you! Best of luck, can't wait to hear all about it and your gorgeous newborn Hope you manage to get some sleep tonight xx

Fan oh my lovely, you are not a failure at all. I know each month must feel like an eternity. Glad dh is looking after you and you've been able to take a bit of time off work xx

Sympathies to the early breastfeeding ladies - I remember the constant feeding so well. I promise it will settle down in to a more manageable pattern

Shakey & Too I too remember feeling like I was a big old milk machine feeding all the time then it settled !!! Now we re back to feeding more regularly as we get very close to weaning!!! Seems like we ve gone in 1 big circle!!!!
Razz wow!! Nearly there!!! Good luck tomorrow xxxx yes Pheb's is in her pushchair now. My little , big girl xxx
Hi Whatever shop, shop away. Any excuse I say !!! Xx
fan you re not useless & defiantly not fat not now you re loosing weight. Hope you feel a little better soon xxxx
Hi all. Hope everyone's ok? Love to all xxxx

Just popping on to wish razz good luck! looking forward to hear your birth announcement! I hope you manage a rest tonight, I will be thinking of you. X

razz hope you sleep well tonight, and that tomorrow is everything you wish for.

too and shakey your boobs will calm down, I promise. I felt I could have given a porn queen a run for her money when my milk came in with Mia. But, if it hurts, it is not supposed to. I discovered this the hard way... see someone immediately to help you.

angel Mia enjoyed BLW too. We waited until 6 months to try any foods, and as she made the funniest faces of disgust with puree, I then tried finger foods. From then on, my family would joke about the quantity, colour and variety of foods she would consume...

whatever yay for retail therapy, boo for sore hips. It's amazing what the books never say about what can happen...

Thank you everyone for the warm wishes
too I have no idea what time I will have the op, I am the only person on the list so am hopeful it will be early. Needless to say I got hardly any sleep last night, combination of excitement, nerves and my baby was the most active it has ever been ALL night . Glad Maia's weight is heading in the right direction, it must have made you feel a bit better.
fan I wish I could give you a big hug. Keep believing you will get there and be proud of yourself.......you are being pro-active, trying to loose weight to become healthier and enhance your chances of concieving. I tried for many years to concieve Thomas, joined a bootcamp, lost almost a stone and fell pregnant that very month!!!
Right, Im off to shower and get to the hospital!!!!

razz sending you much luck & love & best wishes for today xx

fan ((())) you are NOT a failure, you have been horribly unlucky and shat upon from a great height but in no way is anything that has happened your fault. Glad your DH has made you feel better. Hope the rat babies can too xx

too excellent that the weight is headed back up. Casting my mind back as Freya was a real snacker at the start too - she used to fall asleep on the boob mid feed. I was advised to try and keep her going a bit longer - tickle her cheek, blow on her face etc to get her to suckle a bit more, or even do a nappy change to wake her back up and then try and carry on feeding. And if she only fed for a short bit on one side and then wanted to feed again an hour later, put her back on the same side so she gets some of the hindmilk.

The early hours of the morning are the peak hours of milk production so really good that she's feeding a lot in that 3-5am bit (though I know it doesn't feel so great!) as she'll be stimulating a lot of supply which is just what she needs.
You are doing great, it's bloody hard work and make sure you eat and drink loads as these early weeks of feeding and no sleep are very hard on you.

I had a big box of snacks by the bed for the night feeds for the first couple of months - choc raisins, dried apricots, bananas and flapjacks, and DH would get up and make me a cup of tea everytime and put it in my insulated mug so I could have it hot when I got the chance. I watched ooodles of period dramas on my laptop with volume on the lowest setting

just checking for news. razz I hope you are snuggling your baby boy!

Hi every 1 had last scan yesterday my lil chunk estimated weight 6.14 putting on loads of weight ,, cant wait till monday ohhhhh exciting got monitoring 2mo n sunday and thats it wooow , hope every1 well n all the new babies r healthy n well love to all

Any news from Razz yet?

Spilt, yes, I'm trying those things - that's what the community MW told me to do, and they seem to be working, so FX for tomorrow's weigh-in!

Miasmummy, I have managed to let Maia eat my right nipple raw by poor latching, so am slathering it in Lansinoh after every feed. The MW said if it hurts, to count to 10 and see if the pain goes away, and if it doesn't, take her off immediately.

Shakey, that sounds exactly like me the night before last! Last night was much better with longer feeds and sleeps. Maybe you should try following the advice Spilt gives about getting her to feed for longer intervals. In addition, the MW advised me to take a few layers of clothes off her and even wipe her face with a cold sponge if she keeps falling asleep after only a few minutes of feeding - anything to get her to take in a lot in one go. It's hard to keep insisting that she feeds in the middle of the night, though - if she's dropped off, I want to climb back into bed and sleep too, but my brain goes no, wake her up and try again or she'll be up again in no time!

just checking in to see if any news on razz. I hope you are having lots of snuggles with your little one.

vicky must be very exciting, a very good weight too. Cant wait to hear your news.

Checking in for news on Razz hope you are having lovely snuggles xxx

Big snotty mess today - mothers day has really hit me, thought I was doing okay but really not. Giving in to it tonight and wallowing. Miss my little girl so unbearably.

Oh whatever- must be something in the air a I am the same today. I had a good old sob in clintons, it was so hard choosing mothers day cards for my mum and mil. Hope you are ok? X

I hope the rest of you are all coping with mothers day coming up. It really is a hard one isn't it?

Yep Clintons got me too Blizy saw a card to mummy from your little angel and I just couldn't stop the tears. Went to the florist to pick out some nice flowers to take to Erin's garden on Sunday and realised it was all the wrong way round Big hugs Blizy and everyone xxxxx

We must have seen the same card! I know it is so wrong but I'm sure our baby girls
Will be with us on sunday. X

Big hugs to all the wonderful people here, and a few deep breaths. We can do this together. As someone said - we have already been through the worst. We are mummies to the most beautiful, loved children in the world, even if that world feels like it is upside down...

razz hope you are ok and getting snuggly with your baby.

We are going to the baby garden tom at the crem where we had the service for grace, cannot believe that a whole year has passed already.

Big hugs for everyone and will be thinking of you all and our angels on Sunday xxx

((((((((hugs)))))))))) to everyone, I havnt been in the card shops yet, I think I might make my mum a card, but we shall see if I have time. Im trying to keep busy, going to hte pub tomorrow to watch the rugby with the lads! And then sunday I will take out my mum to the cinema and try nto enjoy my mum and keep it at that, not sure how hard its going to be.

The candle will be out again for Grace tomorrow shakey I hope the day is gentle for you, and I hope the snuggles from Rose will help you through the day.

Shakey- I will be thinking of you and grace tomorrow. I hope you have a peaceful day. X

TOo Ella also lost more than 10%, I think she lost 13% and went down to 5lbs 1oz but did regain a few ounces. She was allowed home before she regained her birth weight so it wasn't a huge issue. Yep she's 40 weeks tomorrow :o Sounds like Maia is feeding well, it's totally normal to feed often when they're so little :)

razz I hope you have your lovely baby now :)

whatever the dress you bought sounds like a good step :) What's it like?

fan I dreamt that you were pregnant last night, I can't remember much about the dream, just that you were. Hope you're feeling a little better today xx

shakey if you think she's not latched properly, do de-latch her and try again, it'll save any pain and she won't feed properly otherwise so may get frustrated and feed longer etc.

Angel funny how time passes, I remember when you'd just given birth and now you're nearly weaning!

spilt sounds lovely :) I had visions of watching box sets during night feeds but I end up browsing on my phone and playing words with friends etc at the moment! I am always starving though so am tempted to do the same regarding snacks. Drinking loads of water too

I've not thought much about mother's day. My two boys are with their father this weekend (dd1 doesn't see much of him and never stays) so it'll be a bit odd on the morning. Have to be up early too so, not much lying in either. I want to see Scarlett and take her some flowers too, it'll certainly be an odd day. Ella weighs almost exactly what Scarlett did at the moment too :(

cheese really! how strange, hope its a good omen. I am on CD6 at the moment and still bleeding, hoping it goes by tomorrow otherwise will have to crack open the stop the af drugs! I am feeling better, DH has been amazing, paid for me to have my hair cut today, and took me out for lunch! Ive just been playing with the rat babies, so Im in a good mood tonight.

My baby boy is finally here!! Samuel was born at 0934 this morning weighing in at 5lb15 and of course is totally gorgeous. Did have to spend a few hours in SCBU with his breathing but is back with me now. Has a cannula in bless him for antibiotics. I am up and about now though obviously very sore. Can't stop staring at him, there is no way I will be able to sleep. Am just so totally delighted, smitten in fact. Thank you so much for your thoughts xx

razz congratulations! Welcome to the world Samuel. Enjoy your cuddles.