Emmsy's ladies - 4 years of weebling - still going strong!

[4everhopeful]

Here's to us ladies! Proud to be part of this - onwards and upwards..

Happy birthday Dolly. Hope you're being Queen for today and eating LOTS of cake xx

To add to the subject from the other day of our dc's being big & clever, I asked dd2 today what does 'Mummy' begin with & she said, "P for poo-poo"

Hope everyone is well & hibernating in slankets.... brrrrrrrrrrr.

Hi ladies :)
Back from a little sojourn up north. My little niece is divine and soooo tiny. She is 3.5 weeks old and still only weighs 7lb7oz!! ie, still smaller than my smallest baby's birthweight.. not fair!!

Belated happy birthday to the lovely Dolly...saw her cake on instagram, looked amazing!! Did you do it??

Sorry, short post...about to attempt cookie-making with ds1.. catch ya later xxx

MLS your DD has a real way with words

Cupcake she sounds gorgeous. DH made me turn over 'one born' the other night because I was looking wistful

Thank goodness it's Friday. Happy weekend!

OMG!!!! Moon is pregnant!!!!!! not long till your scan now. I'm so pleased!

And 4ever is pregnant too! Wow you've all been very busy whilst I've been gone.

Of course I knew about MrsKate! Yay!

I hope you are all keeping well. Oh yes, just remembered I name changed a few months back. I'm Gracie.

Happy birthday to Dolly for yesterday!

Moon, at 20 weeks with my DD you still could tell I was pregnant, even with my clothes on. With DS I was the size of a small building!!! You'll probably have to do some last minute shopping for the wedding once you know what size to get. eBay is great for second hand maternity wedding outfits. I bought a few for under a tenner and they all looked new.

Hey there gracie/remindmewhatsleepis liking the name change! Very apt I've been awake since 5am Yes! I'm finally pregnant again too! Been a very wobbly road to get to this stage.. officially halfway on monday, nothing short of a miracle... However right back to anxiety central these last few days, sleepless nights and paranoia, really achey sore bump and pains, freaked me out massively, been laid up on sofa almost constantly and scared to move, feels better when I'm still, called day assessment unit yesterday, was debating going for a check up, dopplers not even reassured like it had been cos worrying something else was wrong that couldn't pick up, but midwife at unit was lovely and reminded me if it was something bad it would be constant pain that didn't go when i was still, and would be getting worse... Was also worried about it being the weekend, didn't realise they were open 10-5 still, but most importantly if there was a problem out of hours, then i could go to the delivery suite even though you're meant to be 20wks+, im only 2days. away from that afterall.. obviously at this stage I'm still very much in no man's land, (remembering my 20wk saturday night dash to the delivery suite with Summer) just need to get past these next 3/4 wks to the 'viable' stage.... please god.. Hopefully as midwife said just trying to relax a bit, and destress will help, as being all tense probably hasn't helped.... I keep just laying still willing him to move....

Its been a really crappy few days, and am now really overly conscious and paranoid to even post on here...

......ok have felt I shouldn't say anything, as am really paranoid that everyone feels the same as barbie and my talking of my miscarriages makes uncomfortable reading...

......but, I just wanted to mark on here that today is the edd for the baby I lost in June...

.....Im not asking for any sympathy or even acknowledgment.. Its just I always previously felt this is the one place I could mark edd's/anniversaries, without judgement or awkwardness, amongst likeminded women that had gone through the same thing and understood....

....I know we all remember in our own different ways, some don't remember the dates anymore, some do...

It doesn't mean I'm living in the past constantly dwelling... Barbie & i think a few others, have tattoos as a constant daily reminder of their angel babies, I consciously choose not to remember my babies daily, but do remember dates..

Obviously the actual due date of a baby we've just lost, and would of been giving birth to or currently cradling, I'm sure anyone can accept is ok to remember and acknowledge..

.....sorry to bring the thread down...

Oh god I wished Id not said anything now, just bleating on trying to justify myself makes me seem severely emotionally unstable! I'm not, honest!

Id actually only been reminded of this edd cos inevitably I knew of someone that shared it, and they went into labour on thursday... I don't think id have realised otherwise...

Just been an emotional and wobbly week cos of my aches and pains and pregnancy anxieties freaking me out, and what went on on here has gutted me tbh and made me a bit paranoid!

Morning 4ever. Sorry you are feeling so weebly and hugs for your lost one's EDD. As you say, we all remember differently.
It's 4 years today since my lost one stopped growing though I knew nothing about it for another 3 weeks. Feels kind of ironic that I have the period from hell today...
For me the dates are an acknowlednent that he existed although I obviously think of him at other times. It helps to think that he made way because I was supposed to have H in my life. Anyway, wasn't going to post this but thought it might help you today.

There are sadly no guarantees for this one, but he's so far doing really well and there's no indication that there's anything wrong. We all understand that you won't relax until he's safely in your arms - and then there'll be the millions of parenting weebles that everyone has after that! Try to remember that he sleeps a lot of the time just now as he's a growing boy and he still has plenty of room so you won't feel all his movements yet. Aches and pains are normal as you know but it can sometimes be harder if you're just sitting still. I'd say keep gently busy and distract yourself as much as possible. xx

4ever! Stop it! Now! Breathe!

This is the perfect place to remember your lost little baby. This thread was always going to have its tough times, its a difficult group of people to mix; mums with varying numbers of healthy babies, with pregnant mums, recent miscarriages and those who have never had the joy of holding their own baby. There will always be people reading other posts and sitting crying then pretending to give a positive response.

I remember when I was trying to conceive after my miscarriage, I was away on holiday and checking the thread in an Internet cafe. 2 of the others who were well into healthy pregnancies were discussing the benefits of different prams. I just sat there sobbing my heart out, looking a complete idiot I'm sure.

If only someone could have shown me back then how happy things have turned out for me now.

4ever, you look after yourself today.

Thank you lovelies...

Neeko (((hugs))) to you too today for your LLO... You are so very right, and totally totally agree, our LLOs made way and set the path for our beautiful children who are destined to be with us in our lives... thank god for them...

Yes, ill be anxious til this little fella is (please god) in my arms, but bless him he's moving round like a goodun now this morning thank god! Still a bit achey tho

Remindme thank you too, so poignant and right, we will always all be at different stages of our journeys and one of our joys will inevitably be someone else's pain... so long as we all remember that, hold hands and stick together well be ok I'm sure... (barbie that goes to you, please come back, i don't want to not be friends, its too sad...)

Good post remind me. Welcome back!

4ever if you cant remember your lost lo's on here then where can you, as you say, we all understand and although we all remember differently, we of course completely empathise and want you to share you feelings so we can help you. This is the one place where you can say whatever needs to be said. I always remember the dates of mine, so I don't forget their little existences, I have no physical reminders, no scan pics, its as if they were never here and that hurts, so I like to have my own quiet time so they know they're never forgotten. I think about them every single day, its hard not to as everything reminds me what could have been....

I'm a proper weebly mess too, I so want this one to be for keeps and I get cross with myself for not daring to believe this is the one. Every twinge makes me stop dead in my tracks and think is this it, all over again. As the others have said, you have to try to distract yourself, but I know that's not easy. You've come a long way, and everything's looking good so far, so there's no reason why anything should happen, and as neeko said he's just sleeping and is busy growing to get a good start in life.

Welcome back remindme nice to see you

Oh Moon of course you are weebling. Try to remember that twinges and pains are all part of a normal pregnancy. It's really hard, I know, but we're all 100% behind you and cheering this baby on.

Oh moon my lovely, I know excactly where you're coming from on both counts.. Before Summer my memories of my LLO's and their dates were the closest thing I had to actually being a mummy, and when you're so desperate to be one, that means everything.. Of course you will always remember them.. And, yes, there will be constant reminders that make sure you do as well sadly...

Of course, as well, its sooooooo natural to be a big weebly mess! (totally get that too!) and too chastise yourself and be annoyed for not daring to believe, but then be so s* scared that you just daren't but then feel guilty you don't, and so on! All we can do is squeeze your hand everso everso tightly, let you know we all understand, pray and be super positive on your behalf... This little beansa strong'un for you, thats why he waited (or she!) Roll on the 11th, 2wks and counting.. an eternity I know, but weeble whenever you need too, cos we are all here rooting for you and as Neeks said, cheering this baby on alongside you... Enormous hugs xxxx

Thank you for being so sweet and reassuring to me when you're weebling yourself! We will weeble together, picking each other up as we go xxxx

MrsKate needs all your hands to hold and a good deal of praying. Can you all do that for me?

She's been in hospital, they have scanned her and weren't able to find her Bean, too many burst cysts around. Her HCG levels seem good though. She's having more blood tests tomorrow and another scan next week.

Thinking of you mrskate, positive vibes coming your way.

remindme how many weeks is she now? I'm hoping its very early days that's why bean cat be seen.

I think im 5 weeks + 5 today xxx

here's my hand mrskate maybe you just have a shy bean, hope everything is ok

thank you 4ever and neeko for being lovely

to rumours

Fingers crossed mrskate that's it's just too small to see just now xx

Have everything crossed for you Mrskate

Crossing everything for you too mrskate, I'm almost certain in my 6th pregnancy i had a scan around 5&1/2wks & only saw a sac & no bean, went back a wk later & there was bean! My epu won't scan til your 7wks now to be certain of seeing something... Also with this pregnancy I've been moved forward a whole 9days, so despite being quite sure of dates, there's always room for a bit of give and take! Hopefully that's a bit of reassurance you can definitely hold onto hon... x