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Lucy123 · 18/08/2002 18:18

Sorry about this _ I just have to rant to someone and my usual have-a-rant-to friends are all uncontactable for various reasons.

Today has been awful. DD has not napped properly at all (most unusual) and has been hungry all day. Have spent most of today feeding her or trying to coax her to sleep.

Also we've had a bit of a drain problem for a while now. Our house was designed by an idiot, who decided to route the sewage of 5 other houses though our basement. There is now a total blockage in the pipe that leaves our house. There was a semi-blockage before, we had the truck out and everything (after a long struggle trying to find the access point which was buried, not marked and totally not where the plan said it should be). They didn't fix it, but they did temporarily clear it. They said they could only fix it if we found the next access point (and there isn't one). Argggh!

Anyway the long and short of it is that we now have a very smelly pond in our garden, while we're waiting for the landlady to return. I shouldn't have agreed to wait, but now the problem is worse and we can't contact her, not to mention that we don't know who to call in anyway. Today the level of water (from 5 houses) was so high I had to syphon it off into the valley behind our house to avoid it contaminating the swimming pool. I am at a complete loss.

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Rhubarb · 02/09/2002 14:54

Rosy and Marina you are both so brave. Your little ones will never be forgotten. I am religious and I remember a lovely quote in the Bible (sorry, I don't know where or who wrote it) saying that before you were even in the womb God chose you. And Jesus himself said that even if a mother forgets her baby in the womb, God would never forget you. I am certain as can be that your children are with God in Heaven, as angels that will always look over you. You have two little guardian angels up there. I hope you can take some comfort from that.

Marina · 02/09/2002 18:44

It is lovely, isn't it Rhubarb. It's from Jeremiah, although I have to confess that I only know this because a very kind "on-call" priest said prayers for us all on the Sunday morning before I was discharged, and she used those very verses.
Rosy, thanks, I will take you up on that very kind offer and get in touch via Mumsnet. I think you can give me hope that things will get better than they are at the moment.
Thanks once again to everyone for your kind messages. The nice thing about Mumsnet is that there is such support at times like this, but elsewhere on the boards, life in all its richness goes on. I do visit Babyworld, Bloss, and am sure I will find lots of relevant support there, but first I have to sign myself out of its antenatal club. I have been putting this off and off.

bossykate · 02/09/2002 19:54

thinking of you, marina, look after yourself. hope work are being generous with time off.

mines · 02/09/2002 20:14

I'm very behind Marina, as I have only just picked up on this thread, but I wanted to echo (inadequately) what others have said.

My prayers are with you, your husband and little Thomas. I hope and pray life is kinder to you in the future.

Batters · 02/09/2002 21:46

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ionesmum · 02/09/2002 21:50

Marina and Rosy, your posts have moved me beyond words. When I was pregnant I was praying and I had an image of Jesus and my unborn baby playing together, and of my baby laughing with him and being surrounded by his love. Rhubarb has put it so well, Rosy and Thomas are with God in heaven and will always watch over you.

bundle · 03/09/2002 12:36

Marina, I'm so sorry to hear that Thomas died and glad to hear that you've been treated kindly and with dignity. Wishing you & your family lots of support and love, x

tigermoth · 04/09/2002 14:13

marina, can;t get my email to work, but just to say I am thinking of you

hugs tigermoth xx

Clarinet60 · 09/09/2002 23:25

Marina, I'm thinking of you too. Thomas is indeed a beautiful name and your little boy will always be with you. I know that what you have been through is a very different thing, but after my miscarriages I found something that really helped. A friend had sent me an Anne Geddes postcard to congratulate me on the pregnancy, and I put the little baby photos into a baby-frame. Beneath this, I framed a verse from Robbie Williams song last year:
'you were there for summer dreaming,
and you gave me what I need,
and I hope you find your freedom,
for eternity'.
These words seemed to express my feelings best, and it helped to have something tangible to focus on.

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