Not borrowing trouble ahead of time, just enjoying each day with Beatrice.

[cupofteaplease]

Thanks to Thumbwitch for inspiring the title of this new thread.

I will do my very best to minimise my worrying about the future as none of us know what it holds. For now, it's all about celebrating Beatrice's life today, every day.

As always, please feel free to follow us on our journey, and thank you in advance for the wonderful advice I am bound to receive from fellow parents, of SN children or otherwise.

Here's to a positive, uneventful thread!

Hi Cup, I haven't posted since your first thread but have been lurking and thinking of you and your lovely family. Felt compelled to post when I read about your experience in A&E... as another poster said Bea clearly got the mummy she needed. You are incredibly strong and a beautiful example of the strength of a mother's love. thank you for sharing your journey on here, you and Bea are truly inspirational.

Really struggling (and failing) not to cry here too Cup.

You are all just so bloody brave.

Anyway, glad things have improved and hope you are home soon.

x Kate

Hi, I've been lurking here on and off for some time (last summer I contributed to the wooly garland) and I just wanted to let you know I'm about 25 mins from Oxford. I realise you don't know me from Adam but I can drop stuff off /deliver chocolate / whatever, if your family is unavailable. Or chat

Just say the word!

How are you all today, Cup?

Morning cup, just popping in to see how you're doing this morning?

I was in tears reading your post and then in tears again when I read it out loud to my DH. He said Bea must have a lot of strength and I think you both do. Thank goodness for that doctor and your connection with your little Bea. Hoping she is back on the up now and that you're discharged soon.

We're home!

When the registrar looked in her ears he said one was swollen and red, so he thought her high temperature might be down to an ear infection. So she's come home on a treatment dose of her usual antibiotic.

I forgot to mention, but the ambulance crew cut Beatrice's clothes off at the hospice I realised when I found a butchered playsuit in her bag. My mum took it home, and when I got back today, I realised she had fixed it, replacing the straps with those from one of the girls' old vests. Then she painstakingly darned the rip in the chest, and covered over the ruined embroidery with some embroidery of her own. I think that's own for the memory box.

Sorry for making some people cry.

Great that you are home and what a lovely Mum you have .

Just shows you have every strength to protect your baby whenever necessary. Hope all those medics remember that amazing effect you had forever.

You don't have to apologise for making us cry. We cry because we care and we are all with you.

Oh your mum is brilliant, definitely one for the memory box.

I wanted to ask before but with everything going it skipped my mind but how is your brother getting on now?

Cup you know you can text or phone me when you are in Oxford! Please don't ever feel alone again, I can be at the hospital in 10 minutes!

I have only just read the update about Bee being taken into Oxford Children's Hospital, I am gutted I did not read it sooner, I would have visited you & brought you food & supplies.

Please, you have my mobile number, promise to get in touch if you ever need me x

Ignore the appalling English in that last paragraph!

We cry because we care! We care because we are priveledged enough to be allowed on this journey with you, Beatrice and the teaset.

I'm so glad your home, sorry to hear Beatrice has an ear infection .

Your mum sounds fab too btw

Goodness, I had my heart in my mouth reading your account of Bea's experience in A&E. You are one AMAZING tiger mummy, cup !!

Do take the local MNers up on their offer to bring supplies and a friendly smile to you in hospital. I'm not nearby but if I was, I would be so pleased to help out and I'm sure it would be their privilege and pleasure to visit you.

Onward and upward, brave, beautiful Bea.

Glad you are home x

Thank you all. Galaxy I did consider texting you, but I was in such a down mood, I couldn't bear to inflict myself on anyone else, it wouldn't have been fair!

BB3 Thanks for asking, my brother started his chemo on Wednesday. He said it was ok, aprat from making him do a red wee! But he was sick yesterday and is on a cocktail of medication. The doctor has signed him off for 8 weeks. He remains resigned, but optimistic. It must run in the family.

Cup, if you need me in future, text me. If you don't feel like seeing me, I can at least do a food drop off. I do totally understand if you don't want to see me, but just need some stuff dropping off x

I'm glad the treatment has started and it's all progressing - keeping my fingers crossed for him xXx

Hi Cup. I have never posted on your thread before but I have been following you and Bea since your first thread. I'm glad to hear that you are home now. Best wishes xx

Your Mum sounds delightful. It must run in the family.

So it was an ear infection. Bless her sweet heart.

Much love to all the teaset. I really don't know how you cope.

You're home :) Wonderful news x

Cup, I have sent you a PM.

So glad that you got there, they listened and Bea is showing her fighting spirit.

Please don't apologise for making some of us cry, I really do feel priviledged to read of your journey with Bea and your family and I'm grateful that you take time to update. I remember your post so long ago right before she was born, on the pregnancy board, I was pregnant at the same time although not as far along as you were. Yours and Bea's story touches so many people and it makes me grateful every day for my own daughter now she's arrived.
I'm so glad you're back home and am hoping now for an uneventful few weeks for all of you.
Good luck with Tea for Bea tomorrow, wish I could be there to eat lots of cake and meet Bea but you're too far away and I fear I'd probably drown her in postnatal tears. It's all just hormones