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27 x 3

Every year my husband and I spend a couple of weeks at the end of June in France.  The 27th June 2009 was the last day of our holiday.  I was 7 weeks pregnant, but on our last morning, as … Continue reading

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A letter to Lily Allen

Last night my husband and I watched Riches to Rags.  The programme was about Lily Allen and her sister setting up their business, but during the programme Lily lost her baby.  Watching the pain and devastation poor Lily went through, … Continue reading

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Our forever baby…

I am so happy to announce the birth of Lili Frances.  Born 14th Jan after a 4 hour labour, weighing in at 5lbs 7oz.  We are so over the moon that we can finally hold our baby in our arms. … Continue reading

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Please light a candle at 7pm local time for all the angels

Today is Worldwide Baby Loss Awareness.  Please light a candle at 7pm local time to create a wave of light across the world in memory of the babies that have been lost. Today would also have been the due date … Continue reading

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A little update…

Just a little recap on the story so far… 3 miscarriages in the last 2 years. Medical conditions: Graves’ Disease – Auto immune thyroid disorder Positive for Lupus Anticoagulant or APU – Auto immune disorder thought to be the reason … Continue reading

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Good news to share

It’s been a while since I last posted an update, but I’ve been wanting to post for ages! In  the last post I talked about the new fertility treatment that we were going to try.  It turned out that we … Continue reading

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Fertility treatment options

Today we had the appointment with our fertility specialist.  He talked us through our various options going forward. The first option is to not do anything and see what happens.  I would be tempted to try this  but for the … Continue reading

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So what happens now?

I’ve just come back from a wonderfully relaxing holiday in Hong Kong.  We went away to the Mandarin Oriental spa and resort on Sanya whilst we were out there and I had hoped that the destressing spell of the place … Continue reading

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Mr Rai and the answer

I had my follow up appointment with Mr. Rai this evening.  I am positive for something called Lupus Anticoagulant.  Not to be confused with Lupus or SLE, it is an autoimmune condition that attacks the trophoblast (developing placenta).  What happens … Continue reading

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White feathers lined the platform

Today as I walked along the platform to get the train to work, I noticed that there were perfectly white, perfectly shaped white feathers lining the path I walk. I’d like to think that it is my angels offering comfort … Continue reading

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