Hi everyone and thanks for stopping by my page.
My name is Janine and I live in the UK with my lovely husband . We met in 1999 and got married in August 2004. We decided to take the plunge and try for a baby in December 2007 and hit the jackpot first time! We were absolutely over the moon and all was going well with the pregnancy until my 12 week scan on 25th Feb 08. In a devastating blow we discovered that our bub had Anencephaly, a fatal neural tube defect which causes the head and brain not to form - a condition incompatible with life. We had no choice but to say goodbye to our little bundle of joy and opt for a d&c on the 29th Feb. We were obviously crushed by our experience but are slowly getting back to normal. There are good days and bad days but the hardest thing of all is not knowing 'why' this happened to us...
Our Angel is now in heaven and we have taken many blessings from the 3 months our little baby had with us. What follows is a poem a lovely friend from this site sent to me. It brought comfort to me and I hope it will do the same for others who have experienced a loss.
I did not die young.
I lived the span of my
life in your body,
And within your love.
There are many who have
lived long lives
And have not been as
loved as me.
If you would honour me,
then speak my name,
And number me among
your family.
If you would honour me,
then try to live in love,
For in that love, I
live.
Never ever doubt that
we will meet again.
Until that happy day, I
will grow with God
And wait for you
If you are interested, all my updates are in my blog section on the right.
Best of Luck to everyone trying for a baby and Congratulations to all those with a little bundle of joy on the way!
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