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J9
	Age: 30 Country: UK Province/region: England City: London Partner: husband Children: Yes, 1 Pregnant: Please select Due date: 09 0 ,0000 Occupation: Psychologist
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Hi everyone, my name is Janine. Thanks for stopping by my page.

My husband and I became the very proud parents of a beautiful baby girl,

Madeleine Grace

on the 4th February 2009.

Maddy came into our lives almost exactly one year after the very sad loss of our first pregnancy...

Sadly our first baby had to go to heaven at 13 weeks. We discovered at our scan that our little bub had Anencephaly, a fatal neural tube defect which causes the head and brain not to form - a condition totally incompatible with life. We therefore had no choice but to say goodbye to our little bundle of joy and opt for a d&c on the 29th February. Our hearts were broken by this terrible experience.

We now have an Angel in heaven and we have taken many blessings from the 3 months our little baby had with us. That little person will always have a special place in our hearts.

Maddy is truely a blessing, we are so grateful to have her share our lives and we know she has an angel watching over her in heaven.

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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roosa - Wednesday, 18 November
Janine, sorry to hear you have been sick. Are you all feeling better now? Yes, I will try and take it easy. Modified bed rest or something like that. Need to keep that baby in my womb as long as possible. xox

roosa - Tuesday, 17 November
Just got my test results back and they are negative, yay! That means the risks of anything happening the next 2-3 weeks are very minimal. I am contemplating whether or not to basically go on bed rest though, since my cervix is still shortening. My own doctor is not a fan of bed rest, but so many sites say it may prevent early labor when you have incompetent cervix. After all the baby is pushing less down on the cervix when you are off your feet. My mom arrived yesterday and is here for 7 weeks, so that is good. It means that either way I can take it easier. I am also waiting to hear back from my doctor about whether or not we can do progesterone injections which is known to help prevent preterm labor. I can't thank everyone enough for the kind and encouraging comments you sent me after my last post. I was so touched by the friendships I have here and so thankful for the prayers. Much love, Karin

roosa - Tuesday, 17 November
Dear friends, please pray for me and baby. I had an extra ultrasound today that I personally requested because is has been 8 weeks since they checked my cervix. I am funneling - meaning my cervix is getting shorter. It is now about 2.7 whereas it was 3.5 8 weeks ago. Studies have shown that women with a cervix shorter than 2.5 has a 50% chance of going into early labor. My doctor took a swap to test for Fetal Fibronectin, a protein that is produced when the body is preparing for labor. I should have the test results by the end of the day. If they are positive there is a 15% chance I will go into labor the next 2 weeks. Please pray it will be negative!! Either way they will be keeping a close eye on me and I will have another ultrasound in two weeks. I am so glad I followed my heart and requested this extra scan, even if I don't have any labor symptoms. Of course I am anxiously waiting for these results - it will be a long afternoon. Please pray for me. xox Karin

sleepyem - Monday, 9 November
hey thanks! I'm kind of too tired to think about it, which is why he was in bed with us all last night, I knew we'd have a better night that way... I know we're getting into such bad habits and I don't know how we're going to get back to normal, I can't face a night of 2hrs screaming...! I suppose we'll find a way... after this I think we definitely need to look at cutting night feeds but I also think when they're sick he prob needs more? hey I meant to say too about germs - try not to be too hung up on them - babies are meant to grow up surrounded by germs - builds strong immune systems! ralph eats dirt and sand and our house is so unhygenic, but he is very robust!

minkymoo78 - Monday, 9 November
Thank you so much, going to have a look at that now x

roosa - Thursday, 5 November
Janine, thanks for your kind comment on my picture, I appreciate it. xox

elizabethw - Thursday, 5 November
your baby is adorable, love your pictures!

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