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BabyKiwi
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Topic: Winters coming..... Posted: 25 April 2008 at 11:08pm |
My darling Emily,
The winter is coming and I think of you more and more with each day that heads to winter. Although you died during the winter back in Scotland. I still think about my beautiful Ava and how I am coping.
I am starting to get scared that I will lose her the same way I lost you! I know deep in my heart that she is fine but it doesn't stop me worrying. I don't want cot death to take another daughter from me!
When I found out that I was pregnant again, I wasn't sure how I felt but after Ava was born I realised that I was very happy but also very sad.
I know that where ever you are, you are watching over us protecting your half sister.
There isn't a day that goes by that I don't think about you and imagine what you would be like if you were still with me.
My biggest regret was not cuddling you every moment that I wanted to! I cuddle and kiss Ava every chance I get.
I want to thank you also for allowing me to see what is important in life!
I love you my darling daughter
Love
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my2angels
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Posted: 26 April 2008 at 7:58am |
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Posted: 26 April 2008 at 8:18am |
Super big hugs, I agree your angel will be watching and protecting her little sister.
Take care
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Posted: 26 April 2008 at 8:56am |
Oh donna! I didnt know!!!! Big hugs....you are a brave woman and strong. Your little girl must be looking down on you giving you that strength.
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Posted: 26 April 2008 at 10:16am |
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BabyKiwi
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Posted: 26 April 2008 at 11:05am |
My2angels, it's been 10 years, although I had Emily with a different partner. Ava was at the roughly the same age in January this year as Emily was when she died.
You deal with it and then all the feelings come flooding back when you are pregnant. I remember hoping and praying that it was a girl I had. Strange it may seem but I wanted to deal with the emotions.
The best thing you can do for your friends is be there for them, let them talk about their little one. Don't tell them they should move on as I have realised that you deal with it but you never move on!
I look at Ava and try to imagine what Emily would have been like, it's quite hard as Ava has a completely different personality.
It's funny as I remember back not long after it happened and the Doc saying to us (my ex and I) that if we survive this we could survive anything. At the time I thought he was talking about our marriage but no he was talking about us as individuals.
The hardest part is surviving. You are caught between a rock and a hard place. You want to tell people what happened but you don't want the pity. It's a tough one dealing with peoples reactions. I told my closet friends about what happened and they have been very supportive. The family not so but thats a whole different story!!
Nikki, it's not that I didn't want you to know but you don't know how people will react, I have had friends back in Scotland that wouldn't let me near their kids incase I gave them something. Sad, but true!
In a way by doing this, I am putting myself out there, hopefully it help other people to realise that there is life after death! I am using the support of this website to help deal with some of the issues I have and remind myself that I am not alone, that everyone has their problems.
Thanks everyone for your support and words of comfort!
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Posted: 26 April 2008 at 12:27pm |
Hey, all I can say is GOOD ON YOU!!!!! I hope I never have to go through something as big as this but if I do I hope I handle it as well as you!
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Posted: 26 April 2008 at 2:46pm |
Thanks Nikki!!
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Posted: 27 April 2008 at 12:37pm |
Big hugs to you and Ava and baby Emily
A friend of mine lost her wee boy to SIDS Feb 12 06, a few weeks before I got preg with the gremlins and she found out a few weeks later again that she was pregnant too. Funny the things our bodies do, she had been fully breastfeeding K and I guess the contraceptive effect of it stopped pretty suddenly when he passed.
She had a wee girl about 4 weeks after the gremlins were born and man oh man it was hard seeing her those first few months, she was so anxious and stressed, she wouldn't let baby sleep almost coz she was too afraid even with an Angelcare and an apnoea monitor. I remember the day that her girl hit the age that K was when he passed away, it was like a huge weight lifted off her. We have a special photo of Maya and K in her room and we talk about him often, even tho my friend's older children are closer to Maya in age and she never really played with K coz he was just a baby, she knows all about T and J's angel baby brother.
Anyway, sorry for the threadjack, just wanted to share that you are totally not alone and that I admire the strength and courage it takes for you to be able to have another child after experiencing such a devastating loss.
Big hugs!
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BabyKiwi
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Posted: 27 April 2008 at 12:42pm |
Thanks Emma!
It is comforting to know that I'm not alone!
Don't mind anyone thread-jacking.
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Posted: 27 April 2008 at 2:56pm |
Big hugs to you, hun
I totally agree with the doctor. To lose anyone that is so dear to you is hard, but it does make you a stronger person for it.
Big ups to you for being such a strong woman and a great Mummy!
Ava is gorgeous and a blessing.
I couldn't imagine going through it myself, but I only hope I can handle any tough situations that come my way with as much grace as you have
Thinking of you
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Posted: 27 April 2008 at 10:08pm |
May the winter bring you ...
warm nights cuddled by the fire; hot chocolates overflowing with marshmellows; puddle-jumping in gummies; clouds of breath on frosty mornings; rainbows after rain and ...
many beautiful and wonderful memories of Emily
and to you and your family
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BabyKiwi
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Posted: 08 May 2008 at 9:08pm |
Thanks Simone.
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Posted: 09 May 2008 at 7:51pm |
Big hugs mate - you are amazing. x x
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Posted: 03 June 2008 at 7:21pm |
Mummies Angel
A Poem Dedicated To My Daughter Chaelo Ava
For all the smiles I’ll never see
For all the places you will not be
For all the ‘boo boos’ I can not kiss
For all the birthdays I will miss
For all the booties you’ll never wear
For all the giggles I’ll never hear
For all the words you’ll never say
For all the games you’ll never play
For all the steps you’ll never take
For all the nights you’re not awake
For all the balls you’ll never throw
For all the years you’ll never know
For all the cuddles never shared
For you, my angel, I have cared.
Love Always Mummy
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