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TTC After a Loss
Ella's tree (kind of long)
I just went to Target to pick up a few things. I LOVE Target. Going in there is a trigger for me. I always imagined shopping with my baby there. I don't know why...other than the fact that I love shopping there and I always see moms shopping with their babies in the cart when I go there. And I spent so much time in the baby section once we found out we were pregnant. Anyway, I went to the Christmas section and the first thing I see were the baby's first ornaments and stockings. I had one of those moments when I was forcing back tears. I want to be buying her one of those SO bad.
Then I saw a little white tree with a red star on top. I bought it and some ornaments for it. I decided I am going to decorate it and put it at her grave. I am going to tell my family they can bring an ornament to put on there for her if they want to. And we can do it every year for her. It makes me feel better to include her in the holidays. And I figured when she has brothers or sisters, they can pick an ornament out for her each year too.
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Re: Ella's tree (kind of long)
BFP #1 5/2010 - Missed m/c at 8 weeks
BFP #2 2/2011
Baby G welcomed with love and relief 10/2011
Surprise BFP 1/8/2013...say what? Baby A arrived 9/2013
Motherhood is not for wimps
Oh my gosh that is so sweet I am actually crying reading this.
Good for you for turning something painful into the start of a wonderful tradition and memorial for Ella. That is a wonderful idea and I'm sure it will mean a lot to your family, you and future LOs.
As bizarre and messed up as this sounds, sometimes I wish I had a late enough loss that I would have known my baby's sex, given him or her a name, or had ashes or a grave or something to prove my baby was ever real. I think what happened to me was easier than what a lot of you went through, but I also think it's nice that you have pictures and names and memorials to help celebrate your LOs.
BFP 1: 3/19/10 Loss: 7/9/10
BFP 2: 12/28/10
My Blog: Losing Sylvia
"I'm not telling you it's gonna be easy. I'm telling you it's gonna be worth it." -Art Williams
"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
BFP #2 EDD September 30, 2012 ~ natural m/c 5w4d
broken hearted, changed forever
Dx: MFI- 3% morph
IUIs: Gonal-F + Ovidrel + b2b IUI= BFNs
IVF with ICSI= BFP! EDD 11/25/11
3/18- Beta #1 452! 3/20- Beta #2 1,026!! 3/27- First u/s- TWINS!
Our twin boys arrived at 36w5d due to IUGR and a growth discordance
Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.
That doesn't sound bizarre to me at all. I often think about that and you ladies that had an early loss. I am so thankful for the memories I have. ((hugs))
BFP #2 - EDD 2/26/12 M/C 6/28/11 @ 5w2d
BFP #3 - EDD 4/7/12 M/C 8/2/11 @ 4w2d
Too beautiful for this earth
BFP #4 - EDD 12/09/12, Lucille arrived 11/26/12
This!! I saw a beautiful pink tree at Walmart yesterday. I don't think we'll put ornaments on it, but I think we'll take a tree over. Auroras special tree.
Thank you for sharing. I hope you don't mind me stealing it.
Aurora Rose born sleeping at 35w on 4-21-10
BFP#2 {Almond} - 2.1.11 EDD 10.12.11 C/P 2.11.11
I don't mind at all:)
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BFP #3 via cancelled IUI ~ C (2lb 3oz; HELLP) 5/16/11
BFP #4 via the natural (free!) way ~ E (8lb 11oz) 9/13/12
I am tearing up reading this. It is so sweet and such a neat idea. I love the future brothers and sisters picking out an ornament each year. I love this idea and I think I might steal it from ya
{{{HUGS}}}
***Oh and Target is my trigger too. I go there intending to buy one thing and usually come out with a cart full. My BF knows when I go there I am spending some money lol.
What an absolutely beautiful and wonderful idea. I, too, have tears in my eyes.
I think maybe I'll also steal your idea...
Huge ((hugs))