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just going to bed now but......my friend let me know tonight that if her baby dont come by next Friday thenbecause of her blood pressure they will induce her....so within the next week or so days she will have had her lovely wee baby and I will be able to let you all know whats what!!! I thank you all for your messages of support to both myself as her friend and for her as the mummy who is about to go thru everything!........

Jill, It must have been a huge shock for your friends to be told about their baby's state of health. As I know from my own experience, blood pressure can be cause for serious concern during pregnancy, even without the baby also having problems. I hope very sincerely that things turn out for the best for your friends and their baby and that they don't suffer too much heartache. Very best wishes to them all. CB >|<

have just heard that my friend had a wee boy last night at 6.10pm. They have called him Samuel James and he weighed in at 8lb 3ozs. The only info regarding his health so far is that his legs are very badly deformed, as is his spine and there are organ problems (dont know what exactly yet though). He did pass water apparently tho which is a good sign, but there are also problems with his back passage. They have moved on to the Sick Kids and he will get his first operation tomorrow. Friend had a fairly easy birth and her blood pressure has dropped to a more normal level and she has gone to the sick kids with Sam. Will keep everyone updated as I get more news on his progress. Congratulations to G and M on the birth of their wee boy Samuel!! So pleased he is here. Jill x x

Oh bless ............ I hope he holds on and goes from strength to strength. (((HUGS))) to them all xxxxxxxx

Awww Welcome to the world little Samuel Much Love Jan n Rick xx Sending luv to you Jill too hun xx

I hope things aren't as bad as first thought. There but the grace of God go I. June xx

Bless him. Though they do such wonderful things nowadays. Hope things improve. Germaine x

Welcome little Samuel! Hope he gets stronger and stronger! Marie x

i send my thoughts to you and your friends and of course little sam, keep strong little man, fight all you can

thank you for each and every message from the very start....its given me strength to be able to support my friend in this trying time for all concerned. Fingers crossed that with a healthy birth weight it will give wee Sam more strength to fight!!

Positive thoughts to you Jill and to the new parents. Hope Samuel goes from strength to strength. Love to all Maureen xxxx

Fingers crossed for the wee fella and his family that he does well , and for you Jill as their support XXX

I'm so pleased he's safely delivered! Let's hope he receives the very best of care at the hospital now and for all his future treatment. Congratulations to the new parents! xx

Hope that they will be able to him liitle Samuel. Sending positive thoughts. Anna x

please be there for your friend and dont pity her. i too had a similar thing happened,i had a bleed at 8 months and had a scan and had scan after scan describing all different conditions including hydachephalis(water on the brain).i too was offered a termination(still had to give birth )but i refused,this baby was mine no-matter what. when i look back thing i went on auto pilot!! anyway they sent me to manchester for an indepth scan(they scan baby inside you)and the baby had 'agenesis of corpus callosum' it means the central part of babys brain was missing(it sends messages across from one side to another)they gave me worse senario baby couldnt dance,play piano,hold a knife and fork, worst thing was i already had a boy and they were 95% sure this baby was a girl.anyway as it affected her brain i opted for a caesarian. i never let her sit in a corner i prompted her to do anything she could the doctors were amazed.she is now( in 2 wks) gonna be 10 yrs old and she dances, plays the piano ,eats with a knife and fork ,swims ,and is a green belt in karate,doctors can get it wrong or if not you will be amazed what babys can do when you push them that little bit.i hope all the best for her as i know people tried to feel sorry for me but when they have healthy babies you cant see how they know how you feel.take care shelly

Shelly....I'm delighted that your daughter can do all the things you have mentioned and am sure she will go on to achieve even more with the strength and support that she has with a loving mummy. I'm delighted for my friend that her wee baby Sam made it through the birth as that was in doubt for a while.....I dont pity her but share in her and her familys joy at the birth of a new life. Doctors do sometimes get things wrong so all we can do is pray that Sam will make good progress and grow into a lovely wee lad x

Jill, Thanks for updating us on baby Samuel. I am glad he had a safe arrival. Please send all my best wishes and remember I am here is needed for advice or even just a chat. Samuel is just a lovely name, I am sure he will go from strength to strength. Just like the baby I told you all about in the links I provided a week or so ago. He too was called Samuel and is now a 6 year old. Samuel and his parents are in my thoughts. Regards Fi x

Im so glad hes been safely born, God Bless all of you. Roxanne xx

You wait and see Jill, the little one will be a marvel, any of us who are born with disabilities of any kind, try that much harder, but we achieve great things in the end. Welcome little man and Congrats to you all. M.

Glad to hear of Sam`s birth and hope that things turn out well for him. Congrats to Mum and Dad , Love , Rosalyn xxxxx