Feathering the empty nest

[AmberSpyglass]

Just don’t get why everyone is gushing over her page. I don’t follow her by the way - just know from what I’ve read here. I’d probably have done the same if I were her!

You’re in the Rave topic, that’s why posters say nice things.

 

[Bgr101]

Im delighted for her but the last post bowing out of instagram is a bit dramatic. I thought she made the same post couple weeks back. She should have bowed out a while back as she seems to have (understandably) been struggling.

 

[Noname123]

Ahh poor Carol! You guys are mean.

 

[Begborrowsteal]

FTEN is work. Consider is maternity leave, and her private account is just how we use ours.

 

[RumNCoke]

Every post she has done has made me well up. I'm so chuffed for them - she is a real class act as well declining gifts. What a breath of fresh air. Wishing them all the best

 

[bexgreen1983]

I cannot begin to imagine how anxious she must have been all the way through this pregnancy.... I really hope she gets her happy ending. Noone deserves it more

 

[Begborrowsteal]

Ohh So happy for her!

 

[Candycrush]

Welling up at that car story I do hope she won't be gone for too long on IG. Never been happier for a stranger to have a baby

 

[Enpen45]

I love gardening accounts. I follow loads of accounts that show of their gardens.

Call me boring, not even arsed


Just want to add this comment was replying to a comment about gardens being boring but it’s been deleted. It looks really random now

 

[Lynseyp]

*** It's a girl***, Ellie has posted she had her baby last week. I'm so happy for her. Many congrats

 

[Pinkii]

All her stories make me cry

I wish nothing but joy, health and Happiness for them all

 

[MrsHater]

Over time will 100% drop in the gifted bits and pieces, even though she said she won’t.

Oh god yeah, she’ll still be accepting gifts from The White Company and garden furniture sets, of course she will!

 

[Noname123]

I lost my first baby at 24 weeks so I relate to her a lot with all of the anxieties of a second pregnancy. Does anyone know when she’s due? I can’t wait to hear when the rainbow baby arrives.

If my calculations are correct, I think she is due next week. Also her blog post refers to her being in the “final days”. So I would say pretty soon!

I do hope she will announce the birth

So sorry for loss x

 

[Twatplait]

Hoping to see a return soon from Elle! Anyone heard anything?

 

[Beepbeepfiat500]

If she didn’t want to share any part of it, then she shouldn’t have announced it! She could have become a bit of a remote page of information for bereaved parents if that was the goal. But untimely, she’s still earning money off then book, the ads, the gifts etc. I find it all bit distasteful and double standards tbh

 

[Spider12]

Aww that’s lovely news I’m genuinely grinning from ear to ear So happy for her

 

[Bgr101]

I’m pretty sure she’s mentioned before that someone else was manning her DMs. I think this was around the time of her pregnancy announcement though. It must be difficult trying to support others while still grieving your own loss.

Of course it is, but then dont put yourself out there. What did she really expect.

 

[Candycrush]

All the other pregnant instagrammers must not be enjoying her chat about gifts and freebies right now

Her chum Cara must be feeling a bit awkward.

 

[Lreb88]

Even excluding what’s she’s been through, if she’s buying them herself then what’s the problem? I want one for my son and like others say, it will go in his memory box, I don’t particularly care that it’s the one item that can’t be reused by another baby.
I doubt that she’s concerned currently with what she’ll do about recycling clothes for another baby and is just happy to have this one safely earth side.

You’re talking about one though and keeping one as a keepsake is lovely but she has 4 or 5 I think, all in the same size which does seem a tad excessive. Completely up to her if that’s what she wants to spend her money on but I don’t think people are being harsh or overly critical to point out that most people couldn’t afford to do that.

 

[Spider12]

I do get what you are both saying and I know it’s a rave thread but you aren’t being vicious or nasty about Elle unnecessarily like others on have previously (and that’s what really irritates me ). Pregnancy after loss is such a strange mix of emotions, I was absolutely beside myself with happiness when my second little boy was born healthy after my first boy died at 18 weeks But, I was not prepared for the strange and overwhelming emotions I felt and tbh I did some out of character things which at the time was totally normal to me but looking back wasn’t normal at all. When I say out of character, it was things like never sleeping as I couldn’t relax thinking he was going to die in his sleep, not letting anyone hold him or get too close because I was paranoid about germs, Convinced the slightest sniffle mean he was going to die..I became very insular and kept myself away from people which just isn’t what I am like as a person. So I kind of get why Elle might be doing this, she feels she is doing what’s right for her and the baby and the thought of sharing a name and a pic (whilst I think would be lovely) might be totally overwhelming for her. My own head was in a very strange place after losing my boy at 18 weeks so I dread to think what Elles is like