AIBU with my friends?

[PhyllisNights]

I'm the first one in my social group to get pregnant. I talk to my friends on a daily basis through WhatsApp and see them all in person at least once a week.

As it's my first pregnancy, I'm very excited. I can't stop talking about it. I'm so lucky, so happy, so fortunate & so privileged. My baby feels so special, like I know my baby will do something incredible in this world - I can feel it!!

And yet, my friends have started to turn on me. They've become very jealous. They make snide remarks, they mimick me & give me side eye. I feel like my pregnancy is the butt of all the jokes.

I can't help that I've been so blessed and so fortunate to get pregnant out of my friends first. I went to college, uni, started a professional career first & got married first. I've just always been up step ahead - I can't help it!!

Would it be unreasonable to sit my friends down and ask them to stop being so negative? I want to ask them to support me better and help me out.

I'm annoyed I've discovered this thread. It's draining valuable time from googling bizarre medical conditions that DCI Huntley could have in LoD at my most quiet and precious hour of the day

smeaton wins this thread, for my money. And yes, I have RTFT

Wow OP does not get sarcasm at all

I'm torn between wanting OP to cop on to herself for the sake of her friends everyone she ever meets and wanting her to remain in her bubble of ignorance so we can have amusing updates.

You do realise people are taking the piss helping you organise your baby shower. Who are you expecting to attend you seem to want to shove your pregnancy down people's throats your posts are extremely OTT

Classics!
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Just placemarking really.

Please OP, take a quiet half hour to reread your posts (especially your OP) and if you have any emotional intelligence at all you will realise exactly why your friends aren't being more supportive.

Ooooh... yes OP "get the husband to do some networking" defo. Great way to find meaningful friendships, you really have got this covered!

Hope they like 🌮 🌮 🌮

OP, I'm just wondering what it must be like for your friends reaching their milestones as the 2nd, 3rd, 4th etc in the group. Does anyone celebrate them or is it back to you doing something new again?

I can only guess that the past few years of celebrating your achievements might have worn them all a bit thin?? What do you think?

Now I want fajitas. #cravings

OP IF we throw you a baby shower do we get to make name suggestions? If so I'm getting my vote in early for Balonz....

I'm free on Friday and I love #Fajitas. Can I come?

I'll admire both bump and kitchen units. Annnd I'll even bring up the baby shower!

And I think sage for a kitchen sounds gorgeous. but avoid tomatoes or red apples/chillis/peppers as the colours might clash.

Fenella Balonz is perfect but only if the OP is in Surrey.

(She's in Maui)

I think even if your husband manages to bag you some new friends by networking, they will also get fed up. Being pregnant does not make you more tolerant of other people's self-centredness.

I'VE GOT IT!!!! If you name the baby Magnet Ikea Wren, then when the baby arrives you could be the first to say "Oh look, I've got a new kitchen!"

YABU.

Tho I love the Baby shower cake! Snirtled in ma tea at that!!

It's agreed. Tomorrow in our house we are having actual Fajita Friday, for really real.

Get IN there.

[impending fajita emoticon][impending fajita emoticon]

If you name the baby Magnet Ikea Wren, then when the baby arrives you could be the first to say "Oh look, I've got a new kitchen!

Actually CRYING..

Chicken for me and DS. Steak for DH. Chips on the side and a big bowl of leafy salad for us all to ignore.

www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/chicken_fajitas_with_07231%20

#feelingblessed

As for my friends behaviour as of late, I may just ask the husband to do some networking to find potential couples who are expecting or have young kids. Perhaps they would appreciate my company more.

It's unlikely. Most people aren't going to be that interested in your pregnancy or your baby, regardless of whether they have their own children, beyond perhaps just asking you how you're feeling.

Why is this thread still here?

It had been pulled this morning...?

THeflyingfauxpas

Me too, now he is 15 and I check each night for 666 on his scalp

So you think you are ahead of better than your friends because you were the first to:

get a professional career
get married
get pregnant
changed your lifestyle to get pregnant and look down on others who think it will just happen

I'd rather talk about kitchens than fawn over someone so utterly self absorbed.

I bet you were one of those brides, and I'm sure you will become one of those parents too.

Good luck to you. You'll need it.

Oh, and you're right. The kitchen talk on this thread isn't funny.

It's fucking hilarious!

Oh I want to come to 'Fuck off Friday' too. I could bring the super soaker and that would kill two birds with one stone op. No need to stress further about who is organising your greedy baby shower.

I see the op is really trying to get the idea across that she is 'posh' the way the last post was written. Pfftt 'the husband' most of it is as plausable as the unicorn I keep in the garden. Other posts were hilarious but that one just trying too hard.