I found out on Friday I'm officially in menopause at 33 because of cancer treatment that will (hopefully) prolong my life. We didn't have chance to have children and we didn't have time to do fertility treatments before I started treatment.
Tonight we baby sat my nieces who are 2 and 9 weeks old whilst my sister and brother in law went out for a meal. Both children bathed and asleep by 8, the baby woke up twice and then my parents went and picked them up from the restaurant at 10.
We all stayed at our parents with my husband, my sister and her husband and their children all weekend and I've been able to spend so much time with them.
I feel sad I won't be able to have my own but we are so blessed to be able to be the best auntie and uncle we can be.
I'm so lucky.
My husbands family won't let us see our nephews on his side unless it's in public as I lost my hair and when I'm home and chilled I like to just wear a thin beanie or nothing and they think my lack of hair is traumatising for their 10 & 13 year olds so we just see them in cafes because I wear a wig when out and about. I had said I will wear a wig at our house if it's an issue but about 2 months they walked into our house unannounced and I was wig less and puking as it was day 2 after chemo and it's horrendous. His sister had a go at me for being downstairs and upsetting her kids. We haven't seen them since 🤣