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How do you feel/cope when someone announces a pregnancy? (Childfree section)

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Possimpible · 25/07/2023 16:01

Reluctant to post this as I know it makes me sounds like the worst person ever. But yet another friend announced her pregnancy this weekend and although I'm happy for her, I also have some unpleasant bitter feelings. If it was jealousy I'd at least understand my feelings, but I'm not jealous. I just find babies so dull. My best work friend is on mat leave. Lots of other friends are pregnant or have new babies, so all conversation and activities revolve around this. I'm not saying I want to go drinking every weekend, but I just want to go to nice restaurants or interesting places and talk about something else.

End of self-indulgent moan. I know it's awful, I'm just putting it here because I can't say it in real life. It probably means I need a change, a new job or new hobby or something, and I'm sure once I'm past 40 it'll stop. But does anyone else have a few days of feeling gloomy when another friend announces? How do you deal with it?

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Scabber · 04/08/2023 21:57

I feel absolutely heartbroken, bitter and angry at every pregnancy announcement no matter who it is.

I hate myself for feeling those feels, another thing infertility has done to me

NoKidding · 06/08/2023 17:09

LoobyDop · 31/07/2023 13:24

Very much “another one bites the dust”. I have no close friends who are child free. I wish I did.

I think this quote sums up my feelings pretty well!

Lottapianos · 06/08/2023 17:16

'I feel absolutely heartbroken, bitter and angry at every pregnancy announcement no matter who it is.

I hate myself for feeling those feels'

I'm so sorry Scanner, it's a shitty place to be. I hope it helps to know that you're not the only one who feels this way

Lottapianos · 06/08/2023 17:16

Sorry, Scabber! Stupid phone

Justrolledmyeyesoutloud · 06/08/2023 17:19

TheFlis12345 · 25/07/2023 16:44

I know exactly where you are coming from OP, I will be very happy for them but also a bit sad that it is another friend who is going to be pretty unavailable for any activity we might have previously done together for the foreseeable future, be it weekends away, nights out or theatre trips, as their priorities will massively change.

This is how l used to feel.
I did have a baby of my own and know some of my child free friends felt like this when l announced l was pregnant.

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