Everybody is pregnant :(

[want2bemum]

... except me!

Ok so I know that really, there are probably no more people announcing pregnancies than usual. But I am really feeling it at the moment. We have male factor infertility, hopefully starting ICSI in September/ October, but all of a sudden it just seems like everyone is getting pregnant.

Close friends, family, even work colleagues I barely know, people I walk past in the street there seem to be pregnancies and babies everywhere.

Anyone else experiencing this and feeling a bit shit? :(

@2*@want2bemum yep totally, you're not alone it's really sht.
Today I got sent some photos of a friend's wedding yesterday I couldn't attend and her little sister I used to babysit is pregnant, bump there for everyone to see, she literally got married a year ago. I had a major meltdown it just broke me. I couldn't even feel happy for her which made me feel even worse. I'm just so f**king sick and tired of it. In the time I've been TTC so many friends have had kids they're now 1,2,3 years old and second one on the way. And every day a new pregnancy announcement and I'm really struggling to cope.
Sending hugs xxx

Hello, exact same situation as you. Make factor starting ICSI with my September period.

It's hard. Weirdly the jealousy disappears once my friends babies are born. As someone once said here, you want to be pregnant but you don't want their baby, you want yours.

Hi @want2bemum

I actually had to come off of social media this last year, because all the pregnancy announcements turned me into a really bitter and jealous person. Instead of being happy that someone is blessed to get pregnant naturally, I found myself just so so angry about them showing off their good news to the world while there's people like me suffering without.

My best friend was told at a young age that she would struggle to get pregnant... but now has 2 beautiful daughters which she conceived naturally and without even trying. I love her and her children so very much, but it doesn't stop the jealousy and anger inside when I compare our "struggle" 😩

It's awful that we end up feeling like this but it's sadly just such a common part of our struggle 😔 You'll unfortunately notice it more and more throughout your fertility treatment too 😩 I stopped leaving the house midway through our IVF treatment because I kept getting so down about having to watch people with their children, or pregnant women.

I am so sorry you're feeling this way and I genuinely hope you have some good support ❤️