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How to tell my sister I’m pregnant after her tfmr?

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Tysq2 · 18/09/2024 09:47

I’ve found out I’m pregnant (not planned, I was on the pill) but my sister had to make the difficult decision to have a tfmr 2 weeks ago.
i am 8 weeks along and I found out when she was considering a tfmr.
Now she has had the termination, I’m just trying tl think of how and when to tell her.
i was going to text her so she doesn’t have to react a certain way for me / she doesn’t have to reply and tell her before the rest of the family are told so it isn’t just a shock to her with the family.
I know there will never be the right time to tell her but I feel like such a bitch but also struggling with all this anxiety about not having the excitement (even though it’s a shock) that me and my boyfriend want to have and just feeling incredibly guilty.
I feel like I can’t only tell my family that I’m pregnant, I’m going to explain to all of them that I was pregnant before my sisters tfmr because I have this horrible feeling they aren’t going to be happy due to what my sister is going through.
any advice?

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User79853257976 · 18/09/2024 09:55

Oh this is really hard. Congratulations on your pregnancy. You could wait until 12 weeks and then send her a message as you’ve suggested. Just make sure she doesn’t find out from someone else.

Tysq2 · 18/09/2024 10:30

User79853257976 · 18/09/2024 09:55

Oh this is really hard. Congratulations on your pregnancy. You could wait until 12 weeks and then send her a message as you’ve suggested. Just make sure she doesn’t find out from someone else.

Thank-you!
My plan is to make sure she will be the first to know for at least a week.
I think that’s what is making it so hard, normally she would be the first one to know things like this and right now I have no-one I can speak to about it 😩

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LittleRedY0shi · 18/09/2024 10:40

Agree with waiting until after your 12 week scan and then telling your sister first, by text.

For the rest of your family, if you make a point of saying how far you are when you announce then you won't need to spell out that you were pregnant before your sister's TFMR - they'll be able to work it out for themselves and I'm sure they won't judge you, if that's what you're worried about.

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