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Partner telling his mum about our IVF jorney when I asked him not to . :/

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ShareLove · 29/08/2022 15:57

Me and my partner are having infertility issues and we both agreed not to tell our family’s about it to avoid stress and questions and people not to feel sorry for us . I found out that he did tell his mum about we starting ivf jorney and now I’m so upset that he said he wouldn’t say and he still did ! Obviously his mum hasn’t said a word to me about it so they probably keep it a secret between them two , but I feel uneasy about starting ivf and knowing that his mum is probably going to ask him secretly how things are going ect . I wanted this to be secret until we are successful … what do you all think , is he right to say it or am I being unreasonable ? I only found about because we were having a just a random conversation about life with my partners brother and his wife when they came to visit us and they mentioned it to us by accident without knowing that I don’t know about the fact that they know and said that his mum told them about it . I was a big shocked and didn’t know what to reply . So I changed the conversation straight away .

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Italiangreyhound · 02/09/2022 00:53

@MargotChateau the reason I say move on is because IVF is incredibly stressful and much as I do agree the mum shouldn't have been told and should not have blabbed, IMHO the OP has bigger fish to fry.

I would (in her shoes) talk to her DH and to her MIL and explain this is private the , move on.

Cas112 · 02/09/2022 00:59

It isn't just your journey but his, he should be allowed to confide in his mum.

If she hasn't mentioned anything what's your problem. She is respecting the part where you do not want to discuss

FictionalCharacter · 02/09/2022 01:08

He told his mum when he’d agreed not to, then she told other family members? Not ok, whatever MNers might think about you or him “needing support”. You choose who you ask for support, and the blabbermouth MIL doesn’t sound like the right person to be supportive if she can’t keep your private matters private.

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