1st Trimester

my sister and her jealousy

my sister is PISSED that I got pregnant. OK first off I didn't do it on purpose. She's throwing it in my face. "I should be the one that's pregnant because I actally HAVE a husband and a means to support a baby"  i wrote something as  a joke about how i hate the first trimester and she jumped all my down my throat all over it...she said i had NO right to "complain" about being pregnant at all and that the baby didnt need to hear "negativity" (um...my baby can't even hear yet) she wrote that she was tired of listening to pregnant women "bitching" about being pregnant. And when a pregnant friend tried to stand up for me on the subject she said she was "*** tired of people telling her she didn't know what pregnancy was like because she's never been pregnant"   She's my sister and I love her to death but her anger and her jealousy is out of control! I don't want to start any arguments but she's ready to start them. I really don't know what to say to her. I know nothing will make it any better...I love her and don't want to argue or hurt her feelings but at the same time I'm angy because she's not supporting me and i REALLY thought she would...she's stressing me out and making me cry and that's not good for my baby eiher. It's not good on my already crazy hormones. I'm at wits end I don't kno what to do...
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  • has she been TTC for a while?  that's the only thing I can think of to cause it. I know that if my sister got pregnant before me, after I started trying I'd probably have some of that anger (she's not married, I am). which if that is the cause, she might be a little hurt right now and lashing out.

    I would SOOO tell my Mom because I know my Mom deals better with my sister than I do, and could get a better explanation and possibly explain to my sis how I'm feeling too. (not sure how your parents are.)


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  • It sucks she is jealous, but it also sucks you are complaining to someone who is trying to get pregnant ABOUT being pregnant. Knock that sh!t off in front of her.
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  • imageBigPICKLE:
    It sucks she is jealous, but it also sucks you are complaining to someone who is trying to get pregnant ABOUT being pregnant. Knock that sh!t off in front of her.

     

    we don't know for SURE the sister was trying to get pregnant. I just figured it was a likely scenario 

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  • imageBigPICKLE:
    It sucks she is jealous, but it also sucks you are complaining to someone who is trying to get pregnant ABOUT being pregnant. Knock that sh!t off in front of her.

     I was NOT complaing directly to her i wrote a little joke about it on facebook, and she saw it and flew off the handle. and i had NO idea she was trying to get pregnant..she never told me about that until after she found out i was pregnant...

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    imageBigPICKLE:
    It sucks she is jealous, but it also sucks you are complaining to someone who is trying to get pregnant ABOUT being pregnant. Knock that sh!t off in front of her.

     I was NOT complaing directly to her i wrote a little joke about it on facebook, and she saw it and flew off the handle. and i had NO idea she was trying to get pregnant..she never told me about that until after she found out i was pregnant...

    Then for sure, now that you know, block her (and any other profiles she has access to like her husbands) from seeing any new posts about it. TTC puts a lot of emotional strain on people. I hope she does come around to being happy. :)

    Its always hard to be sensitive when people don't share things, but TTC is also something really hard to share. I was embarrassed to tell anyone but my very best friend...

    Hopefully you do have other people to support you as well, and try to keep in mind that TTC SUCKS. :) and we're always here for your ranting about the annoyances of pregnancy lol 

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  • It's just hurtful to me because i thought she would be the ONE person who would support me no matter what....but I don't want to be hurtful to her either.
    Liliana Seraphina born 9/5/2103


  • I can understand her being upset but not as extreme as she has been. She doesn't have to be so hurtful - all she's going to do in the end is damage your relationship. Try to take a step back and let her adjust. Give her some space because she's obviously having a hard time with it. But don't let her make you feel like you should be blamed for being pregnant or being happy about it, regardless of your situation. And try not to complain in front of her. She won't appreciate it and I can't blame her for not being very sympathetic.
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  • this sounds exactly like my bf's sister in law. i can tell she's not happy about us having a baby. she's the married one and blah blah blah. i can tell she doesn't it like it when my bf's mom gets all excited and stuff, because this is my bf's mom's FIRST grandchild.

    but i just keep to myself. if my bf's sister in law doesn't wanna be apart of the baby and get all ticked off then thats her. i could care less to be honest.

     

    im sorry you feel that way and i bet it hurts cause my own blood sister doesn't want ANYTHING to do with me and the baby at all and it does make me sad, but my boyfriend tells me that i have my own things to deal with and we have a family now.

     

    i hope things get better for you (:

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    It sucks she is jealous, but it also sucks you are complaining to someone who is trying to get pregnant ABOUT being pregnant. Knock that sh!t off in front of her.

     I was NOT complaing directly to her i wrote a little joke about it on facebook, and she saw it and flew off the handle. and i had NO idea she was trying to get pregnant..she never told me about that until after she found out i was pregnant...

    Then for sure, now that you know, block her (and any other profiles she has access to like her husbands) from seeing any new posts about it. TTC puts a lot of emotional strain on people. I hope she does come around to being happy. :)

    Its always hard to be sensitive when people don't share things, but TTC is also something really hard to share. I was embarrassed to tell anyone but my very best friend...

    Hopefully you do have other people to support you as well, and try to keep in mind that TTC SUCKS. :) and we're always here for your ranting about the annoyances of pregnancy lol 

     

     With Facebook you can block certain people from seeing your wall posts without actually having to physically remove them from your friends list (you can find this to the left of the post button). I think if you removed her all together that might put a strain on your already strained relationship.   

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    imageBigPICKLE:
    It sucks she is jealous, but it also sucks you are complaining to someone who is trying to get pregnant ABOUT being pregnant. Knock that sh!t off in front of her.

     I was NOT complaing directly to her i wrote a little joke about it on facebook, and she saw it and flew off the handle. and i had NO idea she was trying to get pregnant..she never told me about that until after she found out i was pregnant...

    Then for sure, now that you know, block her (and any other profiles she has access to like her husbands) from seeing any new posts about it. TTC puts a lot of emotional strain on people. I hope she does come around to being happy. :)

    Its always hard to be sensitive when people don't share things, but TTC is also something really hard to share. I was embarrassed to tell anyone but my very best friend...

    Hopefully you do have other people to support you as well, and try to keep in mind that TTC SUCKS. :) and we're always here for your ranting about the annoyances of pregnancy lol 

     

     With Facebook you can block certain people from seeing your wall posts without actually having to physically remove them from your friends list (you can find this to the left of the post button). I think if you removed her all together that might put a strain on your already strained relationship.   

    lol, to clarify that is what I meant. :/ sorry it wasn't more clear.  

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  • From the sound of your post, you have never TTC.  Since it seems like you are really clueless about the feelings of those women, I think you need a little education.

    Who knows how long your sister has been TTC.  If it has been a very long time, she is likely having  a rough adjustment to finding out you are pregnant out of the blue.  It took me over 2 years to have my first baby and toward the end of that process I was very sensitive to any pregnancy announcement.  And women who were moaning publicly about their pregnancy ailments were especially hurtful.

    Your sister needs to cool her jets.  But you need to be more sensitive too.  She might not be the person who supports you the way you want them to.  It is likely that once she has some time to process the situation that she will come around.  But it is also likely that she will never want to hear about your m/s, aches and pains, and weight gain.  When you desperately want to be pregnant, having pregnant women complain about their condition is very hard.

    I know people are talking about FB blocking mechanisms and things like that.  My advice is to leave it off of FB all together.  There is nothing more obnoxious than a pregnant person complaining all day.  But it can also be hurtful to people (infertility, people who have experienced losses, etc).  After dealing with IF and loss I am very vague on FB about my pregnancies.  I didn't announce either one of them until closer to 20 weeks.  And even though both were high risk and difficult, I never complained to the masses about it.  My high school friends really don't want to hear about my swollen ankles.  I doubt yours want to hear about your nausea.  Text a friend if you want to ***.

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    It's just hurtful to me because i thought she would be the ONE person who would support me no matter what....but I don't want to be hurtful to her either.

    I can understand, but obviously she is not in a good place to be able to do that. I am sorry she is lashing out at you but TTC (if she is having issues) can be difficult if you see others getting pregnant much faster.  And, nothing personal, but I think it would sting more for me in that situation if i was married and that other person was not... especially if it was a surprise/not planned.

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    It sucks she is jealous, but it also sucks you are complaining to someone who is trying to get pregnant ABOUT being pregnant. Knock that sh!t off in front of her.

    I agree. Please limit where you complain to this board, your mom, and your hubby.  You never know who is struggling or who just had a loss or has been told by a doctor she can't carry a pregnancy due to a serious health issue.  I hope it gets better between you and your sister. 

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  • Has she been TTC without success and possibly has fertility issues?  Pregnancy can be a very sensitive issue for some people and if she has been having problems then that is probably why she is lashing out.  My advice is to talk to her and find out why she is so upset.  If it's because she has been having trouble getting pregnant then give her some space.
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  • I really disagree with the general advice being given.  I feel like everyone is telling the op that her sisters reaction is her fault and that women who are lucky enough to be pregnant should hide their highs and low from the rest of the world in order to avoid accidently hurting anyones feelings. 

     I have a very happy marriage, but I know there are people in my life that aren't married but really want to get married and I know there are people in my life with unhappy marriages.  That doesn't mean I hide the good and bad of my marriage from the world.  Life is full of disappointments and while fertility issues can be heartbreaking,I don't think that it transforms people into petty children that can't cope with others happiness and who can't expected to be responsible for their own reactions. 

    Your sisters behavior is not right.  My advice is that while you should try to be sensitve to your sister, your baby also deserves to be celebrated.  You are not going to be able to hide your pregnancy from your sister and you shouldn't have to.  I would just let your sister know that you are sorry that she is having trouble concieving, acknowledge that it must be really hard but it's not okay for her to take it out on you and that if she ever needs your support you will be there for her.  Then you need to let her know that an unplanned pregnancy is what is going on in your life and thatis hard too and you could use some support too.  Then I would just keep my distance until she comes around and I wouldn't go out of my way to talk about pregnancy in front of her, but I also wouldn't go to any extremes to hide it either. 

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    I really disagree with the general advice being given.  I feel like everyone is telling the op that her sisters reaction is her fault and that women who are lucky enough to be pregnant should hide their highs and low from the rest of the world in order to avoid accidently hurting anyones feelings. 

     I have a very happy marriage, but I know there are people in my life that either aren't married but really want to get married and I know there are people in my life with unhappy marriages.  THat

    I'm not saying it's her fault and that she should hide her excitement.  I'm just saying that if her sister is sensitive about the subject because she has been struggling with fertility then it makes sense that she is not jumping for joy.  It sucks and most people might be able to put aside their jealousy and hurt, but some people can't do that.   

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    I really disagree with the general advice being given.  I feel like everyone is telling the op that her sisters reaction is her fault and that women who are lucky enough to be pregnant should hide their highs and low from the rest of the world in order to avoid accidently hurting anyones feelings. 

     I have a very happy marriage, but I know there are people in my life that aren't married but really want to get married and I know there are people in my life with unhappy marriages.  That doesn't mean I hide the good and bad of my marriage from the world.  Life is full of disappointments and while fertility issues can be heartbreaking,I don't think that it transforms people into petty children that can't cope with others happiness and who can't expected to be responsible for their own reactions. 

    You b!tch about how awful your marriage is on FB?  Your H must love that.

    OP was not told she couldn't celebrate her baby, and she wasn't told she couldn't complain.  There is a time and place for everything, and FB is not it.   Nobody wants to read about puking, how much your kid pooped today, etc. Her sister was way out of line for her first comment, but OP was whining and acting miserable on FB, no one told her to STFU for posting about how happy she was.


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  • I personally HATE the over sharing that facebook causes.  I'd ask my sister to go to lunch with me, I'd ask her how she was doing and say that you were sorry that you struck a nerve with the pregnancy talk.  She's obviously been keeping her struggles to herself if you didn't even know she was trying.  I'd also ask what she'd like you to do in regards to the pregnancy, is she okay with you talking openly about what's going on or would she'd rather you avoid the subject with her.  I wouldn't take her rant personally and there's plenty of other people I can rant too.
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    From the sound of your post, you have never TTC.  Since it seems like you are really clueless about the feelings of those women, I think you need a little education.

    Who knows how long your sister has been TTC.  If it has been a very long time, she is likely having  a rough adjustment to finding out you are pregnant out of the blue.  It took me over 2 years to have my first baby and toward the end of that process I was very sensitive to any pregnancy announcement.  And women who were moaning publicly about their pregnancy ailments were especially hurtful.

    Your sister needs to cool her jets.  But you need to be more sensitive too.  She might not be the person who supports you the way you want them to.  It is likely that once she has some time to process the situation that she will come around.  But it is also likely that she will never want to hear about your m/s, aches and pains, and weight gain.  When you desperately want to be pregnant, having pregnant women complain about their condition is very hard.

    I know people are talking about FB blocking mechanisms and things like that.  My advice is to leave it off of FB all together.  There is nothing more obnoxious than a pregnant person complaining all day.  But it can also be hurtful to people (infertility, people who have experienced losses, etc).  After dealing with IF and loss I am very vague on FB about my pregnancies.  I didn't announce either one of them until closer to 20 weeks.  And even though both were high risk and difficult, I never complained to the masses about it.  My high school friends really don't want to hear about my swollen ankles.  I doubt yours want to hear about your nausea.  Text a friend if you want to ***.

    I agree with this.

    I'm sorry you aren't getting the support you crave, OP, but you should start a blog or personal journal to biitch. If you do choose to air your pregnancy complaints (not every part of pg is rosy glitter) on FB then make it so that she cannot read the update.

    Good luck to you.  


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  • I made one comment on Facebook on how i wish the first trimester would be over and i did not even elaborate on it. I was not excatly "bitching" as everyone on here says i was. I mostly said that b/c i know the risk of m/c goes down dramatically after the first trimester. that's what started the whole thing. I understand she may be hurt and upset but she had never told me before this so how was i supposed to know? and no matter what, she has no right to cuss me AND my friends out just b/c we're pregnant. I'm just going to ignore her comments from now on and not talk to her about it. I hope she comes around because I really think she will be an amazing aunt if she does. I dont' agree with "hiding" my pregnancy though in general. I also posted how happy I was about hearing the heartbeat the other day and she got mad about that too, so it's not just complaining she's complaining about. Cussing me out b/c I'm happy to hear my child's heartbeat? really? I'm going to hide stuff from her but just b/c my pregnancy was unplanned doesn't mean I don't have a right to be happy about it or celebrate my baby. I love my child already, and I won't "hide" my child like he/she is something to be ashamed of...
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  • Although I was lucky enough to get pregnant pretty quickly, I understand where your sister is coming from. However, I don't think you should have to hide your excitement from her. I mean, what is she going to do when the baby comes, ignore it because she is upset that she doesn't have one? I have had many friends who have had issue TTC, and while they will freely admit if they are jealous, they are still excited for others at the same time.

    I agree that having a talk with her might help the situation. And then, she can at least tell you when you have gone too far for her liking with a Facebook post or a comment. I think you just need to be open with one another. I'm sure deep down she is excited to have a baby in the family.

  • It sounds like your sister is really upset that her attempts to concive are not working. It is not right for her to blow up at you, but even though it is angering and not right for her, you need to try to be understanding and be there for her. When you are TTC it is really difficult to watch everyone around you get pregnant and all you want to feel is those annoying symptoms.

    Just try to ignore her comments and live your life.

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    I really disagree with the general advice being given.  I feel like everyone is telling the op that her sisters reaction is her fault and that women who are lucky enough to be pregnant should hide their highs and low from the rest of the world in order to avoid accidently hurting anyones feelings. 

     I have a very happy marriage, but I know there are people in my life that aren't married but really want to get married and I know there are people in my life with unhappy marriages.  That doesn't mean I hide the good and bad of my marriage from the world.  Life is full of disappointments and while fertility issues can be heartbreaking,I don't think that it transforms people into petty children that can't cope with others happiness and who can't expected to be responsible for their own reactions. 

    You b!tch about how awful your marriage is on FB?  Your H must love that.

    OP was not told she couldn't celebrate her baby, and she wasn't told she couldn't complain.  There is a time and place for everything, and FB is not it.   Nobody wants to read about puking, how much your kid pooped today, etc. Her sister was way out of line for her first comment, but OP was whining and acting miserable on FB, no one told her to STFU for posting about how happy she was.

    Agreed. Marital issues have NO business being posted on facebook. It's a social media site, not a laundromat. Keep your dirty laundry within the home. I swear to God, we'd be having issues if I or my husband ever posted s*** about our marriage on facebook.

    And yes, I also agree that no one gives a flying fart about your kid's bodily fluids or how crappy your m/s is making you feel. You want to whine, whine to a friend in person, not to the whole world.

    If you re read OP's post its said that she made one joke on FB, I think you are jumping a little hard on this.  I don't think there is anything in her post that necessarily points to her being an obvious FB over sharer and honestly that's not even the point of her post.  The bigger  issue is what about later when it's the first time she hears the heart beat or other milestones.  Is she not allowed to share that?  This is her sister so how far should she take this. Should she stay way from family functions after she starts showing?    

    And I very carefully re read my post and it doesn't say anything in there about complaining about my husband on FB. The OP is dealing with attackes from her sister in multiple scenerios.  One was an in person conversation, the other was about a joke on FB.   So to be more specific on my examples...  If my husband does something nice for me and I want to give him kudos on FB should I not because there may potentially be someone in my friends group with marriage problems?  Or if I'm with my brother who I am close to who is divoreced and I want to talk about how my husband is driving me crazy with his snoring or some other stupid common marital complaint should I instead edit it to avoid hurting his feelings?  And maybe just never talk about any aspect of my marriage ever to anyone under any circumstance just in case they may be secretely having problems.

    Jumping on me for being just a tacky fb over sharer is just completely off topic as well as made up and not helpful in the objective of the OP. which is to deal with her sister.  And I think it's just another example of how the general theme of this thead is to turn it around on op and tell her that she is in the wrong.  

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    I made one comment on Facebook on how i wish the first trimester would be over and i did not even elaborate on it. I was not excatly "bitching" as everyone on here says i was. I mostly said that b/c i know the risk of m/c goes down dramatically after the first trimester. that's what started the whole thing. I understand she may be hurt and upset but she had never told me before this so how was i supposed to know? and no matter what, she has no right to cuss me AND my friends out just b/c we're pregnant. I'm just going to ignore her comments from now on and not talk to her about it. I hope she comes around because I really think she will be an amazing aunt if she does. I dont' agree with "hiding" my pregnancy though in general. I also posted how happy I was about hearing the heartbeat the other day and she got mad about that too, so it's not just complaining she's complaining about. Cussing me out b/c I'm happy to hear my child's heartbeat? really? I'm going to hide stuff from her but just b/c my pregnancy was unplanned doesn't mean I don't have a right to be happy about it or celebrate my baby. I love my child already, and I won't "hide" my child like he/she is something to be ashamed of...

     

    Bottom line: Take the high road.

    You are blessed with a pregnancy. Your sister is obviously hurting (anger is almost entirely caused by pain).  If you love your sister and are in a better place than her right now, be the bigger person and work through this in a mature manner.

    Invite her to lunch or coffee and TALK about it.  You are more than welcome to talk about how hurt you feel, but at the same time, listen to her. Find out what has been so hurtful and how long she has been trying.  Hopefully you two can come together on this a bit.

    She wasn't right to "curse you out". I know for myself that I was just very quiet about pregnancies while I was struggling. I didn't comment, I often hid those friends while they were pregnant, and just worked through my feelings. So yes, she is not setting a graceful example on how to deal with infertility or TTC issues.

    That being said, the "this is my pregnancy and I'll do whatever the hell I want" attitude is also insensitive and immature. Nobody is saying not to celebrate. They are saying that now that you know this is hurting your sister, you might want to calm down a bit and talk to her about things before you do more damage. 

     

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  • My SIL was the same way when I got pregnant with DD. She wouldn't even come to my baby shower because she was afraid she would cry. It was hurtful, more hurtful to my H, but we forgave her and tried to be sensitive to her. We will never forger though. She has been okay so far with this pregnancy, but its still new and I haven't seen her in person sincewe found out. Keeping my fx that she will be different this time around.

    I think your sister will probably come around. Fx!

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  • imagesmf0283:

    Although I was lucky enough to get pregnant pretty quickly, I understand where your sister is coming from. However, I don't think you should have to hide your excitement from her. I mean, what is she going to do when the baby comes, ignore it because she is upset that she doesn't have one? I have had many friends who have had issue TTC, and while they will freely admit if they are jealous, they are still excited for others at the same time.

    I agree that having a talk with her might help the situation. And then, she can at least tell you when you have gone too far for her liking with a Facebook post or a comment. I think you just need to be open with one another. I'm sure deep down she is excited to have a baby in the family.

    Honestly? Maybe.

    My nephew was born during my IF struggles and it was EXTREMELY painful to be around him.  I hated feeling that way but it was how I felt.  Period.  I am a very introspective person and thought a lot about how I pretty much hated myself for not wanting to be around my nephew, but I was depressed.  I was sad.  I was angry at the world. 

    You really have no idea until you have been there.  Saying that infertile women should be xy and z is not the same thing as the way they are or the way they feel.  Self preservation is pretty key.

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  • I guess the big point here is, where to draw the line between being able to celebrate your pregnancy and being sensitive to those who are TTC. I think it's perfectly acceptable to post big milestones such as your first ultrasound, first time baby kicks...things like that. Because no one should be able to take away your right to celebrate-period. It's just like if someone you know is going through a divorce, are you not allowed to post your wedding pictures? I think you can be sensitive and still have a right to be excited. If people shouldn't tell infertile women how they should feel...you also shouldn't be able to tell pregnant women how they should act.
  • imagesmf0283:
    I guess the big point here is, where to draw the line between being able to celebrate your pregnancy and being sensitive to those who are TTC. I think it's perfectly acceptable to post big milestones such as your first ultrasound, first time baby kicks...things like that. Because no one should be able to take away your right to celebrate-period. It's just like if someone you know is going through a divorce, are you not allowed to post your wedding pictures? I think you can be sensitive and still have a right to be excited. If people shouldn't tell infertile women how they should feel...you also shouldn't be able to tell pregnant women how they should act.

    Right, but then don't lay expectations on infertile women about how they should act around pregnant women or newborn babies.

    And nobody said that she shouldn't talk about her pregnancy.  They said to be sensitive about it.  And now that she is painfully aware of her sister's hurt feelings she should be more sensitive around her when talking about morning sickness or other "woe is me" kind of things.  For the happy things, she just needs to make sure she doesn't expect her sister to jump up and down.

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  • It is definitely an uncomfortable situation. I have two sisters, one has an adorable 8 month old and my other sister has been TTC for 2 years. My sister that is TTC has been very mild in her attempts to get pregnant - no IVF etc.- she is over 40. When my TTC sister found out my other sister was pregnant she was not as vocal as your sister but obviously upset. The TTC sister kind of threw a fit over Christmas- just seeing my other sister pregnant. She has never made an attempt to meet our niece and has actively avoided her. It hurts my new mom sister's feelings but she takes into consideration how much pain my TTC sister must be in and she doesn't push her and calls her often. I myself struggle with how I am going to tell my TTC sister I am pregnant. I don't want to hurt her feelings even more. I guess hang in there and just try to rise above and try to look at it from her perspective. At the end of the day you have a wonderful gift coming your way
  • I don't think your sister has the right to get that out right angry with you. However, I can relate to her. As I was having a miscarriage my unmarried cousin texted me a picture of an ultrasound that said "our little oops" due 1/30/13. That was my exact due date. I bawled my eyes out. I threw things. I called my mom and cussed and cried for 30 minutes. But I wished her the best of luck and smiled every time she talked to me about it. I did block her posts from showing up on my newsfeed on FB, and to this day she doesn't know. That was her happy time. I just want you to know how your sister may be feeling. It was one of the worst things that has ever happened to me and the pain of seeing someone else's happiness unfortunately does make it more painful.  

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  • imagejeapplegate:

    I really disagree with the general advice being given.  I feel like everyone is telling the op that her sisters reaction is her fault and that women who are lucky enough to be pregnant should hide their highs and low from the rest of the world in order to avoid accidently hurting anyones feelings. 

     I have a very happy marriage, but I know there are people in my life that aren't married but really want to get married and I know there are people in my life with unhappy marriages.  That doesn't mean I hide the good and bad of my marriage from the world.  Life is full of disappointments and while fertility issues can be heartbreaking,I don't think that it transforms people into petty children that can't cope with others happiness and who can't expected to be responsible for their own reactions. 

    Your sisters behavior is not right.  My advice is that while you should try to be sensitve to your sister, your baby also deserves to be celebrated.  You are not going to be able to hide your pregnancy from your sister and you shouldn't have to.  I would just let your sister know that you are sorry that she is having trouble concieving, acknowledge that it must be really hard but it's not okay for her to take it out on you and that if she ever needs your support you will be there for her.  Then you need to let her know that an unplanned pregnancy is what is going on in your life and thatis hard too and you could use some support too.  Then I would just keep my distance until she comes around and I wouldn't go out of my way to talk about pregnancy in front of her, but I also wouldn't go to any extremes to hide it either. 

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  • imageveronicavpling:

    this sounds exactly like my bf's sister in law. i can tell she's not happy about us having a baby. she's the married one and blah blah blah. i can tell she doesn't it like it when my bf's mom gets all excited and stuff, because this is my bf's mom's FIRST grandchild.

    but i just keep to myself. if my bf's sister in law doesn't wanna be apart of the baby and get all ticked off then thats her. i could care less to be honest.

    im sorry you feel that way and i bet it hurts cause my own blood sister doesn't want ANYTHING to do with me and the baby at all and it does make me sad, but my boyfriend tells me that i have my own things to deal with and we have a family now.

    i hope things get better for you (:

    Says the nineTEEN year old who makes fun of a sixTEEN year old for not being educated on protection. Don't know what I'm talking about? That is because she DD.

  • imagesmf0283:
    I guess the big point here is, where to draw the line between being able to celebrate your pregnancy and being sensitive to those who are TTC. I think it's perfectly acceptable to post big milestones such as your first ultrasound, first time baby kicks...things like that. Because no one should be able to take away your right to celebrate-period. It's just like if someone you know is going through a divorce, are you not allowed to post your wedding pictures? I think you can be sensitive and still have a right to be excited. If people shouldn't tell infertile women how they should feel...you also shouldn't be able to tell pregnant women how they should act.

    but the thing is i was just celebrating the fact that I could hear the heartbeat with the Doppler and she jumped all over my throat. I was sharing something I was very happy about, something I wanted to share. and she's cursing not only me out but my pregnant women friends too who just try to stand up for me. Then I feel bad that she's acting towards ill towards them too. It just doesn't extend towards me...and that's why I think it's a serious problem. If she doesn't want anything to do with my baby, that's fine: but it deeply hurt me and make me extremely sad. And she'll be robbing my child of an amazing aunt. and obviously i think part of her anger is that right when she found out I was pregnant she tried to convince me to give my child to her...but I told her I wanted to keep my baby. Which is my right. I'll do a whole hell of a lot for her, but I don't think i should have to give up my biological child to her and not be my child's mother because she is sensitive.

    Liliana Seraphina born 9/5/2103


  • imageinthelost:

    but the thing is i was just celebrating the fact that I could hear the heartbeat with the Doppler and she jumped all over my throat. I was sharing something I was very happy about, something I wanted to share. and she's cursing not only me out but my pregnant women friends too who just try to stand up for me. Then I feel bad that she's acting towards ill towards them too. It just doesn't extend towards me...and that's why I think it's a serious problem. If she doesn't want anything to do with my baby, that's fine: but it deeply hurt me and make me extremely sad. And she'll be robbing my child of an amazing aunt. and obviously i think part of her anger is that right when she found out I was pregnant she tried to convince me to give my child to her...but I told her I wanted to keep my baby. Which is my right. I'll do a whole hell of a lot for her, but I don't think i should have to give up my biological child to her and not be my child's mother because she is sensitive.

    Now you sound like a total dipshit who missed the point of what people here are saying. There is no point in explaining this to you any further.

  • I'm a "dipshit" am I? how mature and classy. What a valid argument.
    Liliana Seraphina born 9/5/2103


  • imageBigPICKLE:
    imageveronicavpling:

    this sounds exactly like my bf's sister in law. i can tell she's not happy about us having a baby. she's the married one and blah blah blah. i can tell she doesn't it like it when my bf's mom gets all excited and stuff, because this is my bf's mom's FIRST grandchild.

    but i just keep to myself. if my bf's sister in law doesn't wanna be apart of the baby and get all ticked off then thats her. i could care less to be honest.

    im sorry you feel that way and i bet it hurts cause my own blood sister doesn't want ANYTHING to do with me and the baby at all and it does make me sad, but my boyfriend tells me that i have my own things to deal with and we have a family now.

    i hope things get better for you (:

    Says the nineTEEN year old who makes fun of a sixTEEN year old for not being educated on protection. Don't know what I'm talking about? That is because she DD.

    Why does that make her experience on this subject invalid.  You are just being nasty and not contributing anything toward the actual topic.

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  • imagejeapplegate:
    imageBigPICKLE:
    imageveronicavpling:

    this sounds exactly like my bf's sister in law. i can tell she's not happy about us having a baby. she's the married one and blah blah blah. i can tell she doesn't it like it when my bf's mom gets all excited and stuff, because this is my bf's mom's FIRST grandchild.

    but i just keep to myself. if my bf's sister in law doesn't wanna be apart of the baby and get all ticked off then thats her. i could care less to be honest.

    im sorry you feel that way and i bet it hurts cause my own blood sister doesn't want ANYTHING to do with me and the baby at all and it does make me sad, but my boyfriend tells me that i have my own things to deal with and we have a family now.

    i hope things get better for you (:

    Says the nineTEEN year old who makes fun of a sixTEEN year old for not being educated on protection. Don't know what I'm talking about? That is because she DD.

    Why does that make her experience on this subject invalid.  You are just being nasty and not contributing anything toward the actual topic.

    Her "vent" in the DD thread makes all further arguments from her invalid. Her inability to use uppercase also leads me to the conclusion that she has nothing valid to say. On anything.

  • imageBigPICKLE:
    imagejeapplegate:
    imageBigPICKLE:
    imageveronicavpling:

    this sounds exactly like my bf's sister in law. i can tell she's not happy about us having a baby. she's the married one and blah blah blah. i can tell she doesn't it like it when my bf's mom gets all excited and stuff, because this is my bf's mom's FIRST grandchild.

    but i just keep to myself. if my bf's sister in law doesn't wanna be apart of the baby and get all ticked off then thats her. i could care less to be honest.

    im sorry you feel that way and i bet it hurts cause my own blood sister doesn't want ANYTHING to do with me and the baby at all and it does make me sad, but my boyfriend tells me that i have my own things to deal with and we have a family now.

    i hope things get better for you (:

    Says the nineTEEN year old who makes fun of a sixTEEN year old for not being educated on protection. Don't know what I'm talking about? That is because she DD.

    Why does that make her experience on this subject invalid.  You are just being nasty and not contributing anything toward the actual topic.

    Her "vent" in the DD thread makes all further arguments from her invalid. Her inability to use uppercase also leads me to the conclusion that she has nothing valid to say. On anything.

    Exactly what does this have to do the OP?   Even if the DD thread was stupid, I don't think that following her to unrelated threads and putting her down over it is anything but nasty. She may have written a dumb post, but you are nasty and that is way worse.

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  • imageBigPICKLE:
    imageinthelost:

    but the thing is i was just celebrating the fact that I could hear the heartbeat with the Doppler and she jumped all over my throat. I was sharing something I was very happy about, something I wanted to share. and she's cursing not only me out but my pregnant women friends too who just try to stand up for me. Then I feel bad that she's acting towards ill towards them too. It just doesn't extend towards me...and that's why I think it's a serious problem. If she doesn't want anything to do with my baby, that's fine: but it deeply hurt me and make me extremely sad. And she'll be robbing my child of an amazing aunt. and obviously i think part of her anger is that right when she found out I was pregnant she tried to convince me to give my child to her...but I told her I wanted to keep my baby. Which is my right. I'll do a whole hell of a lot for her, but I don't think i should have to give up my biological child to her and not be my child's mother because she is sensitive.

    Now you sound like a total dipshit who missed the point of what people here are saying. There is no point in explaining this to you any further.

    OP - I think you should have added this from the start.  Your sister may be closer to unhinged.  You may want to avoid going places alone with her when you get close to term.

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    imagesmf0283:
    I guess the big point here is, where to draw the line between being able to celebrate your pregnancy and being sensitive to those who are TTC. I think it's perfectly acceptable to post big milestones such as your first ultrasound, first time baby kicks...things like that. Because no one should be able to take away your right to celebrate-period. It's just like if someone you know is going through a divorce, are you not allowed to post your wedding pictures? I think you can be sensitive and still have a right to be excited. If people shouldn't tell infertile women how they should feel...you also shouldn't be able to tell pregnant women how they should act.

    Right, but then don't lay expectations on infertile women about how they should act around pregnant women or newborn babies.

    And nobody said that she shouldn't talk about her pregnancy.  They said to be sensitive about it.  And now that she is painfully aware of her sister's hurt feelings she should be more sensitive around her when talking about morning sickness or other "woe is me" kind of things.  For the happy things, she just needs to make sure she doesn't expect her sister to jump up and down.

    I think a general expectation of not verbally attacking people without cause is reasonable.  If she wants to go home, throw something, cry, yell, vent to her mom...whatever, that is her right.  But I think that no matter how upset a person is about an issue in their life, it doesn't give them a right to take it out on other people.   I feel like the idea that women dealing with IF are under too much duress to be accountable for their actions is BS.

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