Anyone else still feel envious when they hear about pregnancies?

CJ71903 · June 2011

Man, I still feel a little bad when I hear about other people that I know being pregnant. I thought that I wouldn't feel care once I had my Babies, but that's clearly not the case. I just don't understand how people can get pregnant without IF treatments and planning and waiting and anxiety, I guess. (sigh)

It is what it is, I suppose.

Mouseygail · June 2011

I'm envious more because of the fun that is ahead for them, not that they are pregnant and I am not.... does that make any sense? Its not like a raging jealousy like it used to be.

DavezWife · June 2011

meh, long ago I gave that up, deciding that someone else's fertility (or not, who KNOWS what they went thru to get that baby?) didn't affect mine. Or my lack there of. My SIL getting pregnant means NOTHING to My Story. I'm just happy for her.

NOW.... find me at the grocery store behind a woman with 3 kids and a big belly.... and I'll loose my marbles. THAT's what slays me. It's what *I* want. So that's my envy, lol.

njdcgirl · June 2011

Yes....and I probably always will (sigh.) Since I got jipped out of my full pregnancy experience (delivered just under 24 weeks) there's so much of the pregnancy stuff I didn't get. And, since I don't think we are going to try again (hopefully will adopt #2 someday) I think I'll always have a bit of jealousy when I look at pg women.

But, like Mousey, I'm mostly looking forward to adding to our family - hopefully sooner than later!

MrsRyan61804 · June 2011

Yes, but before I was jealous they were pregnant and that it came so easy for them. Now it is fear that I may never get to experience that again, and like mousy said jealousy that they have so much fun and excitement ahead of them.

I don't think it ever goes away. Maybe when you have all the children you want and are content with the family you have?

JessandJeremy · June 2011

Um..yes. EVERYONE at preschool is pregnant with DC #2 or #3. I think we counted the other day and we have 8 pregnant parents...sigh...

We'll be starting treatments soon...I'm hoping to be added to the list!

Courted · June 2011

Yep. It is really hard for me to be at peace with the cards dealt, when some people who decide to have abortions, abandon or abuse their children are able to continually get PG. I work in a low income school and I have seen it all... (sigh)

newsbaby · June 2011

Yep. I thought having my twins would "cure" my feelings but it was not the case.

MyShellyBelly · June 2011

I'm now envious of pregnant women because they ARE pregnant, not because they could GET pregnant...does that make sense? I LOVED almost every moment of being pregnant and miss my belly so much

armywife76 · June 2011

Every now and then, but more than anything, I'm just ready to join them ;-)

naflmj · June 2011

I wasn't so much until the m/c and now I have had 3 people announce pregnancies around when I was due...I smile and say congrats but it stings a bit. That is not to say I am not happy for them, I really am. I am not usually a jealous person but it plain sucks that we have to work so hard for something that many people take for granted.

BeccaLandes · June 2011

I only feel envious about certain people. I also miss BEING pregnant, and my husband and I are not in agreement about whether we'll have a 3rd, so I don't know if I will ever be pregnant again. So my envy is also related to the fact that those women get to be pregnant, get to have a baby... and of course I get jealous when I know they decided to get pregnant and then got to be pregnant just by having sex!

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