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I need advice for my sister in law

ShelbehhShelbehh
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I am having an unplanned pregnancy, I'm 20 weeks along and everything is going smoothly.  

My sister in law had a miscarriage 2 and a half years ago, then had her son, Adam and has lost 2 more baby's since he was born. she has PPD and it has gotten to the point where she has actually 'joked' about suicide.

On top of that she currently knows 6 people who are pregnant, including me. 

 

I feel bad, because I'm young (17) and wasn't ready or prepared to have a child, but the support of my parents makes it easy to want to keep her.  

 

And she seems interested in seeing my sonogram pictures but I almost want to 'accidentally' forget them so she doesn't have to see them. Though she says she wants to.

 

Any Advice? : this situation is making me so sad. 

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Re: I need advice for my sister in law

  • AllAGs AllAGs

    It's very sweet of you to be so concerned about her and it sounds like she is just as supportive of you if she's asking to see your u/s pictures.

    I wouldn't "forget" them though- she'll know you are being evasive and it may come off as condescending. She knows you are pregnant, you're probably showing- no reason to hide it. Trying to hide it may hurt her even more. I lost two pregnancies before I had my children and it was incredibly painful when those around me were pregnant, BUT it made me feel worse when people tried to tiptoe around me. 

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  • ShelbehhShelbehh

    Thank you. 

    My brother always tells me after I leave that she crys, but shes still happy to see all the stuff. So its bittersweet for both of us.  

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