"B*tch" is NOT an appropriate thought in response, right?
Just checking, because that is my new gut reaction, which is tough to smooth over with a smile and a "congratulations"
I have a feeling that this drawn out ectopic on top of a m/c is going to send me to therapy... anyone else there with me?
Re: When someone says "I'm pregnant!!!"
A friend of mine from high school (we stay connected through facebook) got PG 5 months later got married. Had the baby, 2 months or so later got PG again. Talk about not fair... She was PG twice in 2008 and b/c of a m/c.
Thanks for the laugh.
Usually I think "son ofabitch!"
But over the holidays I found out my sister is KU. She's not married and wasn't trying, suprisingly I wasn't devastated and wasn't super jealous. I might feel worse if I get a BFN this month. (PLEASE let it be a BFP!!!)
It's only bothering me now when people announce that they are due within a week of Harpie's due date -- & it's happened to me 5 times in the past week or so.
I get over myself & smile because I am genuinely happy for them, & say congratulations.
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BFP #5: 5/27/11; EDD 2/4/12 - Sylvia is on her way!
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After getting over the initial gut kick I usually try and get a half assed "congrats" or "that's exciting" comment out. I mean it but at the same time I want to tear their hair out and shout "wtf is my bfp?"
Im trying to be better about this. It isn't their fault that I am infertile.
Oh yeah. Totally there with you on this one...
My first thought is usually "Of course you are, because life is fair that way" my second thought involves ripping my heart out and jumping on it a few times, since that would make it feel better. Usually by the third thought I can muster up a semi-convincing Congratulations.
*sigh* I'm going to hell.
Whenever I'm at Target or somewhere and see a pg lady i walk the other way and think bad things about her. then i try and think, "Maybe it was really hard for her to get pg too, maybe she's suffered too" and try to get over it.
I hope when I'm a big fat pg lady nobody who has gone thru these struggles will see me bc I look like I'm 15 and they'll probably think, "Great, another pregnant teenager."