Hello all! I Posted in a different subreddit and they led me here.
I (26 F) didn’t realize how incredibly sad it would make me feel. Im married & we both want kids but are waiting for the right circumstances to do so. We are more than an hr drive from our families and know we will need their support when the time comes so we are hoping to be near them soon. (we want a house before that we can settle into & better jobs). But before anyone announced their pregnancies I started dreaming that I woke up with a small bump & I’d wake up sad but I put it out of my mind because we are trying to give ourselves and the future baby a chance… & then my aunt announced her pregnancy and I was excited it’s her (34F) first child. But then my sister in law announced her (25F) pregnancy a couple of weeks later and I almost started crying. I feel sort of terrible & selfish for feeling sadness in the midst of joy ya know?
I was told by some people to redirect that sadness into learning more about what becoming a parent may mean/prepare myself so I started with fertility and conception books. Just the IWGTGP & the Mayo Clinic’s book so far.
& oh im knitting both of them some baby clothes and whenever I finish I wish I was making them for my own baby
I just..idk I just feel bad for thinking about myself through this & I wanted to vent. It’s a lot of emotions right now. Thank y’all in advanced
I (26 F) didn’t realize how incredibly sad it would make me feel. Im married & we both want kids but are waiting for the right circumstances to do so. We are more than an hr drive from our families and know we will need their support when the time comes so we are hoping to be near them soon. (we want a house before that we can settle into & better jobs). But before anyone announced their pregnancies I started dreaming that I woke up with a small bump & I’d wake up sad but I put it out of my mind because we are trying to give ourselves and the future baby a chance… & then my aunt announced her pregnancy and I was excited it’s her (34F) first child. But then my sister in law announced her (25F) pregnancy a couple of weeks later and I almost started crying. I feel sort of terrible & selfish for feeling sadness in the midst of joy ya know?
I was told by some people to redirect that sadness into learning more about what becoming a parent may mean/prepare myself so I started with fertility and conception books. Just the IWGTGP & the Mayo Clinic’s book so far.
& oh im knitting both of them some baby clothes and whenever I finish I wish I was making them for my own baby
I just..idk I just feel bad for thinking about myself through this & I wanted to vent. It’s a lot of emotions right now. Thank y’all in advanced
