On the Fertility Message Boards: Coping with Baby Envy

Have you checked out our infertility message boards? It's a great place to meet people who understand where you are coming from, not to mention finding support as you try to get pregnant.

On the message boards now, we're talking about a number of topics, like secondary infertility and PCOS treatment.

There is one thread in particular that I think we can all relate to. Tina writes:

"Since we realized that we had fertility problems, I have been having a really hard time with being envious. A few months ago I had a church meeting with a couple women and we talked about infertility. I expressed how hard it is for me to cope with it. A month later one of those women got pregnant, and she has literally tried her best to rub it in.

She is a very competitive person and I guess that's the same with her pregnancy. I understand that it is an exciting thing to be pregnant and you'd want to share this experience with others, but she mentions her pregnancy during church meetings at every occasion possible. I want to feel happy for her, but it is just so hard for me. Almost every Sunday, I come home, and I just want to cry."

Can you relate? Come read the rest of Tina's story and share your experiences with baby and pregnancy envy here.

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