I know I shouldn't feel this way but . . .

every time I hear that one of my friends or family members are pregnant I feel this overwhelming sense of something in between excitement for them and sheer envy/jealousy that it isn't me . . . which is so bizarre, because on other days I question if I am even ready . . .

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It is normal to feel that way, I think. It is hard to be so emotionally involved in your TTC (even if the emotions change) and then see someone else get there first.

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It is normal to feel this way. One of my closest friends announced her pregnancy right after I had a mc, and it is so difficult to be happy for them since you are so sad. It is normal....dont worry, your friends know deep down that you are happy for them.

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I feel that way and we aren't even TTC yet. I can't imagine what it's going to be like once we actively start trying

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It is incredibly normal to feel that way. When we all want to become pregnant so badly, anything can trigger these types of feelings. I know I cant walk past a store with baby clothes or a mom with her baby without a sense of yearning and praying that someday it will be my turn soon.

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I feel this way too and I hate it. A friend of the family just announced her pregnancy.I
in my heart I am so happy for her but, part of me was so jealous.

I even started crying when I told dh.

I felt so GUILTY for feeling jealous. I have never been a jealous person and I was angry @ myself.

DH told me what I was feeling was normal and to stop being so hard on myself.

My point of sharing this with you is to tell you: what you are feeling is normal try not to be so hard on yourself ( as my dh told me)

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I know just how you feel....every month that it doesn't happen, makes me want it more & more. Sometimes I'm so envious when I see the BFP wishing it was me....I know that's terrible

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Posted by skygirl

I feel this way too and I hate it. A friend of the family just announced her pregnancy.I
in my heart I am so happy for her but, part of me was so jealous.

I even started crying when I told dh.

I felt so GUILTY for feeling jealous. I have never been a jealous person and I was angry @ myself.

DH told me what I was feeling was normal and to stop being so hard on myself.

My point of sharing this with you is to tell you: what you are feeling is normal try not to be so hard on yourself ( as my dh told me)

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i was like that way before i was pregnant, all of my DH freinds and his SIL were giving birth, and we were engaged, still in school and trying to buy a condo, obvously not the right time to TTC, but i still would get jealous and envious, praying it would be me one day. Its totally normal feelings