Do any of you get jealous?

[bte4242]

I'm told it's perfectly normal. But if you've been trying/or waiting to have a baby and literally everyone you know is pregnant, do you get a little jealous?

We're gonna try next year for a baby, but I'm not patient haha! Everyday, I'm getting calls about this friend is pregnant and that one is pregnant. I feel a little left out. I'm happy for them and I think they'll all be great mommies. I guess I can't help myself.

This Sept. my Husband is in a wedding, and I was told by the bride I was gonna be "At the baby bump table" (her words, not mine). I'm not looking forward to that. I'm still going, just dreading the thought!

[gnomesweetgnome]

Yes, I feel that way sometimes. And yes, it's normal. I would try to find something to distract yourself from those types of thoughts though, because you never know how long you'll be waiting to bring your baby home. We've been TTC for almost 4 years and are now in the process of adopting, it sucks sometimes!

[bugandbibs]

It's normal, but it still sucks. You have to remember that just because they got a BFP, doesn't mean they "stole" your baby. Good news from them doesn't equal bad news for you.

Just try to get yourself ready to ttc, and hang in there.

[lauree1183]

Yes I get a little jealous of my friends that are pregnant (which is just about every single one of them), however at the same time I know DH and I are not quite ready yet. We're also going to start TTC next year.

I try not to let it bother me, it's not like I'm actually trying to have a baby yet so that makes it a bit easier. I think if we were TTC and all of my friends were pregnant and I couldn't get pregnant then I would feel a lot differently though.

[Mrs.Slick]

Normal. It can be tough but just remember that they may have felt like you once and they didn't take your baby. Yours will come someday. It was hardest for me around 2-2.5 years of trying but it can be different for everyone.

[biomaj5]

This month marks 4 years since we started trying. Yes, I get jealous, especially when I see kids mistreated. But we're in debt payoff mode and I work 70+hrs/week between my 2 jobs. We still FWAP on schedule, but for right now I don't have the energy to be upset. That could change from day to day and sometimes throughout the day.

[debatethis]

Jun 11, 2012 19:45:18 GMT -5 Mrs.Slick said:

Normal. It can be tough but just remember that they may have felt like you once and they didn't take your baby. Yours will come someday. It was hardest for me around 2-2.5 years of trying but it can be different for everyone.

Ditto this, among other emotions. The trick is learning to manage them/not let them control your life.

[biomaj5]

Jun 14, 2012 21:29:10 GMT -5 debatethis said:

The trick is learning to manage them/not let them control your life.

Amen. I had to work on controlling it last night while I put back some returns in the baby area at job #2.

[statlerwaldorf]

Sometimes. We have been TTC#2 for a while. I have friends with a child DD's age that have already had two more babies in the time we've been trying for a sibling. Sometimes I just get angry that we can't really plan when we will have another baby. I'm not saying plan an exact due date, but it would be nice to have a 6 month time frame or something.