The announcement of a baby should be a time of celebration but one woman’s story has taken a very different turn.
The 22-year-old told anonymous forum Reddit she was afraid to tell her already pregnant sister she was expecting a baby as she feared it would steal her thunder.
“My sister got married when she was 23 and so has been married six years. With her husband came a stepchild, and this is her first pregnancy (due April 2017),” she wrote.
“I, on the other hand, just got married two months ago, and just found out I am pregnant (due August 2017 – also first pregnancy).”
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The pregnant woman explained her sister had previously wanted to raise children together but only if it was their second child.
“My sister has talked about us having kids at the same time so they can grow up together,” she wrote.
“But she always says ‘obviously not this first one, I want you to wait’ and she tells me that my husband and I need time to just be a couple first, without kids.”
The expecting mum said the situation was compounded by the recent death of their father and her wedding.
“So with all the heartbreak that has come with my dad dying and my wedding happening, I feel like she feels she has been cheated,” she wrote.
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When I fell pregnant with my third child my sister stopped trying for a baby because she didn't want to "steal my thunder" and we had accidently gotten pregnant at the same time 3 years earlier (5 months difference). When she told me she had stopped trying I said don't be so silly. She had fertility problems after her first child and how selfish would it be to expect her to miss might be her only chance for another baby. Two weeks later she found out she was already pregnant it was great fun being pregnant together. We have tons of fun double belly pics a few private breastfeeding pics together and our children have the most adorable pics together all the way through their lives. I even have a few pics where my daughter was actually bigger than her son. He outgrew her within 2 months and now she comes up to his shoulders at 11 years of age. I have a whole album dedicated to their shenanigans called the terrific two I loved sharing that experience with my sister it brought us closer together.
The sister totally has to harden up. She has no right to an opinion on when you decide to have a baby, accident or planned. Al you can do is tell her, make sure that you direct all the focus onto her for her pregnancy milestones (like the baby shower, gender reveal and birth announcement) and then enjoy your own. If she can't handle not being the only pregnant woman in the village that is her problem. You deserve to enjoy your pregnancy too.