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writes:How do I tell my sister who has been trying to conceive for 4 years that I am pregnant again? I am 26, with a 3 month old baby. My older sister who is 30 has a 4 year old daughter, but has been trying to conceive again since her daughter was born and has been unsuccessful. I am with the father of my child who is the father of my baby to be. We are happy to be pregnant again. The thing is that my sister cries and gets very emotional just holding my 3 mo. old baby because she and her husband have been wanting another one for so long. I feel awful, and have been praying that she be able to conceive again because it would make them so happy. They are both very responsible, they are almost done having their house built, they're both college educated people. I don't know how she is going to react. I don't want her to be mad at me, or jealous. She is already a very emotional person that cries at the drop of a hat. Should I feel bad about this and how should I go about telling her? Thank you.
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reader, anonymous, writes (21 July 2007): I know. I don't know, they may have already gotten tested. I am not sure, and I don't think that they would ever admit to anyone that they had gone to a fertility doctor or anything like that. Anyways, my mom ended up telling her. She text messaged me and said congrats, but that's all. My other sister who has been trying for over a year as well called me and she sounded less than happy for me. She had a miscarriage last November. But she was acting like I shouldn't have another child, because my man and I aren't rich and she and hers are well off. She said in a sort of unapproving tone "what are you going to do now?" And I said I am going to have the baby, and she said "you're crazy" then she said she'd call me back but never did.
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reader, YummyMummy  +, writes (21 July 2007):
 They probably meant she can't conceive right now.
I had worked out the fact that she had already got a child she was infertile. I just thought if she and her bloke went to get tested they might find out some info on conceving quicker :)
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reader, anonymous, writes (20 July 2007): The title of my question suggests that my sister can't conceive ever..that is not the case. I said she has a 4 year old daughter and that they have been unsuccessful conceiving again thus far, I never said she cannot conceive. I wonder if the moderators read the questions??
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reader, YummyMummy +, writes (20 July 2007):
Awwwwww hunni.
This isn't something that you aren't going to be able to hide for hugely long.
I think you should sit her down one-on-one and tell her. You shouldn't feel bad for having something she wants. Her time will come again. Maybe you could suggest to her for her and her guy to get tested incase there's something wrong????
Congratulations by the way! I'm 6 months pregnant myself right now hehe.
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