Forum: Aunt and Uncle Forum

My DH and I have been ttc a little over a year now & I find each day to be harder than the one before it. My best friend has a 17 month old that I love more than the world, and they announced recently that they are having baby #2. We planned on being pregnant together for her second pregnancy, but...

I wasn't sure where else to put this but it made me so sick and there's nothing I can do about it but my SO is out of town and I need to vent to someone... I realize this is about a cousin and not a niece or nephew but I didn't know where else to put it. **CHILD NEGLECT MENTIONED** Two years...

My niece has been in my life 17 years today. I am amazed she's 17 years old today. Her mom, my sister, was mom of the year until she was 2.5. Then her marriage ended and being a single mom was just too hard. I took over literally and raised her child until she was 6 and in KG. Then my sister...

I was not expecting to see this section but i am pleasantly surprised!!! I have a two year old nephew who is the absolute light of my life! I have been his primary caregiver since the day he came home from the hospital, his mother lived in my home at that time. I was only 18, and it had never...

Been TTC 4y. Started medical intervention a little over a year ago. One miscarriage, one failed IVF and failed frozen cycle. Trying to decide how far in debt to go to try again, or just give it all up. I'm 40+ but responded well to IVF (8 embryos) and have low FSH, so still have a fighting chance....

I want to buy some president for my two nieces. What you think 7 and 13 year old girl will like?

Hi, I just wanted to tell my story as I'm sure some can relate. I'm 35 yrs. old. I have 5 brothers & sisters (I'm in the 3rd born of 6 total), four have children and of those four each has had at least one preg. w/o marriage (most had all unmarried). I have 10 nieces & nephews total and one great...

My SIL and her husband have been married for 7ish years and experienced IF. She recently found out that after they had given up their dream of having children and traded in their cars for motorcycles and coupes, she's pregnant. This will be the first grandchild so her parents are over the moon. My...

Some days it's so hard to stop searching online for answers... for solutions... for something to help me finally get that BFP. I'll admit it... I'm obsessed. My 8-year-old niece is coming to stay with us for 4 days soon. I should be planning day trips... looking online for ways to enrich her...

Hello! I'm new to this site so forgive me if I don't use the correct terminology or abbreviations - My husband and I are trying for our first baby and this weekend while on a band camp with 80 pupils I had a sudden headache, sore throat, felt sick and almost fainted........... now I know...

First off let me start off by saying that my sister is like my best friend, and I am thrilled to death to be an aunt again ... this will be her second child... its just hard for me to deal with the fact that becoming PG isn't easy for us at all...I did 3 Ivf got Preg twice , both being ectopic......

I love spoiling our niece. We only get to see her once every 3 or more months, but I love it so much. Its just really hard not to feel a slight bit of jealousy some times. I feel sometimes awkward and especially this past time they visited I just wanted to cry while I was watching her while her...

Hello to any and all that read my crazy rant. First of all DH and I have been dealing with IF for 7 years now. We started to look into IVF last year and our lives railroaded that with the failing market. We have since moved on with life and waited it out til we can move forward again. So here I go...

Background: in 2008 I had 3 miscarriages, all less than 8 weeks. With the assistance of an RE we got preganant in April and are due in January 2010. SIL had 2 miscarriages, one in December 2008 and one in the winter. Their life was in a bit of an upheval due to a lay off and move form the east...

This is just a test.

I am 34 and I am a aunt to 9 and a great aunt to 3 wonderful little boys.I adore each and every one of my nieces, nephews, and great-nephews.I have been IF my whole life.I haven't been able to get pregnant,but I can be a awesome aunt-great aunt .I'd be lying if I didn't say I didn't want my own...

my younger sister got pregnant after being married for 8 months. My BIL's brothers (2) have had fertility issues but thankfully he did not have any issues. They thought just to try because no one gets pregnant on the first try but they did. I was very happy for them as we were ttc for 8 months....

At Christmas my SIL guessed that she was pregnant because my BIL didn't "pull out in time" during their maybe once or twice a year fun time together. Well she called after they got home to say that she is pregnant. She wanted to talk to me and I really didn't want to talk. The family doesn't know...

I just need to vent to people in the same situation to make sure I'm not nuts. My SIL is due end of April and I'm just dreading it! My DH and I aren't close to his entire immediate family including his brother/SIL, however, the MIL loves to call and 'update' us on their status with unexpected...

I got mad at my husband last night, began crying and yelling, because he doesn't want to look at the photos and videos my sister posts on our family website of her first son, who is 4 months old. We've been TTC for 5 years with no luck. My sister got pregnant after one month. My husband said...

My younger sister is almost 5 months pregnant. A few weeks after she told me I had a laproscopic procedure to determine why i can't get pregnant (3+ years and have had 3 miscarriages)-then had to wait nearly 2 weeks for a followup appointment with the doctor to know the results. She told me to...

I have a problem, which I need advice on, but I also just need to vent. I'm so frustrated right now, that I'm ready to totally give up on the holidays this year. My husband and I have been trying to conceive for 4 years. We need IVF but haven't had the finances to do so yet. We did an IUI,...

I know this is a long story, but I have been dealing with 13yrs. of infertility. I am not sure why, but in the last 2 months I have gotten really bad in depression to the point of suicidal thoughts. I was recently in the hospital for this. I am doing better now, but I have some questions. I was...

If you are attending a christening, are you suppose to bring a gift?? My niece's christening is this weekend (yeah, I know...nothing like waiting till the last minute). My DH is the godfather. All I've got is a card...not sure whether I need to get a gift... My MIL already bought the...

So I have never visited this particular forum before. I am usually on IUI. My husband and I have been trying to conceive for 3 yrs. My SIL in BIL have been trying for two months and she is now 4 weeks pregnant. I am happy for her as we are VERY close but I don't know if I can handle her talking...