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Date of upload: Nov 15, 2023 ^^
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Top Comments of this video!! :3
I was pregnant the same time you were pregnant and I thought oh how fun for us to all go in this journey together. Then I lost the baby. I had to stop watching for a bit because it was too painful but I made it through and have a beautiful baby now. This is all hard and not talked about enough. No one can ever say the right thing and you never know what someone is going through.
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I promise you age makes no difference to closeness. My sister and I are only 13 months apart and we are completely no contact. I hope this is never the case for your kids, but the shared culture that we had didn’t help us at all form a lasting relationship.
Just remember that ultimately you aren’t responsible for how your children relate to each other outside teaching them to be empathetic and kind.
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If it helps, my sister and I are 6 years apart and we’re extremely close. She can be a mentor of sorts to me since she’s been through the stages of life that I’m going through at the moment. We still saw the same movies at the cinema, I was just a bit mature for my age. And I got to be more of my own person than kids who are closer in age—teachers who taught her didn’t say, “oh you’re Sarah’s sister” because teachers moved around in the district or retired before I got there. She was two years younger than our brother and was always known as “Zack’s sister.” What I’m trying to say is try not to stress too much about keeping them close in age. There are great reasons to have kids close in age and great reasons to have them farther apart in age. You’ll discover those reasons either way ❤
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To give you guys another perspective, my sister and I are 15 months apart and have never, ever gotten along. Our relationship is extremely strained. Meanwhile, my husband and his brother are 5 years apart and couldn't be closer!
Additionally, I'm also an IVF patient--going through my first pregnancy now also after a bunch of failed IUIs and a failed fresh transfer--and just wanted to let you know that I feel for you and this stuff is so hard, so unfair, and such a whirlwind. Keeping all my fingers and toes crossed for success for you!
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My aunt struggled a lot to get pregnant a second time. My cousin kept asking her for a little brother, but she wasn’t able to conceive no matter how much she tried. She then got him a puppy. A couple of months later she was pregnant at 39. The little one is now 11. It’s a different journey each time around. Surround yourselves with people who care about you. We’ll be here rooting for Rupert’s little sibling regardless. ❤
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I have five siblings ranging from 18 months to 16 years apart. The ones I'm the closest to are not the the ones I'm closest in age to.Your concern about wanting them close in age is valid to your lived experience, but siblings can form amazing bonds, regardless of the difference in age! I wish you luck on your Fertility journey ❤
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I’m an only child and I still see moments over 30 years later where my parents express regret at not being able to give me a sibling — which I wish they didn’t feel, because I truly have had a wonderful life even without siblings! And I never doubt how much my parents love me, either. But fertility issues are SO tough to deal with, and I hope you both get all the support you need ❤
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Hi lovelies, my mum went through this after I was born, and I'll pass along what her family doctor told her: "There's nothing wrong with stopping at perfect." Being a little unit of three is wonderful in its own way. Whatever life has in store for you, I hope you're being even kinder to yourselves than you think you need. ❤
Also, a cousin close to my age has three siblings and the closest one is a decade older than her! She's still very close to them. If a family is loving, it's correct and beautiful. No matter how big or small or clustered or spread out.
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Im so sorry you guys are going through this. Losing a pregnancy, whether biochemical, viable, or otherwise, is extremely heartbreaking and difficult to go through. There's nothing anyone can say to make it better but judging by your comments section you are definitely not alone and have lots of love coming your way. <3
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I'm an only child and also, felt like one of ten siblings growing up. My mom's pregnancy was rather difficult, and it wasn't something they wanted to go through again. But when I was five, my parents took in my cousin. When I was seven, my parents took in my half brother that was previously living with his mom. Then when I was eleven or twelve, another cousin lived with us for a few years. When I was sixteen or so, my parents took in a friend of a friend who didn't have any place to stay. My mom was a stay at home mom and she took care of her best friends' kids because her and her husband both worked crazy hours. My best friend growing up was also constantly bc her mom worked as well. I'm an "only child", but I have so many siblings and so many people I consider family regardless of blood relations.
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@ziizification
6 months ago
Grief isn't just about what was and was lost, but a future that no longer is possible. My only wish for you and your family is that whatever the future looks like, be it another pregnancy, an adoption, or simply the joys of your amazing son growing up, that you never forget that you will be able to find love and joy again even though it feels so hard and overwhelming right now.
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