u/Dangerous_Cup_7391

Feeling alone

Feeling particularly alone because one of my irl friends who had primary infertility just gave birth in June. Another friend who had secondary infertility is due in a couple of weeks. I really don't have any other friends, and I don't feel like I can text these two anymore things like "so many cute babies at the grocery store today 😭". I'm realizing this is another part of grief.

I joined a local Facebook group with ladies trying to make friends and I messaged one who posted a while ago that she was struggling with infertility. Turns out she ended up getting pregnant. I messaged another who is ifcf and we went back and forth for a bit but nothing now.

Has anyone found a way to make friends locally? I feel like there are so many moms groups but nothing for people who aren't moms. I am friendly with some ladies in my choir but none of them know my full story.

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u/Dangerous_Cup_7391 — 3 days ago

Hippo bed advice needed

Our almost 9 year old hippo has lately been trying to sleep on our bed with us at night. I know some people welcome their hippos in bed with them but we have always set the boundary of no bed. We adopted her about two years ago and it's only only in the past month or so that she has been jumping up on our bed at night. We've given her extra pillows and blankets on her bed, which is on the floor next to ours. What do we do? New bed? One of those co-sleeper beds like they make for human babies? Succumb to her charms and let her sleep on our bed? Advice welcome!

u/Dangerous_Cup_7391 — 26 days ago