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How to navigate friendship when fertility experiences diverge

Two of my closest friends are struggling with secondary infertility while I accidentally got pregnant, and I feel like I can't share my own pregnancy fears or complications with them without being insensitive, so I'm going through this huge life change essentially alone while they're going through theirs.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Mismatched reproductive experiences can create invisible barriers in friendships where everyone suffers in isolation to protect others.

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