Our friend group includes three couples who all started trying to get pregnant around the same time and now two of us have babies and one couple is still struggling with infertility and we don't know how to navigate gatherings anymore without it feeling like we're flaunting what they can't have.
More people experience this than they realize.
A peer group is fracturing along the lines of reproductive success and failure, with unspoken guilt and resentment threatening established relationships.
“Where Are You with Parental identity — becoming and losing?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.