Everyone in the family is having babies except me and I feel like less of a woman

DEAR DEIDRE: EVERYONE in the family is getting pregnant except me.

I am 28, so is my husband, but we have been together since we were 15. I became pregnant at 17 but we were too frightened to tell anyone and I had a termination.

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We stopped using contraception seven years ago. I had a miscarriage last year but nobody in the family even mentioned it.

This year four couples in the family have announced pregnancies. I feel less and less like a woman.

We are happy for the other couples but they haven’t considered our feelings when making their announcements.

We are thinking of moving away to escape the baby talk.

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DEIDRE SAYS: I’m sure they feel for you but probably feel awkward mentioning it. Same with your sad miscarriage.

Find support through the Miscarriage Association (, 01924 200 799).

My e-leaflet Want To Have A Baby? explains self-help to give yourselves the best chances of pregnancy but do get yourselves on the waiting list for your local fertility clinic.

There is so much medical help.

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