Announcing pregnancy while friend struggles TTC?

Need Advice

I’m 14 weeks pregnant, all is good, and my husband were sooo excited to announce this weekend.

This morning a friend of mine (who is just a good friend now but used to be super close with in high school) let me know she’s been struggling with infertility and had several miscarriages the last few months. She is now going through several tests and procedures to see what’s going on. She is a friend who lives several states away, but we always did chat about the stages of life we were in- we both got married last summer, both were super ready and excited to start a family. The only difference is my husband and I got lucky first try, and for whatever reason, she and her husband did not.

And it truly is that we got lucky. My husband and I are both fat, and our labs and vitals are all good but we are probably not the picture of health pre pregnancy. This baby was was a happy surprise. My friend and her husband are both athletic and have always been very into health and fitness.

My husband and I really wanted to announce this weekend. I have had a challenging first trimester and we were ready to post. We’ve been looking forward to this. But it feels like a slap in the face to my friend.

I’m not sure how to navigate this.i think back to when i wanted a baby (we weren’t trying yet) and would be both happy and very sad when someone announced. I don’t want her to feel that way. What would you do in my situation? I thought of sending her a heads up text and say she doesn’t have to respond, but I’m not sure how I would even word it. She had a painful procedure done today, and announcing my pregnancy in two days just feels wrong.

Posted Mar 5, 2026, 4:46 PM UTC

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