Newbie, dealing with disappointment from whole family
Hi there. My name is Sarah. (I posted in introductions but just found the GD thread and thought it would be better here.) I'm a mother to one wonderful little boy and another boy due in March. I'm hoping to find some support here, as I've been feeling overwhelmed lately. I just found out we were having another boy a week ago, and I'm ashamed to say that I was completely blindsided and devastated, as I had been sure I was having a girl (mommy intuition that was right with my son). I had even bought a couple of outfits for the baby in pink, including a custom white lace romper and matching pink headband, which I cannot return. I still feel outright that the tech was wrong, but I have no pictures to see for myself. What made my disappointment worse was my family's extreme disappointment. Not one person in my family said "congratulations." Just "oh" or even "what a shame!" (from my brother). Even my DH admitted to being a little disappointed, as he only wanted one child, not two, and for that child to be a girl. He only agreed to try again because our first child was a boy. I'm just so heartbroken. I feel like I could be over this by now and preparing to enjoy my new addition if not for everyone's negative reaction. The excitement about a new baby is completely gone. All of my cousins & DH's cousins and siblings had 2+boys...there's not a girl in sight in the whole family. I'm trying to show enthusiasm and hope that it will catch on and everyone will cheer up, but a week has passed and no such luck yet. Here's hoping next week is better. My son IS healthy and growing well, and I know he will be a wonderful baby. Just need to get everyone else on board.