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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I went through [b]3 years of infertility[/b] and always acknowleged new babies in the family. I put on a brave face, visited and told the parents how cute the baby is. I declined to hold the baby saying that I was afraid of passing on germs but knowing that actually it might be too much emotionally. No one knew any different.
I'm in the camp that thinks SIL has issues. It will be interesting to see if she continues to ignore her niece and nephew once her child is born. I suspect she will.[/quote]

But you eventually had a baby, right?

What if at some point in time, all the doctors said it was extremely unlikely you were going to win that battle, that infertility wouldn't be a temporary struggle; it would be a permanent reality?

SIL didn't do anything mean to OP's child.  She just distanced herself.  If she was told she'd never have children, that's a pretty reasonable and understandable response.

I love how people who *were* infertile but now have a baby suddenly feel free to judge people who are told they'll NEVER have a baby.  It sounds like it worked out for OP's SIL.  But maybe at the time, she was told that she wouldn't have children.  That is very different than being told that there are still avenues, still possibilities.

It just goes to show how much people lack compassion.  [/quote]

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