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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why are you trying to referee the interaction between these two coworkers? In my experience, that never goes well. Let your infertile coworker make her own decisions and let your pregnant coworker do the same. It'll be way more awkward if you insert yourself in the middle of it. [/quote]

Because infertile friend has told me how much it upsets her. She looks like she is about to cry every time pregnant friend says anything. Maybe I should just be quiet, but I really feel for infertile friend. [/quote]

OP, sounds to me like you and "infertile friend" (really? that's how you're going to refer to her?) are having a great time talking shit about the other, which is just as bad if not worse than talking about pregnancy. If infertile friend is feeling so bad, why does she not just stop having lunch with her? What's more, why don't YOU just stop having lunch with her? Your friend who is struggling with fertility issues is probably going to have to figure out how she is going to deal with people who don't realize it, especially if she does not want to share her own problem, which is understandable. There's no "polite" way to tell someone to stop talking about something they care about. If you say something like this, your pregnant friend will be offended. Just about anyone would. The only thing to do is to try to contribute to other conversations. Or for your friend with infertility to say something herself. It's not your place to interfere here, and I do think that you and your friend are being very rude by talking behind her back - again, this is as rude as your other friend dominating conversations. 
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