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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The comment in general is fine but the context described by the OP it is worrisome.

OP:  forget about the babysitting part. Why are you still friends with this couple?[/quote]

OP again. And perhaps that's the bigger question we need to figure out. We have been close for several years and have never felt uncomfortable with this couple until this year. Both couples suffer from infertility, but earlier this year our final Hail Mary pass IVF worked. We tried to be careful and sensitive in letting our friends know. But since then, I've kind of felt this low grade wave of...I dunno, passive aggression. 
They were hyper competitive and not at all congratulatory when our dd got into the preschool we applied to (the mom had previously questioned whether our dd could get in and they had yet to hear back from their choice school). Despite having some serious marriage and financial problems they're working on, shortly after we announced our pregnancy  they announced they decided to adopt a second child and asked us to be available as a reference. But then it turned out they weren't really planning on doing this anytime soon after all. When we learned our baby is ill and will likely need NICU care, the wife told me a series of awful and tragic stories about babies with similar diseases dying. 
Then came the flirty comment and other little asides about our dd. 
My gut? I think they are feeling envious right now. I can empathize as we know firsthand the emotional ups and downs of infertility. 
But right now we probably need to put a little distance between the families as they deal with their issues and we deal with my and the baby's serious illnesses. A PP's suggestion of limited and supervised playdates seems best for now.[/quote]

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