https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 09 Apr 2026 02:05:20 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sensitivity-towards-a-friend#post-1326268 Tue, 07 Jan 2014 16:37:44 +0000 mrswin 1326268@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JennyPenny: At the end of the day and if you thought she was upset about something else (i.e. work, family, etc), I am sure you would take a similar approach. Treat it the same way as you would any other "issue" and if she wants/needs to she may open up. You are an awesome friend for noticing in the first place :grin: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sensitivity-towards-a-friend#post-1326256 Tue, 07 Jan 2014 16:32:12 +0000 JennyPenny 1326256@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks, everyone. This is sort of what I was feeling in my heart, but just felt really nervous taking any action for fear it would be the wrong one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sensitivity-towards-a-friend#post-1326233 Tue, 07 Jan 2014 16:24:44 +0000 savanarunner 1326233@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree with Mrswin. Getting together with her one-on-one to just catch up and then just ask how she's been doing. A genuine "how are you, what's been going on" will be enough if she is ready/wants to talk about it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sensitivity-towards-a-friend#post-1326227 Tue, 07 Jan 2014 16:22:27 +0000 mrswin 1326227@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JennyPenny: Maybe you could reach out to her and let her know you noticed she hasn't been herself and remind her you are there for her if she wants to talk.</p> <p>She may not know how to bring it up to you but I think an open invite or just letting her know you care generally may let her open up a little more. Don't take it personally if she doesn't say anything or pulls back (that may give you the answer), keep touching base with her and hopefully she will come around eventually :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sensitivity-towards-a-friend#post-1326226 Tue, 07 Jan 2014 16:22:09 +0000 MamaMoose 1326226@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would cut back on baby/pregnancy talk around her and other than that, leave it alone. If she wants to talk about it, let her come to you. Bringing it up could just cause her more pain. Or, you might be off base and something totally unrelated was upsetting her that night, and that would be awkward.</p> <p> I think that when you know someone you care for is struggling with IF it's wonderful to be sensitive to their situation. But I don't think people need to basically stop sharing in the joy of their pregnancies because of the possibility that someone one in their lives MIGHT be battling IF. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/sensitivity-towards-a-friend#post-1326216 Tue, 07 Jan 2014 16:17:51 +0000 JennyPenny 1326216@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So, this has been weighing on my mind a lot lately, and was further inspired by Mrs. Pinata's post today. We recently announced our pregnancy to our close friends. As far as we knew we were the first to start trying and so we didn't think to take any of the measures mentioned by Mrs. Pinata and other commenters. But one friend seemed to not take the announcement very well at all and seemed angry or upset the rest of the evening. This makes me wonder if she and her husband have been having difficulties that they've kept secret from the rest of us.</p> <p>What I'm wondering now is how to proceed? Since she hasn't personally chosen to divulge her situation, I'm not sure if its my place to ask. I sort of wish I had been able to get her one-on-one on the evening of the announcement to just ask if she was okay and leave it open to her to share or not. Now I worry that its not appropriate since a week has passed and I'm not sure if I want to bring it to the forefront of her mind again. Any advice? </p>