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My [35F] mom [63F] won't stop pushing me to have a baby after multiple miscarriages (by Sparky)

 Sparky (0)  (29 / M-F / Massachusetts)
23-Nov-19 10:20 pm
My [35F] mom [63F] won't stop pushing me to have a baby after multiple miscarriages

A little background - I got married last month to a great guy, we have been together for a little over 3 years. Before him and I met I had gone through a somewhat difficult divorce. One of the things that made it so difficult was that we had been trying to have a baby for several years and after 2 IUIs I had two miscarriages. The last one happened at 12 weeks when we had already told people I was pregnant and then shortly after I found out my ex had been cheating on me.
Suffice to say that whole time in my life was very difficult. That miscarriage was the hardest thing I have ever had to deal with. I was a completely broken person for about a year because of it. We had also spent thousands of dollars trying to conceive since our insurance didn't cover anything. It honestly became almost an obsession because my life just revolved around pregnancy 24/7. Baby blogs, TTC message boards, pinning baby items on pinterest-- it was just my life.
Fast forward to today. All of my friends have kids. My best friend brought her baby to our wedding. She just had her in July and so she was super tiny and cute. My husband and I have talked about having a baby, particularly because of my age. It's in our plans but I don't want to rush or become as obsessed as I previously was.
Well, literally the moment we were married my mom was whispering in our ears that she wants a baby now. Oh and it should be a girl! (like we have any control over that) It's shocking to me that she would be so pushy since she was never this pushy before and she knows what I went through with the miscarriages. We've only been married for a month and she is literally mentioning me having a baby during every conversation, even texting my husband about it.
I don't know where this is coming from and there was honestly a point in my life when I accepted that there may be a chance I don't have a baby. I am not going to put myself through financial debt and have my heart broken over and over again for something that may not even happen. We plan on eventually seeing a fertility specialist, but for now can't I just enjoy being a newly wed?
So, how do I talk to her about this and get her to back off? The last time she started to talk to me about having a baby (a few days ago) I reminded her of the miscarriages and she just responded that I got pregnant and that was the important part. It's beyond frustrating and it has gotten to the point where I might just avoid talking to her.
TL;DR: My mom won't stop telling me I need to have a baby with my new husband even though I went through two miscarriages during my previous marriage.


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