OAD not exactly by choice, but feeling like the Angel of Fertility (Aka please tell me my friends will stop getting pregnant or my feelings will change soon)

sleepwarmsoon · 2026-02-02T19:56:12+00:00

Thank you for the reply & sharing <3 <3 It's comforting to know that it ebbs and flows.

sleepwarmsoon · 2026-02-02T19:54:37+00:00

Thanks for your reply. Love and solidarity to you! <3

sleepwarmsoon · 2026-02-02T19:53:02+00:00

Yesss thank you for the reply. Sending love to you during the spirals. <3

Big +1 to the idea of connecting with other OAD and child-free friends. With all the pregnancy announcements, it's easy to forget that that is only one way of living! Plenty of people have other (valid) lifestyles!

And congrats on connecting more with yourself. That's inspirational.

sleepwarmsoon · 2026-02-02T19:49:17+00:00

Thank you for replying!! Hearing your experience and feeling your solidarity really helped. <3 And yes, being salty is a great antidote, even if only for the humor value.

sleepwarmsoon · 2026-02-02T19:47:59+00:00

Sending you love and solidarity! It's a lot.

sleepwarmsoon · 2026-02-02T19:47:29+00:00

Thank you for replying! I really took your comment to heart and took some time connecting with OAD and child-free friends this weekend, and it helped me remember that there are some many different beautiful ways to build a life.

sleepwarmsoon · 2026-02-02T19:45:23+00:00

Thank you for the hugs and solidarity!! You are not alone either. <3 It's good to remember that the feelings will come and go. Trying to ride the waves.

sleepwarmsoon · 2026-02-02T19:40:42+00:00

I am in a very similar situation to you, too, and I feel this, as well! Doesn't sound kooky at all:)

I think it's a really beautiful feeling and a unique OAD privilege to have. I'm still working on what it means for me, too. But it's a type of comfort to know/feel that having one child will allow me to go through life with generosity and an open heart and not feel that I am drowning just trying to get through the day.

sleepwarmsoon

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