Advise needed- do not want to appear insensitive

[Anotherdayanotherdollar]

Hi,

Hope somebody here can give me a bit of advice. As I said above, I hope this doesn't cone across as insensitive.

I'm currently 25 weeks pregnant. It's pretty obvious to see. My husband has been unwell and is due to start chemo in the coming weeks. However, we need to see a fertility specialist next week before the chemo begins to discuss fertility preservation and our future options.
I'm a bit anxious about sitting in the waiting room with people who may be struggling to conceive when I am quite obviously pregnant. I'm afraid it would be like rubbing salt in a wound. Obviously my husbands health and our future fertility are my priority but I also don't want to upset other people. Any advice on what I should do? Am I thinking too much into it?

Thanks for reading

[ladybunnikins]

Try not to worry, I've seen people at my clinics with actual babies before, people will be there for all sorts of reasons. There generally isn't much eye contact between patients in the waiting room so unless you're wearing a tight top and rubbing your bump, people probably won't notice.

[ladybunnikins]

I hope the chemo works for your husband, it must be awful going through that at a time when you should be really happy.

[Anotherdayanotherdollar]

Thanks, I agree that the timing isn't great but we'll get through it. Keep positive !

[purplemeggie]

As someone going through infertility treatment myself, I'm touched that you would be concerned at a time of great stress and anxiety yourself. Nobody knows anyone else's story and you have as much right as anybody else to the family that you want. Wishing you and your dh well.

[Phineyj]

My experience was that fertility and infertility services are all mixed up (same doctors) so you may not be the only pregnant person there - nice of you to think of it though and hope it goes as well as possible.