Has anybody else experienced losing friends once you announced you were pregnant?

I used to have a very close friend but when I told her we were expecting she congratulated me and then became very distant. I would make plans with her and she would call last minute each time with some excuse as to what came up.

My Husband and I also had a “couples friends” that we would go out on double dates with or get drinks on occasion and since we became pregnant they stopped reaching out to us all together. It also seems like with that group when we would make plans we would literally be there waiting and receive a call saying they couldn’t come anymore or had other plans they “forgot about.” I mean obviously I know I can’t drink anymore but I don’t understand why we can’t still get together and do other things like dinner or game nights like we used to.

I understand that sometimes things come up but when it’s five and six times back to back I’m just not buying it anymore.

With my line of work I’m being paid to stay home during my pregnancy, so maybe this is just giving me too much time to overthink.

Being at home while my husband works often makes me feel alone, although I really shouldn’t feel alone at all considering my husband is very supportive as well as our family. On a friend aspect though, I just don’t understand what happened. Why does pregnancy affect our friendships?

😔