Left out

I don't know how you birth mothers do it.

Three of my friends are currently pregnant, some with their husbands or boyfriends, others single mothers. Nevertheless, these mothers get to post their announcements on social media, they get to post pictures of their baby bumps online.

I feel so jealous. I have kept this pregnancy a secret and not everyone knows so I have refrained from putting it online. But damn! I take pictures and I am so proud of the life I am growing, but can't put them online in fear of people asking me questions and giving false hope to those who wished this life of motherhood for me.

I feel like I can't share in this experience because in three short weeks, my baby will be placed in the arms of his new parents.