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Yahoo
20-07-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Woman with Fertility Issues Says Her Grandma Ruined Her Gender Reveal — but Her Dad Says She's ‘Overreacting'
The woman, who shared her story on Reddit, said she had told her grandma that she wanted to share pregnancy news on her "own terms" after "multiple miscarriages"NEED TO KNOW A mom-to-be says her grandma revealed the gender of her baby to their church congregation — despite specifically being asked not to She also said that she has struggled with fertility issues in the past and wants to share news about her pregnancy on her "own terms' The woman — who shared her story on Reddit — said her dad is now defending her grandmother's behavior, and she's not sure who's in the wrongA mom-to-be is upset that her grandmother shared big personal news about her pregnancy — but her dad says she's being unreasonable. The woman shared her story on the popular Reddit forum 'Am I the A------,' a place where people can go to get advice on interpersonal issues. In her post, the Reddit user shared that she and her husband are both almost 30, and that they are about to have their first child in December 'after multiple miscarriages and adoptions falling through.' The woman said that she has only been telling very close friends and family details about the pregnancy 'in case I lose this baby as well.' However, she says that her grandmother keeps 'pestering' her to tell more people because she is 'so excited.' The woman went on to say that she and her husband recently found out the baby's gender, and that while they don't want to have a gender reveal party, she still wants to be able to tell people in her own time 'and on my own terms.' However, she said that her grandmother disregarded her wishes and 'told everyone' in their church — which she explained is in a small town community. 'Church members just began walking [up] to me saying congratulations on [my] baby's gender!' the original poster (OP) said, adding, 'My sister saw I was obviously distraught and told my grandma to stop telling people, which upset her.' The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now! 'Now, I feel I can no longer share information about my baby without [my grandmother] going behind my back and telling everyone every little detail,' the OP continued. 'My father says I am overreacting because 'this baby is all she has.' ' 'AITA [am I the a------] for not wanting her involved in my progress anymore?' the woman asked at the end of her post. The woman's fellow Reddit users were quick to assure her that she is not the unreasonable one in this scenario. 'It's not hers,' one person said, adding, 'She's not doing any of the work. She doesn't get a say. Tell her and [your] dad to kick rocks. NTA [not the a------].' Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Another person said, 'NTA. She can't be trusted to keep a secret. It doesn't matter if she's excited or not - it's your baby and not hers. Also, with a history of losses, that's a delicate subject and she needs to keep her mouth shut. Sorry, Dad, but you're wrong.' 'NTA for wanting to share your own news, but you need to stop telling granny info you don't want others to know yet,' added someone else. Read the original article on People Solve the daily Crossword
The National
17-07-2025
- Health
- The National
Miscarriages on the rise as Gaza's pregnant women face starvation and loss
Five months ago, Mariam Abu Adghaim stood on the edge of hope. Aged 27, she and her husband hoped a rare moment of quiet during a ceasefire in Gaza offered them the peace they needed to start a family. 'I got pregnant in February,' she told The National, her voice breaking. 'We thought, since there was food, a ceasefire and a little bit of calm, we could finally live like other people. We just wanted a child, like any couple in the world.' But that calm was shattered within weeks. In March, Israel closed border crossings again, broke the ceasefire and reignited its war. And Mariam, like thousands of pregnant women across Gaza, found herself fighting a new battle, one for the life growing inside her. Dr Zaheer Al Wahidi, head of the Health Information Unit at the Ministry of Health in Gaza, said the war has created a silent but devastating crisis of reproductive collapse. 'In just the first half of this year, we recorded 17,000 childbirths, but also 2,500 miscarriages and neonatal deaths,' he told The National. When Israel broke the ceasefire, it also applied a total blockade on aid. Dr Al Wahidi accused Israel of a deliberate policy of starvation and siege, particularly targeting pregnant women. 'Pregnant women need specific nutrition, vitamins, minerals, proteins, to support foetal growth. These are nearly nonexistent now," he said. "And the result is rising miscarriages and stillbirths.' UN reports show that one in five people in Gaza are facing starvation. A UN agency for reproductive health warns that for pregnant women "each missed meal increases the risk of miscarriages, stillbirths and undernourished newborns". Loss and heartbreak Among them is Mariam, whose pregnancy became a nightmare when nutrition vanished from her daily life. With no prenatal vitamins, no protein and barely enough clean water, her health deteriorated rapidly. 'I developed low blood pressure and other complications,' she recalled. 'My doctor warned me several times that the baby was at risk because it wasn't getting the nutrients it needed to survive.' She had already chosen names. She had already imagined singing her first lullaby. But by June, when the foetus was four months old, her worst fears came true. 'They told me the baby had died in my womb,' she said quietly. 'I had a miscarriage. I never got to hold my baby.' 'I still cry when I think about it. I wanted to feel that moment, to be a mother, to hear a cry. But the occupation stole that from me. That was my right, my human right, and it was taken.' At Al Helou Hospital in Gaza city, Dr Fathi Al Dahdouh, an obstetrician, is seeing what he describes as a 'surge' in pregnancy complications he has not witnessed in decades. 'Miscarriage cases have increased significantly,' he told The National. 'We're seeing malnutrition, anaemia, blood pressure irregularities, all tied to the lack of food, medicine and the toxic air caused by constant bombardment.' Smoke, dust and rubble from Israeli air strikes are releasing pollutants into the air, worsening conditions like respiratory distress and hypertension, both of which can be deadly for a pregnant woman or her unborn baby. 'The physical exhaustion and psychological trauma, the constant fear, it's all making pregnancies in Gaza unbearably difficult,' he added. Dr Zaheer Al Wahidi is blunt about what he believes is happening: 'This war isn't just killing people. It's targeting the possibility of life itself. Killing foetuses, ending pregnancies and breaking the hearts of parents before they even begin the journey of parenthood.'
