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lil_flower
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Hi everyone. I am a convert to Catholicism for 5 years now and wouldn’t trade that decision for the world. I grew up as a daughter of a Baptist minister though, so you can imagine how un-Catholic my family is.
My brother and his wife have been having fertility problems, and I overheard something the other day that led me to believe that they have chosen to do IVF to conceive. The thought makes my stomach turn. I know the heartache of wanting a baby and not being able to have one, but it breaks my heart to think of what they are doing if they go through this procedure. I really can’t interpret what I heard my mom say to them in any other way than that they are going to do IVF (in fact I think they already have), but apparently they want to keep it a secret from the Catholic in the family…
My question is this - if the procedure is a “success” and I soon have a new niece or nephew - how do I react if they make it known that this was how the baby was conceived? I can’t reject the baby of course, but is there a way to let them know I think what they did was wrong, mainly so they don’t think I approve, and still show that I accept and love the baby?
Thanks for any advice!
Nicole
My brother and his wife have been having fertility problems, and I overheard something the other day that led me to believe that they have chosen to do IVF to conceive. The thought makes my stomach turn. I know the heartache of wanting a baby and not being able to have one, but it breaks my heart to think of what they are doing if they go through this procedure. I really can’t interpret what I heard my mom say to them in any other way than that they are going to do IVF (in fact I think they already have), but apparently they want to keep it a secret from the Catholic in the family…
My question is this - if the procedure is a “success” and I soon have a new niece or nephew - how do I react if they make it known that this was how the baby was conceived? I can’t reject the baby of course, but is there a way to let them know I think what they did was wrong, mainly so they don’t think I approve, and still show that I accept and love the baby?
Thanks for any advice!
Nicole