Dear Maya and Karmin,

 

I have been fortunate that my family and friends were respectful of my loss and baby showers/ birthdays. My sister lives out of the country so when she had her little girl a short time after my due date she contacted the family via e-mail. Both she and my aunt saved pictures of my niece and made sure I didn't receive the floating e-mails until I was ready to see/deal with them.

 

There is nothing wrong with telling your friends and family that this is not something you want to deal with right now. You may be surprised and find that they will respect where you are right now. If they do not,  don't worry about it. You need to take care of your own mental well being. Now is the time to take care of you. One day it will not be as hard to see pictures of babies it may take years. Honestly I think I still have a hard time going to baby showers and birthday parties for little boys. Something I personally will be working on but I am giving myself as much time as I need even it it does sound a little weird now.