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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Julia Banim

'I kept my baby a secret from my family - I didn't want to upset my sister'

A woman was so conscious of upsetting her older sister that she claims she went right through her pregnancy without telling her parents - only letting them know about the baby after she'd already given birth.

Before splitting from her husband, her 36-year-old sister, Jenny* had been trying to have a baby without success for ten years, and was sadly told that her chances of carrying a child to term were very slim.

Over the years, she noticed Jenny changing, becoming bitter and resentful as those around her began having children of their own.

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