It Started With Two Pregnancy Announcements

According to the account, the daughter was 24 years old.

She had been dating a man for several months and had apparently believed their relationship was becoming serious.

Friends described her as excited about the future.

Like many people preparing to become parents for the first time, she began thinking about everything that would change.

There would be medical appointments.

A nursery.

Baby clothes.

Names.

Family gatherings.

Questions about finances and childcare.

And, eventually, the moment when she would hold her baby for the first time.

Around the same period, her 44-year-old mother was also involved with a man.

The mother was unmarried and had apparently begun a new relationship after a period of being single.

She had not told many people about the relationship.

According to those close to her, she preferred to keep her personal life private.

Then both women discovered they were pregnant.