1st Trimester

Just found out tonight...

...that we are expecting our first!! I know it is early, but I'm so excited. Any advice on how long to wait before we tell our parents? They all know we are trying, so it won't be a complete surprise. No symptoms yet, I think it is too early (except for the severe mood swings, but I think that is due to going off BC).

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Re: Just found out tonight...

  • Tell them when it feels right for you. There is no other answer. I told my family right away and work around 6 weeks due to severe morning sickness. Congrats!
  • Congrats on your pregnancy!..Whenever you feel ready go ahead and tell them the big news. I let my family know at 5 weeks but every person is different.
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  • Congratulations!

    We're waiting 'til the end of the 1st tri to share the news.

  • Congrats! ?We told our families the day we found out, and close friends the first week of knowing...but we haven't officially announced it to the world yet. ?I'm waiting until after my first u/s.
  • First off, Congrats!!!  My parents already know.  We suffered a miscarriage before and wanted the support of family if it should happen again.  It's purely a personal choice.
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  • Our parents alll found out within a day of us seeing two lines. :)
  • We are sharing the news on Sunday!  Everyone is different... some want the support if there is any issues and some want to play it safe until the first trimester is over!  Good luck and H&H 9 months!  March babies! Yeah!
  • We didn't even think of keeping it quiet, we told everyone right away. Except for my work, I think I will keep that quiet as long as I can. But whatever feels right for you.
  • We only waited 3 days for my family - so that we could tell them on mother's day. We waited 10 weeks for DH's family, as we wanted to tell them in person and they weren't going to be in town 'till then. It's a very personal choice, one only you can decide for yourselves as a couple. Good luck, and congrats!
  • We waited until after my first doctor's appointment at 6 weeks to tell our parents and siblings. Then, my mom told everyone she knows! She is going through radiation treatments for breast cancer and I did not have the heart to ask her to contain the good news! I think she has been using our good news as a way to change the topic of conversation from questions about her treatments.

    Then after my first u/s, we began telling our friends (9 weeks). And I told my bosses at 8 weeks.

    I think you should tell whenever you feel ready.

    Happy & Healthy 9 months to you!

  • Congrats! We told our parents and close friends right away. We are waiting to tell our other family members at 12 weeks.
  • Congrats on your BFP! As for when to tell your parents, tell them when you're comfortable. We told ours the day after we found out, they were so excited!
  • Congrats and welcome!
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  • Congratulations!!!  How exciting!

    We told our parents and grandparents around 5 weeks.  It was early, but I'm really glad we did.  We lost my DH's grandmother last week so it was a blessing to know that she knew about the great grandchild before she passed.

    After my first appointment at 7 weeks we really started to just tell everyone.  We figured the more people that know, the more support we will have.  But we weren't shy about TTC and the problems we faced with that as well.

     You should do what you think is right!  Good luck!

  • We live quite far from our parents but are going to visit them at 10 and 11 weeks so we will wait to tell in person. I can't wait!!
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  • Congratulations!  You need to do what's right for you.  We were going to wait until after the 1st trimester to tell, but after we saw the heartbeat at 9 weeks, the doctor said the chance of m/c was 3%, so we told family that night!  We haven't announced it to the world or friends yet...
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