Pregnancy Announcement

JustLilOMe

Anyone else waiting until 16 week quad scan before making pregnancy announcement?

Not sure how much longer I can hide my pregnancy, but I guess I'm being overly cautious.. 

We had fetal DNA test and everything look good. Having NT scan this Friday, but after reading about birth defect that can be detected in quad screening, it makes me want to wait.. I guess I'm just feeling nervous with all the things that could go wrong.

KidShrink

I think the worry comes with the territory...but if your fetal DNA test was normal and your NT scan is as well...there's really not much more you'll learn from the quad test. We personally announced it at 9 weeks and a bit (so yes, on the early side, before any of these tests were done), because no matter what the results of the tests were, we weren't going to terminate the pregnancy. It's all about whatever you feel comfortable with though. 

mskeenan

I'm not sure when we are announcing ! I would ideally wait until 14-16 weeks but I just don't know if I can hold it in . I'm 10 weeks now and that just feels so far from now . I understand your worry though . I think everyone worries .. And previous infertility makes us worry more .  I'm thinking I will prob announce once I get my panorama results around 12 weeks . Ah I just don't know !  

Griffin5413

we don't plan on announcing until week 12 to the world but there are some people who have been following our journey and praying for us so we've kept a blog and that has the news. It's just private and we've asked everyone not to post anything online. 

tvh1982

My close family knew at 5 weeks, as I was traveling home and could tell face to face. 
If I hadn't travelled home, they would have know as soon as I knew.
Rest of the world (including work) knows since my first us at 8 weeks.
All looked well there, and I'm planning on having a healthy baby. Should the worse happen, having support and tons of extra prayers are more then welcome. 
As I have been hospitalised twice by now (still in the hospital) I wouldn't have been able to keep it a secret anyway.

AdorkablePixie

We told people between 14-16 weeks, on Thanksgiving! We found out our IUI was successful on 9/15/2015 and wanted to wait to tell people.

mclorn

I think with IF we will always feel worried!  I spent my first 2 trimesters be so cautious and just sure something would go wrong.  Try to just enjoy and embrace your pregnancy, because I already look back and feel like I missed out on some of the excitement most pregnant women feel!

Anyways, to answer your questions...  due to timing, we told our immediate family at 6 weeks (since they were in town), and then did a Christmas card announcement to everyone else which put us around 12-13 weeks.  I didn't tell work, however, until 16 weeks (I wear a lab coat and no one noticed the start of my bump). 

NenaMommy

We are waiting until after 12 weeks to tell our immediate family, and after we get screening test results to tell everyone else.  It would be too hard for our parents on both sides to deal with a loss.  Thinking and feeling optimistic, but still being cautious.