that you're pregnant? I've just started telling people and I absolutely hate doing it! I feel really awkward and just don't know what to say afterwards. And, we've gotten some of the lovely, "were you trying?" questions. (My husband and I are in our 30s, been married over 3 years, not sure why it matters to them.) I've only told a handful of friends and am dreading telling others. Any tips?
Re: Does anyone hate telling people
I hate telling work people. I work in a big lab. And I told on facebook - there are several work people I'm friends with on there. So mostly the word has trickled. But it's like everyday someone else asks me if I'm pg. I'm not going to just go up to people I don't talk to often (like people on different shifts where it's like "hi and bye") and just say "I'm pregnant!". That's just weird.
So no advice. But I can relate. And I HATE "Were you trying?" What? Who cares? Do they want to know if it was unplanned or are they trying to get me to say how long we tried? That just makes an awkward situation...
Somewhat impersonal, but I don't talk to anybody outside of work anyways...so I just sent an email out to my team and people around the office I know. After that...word spreads quickly without me saying a thing haha which is fine by me!
Telling my family and close friends was fun though, and yes, we did all that in person
when we found out i was preggers.. and it was confirmed with the doc.. thats when we decided to tell only our parents and siblings.. i didnt want everyone knowing right away...
i told one friend.... and when i went back to work, everyone knew.. i was a lttle upset.. but eh.. everyone loves to talk about pregnant woman.. it was even told to my boss! i had the biggest fit ever! my place of employment is pretty small, so i told everyone off... for the simple fact that its NO ONE's business to tell my boss, but my own...
i also got the "were you trying" question.. even the "are you going to keep it" question...
my only tip, is to be careful who you tell.. esp if you dont want others knowing just yet.. and if that be true, let it be known...
I've always felt like telling people you're pregnant is a very awkward thing to bring up in a conversation. Sometimes you just end up blurting it out like, 'hey by the way i'm pregnant'.
I never gave it much thought before I was pregnant but now I HATE the "were you trying" question. I feel like it's a very personal question. If you weren't trying what are they expecting you to say, "nope we just got really drunk one night and things got out of control"???? And at that point what difference does it make how the baby got there.
I hate when people ask if we were trying. Maybe I am being immature about it but asking "were you trying" = " were you purposely having unprotected sex with your husband" and talking about my sex life is something I do with a very select group of people.