So I have my first doctor's appointment tomorrow and I'm nervous, yet so excited! I am only 6 weeks along so far, but my husband and I are finding it so hard to keep this secret to ourselves (mainly him). We haven't told anyone yet because it's so early on in my pregnancy. I wanted to ask how long have other couples waited on average to tell their family and friends the good news?!
Re: When to announce pregnancy?
It's such a hard decision for me to think of when it will be right. I've thought about telling just our parents and siblings, but I know some of them have big mouths and I'm afraid they won't be able to keep it to themselves for a few weeks before I'm ready to tell anyone else. lol
I'd like to keep it as long as possible, I just figure people will begin to catch on, and my sweet husband is just so excited he asks me everyday "So when do you want to tell someone?"
Husband and best friend knew the day I knew. We told our parents at 7.5 weeks. Grandparents at 9 weeks. We started telling some more family and friends last week at 10 weeks. Ill probably stop caring who knows about 14 weeks.
Everyones different, some people tell everyone they day they find out, some wait till second tri,some longer. Its all about how comfortable you are with it, and IN CASE something goes wrong, how comfortable you are with those people knowing this as well. But nothing will go wrong!
Good luck!
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Parents and select siblings at 6 weeks
General Family at 11 weeks
Friends and Colleagues at 13 weeks, after CVS and 2nd doctor visit
Good luck!
With my last pregnancy, I told only 2 close friends around 6 weeks, we were planning to tell family at 8wks but we didn't make it that far, I am so glad that we didn't announce it to everyone and then have to tell them all that we lost the baby.
With this one, we will wait until ~15 weeks (the first opportunity past 8 wks that we will see our families in-person) to tell family and maybe 18-20 wks to tell friends, later probably for FB.
I think you'll know when you're ready to tell people. I'm still very cautious with this pregnancy and would prob announce at 12 wks after ultrasounds confirming HB/viability if we were going to see our parents at that time. Good luck!
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We already told our close friends and family....I also told my boss I was pregnant so I could get time off for appts. but I originally didn't want anyone else at my work to know. Well that ended up NOT happening.
One of my friends...even after I told her NOT to tell anyone...went and told a coworker of mine who has the BIGGEST mouth ever and he went around and told EVERYONE at my job. For a couple days I kept having people come up to me saying "I hear congratulations are in order" I was pretty pissed off and let both of those coworkers know it wasn't their damn business to air.
So basically if you don't want everyone at your job to know don't tell anyone that knows someone you work with!
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My BFF found out about a week after I did.
I told my mom a little after 6 weeks. I told my dad a little after 9 weeks.
A super close family friend of SO and mine was told at about 9 weeks because I had insurance questions for her and SO's brother accidentally overheard them and found out at about 11 weeks.
My siblings were told a little after 13/14 weeks.
SO's family was told at 15 weeks. It probably was a little bad of us to wait until 15 weeks to tell SO's family but it was his decision and I agreed. He wanted to do it in person so he waited until he was visiting them and there was times before 15 weeks that he could have done that. But SO's family has a bad history with marriage/babies/growing up things. They yelled at him for wanting to go to college. Freaked out on me about babies multiple times because they wanted us to wait until we're over 30 to start trying. They have a bad history with drinking. So yeah...