I want to tell so bad!

MamaBee83

I'm only 6 weeks and 5 days today....but I really really want to tell my family and my DH's family. It took everything to keep mum when talking to my MIL today. She asked me if I was still exercising and said she saw something on television about how if you want to get pregnant, it is not a good idea to exercise. I squashed that thought without trying to go all intellectual on her... but I really wanted to say, actually you can exercise and get pregnant because I am!! Aside from that, my DH and I just really want to share the news because it's all we talk about and it would be great to talk to others about it too! But I'm kind of superstitious about sharing before 12 weeks.... I know everybody is different... so I guess I'm just venting...but also wondering if anybody is going through this and what they did or plan to do? (FYI, this will be our first baby)

Jspot8020

I'm going through the same thing! I'm 6 weeks today and I'm going to my first appt. tomorrow! My In-laws are coming out to see us this weekend!  I think if everything goes well tomorrow, I will probably have to share the news with them and the rest of the family!!

watkinae

We had our first ultrasound at 6.5 weeks and told our parents that weekend.  We've also told our best friends after our second ultrasound at 8 weeks.  We wanted to tell those closest to us earlier b/c if something bad should happen we would've liked their support.  We're waiting to tell everyone else around Easter which will put me in 2nd tri.  You have to do what feels right to you.  To each is own.

CraftyKayla

I've made it to 11 weeks with only telling a few people. I can't wait to tell our parents and families next week and then everyone else on Easter!!

JenLynn09

I tell only family. In my mind, if I have a miscarriage, they will know & I would want their support, so why not let them know the happy news now? I'm not a very superstitious person tho, so to each their own  

mick64

I've already told my sister and we're telling my parents and brother and his wife this weekend.  DH told his parents, and we'll tell his brothers in a couple weeks when we get together for Easter. I'm way too close with my family to wait 12 weeks to tell- that's soooo long. 

Plus, for me, I want them to know in case anything does go wrong. I had an early m/c before I got pregnant with DS and my parents knew. It was nice to have someone to talk to. Plus, I feel like miscarriages can sometimes be really isolating, because nobody talks about them, but they are so common that it really shouldn't be that way. I still don't want to share with everyone, but I'm pretty open with those I'm close to.

MichelleL1118

We told our families really early with DS (around 5.5w), and told close friends at 6.5w after a confirmation u/s with the RE.  We announced on FB with him at about 10w, after an u/s with the OB.

This time around, we just told our parents on Sunday, so right at 11w, and are holding off on telling anyone else until after the NT scan on Monday.  If things look good on the NT scan, we'll probably call/email our close friends & extended family Monday night, and then post on FB at the end of next week after we get the final risk analysis from the NT scan back.