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MaryEllen
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When to tell parents?
MaryEllen
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It is going to drive me crazy to keep this BFP a secret from my parents! Should I wait til after my doc appt on Sept 4? When did/will you tell?
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Re: When to tell parents?
We were so excited we told them that night.
I'm definitely not the poster child for waiting.
We aren't telling anyone IRL until first tri ends.
Do what you feel is comfortable for you.
We told our parents on Father's Day. 3 days after I got the +HPT.
Tell whenever you want!
it so happened my parents were going to be at our house a few hours after our BFP so we just told them then. i, like ginger, am not a waiter and a secret keeper
we will tell his parents this weekend in person (6 days after the BFP) though we'd do it sooner if logistics allowed that.
My mom and step-dad are in Canada for another 2 weeks and there is no way I am calling to tell them until they get back! This will be the 1st grandbaby for them!
DH's parents have 3 grown grandkids (22, 20, 17) and this will be the last set of grandkids before they are g-gparents. We will probably tell them Saturday at a family get-together.
As for my dad and step-mom...not sure yet...but it has to be after my mom!
We told my parents last week at 6w6d but only because my wife saw them. We live 3,000 miles away but DW had to fly home for something. The next time I go home I'll definitely be showing. This is my parents first grandchild so for me it felt better to have my wife tell them in person early than tell them over the phone in another month or so.
Pick whatever moment feels right for you. There is no wrong way to do it.
We told my mom the day we found out. (It just happened to be her birthday)
we told our parents this past weekend at 6w4d... I told my BFF yesterday at 6w6d. I wanted their support...
We're waiting to tell everyone else until we're out of the 1st tri (other than siblings, who we will tell the next time we see them!)
DH has to tell his boss/co-workers today, so that he can work towards the management track and get us health benefits after the baby is born...
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The big question is: Can you and your partner keep a secret???? If either one of you is going to blab away, then at least tell each other in advance and agree upon who you will blab to. Keeping a secret when you are a natural born blabber can actually make you feel sick
I had a BFP in April and told my mom that day. We told his whole family within a couple weeks because there was a big party and they would be suspicious if I wasnt partaking in the alcohol consumption. About a week after the party I miscarried. I dont regret telling my parents, but his family is still bugging me about the m/c.
This time I am going to tell my parents when i see them in 2 weeks then his family after the doc appt to confirm that things are ok.
We told about 2 hours after I took the HPT. It's totally up to you when you tell. If you want to plan something creative or tell them in person it might take a few days. Personally, I can't keep secrets and just called them and yelled it before they could even say hello. I have had a m/c and my philosophy on telling people early is that I tell people who I would want to know if I had a m/c. I count my parents in this group - so I tell them.
I kind of feel this way. other than the boards I post to here I have told 2 people I feel as if I can truly trust. I just got off the phone with my mom and didn't tell her 1) she was on her lunch break at wrok 2) DH and I haven't discussed when we are telling parents yet. That just killed me. I felt like I was lying when she asked if there was anything new going on in my life.
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Me! We've been TTC for 2 years. C'mon, there's no way I could hold it in.
I couldnt imagine waiting to tell my parents or IL's! We told within a day or two of first positive HPT. Even if (God forbid) something were to happen I would still want them to know...
We've only told my sister and a couple of close friends so far and the friends were only recently (I told my sister at 6w5d, right after my first u/s where I was able to see the hb)
This weekend we are telling both families... I am very excited about this but also very nervous. I think that once they know, then we'll end up telling the world although i'd really like to keep it from everyone else until we are out of the 1st tri. I will be just over 10w this weekend but I'm just still so nervous about something happening (it's my 1st pregnancy, no previous issues but I'm a nervous person). I think I just have to take a deep breath and think positive thoughts and just relax already!
I do have to say, the past 6 weeks have been VERY difficult. I have not at all liked knowing that we have this secret and not being able to tell. During this time we've found out a few people are pregnant as well and I just felt so insincere while congratulating them b/c I couldn't tell them our news. It's killing me! So at the very least, as of Sunday, a huge weight will be lifted off my shoulders once it's out in the open!
Congrats! When are you "coming out" on WC?
We told our parents the weekend after we found out... I was almost 6w already though.