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avz2azb · October 2009

How long did you wait to tell people?

Other than the 2 people who found me throwing up in the bathroom at work, we waited 12 weeks to tell people. I even flew to Louisiana to tell my family b/c I wanted to see their faces.

mikey&amie · October 2009

I told immediately! I couldn't keep my mouth shut for anything, we were just so excited. I think I was 4.5 weeks.

aggielauren · October 2009

I didn't find out until I was 7 weeks. My mom was going out of town and I wanted to leave something for her and my stepdad to find when they got back. They got back around 8 weeks, so they found out then. I didn't tell my dad until Father's Day, when I was about 10 weeks. The rest of the family also found out then.

We told some friends around 8 weeks, but told pretty much everyone we knew at a little over 12 weeks.

missjanel · October 2009

We didn't wait but if I get pregnant again I would like to hold out until atleast 12 weeks. I don't really know if I have the willpower though.

jenlynnc · October 2009

We told our parents around 6 weeks and waited to tell everyone else around 12 weeks.

jfarmer27 · October 2009

Because I had an IUI, my parents/family/friends knew when the beta results would be, so my family (parents/brothers) all found out the day of (at 4 weeks), friends and M's family found out the next day and work found out at 12 weeks. I hope we get to have a normal conception next time around and there is some surprise factor, though. Although, since I'm not working...I don't think there's any reason for me to hold off the good news for too long. I'd want to be able to celebrate asap!

Kim&Jim · October 2009

I had IVF with the twins so I knew early on. We didn't explain all the science stuff to our parents though and since we found out a week before Christmas that we were pg, we waited to tell them in person. I'm one of the weird ones that told work and friends first before our parents. It was all about the situation and location of people for us! My sister lives here though so she was the 1st to know. Everyone knew by about 5 or 6 weeks in. I have a huge mouth and wanted to really celebrate! It had been a LONG road...

katherinemichel · October 2009

We were still in shock since it wasn't really planned. We didn't tell family till about 12weeks and I didn't tell my boss till after 20 weeks and I think I only told him then because I was starting to show. I have 2 cousins that I'm very close with and we told them at 7 weeks.

sweetpea18 · October 2009

We told our parents around 7 weeks. Everyone else knew at 8 weeks because we went back to Iowa for a wedding. Everyone knew something was up when I wasn't drinking. Plus, I was in a panic about a week before trying to get my bridesmaid dress altered. The girls had gotten quite large and didn't fit in the dress.

sethsgal · October 2009

We waited to tell everyone until my parents knew, then we shouted it from the rooftops, all three times!

Jessibell · October 2009

The day I found out. I was 5-ish weeks.

Next time I do want to wait longer to tell work.

char-char · October 2009

When I was pg with Hudson we told everyone after 7 weeks, beginning with both of our families and then friends / work / etc. With my last pg we told around the same time, 7 - 8 weeks, but since it ended with my miscarriage in January at almost 16 weeks we were unsure how long to wait this time around. After much consideration, we decided to tell everyone after 8 weeks even though that was a bit early and probably not the best thing to do given what we had just gone through, but we thought it would be better for people to know and be able to give us the support and prayers we needed to both move forward with an optimistic view on this pg, but also so that we would have their support if anything would have happened again this time around. It's such a personal choice, but I would rather have the prayers and support of those I love and those that love me than to wait and not be able to share our joy and excitement with them. Plus, it gave me a sense of normalcy being able to share our news instead of being doom and gloom assuming that something might go wrong and thus not sharing as a result. Sure, I was terrified at the what-ifs, but just couldn't wait any longer to share our great news!

reynah · October 2009

With ds1, the day we found out. Ds2, we still only waited a few days.

mandarod · October 2009

We found out at 5 weeks, but we waited until 7 weeks to tell our families (we wanted to do it in person). Told all of our friends shortly after telling our families. I didn't tell work until 16 weeks.

panarama99 · October 2009

We told close friends and family shortly after we found out at 4 weeks. I waited a whole five days so I could tell my parents in person, and even that was too much for me! We told work and announced it to the world at 10 weeks.

jamie5315 · October 2009

A couple friends I told the day we found out, family and other friends at 6 weeks, work at 10 weeks.

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