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February 2011 Moms
olliehoops
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Who are you LEAST excited to tell?
olliehoops
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I am dreading telling my mom and dad(& stepmom)
Mom could care less if she ever had grandkids, and I try to talk with her about it and she always skips to the next subject. Not much of the nurturing type.
My dad (& stepmom) and I never talk. We talked once last year because he found out I was getting married. He has called twice since the wedding.
Just kind of dreading telling them because I know they won't be excited or happy, and I am on cloud 9 right now! I just won't let their foul moods rain on my parade! 
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Re: Who are you LEAST excited to tell?
I don't really have anyone I'm dreading telling at the moment. I'm finding it hard not to tell my office, but I am determined to wait until closer to the end of this trimester. They'll have so many questions and I will have no answers (i.e. does this mean I'm leaving like the last 2... just don't know yet!).
So sorry to hear that they can be a buzzkill. This always helps me - walk through how you would tell them and what their response will be in your head. That way you can prepare yourself and know how you would like to respond calmly.
Don't let them rain on your parade! This is an exciting time, and you have every right to be on cloud 9!
PG#1 - 3rd cycle BFP. Team Green. HELLP syndrome @ 34 weeks.
Later diagnosed with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, possible link to HELLP.
PG#2 M/C 3/14 - Surprise BFP 2/13. Beta's doubled every 52 hours from 3w5d-5w5d
Viable pregnancy scan at 5w5d; 2nd u/s showed 2 days of growth in 7 but a HB of 120
3rd u/s on 3/10/14 had no HB and baby had only grown 7 days over 14
D&C 3/17/14 - complications - DX Retroflexed uterus, multiple tears to cervix
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I don't think there's anyone I'm dreading telling, either. I know that both of my bosses will be thrilled when I tell them, so I'm not worried about that. It's just hard to wait.. that's the only frustrating part right now!
Rylan 1/27/2011, 2:42 pm, 5lbs 12oz, 18.5 inches long
Ayla 10/02/2013, 10:14 am, 6lbs 14oz, 19.25 inches long
Missed Miscarriage 6w3d 3/02/2010
I'll hold you in my heart until I hold you in heaven.
BFP # 1 - 12/19/09 EDD 08/27/10 - D&C 1/26/10 @ 9w5d
BFP # 2 - 06/05/10 EDD 02/17/11, DS1 born on 2/14/11
BFP # 3 - 04/10/13 EDD 12/21/13 - D&C 05/15/13 @ 8w4d
BFP # 4 - 07/27/13 EDD 04/08/14 - CP 07/29/13
BFP # 5 - 09/14/13 EDD 05/28/14, DS2 born on 5/22/14
This is so similar to my family. I had completely forgotten about them... until now.
PG#1 - 3rd cycle BFP. Team Green. HELLP syndrome @ 34 weeks.
Later diagnosed with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, possible link to HELLP.
PG#2 M/C 3/14 - Surprise BFP 2/13. Beta's doubled every 52 hours from 3w5d-5w5d
Viable pregnancy scan at 5w5d; 2nd u/s showed 2 days of growth in 7 but a HB of 120
3rd u/s on 3/10/14 had no HB and baby had only grown 7 days over 14
D&C 3/17/14 - complications - DX Retroflexed uterus, multiple tears to cervix
All Welcome
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My DH's father and wife...
They are not the nicest people and really want everything to revolve around them. The rest of his family is so excited for us and so supportive that we probably won't tell them at all unless we absolutely have too!!
I wouldn't tell anyone who would make you feel bad right now... Maybe wait for awhile to tell them if you can...
part of me dreads telling my mom because she does nothing but complain about the weight i gained and haven't lost before getting pregnant. we have not had our marriage blessed in church, i live an hr away from her. money will be tight because h is out of work more than he is in work (not his fault but it's the construction industry).
i also dread telling my boss. they put me through hell before i got married and i almost quit. when my mom had breast cancer they b!tched at me for taking the day off when she had surgery. then they complained because i took one morning off to take her for chemo.
I'm actually with KLiz09 too. As we all know, there are two events in a woman's life when she gets bombarded with attention - getting married and having a baby. Some people love it, others, like me, don't so much. When I got engaged I hated all of the attention and the fact that more people wanted to talk about the wedding than I did. Actually that was all people wanted to talk about. I just wanted to be married and start a new life in Virginia with my husband (we're from Michigan originally) - I wasn't worried about fabric swatches, flowers and menu options (although the wedding was beautiful).
I feel the same way about this, particularly since my husband's family has been dying for this since our wedding day (he's a favorite in the family). I'm thrilled about this baby and all of the exciting things to come, but my regular life is still happening in the mean time you know?
-m/c at 11w2d due to partial molar 2008 -m/c #2 2009
Beautiful daughter born February 2011
**Ultimate TTCALer 2009**
I was excited to tell everyone and anyone I could!!
... and then I told my MIL and she said "Well, you better only have one ... he's already 36 you know.."
... WOW, talk about KILLING the moment!
I think the harder question for me who is the person your excited about telling. I didn't want to tell my mom becuase i didn't think she would be happy. When she guessed, I was right. She wasn't. She thinks we're not ready. I don't want to tell my sister because of the problems she's had and I don't want to hurt her. I don't want to tell my MIL because how dreadful she was about my m/c. I don't want to tell my best friend because she can never be happy for somebody else. She will find a reason to get mad because she's just a drama queen. Plain and simple. I kind of wish I could keep it a secret forever, but that's nearly impossible.
BFP #1 - m/c on 12.22.09 @ 8w3d
BFP #2 - d&c on 07.22.10 @11w1d
BFP #3 - DS born on 06.22.11 @41w3d!
BFP #4 - Due 04.24.13