When to tell....

marissajane82 · February 2011

We already agreed that we wouldnt tell coworkers and extended family til after the first tri, but when to tell our parents/siblings? When are you all telling? No one knows yet..

wnk1029 · February 2011

With both pregnancies, we told our parents right away. My thoughts were that if something WERE to happen, they would be the people whom we would rely on for support. The first time around, we waited to tell siblings until after we had heard the heartbeat, since then the chance of miscarriage decreases.

gallegos977 · February 2011

I personally am not telling my siblings/parents until the same time as I tell everyone else. I was pregnant about a yr and 1/2 ago and made the mistake of telling my parents as soon as we found out and my mom told the rest of my family and then I miscarried, so we decided to wait to tell everyone.. it will be hard to wait, but I just want to be on the safe side this time!

JacquelineTyler · February 2011

Our parents and siblings know an my two best friends know, only becasue I've been going to them when I have questions since they both recently had babies in 2010.

We're waiting to tell everyone else until I'm 3months. I think its a personal choice though. When ever you feel comfortable.

mrs_liza_88 · February 2011

My parents and we are telling my husbands parents tomorrow night. My two best girl friends know, but they also knew we were trying. The 2 girls I teach gymnastics with know, but that's because I'm already in need of extra help from them, because I already feel like I'm not able to do as much anymore. I think we'll wait to tell my siblings till our first appointment which is in a couple of weeks. My husbands sister will find out tomorrow as well, because she'll be at dinner. I'm just making sure to tell those we do tell that we don't want others to know yet. I'm finding it very hard though to keep the news in.

Ihme · February 2011

i think it depends on the sort of relationship you have with your family. my parents and siblings are my soulmates- so i could never, ever hide this from them. same for my husband. if we are sad if smthg sad happens, they will be sad with us. we are family. it's such a personal decision. xxx

kjbarber86 · February 2011

We told our parents, siblings, and close friends the date we found out. In fact, DH and I were at my mom's when I took the first pregnancy test!

However, I didn't start telling the "general public" (not-so-close friends, coworkers, etc) until after the first tri.

Pina · February 2011

I found out at 5 weeks and told my mom and best friend right away. My sister had intuition and guessed the day after my test, kind of eerie, and then slowly we told other parents and siblings between week 7 and 9. Since tomorrow is week 12, I am telling the rest of my girlfriends and some extended family as I see them..... Don't know if I will be blabbing on fb any time soon though.

Kuraks10 · February 2011

I told my mom first because she came to see me one day and said, "omg you're pregnant!" LOL...I was barely 4 weeks...Motherly intuition, I guess.

After the 8 week sonogram where we saw the baby's heartbeat we chose to tell the rest of the family and friends.

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