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telling the family
how long did you all wait until you told your family and friends?!?!
we told my husbands parents and my sister this week, and we are planning on telling my parents on easter.. but im afraid to tell my grandparents / extended family and friends.... how soon is too soon?!? i know some people wait to hear the heartbeat, but i feel like i cant keep quiet for that long!!
just curious to see what others have done... and any fun ways you may have announced the good news!?!
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Re: telling the family
Definitely a personal choice, I cant keep my mouth shut about it, I am so excited!!! We have told the majority of our immediate family and we are telling most of the extended family over the easter weekend.
I also wanted to tell people in a cute way...can't do that either, i just blurt it out!
So excited!!!
Have fun spreading the news!
We're telling my parents and sister and my mom-in-law on Easter, too! I'm getting excited / nervous about it. They're going to be *really* surprised, as the last thing DH's mom heard from us regarding kids was that we, uhh, weren't going to have any. Well, things changed!
We are telling them via a vacation video / slideshow my husband made. They all think it's just going to be pics from our recent trip to France. And most of it is. But a pic of my ultrasound photo (taped to my belly) pops up at the end!
DH wants to tell friends a few days later, but I'm hesitant. I'd like to wait at least until after my 12 wk / bloodwork appt, next Friday.
I personally do not think that there is a right or wrong answer to this question, it is completely up to you on when you feel it is the right time to tell.
We are telling immediate family this weekend, managers next week, and I will come out on FB at around 10 weeks.
I cannot wait to spill the beans!
i know everyone has different ways and times to share , so thanks for all the feedback!
im a hairdresser, and it seems that all of my clients keep asking "so, are you guys trying soon?" its soo hard not to explode the news! i havent given in yet, but one of my best friends is coming into town this weekend & staying with me, so ive decided im going to share with her! it will be much more fun now, then telling her over the phone in a few weeks. shes the type of person who would be nothing but supportive and loving if something were to go wrong..
good luck to everyone sharing and much patience to you all who decided to wait! hope all friends and families are extremely excited about the wonderful news!
We told our immediate families and my 2 best friends. I think we are going to wait to tell extended family (aunts, uncles, and cousins) for a few more weeks and not posting it ne where to more people until im about 10 weeks. Its really hard but the way things have always worked for us (with job positions and everything) is that the first thing always falls through. Call me superstitious, but Im just going to wait until the doctor really tells me I am (my appt is may 4th) and then go from there
we did the same on easter!
my first appointment is may 5th! so close to yours! i had my "confirm" appt. today, so its true now. haha! cant wait for the first real appointment. good luck with yours and have fun telling everyone! (we are planning on waiting til about 10 weeks for fb and everyone else!)