For those waiting, when will you tell your friends and family?

jackieconser · October 2011

With all of my pregnancies, I've told everyone the next day. Our last pregnancy ended in a mc, so I want to wait until i hit my second trimester to let the new out. How long are all you ladies going to wait?

amber323 · October 2011

I'm telling my family this weeked. I am 5 weeks, we are worried it will end in a mc (this is our first pregnancy) but we are so excited and are very close to our families so it's too hard to keep it a secret, we are waiting to tell our friends and coworkers until the second trimester.

star678 · October 2011

We already told our parents and siblings.

We are telling our extended families on Thanksgiving at 11 weeks pending a good u/s on Nov. 4. I wanted to wait until after 12 weeks but I won't see most of them again until Christmas and I don't think I can wait that long.

Facebook and the rest of the known world will likely find out in mid-December or around Christmas.

Ingelly47 · October 2011

We told our families right away because we couldn't keep it a secret. We are going to announce to extended family and friends on Thanksgiving since that is the second trimester.

marielovestimothy03 · October 2011

I'm telling a group of friends tomorrow night (only because I'm obviously showing so they'd question anyway and I'm dying to tell someone IRL). We're telling our families when we go visit next month around Thanksgiving so I'll be 12ish weeks? We're planning to announce on our family blog & FB shortly after that. I have a cute Christmas themed announcement planned so sometime in early December. Or November 25th if I'm super impatient.

We told pretty early with our first two though but since I prefer to tell our families in person (its much more fun that way!) we've been waiting. It's killing me though! It's so weird to talk to my mom on the phone and not tell her!

0ashley · October 2011

I don't want to tell until at least Christmas (15 wks) but husband wanted to tell everyone right away at 4 wks!! We compromised and told our mothers right away, and will be telling our families at Thanksgiving (11 wks). We only have a nurse visit scheduled so far for next week, but I'm hoping for some sort of happy confirmation in between now and then. My closest coworker noticed right away, but other than her, I will probably not tell work until my belly makes it obvious Big Smile .

All the mc statistics really scare me- although I am optimistic, I also know how common they are and don't want to go through the sadness publicly if anything happens.

Buttercup284 · October 2011

i have a whole plan, haha

we told our parents this week (at 5 weeks), i'll tell my siblings and other close family/friends after dr appt at 8 weeks, the rest of family probably at 10 weeks (because it's thanksgiving) - at this point i will turn off my facebook wall!

and then i'll tell work at 13 weeks, and fb shortly after

ramsfamgrowing · October 2011

we are waiting until after first doc appt at 8 weeks atleast, maybe longer. i would tell now but i want my kids to be the first to know and i dontwant to break the news and then explain a miscarriage. so just in case im trying to be patient.

with our first we told at 8weeks. with our second 6 weeks. i would love to wait until christmas but ill be pretty far by then and will prob be showing a little. well see how my body changes in next couple of weeks.

lynnyrd80 · October 2011

We told my mom and SIL right away because they new that we were going through fertility treatments. We plan to tell the rest of our immediate family around Thanksgiving (9 weeks). We will start telling everyone else around mid December. I really can't wait until then. Being out of first tri will be such a relief.

aflowers · October 2011

We'll tell our parents, brothers and sisters and a couple close friends after our first appointment, 11/11, as long as it goes well. I'll be about 8 weeks. We probably won't tell anyone else until Christmas. I wish we could wait until after our first fetal echo (16 weeks) but it will be impossible to cover it up that long.

Edit: Apparently I can't spell.

SweetHurricane · October 2011

I told my sister because she's my rock and she knew first last time too. We're waiting to tell our parents until Christmas. We have a big reveal planned that ties into their gifts.

paxilchyk · October 2011

We're waiting until after our first appointment when I'll be about 9 weeks. I'm planning on only telling my sister then because I'm going to visit for a girl's weekend and will have a hard time explaining not drinking at her house. Everyone else we plan to wait until at least Thanksgiving if not Christmas since I'll only be 14 weeks.

alison518 · October 2011

We are going to tell our good friends tomorrow, because I think they are going to become suspicious of my not drinks (it will be several times now)...they know I love my wine!

The weekend of Nov. 12, were vising friends in NC, they know we've been trying, and it will be a big party weekend...they will get it out of me by the end of the first night...there is no fooling this crowd.

My first appointment in Nov. 16th, then we go home for Thanksgiving to my parents house (they live 4 hours away) and we will tell my parents & sister then in person.

The facebook world announcement wont be made till my second trimester starts, which i Christmas Day!

bg1166 · October 2011

We told our parents right away and I told a girl at my church and my friend from college just so I would have someone to talk about it with. The girl from church I message all the time asking if things are normal since this is my first. I told my principal and AP and counselor at work because I thought they should know. Then 2 friends because I wanted to. We are telling everybody else at Christmas time.

m&t+1 · October 2011

We told my parents and one of my brothers at 5w. Also told our friends (a couple) who is pregnant with their 2nd because I really wanted someone to talk to that can offer advice and consolation when I'm freaking out (she has been amazing!). We'll be IL's and the rest of the families at Thanksgiving when I'm 11 weeks and friends soon after.

geauxfrogs · October 2011

One of my sisters knows. She lives with us and m/s made it hard not to share. We'll probably end up telling our parents and the rest of our siblings over Thanksgiving- and then the rest of the world mid-December.

StheVegan · October 2011

We're waiting until we pass 12 weeks, which is (as of right now) the day before Thanksgiving.

amberleeb · October 2011

I told my mom and my BFF this week. Waiting to tell everyone else until around thanksgiving if we can make it that far with out it being obvious.

desertmouse39 · October 2011

We are waiting until we clear the first trimester, and complete all necessary testing. This is the first pregnancy for both of us and I am turning 40 so we are being cautious. A few friends have figured it out and I haven't lied to them, but we're staying mum otherwise. Most likely we'll make it known at Hannukah/Christmas visit with both sets of family.

Devbo18 · October 2011

We wanted really badly to wait till the end of the first trimester, but my girlfriends knew right away because I stopped drinking, we have wine very Friday night! So we then told parents and siblings and that's it till we go home for Christmas, which will be the beginning of the second. My hubby was a little pissed bc I ended up telling my principalbc I needed a few hours off to get my u/s next week. Luckily she's preggers too and totally understood!

bikernun · October 2011

We will be waiting until the first of the year when we are safety past the first trimester. Since I had a miscarriage two years ago I am hesitate to tell anyone before that time frame.

gtdubois · October 2011

We are hoping to tell family after I get my first ultrasound on Nov 3rd. I will probably cave and tell some friends after that as well, although I am still worried about miscarrying, but hopefully that happen.

Capt Jen · October 2011

We told our parents/grandparents the week we found out (almost 5 weeks). And we told a couple of our close friends a few days later.

We're telling DH's extended family (aunts/uncles) tonight! His sister is having a bonfire/harvest party, and we're carving it into a pumpkin.

We're waiting to tell more friends after our first appointment on Nov 7th. And the facebook world probably after the first tri. It's killing my mom not to say anything on facebook, but I had to put my foot down when she insisted that she was going to say something on fb after DH's family found out tonight.

AnariaR · October 2011

I write about it in my Livejournal which means a couple of people I know IRL know, but I requested they not tell anyone else. We also told one close friend.

I'm estranged from my family so it's not an issue. DH's dad is crazy into weird nutritional supplements and being vegan, I know that all of the 'advice' will start right off the bat. His mom is a little hippyish and also full of 'opinions'. So we are waiting to tell. I'm thinking that it would be cool to tell through Christmas presents, like a sonogram picture in a Grandma frame for his mom.

We'll tell the world through FB on New Years Eve cause that's how we announced we were married last year.

privadazul · October 2011

My husband is so excited to tell the world... so our current plan is to hold out as long as possible. We're anxiously awaiting the TVU appointment on 11/21 before we make plans to tell anyone.

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