When are you sharing your news?

AlleyCatNH · December 2011

DH and I are planning to tell our parents about the pregnancy at Christmas. We are very close to them and need them for support. I would love to tell everyone else at Christmas, too but I'm scared that it's too early. We'll be 5 weeks along, and I won't go to the doctor until 8 weeks. I know I should wait until then but it's so hard with Christmas! What is everyone else doing??

SayAnything84 · December 2011

My mom and BFF were told the day I got my BFP.

DH's parents and brother will find out on Christmas. We will be six weeks.

We live very far away from family so we are also telling our two closest friends here at Christmas time.

No one else will know until after N/T scan around 12 week mark.

noah-bear · December 2011

If I stay pregnant, March. I'll be 18-20 weeks when we tell. And that'll also include gender.

Nikko Blue · December 2011

We told my ILs at 5 weeks. We wanted them to know no matter what happens. If my u/s goes well on Thursday, we will tell my parents for Christmas (won't see them till after though, I will be 8 weeks). I'll also tell my sister for Christmas (will have to call her).

I'm going to tell everyone else at about 12 weeks.

mamahawk12 · December 2011

We're telling our immediate families on Christmas (I'll be 6 weeks) and everyone else at 12 (Valentine's Day).

MrsT0522 · December 2011

We're telling at Christmas as well, if my U/S goes well tomorrow. I can't wait!

laurenmc15 · December 2011

Jeez I haven't even told my husband yet I plan on telling him on x-mas eve (not sure if I'll make it that long)

I also might tell my mom and dad on x-mas day (only because before my daughter I had a miscarriage and they were so shocked because they didn't even know I was prego) . Everybody else will find out at my daughters 1st b-day because I'll be close to 12 weeks

morgs8384 · December 2011

Unsure still. My mom knows since she has been watching DS while I go to my RE for monitoring during the first trimester. DH and I have been toying around with telling our close family at Christmas.. I think it depends on how my second beta goes, and if we are able to see something through an ultrasound before Christmas. Otherwise we may wait.

ktina722 · December 2011

We are doing the same thing. I'm only 5 weeks and we are going for our ultrasound tomorrow morning. We probably won't see a heartbeat but we want to tell just our parents on Christmas. It's going to be hard not to let anyone else know but we are going to try and keep it just to them. Hopefully they can keep a secret at least until we hear a heartbeat.

incognitoNY · December 2011

We are going to tell my parents brother, SIL and my sister Christmas morning and then go over to DH's parents that night and tell my inlawas and BIL. We are so excited its really hard not sharing the news only my husband and bestfriend know i told him i had to tell someone and she is the only person who knew we were trying. I should be almost 6weeks along. We are going for our 1st ultrasound/appointment the day before new years eve and it all goes well we may tell some more family around then. (close to 7 weeks)

Manda-Kay · December 2011

I was so excited to get a positive pregnancy test that I called my mom as soon as I got it. I told a couple more people the next day (best friends, close coworkers, some family). My ob doesn't do blood tests to confirm pregnancy and doesn't want to see see until I'm 8 week which won't happen until after after Christmas. I am 6 1/2 weeks now. My DH and I were thinking about telling our families at Christmas. I've been spotting for a couple days now. Since I won't have an u/s to confirm everything is alright until after Christmas, we've decided to stop telling people since we are both scared of a m/c.

pnkybrwstr · December 2011

So far only DH and a close friend who is also pregnant knows. We are planning to tell our parents and siblings on Christmas and everyone else at 12 weeks.

My brother lives on the other side of the country, so I just ordered a onesie a that says I love Uncle ____ and Auntie ____! Now I just have to make sure he doesn't open the box until Christmas.

bwe1100 · December 2011

Hoping our u/s goes well tomorrow, I'll call my family tomorrow. We'll tell the ILs when they arrive for Christmas on Tuesday. Last time we told our families very early, and then I miscarried. I was glad they knew about the m/c though. This time I wanted to wait to see a hb.

LoveOfMikesLife · December 2011

noah-bear:
If I stay pregnant, March. I'll be 18-20 weeks when we tell. And that'll also include gender.

This with the exception on my IL's and my own mother. IL's will be told for Christmas and my mom will be told for new years.

babiesbabiesbabies · December 2011

I couldn't wait. We have told all of our close family - mom, dad brothers sisters - and most of our friends already. The only people it is still a secret from is the general facebook public and most importantly my daughters who will find out when they have their Christmas with us on the 29th.

with that being said it is totally a personal decision.

mghnmouse · December 2011

laurenmc15:
Jeez I haven't even told my husband yet I plan on telling him on x-mas eve (not sure if I'll make it that long)

This, EXACTLY! LOL

I have a great plan to tell DH as a gift on Christmas Eve, then I have a "Big Sister" shirt on the way for our daughter to wear on Christmas Day, when we go visit both sets of parents. I'd prefer they hold off telling extended family but they were crushed when they couldn't scream it from the rooftops last time, so I may just say New Years. I want to start telling our closest friends on Christmas as well.

klyann · December 2011

Telling both families on Christmas Eve (DH's side) and Christmas Day (My family) I can't wait! I'll probably tell other people after the first ultrasound (around 8-9 weeks). If a miscarriage were to happen I really want the support of family and not get questions like "When are you going to have #2?"

VeniVidiScripsi · December 2011

This is our first pregnancy and we have been trying for a few months now! At first we weren't going to tell anyone until the end of my 1st trimester, but when we got the BFP we were so excited!!!

Some of my co-workers know bc I'm really close with them and they ask every month how my HPT went.

Then he told his sister after our 2nd BFP, so I called to tell my mum (who I was dying to tell). When talking to my mum, my brother and sister were around so she put me on speaker phone and I told them too. I'm really really close with my family.

The next day I told my Grandma who I am also super close with (my mum sees her every day and would have a hard time not telling her). Then we phoned his parents and his grandmothers. As well as told our best friends. We were going to keep it at that but my DH didn't tell his family to keep it quiet (even though I was only 4 weeks when talking to them) and they told his extended family! His cousin messaged me on FB congratulating us.

We are trying to keep it from the general public on FB until I'm further along. But we will see how it goes. We are just so so excited!!!

Anyway - it is a personal choice. I looked around on here before telling anyone too. But they say if god forbid anything happens at least you can have the support of people who knew you were pregnant. But I just wanted my family to know!

nanabanana06 · December 2011

I sent the pic of my pee stick to my 2 best friends right after I told my FI. I was going to wait to tell everyone until I got my first ultrasound and stuff. However, it's my FI first biological child and he is super excited, so he told his mom and sister. So I felt that it was ok to tell my family. Also, with how my family works once I tell my mom then my mom calls all my aunts and grandma to tell them. So the cat is out of the bag! I just wanna get to 12 weeks already so I can calm down a bit.

alisamcpherson · December 2011

I am so glad so many of you are telling your families at Christmas! I was worried that this was too soon! Obviously I'm not posting in on Facebook or anything until at least 12 or 15 weeks!

I was so nervous that this was too soon.

How perfect that DH and are here at this moment to share such a special moment with out family on such a special day! Since both our families are close, we are going to tell them together by having our moms open a onesie with appleseed's birthday on it!

I LOVE THIS SITE! I'm so glad I found it! (this is my first post... in case you can't tell by my excitement! ;-))

jesslinnn · December 2011

I'm seeing my parents tonight so I might tell then. The bloat is hard to hide. Plus I might need them to babysit DS while I go to my appointment Wednesday.

Everyone else... whenever I feel like it. As long as my appointment on Wed is okay, we might tell a few more then & if other people find out it's not a big deal.

LME06 · December 2011

We've told a couple close friends so far. We're telling our parents when they come over for Christmas Eve. We'll probably wait to tell the rest of our family until after our NT scan at 12 weeks.

brithil · December 2011

We told our parents at 6 weeks after our first appointment and ultrasound. We will tell other close family on Christmas, and then slowly tell other family members and friends after that.

Nikko Blue · December 2011

laurenmc15:
Jeez I haven't even told my husband yet I plan on telling him on x-mas eve (not sure if I'll make it that long)

Why are you waiting?? I'm sure it would be just as much of a Christmas gift now as it would be on Christmas Eve.

psubride1012 · December 2011

We are telling our parents when we see them over Christmas. We ended up telling my parents that I m/c last year and they didn't get to share in our joy, just the pain. They have been a great support system and have really been praying for us, so I can't imagine not telling them. MIL never knew we were pregnant the first time, but we are also telling her at Christmas. After a year and a half of TTC and keeping IF a secret, I am sooooooo ready to let our parents know! We will probably also tell my sister and my SIL's, but that is it. We'll tell everyone outside of the family after we get through the first trimester, probably.

swedding10 · December 2011

Hi!

I am also 5 weeks along, and we told both of our parents this week! I had such a hard time not telling. My doctor gave us great advice; she said, "don't tell someone you're pregnant if you wouldn't want to discuss a miscarriage with them." While it's hard to not share with friends, it's helped focus our view, so we're only telling close friends and family until our first prenatal visit at 9 weeks.

Congrats!! )

JillLeeJill · December 2011

I think we want to tell both our parents on Xmas... but with so much miscarriage talk it makes me nervous!

vic8504 · December 2011

Only my DH and a good friend know. I don't want to jinx anything by telling to many people too soon....I will probably wait to tell my parents and close friends until I have my first Doctors appointment January 18th I will be 10w2d by then. close to end of 1st trimester.

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