When did you "go public?"

java1982 · July 2013

Wondering when other moms of multiples have "gone public," or so I'm calling it. I am a FTM, 13w3d tomorrow with di/di twins! My husband and I have told family and close friends but have kept our news to ourselves besides that. Being our first pregnancy, we are obviously ecstatic about sharing about our LOs. I am not a huge Facebook person, but keep in contact w/friends and family using it considering we live hours away from my hometown. We now live in a small town where everyone seems to know everyone's buisness and I really would like this special news to come from us rather than hearsay. The pregnancy has run smoothly so far. 2 u/s, both were great, to match both of the babies heartbeats. I guess I'm just not sure we should hold out for another appointment or if that is even a big deal at this point. Thoughts? When did you share with others besides those close to you?

Mrs.Guz · July 2013

Once I hit the 2nd trimester. But I was already starting to show by that point.

It's my second pregnancy.

starrkitten89 · July 2013

We shared on fb right around 12 weeks, mostly because I was worried about family spilling the beans for me, because they kept begging me to announce it-it was annoying.

aliwisewoman · July 2013

This is our third pregnancy and I was demanding an early ultrasound bc I had a hunch it was twins. We found out at 5 weeks 6 days and when we got home DH posted it on FB along with a pic from the ultrasound! I was annoyed but I also thought it was sweet that he was so excited.

YouMe&Bax · July 2013

We announced to parents around 6 weeks and went "public" around 8 weeks (I actually think it was closer to the end of 7 weeks). We were really excited - but my dad had a hard time keeping the news to himself and I wanted other close friends and family to find out from me/dh.

I stick by the saying, "Once you tell one person - you can't be made the secrets out." People mean well, but there is a good chance the secret will slip in excitement.

CNYBride05 · July 2013

My belly outed me before I was ready. I confirmed rumors at work and we told close friends and fam at 14w, we came out on FB at 27w.

megs2011 · July 2013

We told my parents at 7 weeks, close family and friends at 9 weeks. Had our first u/s at 10 weeks where we found out it was twins. We came out on FB around the 14 week mark. Although a lot of people were spreading rumours long before we told anyone because I was extremely sick and tired in the beginning. Also, as a PP said, you tell one person, its likely to get out. One of our good friends slipped during a rec league hockey draft when asked why I wasn't playing. (Pregnancy wasn't the original reason why I didn't play in that league again but that's the reason the friend gave).

ballygirl · July 2013

We told family and close friends immediately but held off on Facebook until around 12 or 13 weeks.

katiebenes · July 2013

I told family at 6.5 weeks, then went public at 7, when I had my ultrasound.

Honestly for me though, I was more of the mind that whether or not something goes wrong... my life is changed. If I did have a miscarriage, I was going to have no problem telling people (but then again I hate that its something that people feel so ashamed of... most miscarriages are not preventable.)

SV917 · July 2013

I told the friends who knew I did IVF very early (6-8 weeks). I told my parents around 10 weeks. After the first tri, it was open for discussion (I would tell people if it came up and I was OK with my parents telling everyone else in the family). It wasn't "Facebook official" until week 21, but even that made me nervous because it was before the anatomy scan.

rkcaraway · July 2013

Parents and best friend who knew we did IVF knew the same day we found out at 4w5d. We told close friends and rest of family at the very end of the first tri. We won't be announcing on FB until after a/s at 19 weeks.

raraavis28 · July 2013

DH and I called our parents right after we got our BFP and then when we found out it was twins. We also told a couple close friends, then my mom told a few people at church so it spread like wildfire over there. :-P I "went facebook" at 15 weeks.....we happened to have found out the genders on my birthday so it made for a cute status update ha!

BANBIE18 · July 2013

First of all Congratulations! We told our parents at 6 weeks when we found out it was twins... I told my Bosses on Monday because I am already showing and couldn't continue to hide it. I am 8 weeks turning 9 weeks tomorrow. I will go public at 12 weeks (end of first trimester) I was trying to hide it for longer but since in am a public figure and do appearances at events often people are starting noticing. This is my second pregnancy I had a miscarriage 2 years ago with twins also so this time I am taking it very very easy. I guess timing is a personal choice most of my friends announced at the end of their first trimester.

PS:

I am already working on our announcement! LOL

2 Onesies

Vacation Souvenir

Baby A & Baby B

both of us holding them over my belly at a close by park a picture will be taken and will mail to rest of family & close friends. Followed by posts on social media so excited i cant wait to spill the beans! Good Luck to You!

thetwinkies&Vivi · July 2013

We told our parents at 6 weeks,and told everyone else around 14 weeks. I had already beenbeen hospitalized with a picc line at that point,so it was hard to hide.

stacey18329 · July 2013

We found out at about 5 1/2 weeks after thinking I had miscarried again. We held onto the the news until we had the heart beats. At 7 weeks we told family and my coworkers. At 8 weeks we announced it to our close friends. It was hard to keep it a secret because my husband and I did IVF. We chose to be vocal about it for the support. So everyone was always asking us. I haven't made it public knowledge. However my husband is so excited that he tells everyone. He even carries one of the sonogram photos in his wallet to show off. I'm 9 weeks today. I'm waiting till I hit the 2nd trimester to make it completely public.

Seldaar · July 2013

We are actively discouraging our families from posting on Facebook. DW and I are basically anti-FB.

But we told DW's mom and brother around 10w because it was Father's day and they were in town.

We told my parents and her cousins around 11w because it was the 4th and we were all together.

We started telling other friends at 12. We'll be telling my brothers closer to 13w, as that's when we'll see them next.

Basically, after 12w we're telling people as we see them. And actively telling them to keep the news off FB.

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