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Sharing the news

JennamaenormanJennamaenorman member
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Hello everyone! 

I'm new to the bump, pregnant for the first time! 

My husband and I are so excited to share the news. We have told both sets of our parents and our siblings. We are now DYING to tell our friends. We will be 7 weeks tomorrow and I think I'd like to announce in a few weeks (around 9 to 10 weeks along). BUT we don't have our first ultrasound/prenatal appointment until we're 11.5 weeks (we did go to the doctor and have the pregnancy confirmed).

I'm not a high risk pregnancy at all (I'm 26, first pregnancy, no health issues (past or present)). 

Is this an ok idea? 
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Re: Sharing the news

  • hupp0013hupp0013 member
    Totally personal decision. Whatever you and your H are comfortable with. Congratulations though!
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  • jenb_99jenb_99 member
    edited October 2013
    Idani said:
    It's totally a personal decsion.  I have always told immediate family and my best friend early as I would want their support in something did happen.  Public I told after my first appt and once I was out of first tri.  Everyone is different though and you do what makes you comfortable.
    Pretty much the same for me, except I don't wait quite so long to tell "the public" (distant relatives, Facebook, coworkers, etc.). I'm okay with those people knowing after I have the first ultrasound.


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  • Pepper6Pepper6 member
    It's totally a personal decision, but my advice is to not tell anyone that you wouldn't be comfortable sharing a loss with.  We're telling immediate families and a few close friends now, and will wait to tell 'everyone' after 1st tri.
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  • rowanthefrogrowanthefrog member
    I've told family and a few close friends very early on in each of my pregnancies. I would wait to tell widely/FB etc until after the NT scan/Harmony test (12 weeks) because things can go wrong and especially if you don't have your first appointment until then, you may not know.

    Having had several miscarriages, I have needed the support of some close people in my life during those times. However I have also had to "un-tell" some people that I probably shouldn't have told in the first place and that was a little awkward. I've also had the experience of people coming up to me who found out, secondhand, that I was pregnant, but did not get the memo that I had miscarried, and come up to congratulate me. I was actually pregnant again by that point so it wasn't as terrible as it could have been....but I guess my point is, tell a few people to get the excitement out and then you might want to try to contain yourself until after your first appointment when you know things are progressing well.

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  • alterego2011alterego2011 member
    My advice is to enjoy the excitement between the two of you for a little while longer.  Like PPs wrote, then tell only those you would want to know in the (unlikely) event something went wrong.  Remember - there is no putting the proverbial cat back in the bag.  Once other people know, it is not your fun little secret any more!
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