When are you telling everyone?

soontobemomof6 · February 2014

How far along are you and who have you told so far? How long will you wait to tell everyone else if you haven't yet?

I'm 10w3d and so far my husband (obv), his parents and brother, and about 4 of my friends know. Next week we'll get the news out to all my family and church group, then we'll use the next week to tell a few more friends in person, and by weeks 12-13 I guess I'll say something on Facebook. Or at least start talking about it openly at that point so anyone who has business knowing can know (undecided on if I'll make a fb "announcement" this time).

coqui2014 · February 2014

12 weeks today and the only people who know are my husband, best friend, another friend who put me on the spot because I wasn't drinking, yoga instructors and my doctors. Will be waiting until after my NT scan and results to tell the parents. Due to logistics, my parents may not find out until I'm nearly 14 weeks along. They may not be happy that I didn't tell them sooner, but my mother stresses me out as it is. I didn't need any help in that department during the first trimester.

I'm not sure about doing a FB announcement until much later, but I'll probably let work know around week 16 if I can make it that far without showing. At that point, I'll probably start speaking about it openly.

mytinc · February 2014

MIL was visiting when I got BFP, so we told her 5 minutes after I told DH. We told my parents that night as well as they were going to see MIL the following day and didn't want it to slip without them hearing from us.

We had the dating u/s at 7 weeks and we've been slowly spreading the news since. DH told work the day of the u/s and I told work last week. I'm now almost 10 weeks and everyone that sees us on a regular basis pretty much knows.

I don't think we're going to "announce" on FB this time. I don't post a lot of personal stuff there (maybe 3 or 4 total posts a month) as there are almost 1000 friends/acquaintances and I really don't see the need. We're telling people as we see them. Besides, if I post on FB it will open us up to a ton of "was this an accident" questions and "you do know what causes babies, right?" since DH isn't a year old yet.

mrsH1112 · February 2014

We werent going to tell anyone till 12 weeks. However we both got excited at our 8 week ultrasound when we saw the heartbeat and the ultrasound tech said everything was normal and on track. So now both of our families know.

Our friends and my co workers do not know yet. Probably wait on that one till 12 weeks (at least for co workers)

msarver · February 2014

If it were up to my husband he would've bought a super bowl ad so he could tell the world. So far family and close friends know. I think I'll tell everyone else if things seem good after my 12 week appointment. I'm not overly concerned about FB and think I'll let DH decide when he wants to put something up.

Stasi · February 2014

I have an appointment on Thursday, I'll be able to hear the h/b on a doppler then, and if it's all good, then I'll tell friends and family.

JenniferAnn1972 · February 2014

We haven't told anyone yet & will start with our parents once we get my panorama bloodwork back.

cmumama · February 2014

All of our family knows. Friends we are telling them as we see them. I've told a bunch of my friends in my MOMs group already. Not planning on a FB announcement anytime soon though.

froglegs04 · February 2014

Oooo, this is a hot topic at my house. I want to wait until I have my 12 week appointment to tell siblings/in-laws, but DH has been "accidently" telling people for a few weeks now. I'm PGAL, and when I try to explain I'd prefer he wait, he says he feels he can't get excited about the pregnancy, which makes me feel horrible. I'm going to tell work in 2 weeks after my scan, then close friends/family who don't know yet.

beckynsean11 · February 2014

We told our parents & my siblings once we saw the heartbeat. A few of our friends know & my boss knows. We'll probably tell the rest of the world sometime around St Patty's Day.

chardonnay24 · February 2014

We told parents and siblings around 9 weeks. I just started telling some friends this week (12w). I'm not planning on doing a FB announcement, so everyone else will know when I post pregnancy or newborn pics. :-)

[Deleted User] · February 2014

Given our history, we are being more cautious this time around. We told our parents right away, and I told my two best friends. We are waiting until second tri to tell our siblings, extended family/friends, and my boss.

athara · February 2014

I am 9 weeks 2 days. We just told my sister and MIL this past weekend since they were at our house and we sent out announcements in the mail to my parents, FIL, and BIL on Friday so they haven't got them yet. We wanted to wait until after our US before telling anyone. We will probably tell a few close friends after our family knows and then everyone else after my appt just before 12 weeks if we hear the heartbeat or else at 13 weeks when we have out NT scan as long as everything goes well.

brittneyandadam · February 2014

We won't be telling until test results come back ok, so we'll most likely be waiting for another month...around 15 weeks

LM915 · February 2014

We told our parents and siblings after our first u/s at 6.5 weeks. We haven't told anyone else until just the past few days.

We have been able to find the baby's heartbeat on the doppler over the past week, so have felt a little more confident to share the news. In the past few days we have told two very close friends and DH told a cousin that he's close to and I told a cousin that I'm close to. After our NT Scan next week (12 weeks), we will stop "hiding" and I think we'll post something on FB towards the end of the week (close to 13 weeks).

I have a pretty obvious bump, so that makes it hard to hide as well!

MMason12 · February 2014

We are 9w today on the dot. So far my parents know and we told them at 6w6d after we had had an ultrasound, seen our LO and saw the heartbeat. My sister knows, only because she was in town with my parents the night we told them. She only knows by default otherwise she would still be in the dark too.

Our best friends know. They actually knew before anyone else. We went out to dinner with them the night we got our BFP and she asked me about when we are going to start trying again. We trust them 100% so both my husband and I were okay with them knowing.

After that, no one knows. Not even my husband's parents nor any of our other siblings. We had talked about telling his parents after our ultrasound on Wednesday if everything looks good (9w2d) but I have been getting super nervous when I think about telling anyone else. My PGAL brain is really working overtime when it comes to sharing our news. I told my husband last night I do not think I'm ready to tell anyone else right now; and said that it's okay. We will just tell people whenever I feel comfortable.

I'm hoping after our 12 week appointment with the doctor and the doppler I will feel okay telling his parents and our siblings. After that, I know he wants to do a Facebook announcement and we will eventually. Just when specifically is still TBD.

punnybunny · February 2014

We've told our family. DH is an only child so it was just his parents, but we told my parents and three siblings. My family is beyond excited but I know they can keep it to themselves for awhile. I'm concerned about my ILs because they're a little older and they don't always filter what comes out of their mouths. Fingers crossed they can hold in in for a couple weeks. We also told a couple close friends who are also pregnant because it's nice to have that empathetic friend who can commiserate with me.

I don't mind sharing with close friends and family a little early, but the acquaintance level friends (and family including cousins and aunts/uncles) I think I'd prefer to wait at least another week. I'm also 9 weeks today. But it looks like we might be making a general announcement (including Facebook) in the next 2weeks, just based on how things are going. Honestly, DH and I are having a hard time keeping it in because we're both so excited (and I think our friends are starting to notice that I haven't been feeling well enough to hang out for awhile, darn "morning" sickness!).

chusum · February 2014

I'll tell people as I see them. I'm not in a hurry to be all public. And I never post about being pregnant on FB, so some people will just find out when I give birth I guess!

debikae · February 2014

I'll be 10 weeks tomorrow. We have told my mom, my sister, his brother, and a few people I work with. The rest will wait to hear my good news on April 1st!

mommiesandbabies · February 2014

A couple of friends and my SIL know but we won't tell anyone else including parents until after first tri. So still 2-3 weeks at least.

sprocketsngadgets · February 2014

I'm 9w2d and no one knows yet. We live far away from both our families so that's made it easier. We told family and our closest friends around 8 weeks last time, then 2 weeks later had to tell them I miscarried

My family will find out around 14 weeks (I hope) when I see them for my moms birthday. Not sure about everyone else

AJacquot82 · February 2014

I'm 13 weeks tomorrow and both sets of parents and siblings know and our coworkers. Part of that is because according to LMP I would be 14 weeks tomorrow so we thought we were further along. I had to tell work sooner than I was planning on because I'm a pediatric nurse and had an assignment that specifically said no pregnant women.... So I had to let them know to change my assignment, otherwise they probably wouldn't know yet either. No Facebook announcement yet and if we do one it will probably be next week or so? I'll tell you what though, it feels good to be "out"

bumpuser10024844 · February 2014

I am about 9 or 10 weeks.

I have told my SIL because she is good at keeping secrets and she has 4 kids, so I can talk to her about pregnancy/baby things. I have also told one friend. I didn't really want to, but we were in a situtation where it was going to be really obvious, so I just told.

I have an appt Thursday. I might tell my parents after that appt.

I'll tell my boss/coworkers and make a facebook announcment around 13 weeks.

mkatefin303 · February 2014

11 weeks, and we've told family and some friends, but definitely not "public." it's tough! does anyone else find it difficult to pretend that you're not pregnant to the general world when it's a) the trimester you feel the worst and b) it's all you're thinking about??

also, i have a friend who overheard me talking to my barre instructor about it (to make sure it was medically okay to continue) tell me she was hurt i hadn't told her yet. this was at 9 weeks. is it me, or is that seriously out of line?

mrandmrsbrist · February 2014

We've told a number of people. We told family with DD and this time around 9 weeks. I told some close friends at 11 weeks. And I have started telling acquaintances as it comes up now at 12 weeks. We will announce on Facebook in two weeks.

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