Announcing You Are Pregnant

lefleurblanche · February 2015

I'm wondering what opinions are when it comes to telling people you are pregnant. Did you announce once you found out or are you waiting until a certain time?

inkedgirl13 · February 2015

I waited until my first ultrasound at 8 weeks.

Boonhilde · February 2015

We're waiting until the first trimester ebbs.

KatlynSill · February 2015

I told immediately. I couldn't keep the secret. I've had an overwhelming amount of support❤

susutin · February 2015

Will wait until first trimester is over

bfkk · February 2015

I will tell after 13 weeks im 5+3 now

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ekcallahan · February 2015

I'm almost 5 weeks and my immediate family knows. Will wait til 12 weeks to tell the world

StefH1973 · February 2015

We are only telling our parents now that I am 8 weeks...everyone else at 12 weeks. Our last two pregnancies, we were so excited that we told everyone immediately. But that made it extra difficult to have to go back and tell everyone when we miscarried...so playing it safe this time.

crbpjb · February 2015

We haven't told anyone yet. We are telling immediate family after our first ultrasound so we'll end up being 7 weeks. We won't tell others until 12 weeks.

eaglet88 · February 2015

We're aiming to tell parents at 8 1/2 (currently 6wks) then everyone else after first ultrasound at the end of the first trimester, just in case the worst happens beforehand. I'd want to keep that private.

NicoleHenschen · February 2015

I am telling family and close friends right away because I think it's good to have that support behind you if something would happen. Plus it's just to exciting not to tell!!!!

LiveNLove44 · February 2015

With our first, we told immediate family and close friends right away. I don't regret doing that, but it did get frustrating when they kept asking if they could tell people (my mom and MIL were the most ready to burst out of everyone). This time around, DH and I are actually LOVING having it be our sweet little secret. I am only 5w2d, and I think we'll wait until closer to 10 weeks to tell immediate family and close friends. As you all know, it can be a tough secret to keep for a lot of reasons, so that plan might change!

KMKaiser07 · February 2015

We are telling immediate family after we see a heartbeat and extended family/friends when I can no longer hide it. With our first we told right away and it caused a lot of anxiety for me thinking of everyone we would have to tell if something went wrong.

tate62610 · February 2015

After the first sonogram and we hear the heartbeat

rahrah82 · February 2015

My two best friends know cause when I got a faint line, I sent them a pic. We will be tell my parents after my mother's surprise 60th birthday party this Sunday, then we will tell his parents. We will wait to tell everyone else after the 12 week mark, I'm only 5 weeks now! It is a really tough secret to keep when you are just so excited to be pregnant!

Edit to add: I told my older sister today, with a cute text with a pic and said, "Hi auntie! See you Oct. 2015!" as I was coming up to her house. She is my only sister and this is my first baby so I really wanted to share with her that she will be an aunt to my kid (she is an aunt to her husband's siblings' kids). I just think it is somewhat different when it is your own sibling having the baby, so I wanted to tell her in her own special way.

StefH1973 · February 2015

I agree...the wait feels so long. We decided to tell his mom on her birthday Saturday. Still waiting to tell others, but I'm dying to let the cat out of the bag.

Ecat504 · February 2015

We told our 2 best friends, I live so far away from my family so we're planning a visit around 12 weeks and will tell them then. When we get back we'll tell fiancés family.

Chippercjm · February 2015

I've told anyone who I would naturally tell if something happened either way. It's taken a huge weight off my chest and has brought so much joy in sharing the news. I wouldn't change a thing! It's nice having close friends and family there in support and reassuring me that everything is going to be okay!

StefH1973 · February 2015

That makes a lot of sense...I guess I just didn't want to put my family through another loss if this one doesn't work out...but it's a lot to bear on your own too.

Chippercjm · February 2015

That's what family is for... To be there through the good and bad. It's nice to have a support system and not hold it in all on your own!

kellbell156 · February 2015

We are waiting until easter. I'll be 3 days away from 12 weeks. I have 2 daughter's and my 6 year old would be devastated if, god forbid, anything happens. So, for her sake we are waiting. A side from my best friend and sister. But I know they will keep quiet.

vbfrance · February 2015

Immediate family, friends and my work were told after first hcg at 3weeks4days. Waiting till after 8week ultrasound to make it Facebook knowledge. I would want the support and love from everyone if something bad were to happen. I'm not a private person.

mnmplusthree · February 2015

We told our parents and siblings when we found out (about 5 weeks) we have told some random people but haven't made it "Facebook official" yet. Won't do that until about 12 weeks.

katie0919 · February 2015

With DS, we told family after the first ultrasound around 8 weeks and then told the "world" after the first trimester was over.

With my miscarriage, I told close friends and family pretty much right away because they knew we were doing fertility treatments. Then I ended up losing the pregnancy and it was really hard to un-tell.

This time, we haven't told anyone. We will prob wait to tell family until close to the end of the first tri and I won't tell the "world" i.e. Facebook until probably the anatomy scan around 18 weeks, and even then it might not be a big announcement.

danixbanani24 · February 2015

We're telling our parents this weekend. I'm 7w1d today but we had an u/s earlier this week and saw/heard the heartbeat. I'm not sure what to do about close friends. Maybe closer to 10/11 weeks and facebook "official" at 13-14 weeks.

ryanandbekah · February 2015

We'll probably wait until the 12 week mark. I'm considering do it after my 10 week OB appt though if everything looks good - I'm very impatient

last14real · February 2015

I think we are telling my family this weekend at family dinner and dh's sometime in the next week. Our kids have a big brother and little sister shirts but now I bought our dd a big sister shirt. So ds will be wearing big brother and dd will wear big sister and we will just let them them run around and see how long it takes someone to notice

jenspeake · February 2015

I told my sister right away because she has two kids and I needed someone to talk to and tell me what I should be doing. When I went to the doc for the quick pregnancy test they were just like "yep your pregnant, here's a list of meds to avoid and go the front desk to make your first appointment". They didn't even tell me start taking prenatals. We told our immediate family last week because we all happened to be together and didn't want to wait until Easter....that's too far away! We're going to tell our friends on St Pat's day. It's getting harder and harder to keep it from friends....hard to keep coming up with excuses on why I'm not drinking.

Telebell · February 2015

At least 12 weeks, longer if I can hide it longer. I had a missed miscarriage at 9 weeks in November and it really sucked to have to untell people. We'd told his parents literally the night before the u/s where there was no more heartbeat.

xtineelaine · February 2015

I told family and close friends almost right away. I was going to wait a little longer but we had a family get together which does not happen very often so I took the opportunity. I dressed DS in a big brother shirt and just waited for everyone to notice lol. I also told everyone at work, we are a very close group and we like to have a few drinks at closing time so they would have noticed. I agree with a previous poster about having the support if a miscarriage does happen.

djones1986 · February 2015

I'm 6+6 and we've told our parents and a best friend each. I'm dying to tell the world and people are starting to guess as im having back pain and mild morning sickness which I'm not very good at hiding. Think we are telling the rest of our immediate family this weekend then everyone else will be at my 12 week scan. X

VWhite91 · February 2015

With my first pregnancy we told a few close family members around 7weeks and then made a big announcement at 14weeks. I had the same plan for this pregnancy but my mother in law made an announcement on fb as soon as she found out (I wasn't even 4 weeks yet). So idk I guess it's ok that everyone knows, especially when I'm sick all day long.

millette2015 · February 2015

We told a couple close friends right away, and will be telling my parents next weekend at their birthday party (at 8 weeks). Ironically, we are getting married on the first day of our 2nd trimester at a destination wedding, so we plan on announcing it to everyone else when we are there. It's hard to keep in though, and I agree with others who said that it's nice to have the support if a miscarriage does happen. I wouldn't want to go through that alone.

on_the_move · February 2015

We are planning on telling family at Easter when I will be 13 weeks. After that we will share with friends and the general public.

Dreamingmommy4 · February 2015

With my first we announced immediately. We announced immediately with the last pregnancy and then I miscarried the same day we announced, so this time around we are waiting a bit. Immediate family knows and a couple close friends, but that is it for now. We will announce maybe after the first appt (I will be 9.5 weeks) or maybe a little closer to the end of the first trimester. We will see. I did just buy L a "big sister" shirt to wear, so I'm getting pretty excited about the whole thing.

kduenas34 · February 2015

Well with my first one i only told my family and friend. I announce when I was 7 months pregnant. this time around I can't wait but I hope I can wait for 4 months or 5 months that's when I will And announce that I'm pregnant I can't wait it's so exciting.

MirandaC1984 · February 2015

We're waiting until at least 8 weeks when we have a good ultrasound. We got burned when we miscarried the first time and had to break the bad news.

suissegirl · February 2015

We wanted to tell our parents right away but since my parents are on vacation we have only told his parents so far. I am planning a dinner for the weekend after my parents come back and I can't wait. We are not going to tell anybody else until we are in the second trimester or half way through the second trimester. ☺️.

KendylM89 · February 2015

Like a lot of other ladies we are telling close family at 6 weeks then general public around 12 weeks. We are so excited, this will be our second child.