Wanting to tell ALL the people!

rspalding001 · March 2015

Does anyone else have a problem keeping their mouths shut about being pregnant? OMG I am so terrible at this! Worse than with my first. Now that I am more confident I'm looking for any reason to tell just about anyone. I already told my day care provider, 2 people at work, My Mom, dad and sisters...Ill be lucky if I make it 3 more weeks until my first apt to tell the rest of my family like I intended. This is so hard guys! Ha ha.

JustDoIt62009 · March 2015

Agreed! I've decided to go ahead and tell the people I would want support from if anything were to go wrong. So far that's only been my parents, brother and his girlfriend, and 2 close friends. I'm sure I'll add more to that list in the coming weeks. I'll probably tell the rest of our friends and family after my first ultrasound in 3 weeks, but really I just want to shout it from the rooftops!

fairygirl86 · March 2015

When I was pregnant with my daughter I told everyone pretty much once as I was pregnant which was like 4 weeks. Once I am pregnant this time I know it will be hard not to say anything. Best of luck to all of you.

CheeseSticksfor4 · March 2015

Well my boss decided to let it slip at work so now everyone knows! Very scary at only 4 weeks! I was hoping to wait until at least after my first doctor's appointment...

moomee · March 2015

I'm right there with you, mama!!!!

scw89 · March 2015

Me too! Someone at work asked me today if I was pregnant and blew it! I had to tell them to keep quiet as we are telling my parents in 2 weeks and my hubby's parents in 4 weeks (that's when we all will be together). But it's so hard not to shout it to the world! Lol I was going to wait at least until my appointment in 5 weeks!

lanaloulittle · March 2015

We told parents and a few siblings. Plus our friends who we hang out with all the time because they would figure it out if I wasn't doing things I would normally do. Now we are just waiting for an appt to tell everyone.

Penguin81 · March 2015

My husband had this problem

Me - we'll tell everybody in May, first trimester is over, you know all that. Literally POSed on a Wednesday, Thursday night I pick him up from university and he looks at me and says... "don't be mad..." why do people always start with that? "but I hope you don't mind if I told Dr. M you're pregnant." Dang it husband, we hadn't even told our folks yet... well so much for that secret - everybody knows now lol.

tashag13 · March 2015

I have been terrible.!! I had my first child n kept it a secret for a long time. And this time around I have been telling everyone I see.!! My goal was to tell everyone at easter time but once I told my parents they told everyone they work with...and my husband and father work together so the news was spreading like wild fire.!! We had been trying for 6 months so since we finally are pregNant everyone is super excited for us.!! And want to spread the news.!!

christina4436 · March 2015

Yea so far I have told 4 friends and sister. Very hard. They are close so if something ever happened I would talk to them anyway but wish 12 weeks would get here. May only last til 10!

aiscaps · March 2015

Be careful! I got pregnant last year for the first time and told everyone I knew because I was so excited... after I miscarried at 5 weeks it was harder to tell everyone. Not saying this is going to happen to you! But that's why they tell you to wait. I just found out yesterday I'm pregnant (first IVF cycle) and I want to tell everyone because I'm so excited but I'm nervous. Keeping my fingers crossed for you!

rspalding001 · March 2015

TheBarners How terrible of your boss to let it slip! You were just telling him so he knew why you needed to take time away for Dr apts I assume? That was definitely not his place to tell others. I'm so sorry!

aiscaps I totally agree. I have had a few early losses myself so I understand. For some reason this one feels different but I know anything can happen especially in the first trimester. Fingers crossed for us all!

wsrdujlg · March 2015

I had no less than three people tell me I looked tired and sick at a work meeting this morning. We've decided to wait until Mother's Day to tell our families (our first, and first grandchild on both sides), and I'm not interested in telling my co-workers until after that. I guess I get two more months of "wow, you look terrible" instead!

Upper West Side · March 2015

Me too! I've easily told 30 people already. With DS, I only told my immediate family and 3 best friends until I'd at least heard the heartbeat. I guess I just figure that the people whom I've told about it are also people to whom I would confide in if anything happened to the baby, so I guess it's okay.

thenewmrshamilton · March 2015

My mother and I are super close and are always reading eachothers minds.. I haven't told her yet (hubby wants to wait and just keep it to ourself for a bit) but I feel like she already knows. I will definitely spill the beans, likely on accident! Lol so excited!

Kanne0729 · March 2015

Yes, I have always been terrible at this.This time the only person other than my husband of course that I have told is my mother and she told my step father, but asked me if she could first. I would love to tell my dad, my brothers and sil's, my husband's mother and his brother, but I know once I do that then everyone and their mother would find out because someone may let it slip. It's not a set rule that you have to wait until the end of first tri and if you feel comfortable telling the ones closest to you and are sure that they won't tell anyone else then I would tell them. My first appt is on April 8 and as long as everything looks good then I am going to tell the rest our families then that is of course as long as I don't let it slip before then.

angielove1 · March 2015

Our plan is to tell both our families on Easter. It will be after my first doctor appointment and I will be exactly 2 months along so I don't feel like it's to early. I also want the support. It's killing me not to tell anyone right now. I have not told any friends or family yet. I am part of an online secret group of girls on facebook and they all know. My husband told one close close friend of his who also has a baby. Other then that we won't tell anyone else until May.

nims15 · March 2015

I'm the exact same! I've told my parents and my best friend that I'm bridesmaid for in August! Had to tell her the dress we picked may be a problem! But I feel like I want to tell everyone but at the same time, I feel like the more people that know, the more anxious I get! I hope 12 weeks gets here fast!

gumby22c · March 2015

We told our parents and siblings after we got our second good beta. They knew we were going through IVF and were very supportive throughout our IF journey. I found it hard to keep it secret from them. Other than that, we won't tell anyone else until after we hit second tri.

erin511 · March 2015

I told 4 people yesterday before I even told DH! I couldn't keep it in and I wanted to surprise him when he got home from work, but it was such a long day!!! Today I told 100s of people (no exaggeration, I told everyone in a private Facebook group!) as well as most of my friends. I want to tell our families this weekend, but DH thinks we should wait until 8 weeks. He's so right…. but that will be insanely hard/impossible.

MrsBest12 · March 2015

I told a group of friends on Facebook right when I found out, because they'd be my support system if something went wrong. We are going to tell everyone else about Baby #2 as soon as I hear a heartbeat.

arielwalls121 · March 2015

Yes!! My husband and I want to tell my family in person, but that means waiting 3 weeks until we can drive down and see them.. Sigh!

sarahmarie317 · March 2015

We were going to wait but it's soooo hard and exciting and it'll be the first grandchild for both of our parents so we told them and my littlest sister, she's the only one in the family that can actually keep a secret haha.

DDrew2012 · March 2015

We are trying so hard to wait till we hear heartbeat. But I have been having not only morning sickness but ALL DAY sickness and it's pretty obvious I'm not feeling well. Also my sister is visiting from out of state and we won't see her again for at least 3 or 4 months. So the plan is to now tell both sets of parents, our sisters and brothers then keep it off social media and from the rest of our friends till around 12 weeks or we hear heartbeat. It's so hard. And March/April are of course jam packed with family/friends weddings, birthdays, anniversary celebrations. It's probably going to be obvious anyway.

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