Announcing Pregnancy to Family/Friends

Knottie1453324528 · March 2015

When is everyone planning on announcing their pregnancy to family/friends? What week?

Lcleall · March 2015

We are planning on telling our parents and siblings next week after I get the confirmation from my doctor (just want to be 110% sure

maikafear · March 2015

My family will not be supportive (plus I have a history of miscarriage) so I will wait until I am 15 weeks along.

BlondeMomma92 · March 2015

My S/O and I are probably going to wait until easter. It still feels super surreal to me right now.

cornishbub · March 2015

I'm 7 weeks now. We've told parents and OH sisters. I've also told my close friends too. If anything does happen (which it won't - positive thoughts!) I know my best girly friends will be there for me too.

professorscience · March 2015

We have already told our parents and I've told two of my best friends -- I had a miscarriage in January and wanted their support and prayers. We are waiting until my first appointment in two weeks to tell siblings/other family. We publicly announced DD at around 10 weeks, just before Christmas.

Pontot31 · March 2015

I'm debating this now.
It's so hard to keep a secret from my mom but I want a little more time with this for just us.
With my DD we told my parents right after I got a positive test. That was only because we found out days before Mother's Day, which happened to be my late grandmother's birthday. It was perfect to tell my mom on that day. We told his parents the next week when we saw them.
I'm hoping to hold out for Mother's Day again this year, but I may cave at Easter.

DDrew2012 · March 2015

We have told immediate family. Plan on announcing to close friends and family today and tomorrow since our 3 year old decided to announce at school she was going to be a big sister. Got to love little ears

casskel · March 2015

We told his parents and my mom as soon as I found out, we will be telling my dad on Friday - he works overseas and will finally be home. We have told his siblings who already have kids and I leaked the word to 2 good friends. We have told or will be telling everyone that we would confide in if something happened.

somerandommom · March 2015

Parents on both sides know but will be telling my first born before Easter dinner and have her walk in wearing a shirt that says "I'm going to be a big sister" and see how long it takes them to figure it out

Penguin81 · March 2015

I got over the "don't tell anybody too early" this pregnancy. Faculty, staff and students at my uni have asked and I've answered them honestly.
I'm only 6w3d give or take half a week. Besides I'm too lazy to make up excuses why I may or may not be doing something.

JumpingJellyBeans06 · March 2015

I would have been able to keep the baby a secret for a little while... if it wasn't for my husband. LOL. He hates secrets and thinks its ridiculous to keep it hidden for so long. He told his parents (who live a few states away) a few days after we found out. Then he wanted to tell our 4 and 7 year old, and I gave in. He cannot keep secrets! My kids are so excited that it will be impossible to keep it from anyone now. LOL.

Bootsie81 · March 2015

somerandommom said:
Parents on both sides know but will be telling my first born before Easter dinner and have her walk in wearing a shirt that says "I'm going to be a big sister" and see how long it takes them to figure it out

Haha, we had our first wear a shirt to announce our second at Thanksgiving and no one noticed. Not one person in a family dinner of 14. We eventually had to point it out to MIL.

Bettytteb · March 2015

My hubby told his parents (but made them promise to keep their mouths shut) and we've each told a few close friends. I had a miscarriage recently and I was thankful that I hadn't told my family before that happened, because they would have been crushed...so I'm being cautious this time around also. I'm 6 weeks right now and as long as things are progressing well I plan to tell my immediate family at around 10 weeks and then tell the rest of the fam/friends/work around 14 weeks. Although I might HAVE to tell my boss sooner than that if my nausea continues to feel the way it did today. She is gonna wonder what the hell is going on with me.

weddingwinter · March 2015

I just tell ppl as I feel I want to! If something happens I will have support! 6w6d

gxanamarie · March 2015

I am 6 weeks today and this is my first pregnancy. I'm nervous on fully announcing it, just in case anything negative or disappointing were to happen. I have told my mom and sister since they have been exposing and coaching me through the do's and don't or the best things to do for a baby long before I was ever with a man. lol I also of course have told my partner and even when I told him to hold off on the announcement he told his entire family from his excitement since this is both our first. But I'm extremely nervous maybe even scared and have no idea on how to tell my dad. For the fact that I have no idea on how he would react, let's say he's judgmental and has never held his tongue on how he's felt. I feel like I would be disappointing him, 1. Bc of my age (21) 2. I am not married. & 3. It has always been the plan to have career and marriage set first, but clearly things just changed......Advice anyone?

somerandommom · March 2015

Bootsie81 said:

somerandommom said:
Parents on both sides know but will be telling my first born before Easter dinner and have her walk in wearing a shirt that says "I'm going to be a big sister" and see how long it takes them to figure it out
Haha, we had our first wear a shirt to announce our second at Thanksgiving and no one noticed. Not one person in a family dinner of 14. We eventually had to point it out to MIL.

I was thinking that is a possibility with my BIL, once took him 3 hours to realize that the sweater I was wearing was French fries on it, fortunately his cousin is very very intuitive and will probably figure it out just by my denying wine LOL!

Knottie1453324528 · March 2015

I am so antsy to tell people

I may announce at a family gathering... I'd be 10w2d.

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eskimoluv · March 2015

we are going to tell everyone around 10wks after my ultrasound

ry0202 · March 2015

This is our first pregnancy. We are telling our 2 best friends this weekend (5 weeks 4 days),immediate family on Easter (7 weeks 5 days), and everyone else, aka Facebook official on Mothers day (12 weeks 5 days). So we are spilling the beans slowly...

Tiff1st · March 2015

I know how many feel on here about having a miscarriage! I too have miscarried at 8 weeks in October and we told everyone! It was so devastating when we told everyone we miscarried. I am now about 4 or 5 weeks and I'm beyond nervous about telling anyone!!

So I'm going to wait till after 10wks to tell everyone!

missdish84 · March 2015

@Tiff1st did you find that telling everyone was more helpful and supportive?

camfurman · March 2015

I'm about 5w5d and only my husband and one of my sisters know. I really want to tell my family and friends but am also super nervous about telling too soon (even though this is my first pregnancy and I've never miscarried before) we decided to wait until our first appointment at 8 weeks for family and 12 weeks to make it "facebook public"

Doutre · March 2015

I didn't really. It feels better to share and good to have 1 or 2 people to tell and talk to but the reality is people just get on with their lives. You have that buzz of sharing but then it's still the long wait till 12 weeks

Sunami88 · March 2015

I haven't told anyone as yet except my best friend as she is a new mum. We are planning on telling our parents and siblings next week,

watusigurl · March 2015

We got a BFP on Feb. 13, and couldn't NOT tell our moms and my 2 of my closest friends. We told them on Feb. 13 because we were just too excited not too. Sadly, I started my natural mc on Feb. 14, and officially passed it Feb. 15. Bleeding stopped Feb 17.

We have been TTC since (cleared by doctor so long as I wasn't bleeding and was ok with it). AF is currently 5 days late as of today (CD 33, and my normal cycles are 28 CD total. Last time I FINALLY got a BFP was on day 5 of AF being late), so we are hopeful. However, we've decided to TRY to not tell our family until 8 weeks, my best friend already knows that it's currently a possibility, but nobody else. It will become extended family and public knowledge probably around 12 weeks.

Tiff1st · March 2015

@missdish84 I for sure had a lot of support, but at the same time it was very sad and hurtful when we had to tell everyone we miscarried. So I would rather not say until we are farther along. It was just hard for me!

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Kchach83 · March 2015

Almost 5 weeks, 1st appt isn't for another 11 days (torture!!) we didn't tell anyone, I swore my hubby to secrecy until the 1st appt. Got to say it's so much harder not telling anyone !!!
Thankfully my sinuses are a mess otherwise my job would be catching on this week. I work in a small corporate environment with 80% needy men! Don't know how this is gonna go ! Lol

arielle278 · March 2015

told my mom and a two close friends but no one else until 12 weeks!

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