I think this has been asked before but...When are you announcing to EVERYONE?!

bb89012 · May 2015

I am overly obsessing about this I know I know. But my appointments are at 11 weeks and then 15, so I'm debating between going for it after 11, or waiting until 15.

What do you guys think and when are you letting the whole world know?!

Monilee1017 · May 2015

I told my family. My mom and MIL having already started telling there friends and family, they know I don't care. But I won't post anything on facebook until about 12 weeks.

steffi-rae · May 2015

I'm telling family on father's day! (Almost 11 weeks)

staceybuche1 · May 2015

I won't be telling anyone til after the first trimester. This is my first pregnancy and I don't want to jinx it! So far I've had mild symptoms so the other nurses I work with haven't noticed! I'm hoping I can keep that up!

Brooke n Tyler · May 2015

I have told everyone I come in contact with. I'll be 7 weeks tomorrow. This is my first pregnancy and we are super excited about it. The way my husband and I look it at, the more people that know, the more prayers and love we have coming our way.

babybluu · May 2015

We have told everyone already and we are almost 9 weeks. We don't believe telling people will have any affect on what happens to our baby, the world doesn't work like that.

However, if something does happen, right now we feel really comfortable with people knowing. This is our first pregnancy so we could be super naive, but hopefully everything goes well. we might change our minds next pregnancy based on what happens with this one. But we have a lot of support right now and personally wouldn't have it any other way. But honestly it really depends on when you feel comfortable to announce. Everyone is different

TRA0816 · May 2015

We told everyone today, after my 7 week ultrasound. I'm aware that things could happen but I know the same people that congratulate me now will be my support system if things go wrong!

boxers&bling · May 2015

Only DH and two of my best friends know. We are telling my parents next month on their anniversary, I will be 8 weeks. Telling FIL on Father's Day, not sure about MIL... She doesn't live close. And then the rest of our friends and family after our 10 week appt and then announce to fb after 1st tri.

Mamabeagle · May 2015

If you know this has been asked before, then I'm assuming that you saw people are still commenting on the other thread as early as this morning. Is there a reason you decided to post the exact same thing as an already existing, still active thread?

fragglemom · May 2015

I don't believe in jinxes. This is my 2nd pregnancy. My first ended in a miscarriage at 12 weeks. We had literally just told everyone I was pregnant the day before we found out. I have no problem talking about it. The more I talk about it the better I feel. What really sucked was that there were people who were told about my pregnancy but not about my MC. So I still had people congratulating me a month afterward who I never personally told about the pregnancy. So this time around it's more about how far out of the bag it gets. We've decided to keep it under wraps until the 4th of July when I'll be 13 weeks. I'll be clear of 1st tri and about to show and it won't seem to them like I'm pregnant forever ( to them at least).

bb89012 · May 2015

@Mamabeagle I'm sorry I should have worded it 'I ASSUME this has been asked before...' No I did not see the other post(s).

Thanks for letting me know about that one though!

Mamabeagle · May 2015

bb89012 said:
@Mamabeagle I'm sorry I should have worded it 'I ASSUME this has been asked before...' No I did not see the other post(s).
Thanks for letting me know about that one though!

No problem, it got bumped to the second page so I understand. It makes much more sense now!

willashbaby · May 2015

After I know the gender so probably around 20 weeks.

winnie1122 · May 2015

We'll be announcing to close family and friends as a support system in the next week or two (I'm 5wks today). If we make it to 2nd tri, we'll let friends and family find out through the grapevine. I don't plan to officially announce on social media that we're expecting..those kinds of posts have been really difficult for me to see just randomly without preparing myself emotionally. Nothing against posting on FB at all, but I'm just super sensitive to the pain of those announcements when going through miscarriages. I know of many women on FB that are currently struggling with infertility and loss and while I know they would be happy for me because they are unselfish and great women, I can't bring myself to do it. That's just my personal stance from my experience. I think FB announcements are super cute when I'm not in one of my sad and sensitive times!!

keshakdavis · May 2015

We have only told my parents and haven't decides if we will tell others after the first us which is the 4th. If we do, it'll just be close families and friends. If I announce on fb it'll be after we find out what we are having.

imaclutz89 · May 2015

I plan on telling my parents after my appointment (June10th) at about 9 weeks and my husband's parents a week or so later. It's just when we will see them next. Only my husband and 2 coworkers know right now for an everyday support system.

RoxanneA · May 2015

We tell at 12 weeks.

CBWifey · May 2015

We've told everyone, and like the other ladies reasoning, because I'll have the support should we have a loss. And we appreciate the happy, positive vibes and prayers from everyone during this early time.

kkramer87 · May 2015

Thinking around 16 weeks...Want to make sure everything is OK. Although people are already starting to pry!

Paige6410 · May 2015

We told our close family and friends already. I'll tell the rest of the world after my first appointment.

bkc92 · May 2015

We told parents and my sister already. We will tell our extended family (siblings, etc) when we visit home this summer & at a family reunion.
We are waiting to tell facebook until we find out the gender this time, because we'll already be really close by the time we finish telling family.

marfuller91 · May 2015

Right now my husband, his family, and close friends know. I live out of state away from my parents so we are planning on sending a cute gift in the mail around father's days to tell them. I plan on posting it on social media once we hit past the first trimester/on our 7 year anniversary mark.

BethP321 · May 2015

We told our parents and we live with his mom currently, so grandma-to-be obviously knows too. Then my mom lives 2,000 miles away from me, so she begged if she could tell her parents, so my grandparents know too. Everyone we have told so far has been super supportive (which I need so desperately in this first trimester). My next appointment is 6/22, which will put me about 12 weeks, so I think I'm going to release the kraken and put it on Facebook for the world to see. I removed every one I could care less about, so I would hope I don't get any drama. I get to share whether it's a boy or girl a few weeks after the announcement hopefully, so I'm kind of excited.

jezygal · May 2015

I told my parents at 5 or 6 weeks, but have no intentions of letting anyone else know any time soon. Maybe when we know the gender or when I can't hid my belly any more. I told everyone at 10 weeks with my first only because my dad bugged me into it.

bananers · May 2015

jessfragione said:
What really sucked was that there were people who were told about my pregnancy but not about my MC. So I still had people congratulating me a month afterward who I never personally told about the pregnancy.

This is the EXACT reason we've only told a few close friends and immediate family, and swore them to secrecy. I know a lot of people say they'd want the support/extra prayers and that's why they've told everyone, but unless you announce your loss on FB (and even if you do) there are bound to be people who wouldn't get the memo. @jessfragione
I'm sorry you had to go through that. That had to be like salt in the wound.

We'll officially let the cat out of the bag after our 12 week appointment, which is actually around 13.5 weeks.

dc072175 · May 2015

We were going to wait until the first dr. appt. on 6/1 at 9w to tell immediate family. BUT my SIL has a layover on Thursday for one night so she is the only one of my in-laws that we have the option of telling in person if we break the silence a few days early. So my 14yo stepdaughter gets to know before she lands and then we'll call my MIL and tell SIL when she arrives sign strict instructions to all to keep quiet - which they are great about. As a FTM, who waited sooooo long for this it's hard not to shout it from the rooftop!

thebeefamily · May 2015

I'm very close to announcing it on Facebook because certain immediate family members of mine want control over when I tell and exactly what I say. Cue social media drama. I'm just over the moon to be expecting and if I miscarry then it was always going to happen.

kbeaulieu112 · May 2015

We are telling family on Father's Day when I will be 11 wk 4 days. This is our first pregnancy. Hearing the heart beat the Monday before to make sure all is ok. Currently my sister and a few coworkers know just so they know why I am leaving so often for appointments and I work in a child development center so I needed tore serve my spot early. It's so hard to keep the secret but we would rather wait and tell once then have to tell everyone twice in case something happens.

skyeluv51 · May 2015

I've told everyone and anyone and today is my first appt so hopefully all is well. I've been experiencing every symptom out there so it was hard to hide especially for 12 shifts at work

it's my third child but I remarried and it's his first. Very nervous and it helps for everyone I know to be on the same page..even if it's not all roses/sunshine. But hopefully it is cause I already love my little one!

DjinnaG · May 2015

The world at large (in othe words, Facebook) gets told when the first trimester genetic screen results are back. The appt. for the in-office stuff is 7/7, should be able to get the bloodwork sent off for the Harmony/whatever test well before that. If something comes out bad, don't want to have to tell deal with explaining to more than just the family that already knows.

Heron422 · May 2015

No one but family until I can't hide anymore! Not sure if anyone watches the TV show Episodes with Matt LeBlanc (hilarious), but there was a character Myra who was pregnant last season but didn't tell anyone. It was great to see everyone squirm around her. I'm not an evil person or anything, I just had a really bad experience with my MMC at work and they are a bunch of dbags. I'm also not big on sharing every moment on social media so we are keeping a really nice tangible album of memories and progress

laschub · May 2015

I plan on waiting until after first trimester... Mostly so I can preserve the secret at work until we're sure we're definitely having a baby!

LizC216 · May 2015

We are going a family vacation in two weeks. I plan on telling my immediate family (parents/sisters) at that point. I'll tell our extended family after the first trimester.

With my first pregnancy, I told everyone early on. It ended in a miscarriage and I then had to un-tell people. It was hard for me. Since then, I try to keep it private for longer.

jess147ga · May 2015

We have told my parents, my brother, & my MIL & FIL. We aren't telling anyone else until after the first semester. Wanted to wait until we found out the gender but it makes it hard when you work at a juvenile correctional facility where you could have to do restraints. Therefore, I already had to tell one supervisor. Doesn't feel right letting people at work know & not close friends. Oh the dilemma...

jess147ga · May 2015

*trimester haha not semester. Autocorrect :P

reishia · May 2015

We had our 8 week appt today and we have decided on telling everyone on Father's Day. I will be just shy of 12 weeks then. Appt went great today our little bean had an active heart rate of 160. We are so excited and hope we have a happy and healthy rest of this pregnancy

NrthStarr · May 2015

We have only told my parents and one close friend. I have had 2 MCs and made the mistake of telling people early. There is nothing more heartbreaking than having to go back and tell everyone that you lost it. Or worse yet, have someone who heard through the grape vine that you are pregnant congratulate you when it's already gone. My doc said until week 8 your chance of MC is 30%. At week 8 it drops to 10%. At week 12 it drops to 1%. So we're definitely waiting until at least week 8 but maybe even week 12.

l4rk · May 2015

I plan to tell my family when we are all camping together on July 1. For the rest of the world, I'm waiting until 20 weeks or longer. I lead a team at work and many of my staff are immature, gossipy women--at least one of whom wants my job, but rumours are she might quit in September. She's super fake and two faced so I'd prefer she leave, but she won't if she thinks she might get promoted.

TifVB · May 2015

That is a GREAT idea! I think I will also!

ellendee29 · May 2015

I was not ready to announce but my husband was so excited. We told our family at 6 weeks.

Mrs.Aaron · May 2015

At this point only hubby and I know. I'd like to keep it that way for as long as possible to be honest, lol. At least past the 12 week mark.
I don't think I'll have much trouble hiding it, lol, because I'm a little "fluffy" to begin with.
If it was our 1st I'd probably tell sooner, but with #3, I'm happy keeping it a secret

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