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When to tell..

NikoleM13NikoleM13 member
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This pregnancy was a total surprise, our first little one is only 5 months. My husband and I are young (22) we are financially stable and I have no worries but I feel almost afraid to tell anyone that we are expecting again. I feel like everyone will have something g negative to say. Part of me wants to just put it out there and get it over with and the other part of me really just doesn't want to tell anyone (other than close family) until the baby arrives. Any other young mommas out there with advice and/or support? Thanks!
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  • goldie987goldie987 member
    Not quite as young as you (25 and 26) but I am honestly worried about how my family will react too. My dad's family all waited really long to have kids, my parents were the earliest at 29, my aunts both didn't have kids until they were 35. I just keep telling myself if I'm old enough to have a baby, I'm old enough to own up to my choice.
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  • NikoleM13NikoleM13 member
    I feel kind of silly even worrying about it as I am married and we take care of ourselves so it shouldn't even matter. But I guess the pregnancy hormones aren't helping lol.
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  • satcher08satcher08 member
    I'm 23 (almost 24) , have a 2 year old DD and I still don't want to tell my mother because I know she will be critical. We currently live in a tiny 2 bedroom home and I know the first thing she will say is that we don't have room for a baby. However, we are currently in the beginning stages of building a home and will hopefully be able to move in by the end of next summer. Baby will just sleep in a pack n play in our room for the first few months anyway so I'm not worried about the space issue right now, I just know that my mother will have something to say about it. 
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  • sjb2419sjb2419 member
    I'm right there with you. This is our 3rd, and LO3 is due only 2 weeks after my oldest's 3rd birthday, so they're all super close in age. We told our family and friends right away with the first 2, but we know this time around people will be side eyeing and making comments, and we just don't want to deal with it right now. We plan on waiting until Christmas to tell anyone (we live in Alaska and our families are thousands of miles away, so they won't know otherwise). I don't think it's really anyone else's place to tell you if you're ready for another baby, though. Just enjoy your pregnancy and embrace the support you do get, and let the other people come around in time when they decide to be supportive.

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  • AmberLiz99AmberLiz99 member
    I'm not young now (29) but we did get pregnant this time with #3 earlier than we wanted to. My other kids will be almost 5 and just 2 when I'm due and I know I'll get grief from people when we announce. I haven even told my mom. I told dh I'm waiting to hear the heart beat, but really I know she'll be shocked
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  • VeraMaliVeraMali member
    I can understand your feelings. My husband and I aren't exactly young, 25 & 31, but my DD just turned 2 in September and this pregnancy happened sooner than we planned. I was super anxious about telling my mom and she wasn't over the moon excited like I wish she would have been. But it's done now and honestly the anxiety I had about telling her was way worse than actually dealing with her reaction. I say as long as you are happy about this pregnancy don't let anyone else's reaction steal your joy!
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  • uakina94uakina94 member
    I can only imagine how you feel. My husband and I are pretty young too 21 and I'm pregnat with our 2 when the first is only 4 months. As much as I want it to be a secret from everyone but my family, I know they will be too excited and tell everyone (especially my sister). We as well are planning to tell family on Christmas but we see both parents so often it will be hard to hide it. And my husband already wants everyone to know.
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