Announcement

mphillips2 · April 2018

I plan on waiting until 12ish weeks at least to make the big announcement but when are you guys announcing your pregnancy to close family (mom and dad)? I announced at 6 weeks last pregnancy (after my appointment) but was curious because my new OB doesn’t do appointment until after 10 weeks.

Activebaby · April 2018

I have no idea. I told my brother. I want to tell my parents after I hear the heartbeat I think. And if I tell mine I’ll need to tell the ILs and all the SILs and BILs. I’ll probably tell the family ~12 weeks.

maureenmce · April 2018

I have told no one but my husband (obviously) and my doctors so far. I'm high risk, AMA and ***TW have had two losses so I'm not exactly considering this a done deal yet. With my losses, the first was suspected at 7 weeks and confirmed at 9, and the other at about 4.5 weeks, so with all those milestones to get past, plus waiting for genetic testing results, I will probably wait until we are safely out of the first trimester to announce. end TW**

But I certainly have thought about it! If everything works out, we are planning to take my daughter to Disneyland for the first time in June and I'll be 14 weeks on that day, so that might be a fun way/place to announce ("Happiest place on earth for happiest announcement," etc.)

AGK2015 · April 2018

At this point, it would be easier to list the people I haven't told (the whole family, friends, folks at work, internet strangers...). We were the same way with my first pregnancy, kind of starting from the philosophy that we'd rather have people know and therefore be there for us in the event of a loss. If the worst happens, the people around us will know.

Also, we're REALLY bad at keeping secrets.

westcoastfoodie · April 2018

I've already told close friends and family. I actually just had this conversation with my husband about having different feelings than most people have about sharing with the world before it's deemed safe or appropriate.

TW...
My reasons are because of my loss, but it's such a personal decision for every woman and couple.

kristah2 · April 2018

I was talking to my cousin when I took my test so she knows. I then surprised DH.
We told his mom that night.
My mom and her husband the next day.
My dad and his wife the day after.

That is all the people that will know for now. I have an apt at 10+2 and if we hear a heart beat we will probably tell BIL / SIL / really close friends. Then we will tell more "openly" after the first trimester mark.

mhobbes · April 2018

I’ve told my husband on the same day, my mom last week, and that’s it. Next week I have my fist ultrassound and if everything is ok I’ll tell my sisters, my best friends and my boss (it’s been hard pretending I don’t feel like s* at work).

runrinserepeat · April 2018

I’d like to keep this a secret as long as possible (like, 20 weeks would be amazing). My mom is sick and I don’t want to send her on a tailspin of, “what if I’m not around long enough to meet the baby, watch it grow up”, and there are enough new babies in the family lately for her to focus on.

That said, idk how this is going to go. I’ve heard third pregnancies becomes more obvious earlier, because your body is basically shot (yay!), so I think we’ll just tell them when we can’t hide it any more.

mittenlove86 · April 2018

I’m not sure when we will tell yet. As of now just me and my husband know. I want to tell my mom but I think DH wants to wait and tell everyone around the same time. We waited until we were 8 or 9 weeks the first time around. I have my first US on April 30, so I think we want to wait until at least then.

DH has this idea. We are building a house right now and we are on schedule to move in in May. He wants to put a crib up in one of the bedrooms and when our family comes over to see the new house they will see it and that will be our announcement. I think it’s super cute, but I don’t know logistically if it will work due to the fact that a lot of our family will probably be helping us move.

maureenmce · April 2018

@mittenlove86 Aw, that's a cute idea if the logistics work!

jillb-baby3 · April 2018

OH wow I love the idea of Disney!! We want to take my littles there - this will be my 4th pregnancy - third baby - lost one just this past Feb, waited a month, and here we are again. Kiddos (6 and 5) keep telling me no more babies mama! and they have been begging to go to Disney so that may soften the blow!!

borgie05 · April 2018

I’ll probably tell my mom right away BUT wait to tell my in-laws until after the first ultrasound to make sure everything is ok. So probably 2nd trimester. My MIL and I are not close and she makes everything about her, so I don’t feel comfortable with telling her and then if something were to happen it would be about her.

amfasse · April 2018

We've told a few people - my mom and one of my brothers, a few close friends.. we're planning to do an official announcement so we're not telling too many people. Hoping to get those done soon tho! We waited until 10 wks with DD but we're not too worried on timing with this one. Kind of the sooner the better lol!

littlewhitecottage · April 2018

Hmm sounds familiar @borgie05 Do we have the same MIL? #eyeroll
Love all these ideas you guys have!
We have told my immediate family because we see them all the time. Waiting on husbands side after first tri, probably. I’ve also told my two closest friends, mainly because I rely on them a lot for support and sanity. That’s it for now. No clue when we will tell our four year old. Probably once I start to really show?

december2018baby · April 2018

I've only told DH and my best friend who is also pregnant. I really want to tell my parents as they knew we were TTC. I think I'm going to wait until we hear a heartbeat though. I think we will tell the in laws after 12 weeks. It is so hard to keep a secret, I want to tell the whole world, but I am also terrified that something might go wrong..

Activebaby · April 2018

@runrinserepeat I'm really curious to see how long it will be before I show. I was thinking of waiting until 20 weeks, like I did with ds1 and ds2 - to tell anyone other than family. But I don't know if my body will cooperate with that this time. I am in better shape now I think then I was when I was pregnant with ds 2. No telling what my body has planned for me.

runrinserepeat · April 2018

@Activebaby I'm about where I was fitness-wise when I got pregnant with my first. I was so skinny before I got pregnant with my second, but then it was so obvious that something was up because I got so bloated and put on a bunch of chunk right away. I feel like (or maybe I just hope that) my extra fluff this time will help a little.

CecilB93 · April 2018

We didn't tell with DS until 13-14 weeks, we'll probably do about the same this time, too. I'm with @activebaby on wanting to not say anything as long as possible. I never lost weight from DS, so I'm not sure if that'll help hide a bump or not lol

gracie4400 · April 2018

I have an appointment at 7 weeks so we'll tell parents, siblings and one or two close friends after that. We won't announce to everyone else until after the first trimester/after we get the blood work back. I'm not really comfortable telling before that point but I also hate having to hide it!

kadeephd · April 2018

I told my SIL the day I got my bfp because I sent her a picture of the test to see if she thought it was positive. She is an ob-gyn. I told my brother too since I assumed she had told him, but she hadn't! Then my parents were visiting for the weekend so we told them. I've also told a couple of close friends. Since I'm going through this zika scare I need support. *TW I'm basically comfortable telling anyone who I would reveal a miscarriage to, or a positive zika test to. *End TW. We are waiting to tell my in-laws at my request until after a negative zika test, which will hopefully be in two weeks. Then we'll tell other friends after hearing the heartbeat at 8 weeks.

kuailanikaleo · April 2018

Only my husband, best friend and boss know right now. (My boss only knows because shes very observant and noticed when I didn't drink my usual 3 gallons of coffee this past week) I wish my son could understand what was going on because I know he'd be happy!

We plan on revealing to everyone once I make my three month mark. I made a youtube video that has clips of us from when we first started dating, our engagement and wedding, and finally my pregnancy and first year of my sons life until now and at the end it reveals the big secret! I plan on sending everyone the link to it when Im ready.

I wanted to say what the youtube video is called so you guys can check it out but im pretty sure thats against some kind of rule, so oh well!

kuailanikaleo · April 2018

@mittenlove86 Thats a cute idea!

borgie05 · April 2018

@kuailanikaleo how old is your son? I thought my son was too young to understand and so we weren’t careful about where we talked about it and boy was I wrong. Oops!

My son is almost 3. We were going to wait to tell him, but he knows. He asked me yesterday if I had a baby in my tummy. I couldn’t lie (there’s no lying in our house) so I said yes.

That said though, I can already tell he’s going to be the best big brother! We were eating apple slices last night and he said to me, “Momma, you full? Baby not full. Eat more so baby can grow big and strong.”

littlewhitecottage · April 2018

@borgie05 ahhhh that's so sweet!! We haven't told our four year old yet, but I can't wait until we can.

runrinserepeat · April 2018

I'm so excited to tell the kids, too! They're going to be over the moon!

maureenmce · April 2018

@borgie05 Oh my gosh, that's ADORABLE.

mittenlove86 · April 2018

@borgie05 OMG cutest thing ever!

kuailanikaleo · April 2018

@borgie05 Your son sounds so cute! Mine is only 10 months old lol. I showed him the stick and he tried to grab it to put it in his mouth (yuck)

AshleyGemini24 · April 2018

We had planned on waiting til after we had made it through our first trimester but the cats out of the bag and we made a cute announcemt with easter eggs in an easter basket.

nerdeebird · April 2018

I think we’re going to tell the in-laws on mother’s day. I’ll have had my first ultrasound by then and be about 9 weeks. Hoping to make some kind of gift for my MIL to open with the news. I think we’ll tell my family a couple weeks after that when we’ll all be together for a family graduation. Everyone else will be after 12 weeks. FB announcement probably won’t be until way later.

borgie05 · April 2018

@kuailanikaleo aww yeah 10 months is a bit young to get it. But how awesome, they’ll be close in age and can grow up to be besties!

GoyaBean913 · April 2018

I'm thinking of telling my parents if all goes well after my first ultrasound. Maybe tell my sisters and dh family on mothers day. My bosses already know. I won't tell my daughter or anyone else anything until after 2nd tri some time.

whitneyb89 · April 2018

I think we are waiting until Mother's Day to tell everyone. Thought it would be a nice "gift" for my mom and mother in law. Not being able to tell the whole world just yet is hard though! Lol

coco2787 · April 2018

My two best friends know and one friend from my former BMB who’s also PGAL, but that’s it so far. I’ll probably tell my sisters after the 2nd beta if everything looks good. No idea when I’ll do a public announcement, maybe once I get to viability.

morgantu · April 2018

MH is the only one who knows right now. Will have to tell my parents in early May because they know I'm supposed to have surgery and I won't be. I'll see my inlaws and siblings in May too, so that will be a good time. Some close friends will probably know by then. I doubt we'll ever do a "public" announcement... but I am awkward with this kind of stuff so it might be easier to do something on social media than have to tell everyone personally.

mckcak23 · April 2018

MH knows and my previous bmb knows. We will probably tell my parents April 21 when we see them and my in laws the first weekend in May when we see them. I'm sure my best friend will figure it out in the next few days (she will be suspicious of me not drinking). As for extended family and friends we will probably do something at my son's 2nd birthday party (June 9) because everyone will be together.

CecilB93 · April 2018

Well, I had said we'll wait till 13-14 weeks, but now I'm thinking a couple weeks sooner (still not sure how far along I am lol). My MIL just said she wants family photos done sometime in May, before Memorial Day weekend, so I was thinking we could pull the photographer aside and let her know to say "(my name)'s pregnant!" instead of "say cheese" and have her capture reactions.

Then my mom's bday is May 25th, so we'll probably get her a bottle of wine with a special label of some sort announcing for us. It'll have to be sent because she lives a couple states away. Not sure what to do to tell my dad, maybe something including our current DS.

GoyaBean913 · April 2018

@CecilB93 omg I love the photo idea!!

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