Afraid I jinxed it :(

[Brieanna]

OH and I agreed not to tell anyone we are expecting until well into second trimester (assuming it gets that far, fingers crossed!). Our friends moved across town and we have been helping them. Well on the last day after everything was done they surprised us by having beer in the house for us.

It would not have been an issue except that they bought me my favorite type of apple cider (not cheap!) and I wasn't prepared with an excuse so I said "No thank you, I am on a diet" (I don't know where that came from, I blame pregnancy brain!). They kept pushing (in a nice, joking way). There was no way to refuse without sounding rude and after jokingly refusing a few times they finally were like "Are you pregnant?" and I guess the look told them everything. So now they know.

I know it is completely irrational and that if it happens it happens but now I feel like I jinxed it because someone knows. Plus I wanted to tell my family first.

Sorry for the long post. Just feeling anxious!

 

[RachelLynda]

I thought that when my OH wanted to tell his paents but I thought to myself - if it's going to happen it's not due to telling them it's something else. I still worry every now and again but guess it's all part of being pregnant :') Congrats by the way! Xx

 

[MamaTex]

I can understand why you would feel the way you do. No worries. Think of it this way. Now you will have your friends' support!!

 

[Mahoghani]

I know exactly how you feel. I had decided, my hubby was fine either way, I was going to wait until at least 12 weeks to tell anyone. Well, that didn't last long. I work in a hospital so I told my favorite nurse and PA so that they would put in blood work for me. Then my 16 year old SIL is staying with us for the summer and noticed when I didn't get my period. And then my 9 year old guessed. Clever little stinker heard me saying I couldn't eat sushi and remembered that from my last pregnancy. And I had to tell my BF. She had a loss last year and gave birth to her rainbow in March, just after my due date so she has been my voice of reason this past week. Finally last night I broke down and called my Mom.

I still don't want to make a big announcment and don't want to just tell everyone I see. But I'm trying not to look at it like a "jinx." I'm selectively sharing my joy. lol.

 

[Brieanna]

Thanks for your replies. I feel better now.

RachelLynda, I guess I rationally know if it happens it isn't due to me telling anyone, but it is so hard to be rational with all these worries, not to mention hormones, lol!

You're right, Mamatex that also no matter what happens at least I have their support. If I have a mc, then they would definitely know something was wrong. Since they see me almost everyday then it wouldn't be long until they guessed that I was pregnant anyways.

Mahoghani, I love the "selectively sharing my joy"! I am going to tell OH about that.

 

[Topanga053]

I know exactly how you feel! Every time we told someone new, I was worried that we were jinxing it. Making our general announcement at 12 weeks was a little scary too, but honestly, I'm really glad we did it! It means we'll have that much more support if something goes wrong and, in the mean time, everyone else's excitement has rubbed off on me a little bit and made me feel even more excited!!