Are you telling people...what do you think?

[want2bemum]

Hi Ladies,

I was just thinking I know but who is going to be telling people that your TTC? I haven't told anyone were not sure I want to but sometimes get excited and I want to tell, but then I want it to be a surprise....what do you think!

 

[claire_love]

Hi! *waves*

I have only told my mum as i have problems fertility wise. OH wasnt too keen on telling anyone although he has had a change of heart and told most of his work force and family. They dont mind as they know what we are dealing with and respect our decision.

X

 

[lintu]

I'v told my mum and sister and slipped up a couple of mths ago and let it slip to MIL about being off my pill and a couple of girls at work know but not telling family and stuff.

Have asked MIL not too mention it, she's the one who likes to broadcast!! trying to keep it in is sooo hard tho, especially in that 2WW and when i'm normally the one planning the beery team nights out, it's very tempting but i think it just adds pressure

 

[~chipper~]

we didn't tell anyone, we wanted it to be a complete surprise and it was!

best of luck!

 

[wanting2010]

My hubby's best friend and my best friend know, but that's it. I'm not planning on telling anyone else.

 

[Smitty]

My advice is to tell too many people. I blabbed it to the world, and 9 months later, I feel like an idiot because nothing has happened. I have a REALLY hard time keeping secrets, obviously. Now I get unsolicited advice constantly and always have to hear "So, how's that going?" It's all my fault, too. I've considered actually telling people that we are taking a break from trying for a while even though we're not.

 

[rustyswife828]

We've only told my MIL, my grandmother and my mom... that's it.. They're all good about keeping secrets...

 

[Wildflower]

I don't plan on telling anyone. I don't want to have to un-tell people if anything bad should happen!

 

[babyhopes2010]

we told mil and my mom and step mom....no one else,when i get bfp we wont tell anyone until 1st scan x

 

[Tattoo]

We've told my husband's parents, because we knew they'd be into the idea, and excited for us. We haven't told my parents.
I've also told the mother of a girl I tutor, because she was asking about my plans for the next year or so. She was even more excited than my MIL!

 

[Sooz]

I've only told one friend and DH has told no-one as far as I am aware. We are both agreed on not telling any family.

 

[angelgirl86]

We haven't told anyone although I reallly want to tell my mom. I just want it to be a surprise when we get PG. Not going to tell anyone we're PG either until the 8th or 12th week to make sure I don't MC.

 

[gw76]

We haven't told anyone - it's too much having people asking "so are you preggers yet?" and having to answer NO...

 

[want2bemum]

Yeah it is a real mixture hey! I told my therapist but that is it I didn't wanna tell anyone close to me just in case nothing happens! if they have asked I have kinds of made out it isn't in the near future so that it will be a complete surprise to them... but I am hoping it is soon for all of us!

 

[MrsPOP]

I told my mum who blabbed it to my dad and brother before I could tell her not too! I was so angry. Ive also told a few of my friends. DH has told a few of his friends but not his family. We've not made a big deal of it though. Everyone always asks us anyway, its like we're weird to have been married for nearly 2 years without having a family.

 

[EstelSeren]

My husband's family- mil, fil, and his siblings and their partners- all know. To be honest, I feel more comfortable talking about stuff with my mil than with my mum! My parents and the rest of my family don't know. They weren't overly approving of me getting married and I know they won't be overly happy when I'm pregnant so it's easier not to tell them (and to be several hundred miles away! ). My brother doesn't like my husband and has actually said to me, in effect at least, that he wouldn't acknowledge any child that I have with my husbadn as the father!
My close friends know and don't ask about it too often, although I think that's as much because I have a habit of oversharing as anything else!
My ex also knows. I speak to him fairly often through facebook chat and he's interested, especially as he seems to be getting kinda broody himself! lol!
I don't think I've told too many people, more that I've told the people who will actually form my main support network if I do encounter problems. It's just quite sad that my parents don't make that list.

Beca :wave:

 

[croydongirl]

We have mentioned it to a couple of people but wanted a big announcement to be a surprise when it happens, Just felt like adding pressure if people were asking. Didn't want to have to keep answering hte msae questions over again with ' no we're not pregnant yet' so trying to keep it mostly to ourselves - but at 12 weeks if we get a bean that sticks we'll be broadcasting loud and clear!!!.

 

[calypso]

We have told both sets of family (parents/siblings/spouses) and very few close friends. A few are also TTC. Family is WAY too excited. We didn't go into details, just said we would try sooner rather than later. The only one who really has mentioned it (other than the two friends TTC) is my SISTER! I welcome her excitement though. It's nice to have someone to talk to about this. We haven't started temps/opks though. Wanted to see what happens when nature takes it's course.. but we are starting to look into opks just in case. Hope we don't need them!

 

[tallybee]

We told family and friends and my partner's work knows, but that's partly because he had to have a vasectomy reversal before we could try! And when we got the letter confirming the op had been a success we couldn't help telling people! Fingers crossed for all of us x

 

[madcatwoman]

we never told anyone we were TTC, as a previous poster said, we didnt want to feel like idiots if 9 months later nothing happened and people were still asking, as it happens we were lucky however.
We havent told anyone we're expecting either, apart from 2 internet friends of mine and DH wants to tell one friend at the pub, as for typical family&friends-no ,no one will know for another 5 weeks.