Did you wait to announce?

[MayBaby2011]

we were so excited that we didnt wait to share the news!! i feel like if something 'happens' youre going to want people's support anyway.

 

[ttcfurrever]

I have only told my boss because I need to make appointments and she knew we were trying. We plan on telling everyone once we get into the 2nd trimester. Of course my hubby did slip up and tell some of his coworkers. I guess he's super excited, LOL.

It will be interesting to see if I can keep it under wraps...my mom, stepfather, brother, uncle, and grandmother are all coming to visit the 1st week of October!

 

[Peril]

Having had 3 losses the last of which was at 17 weeks. My DH and have only told my parents, brother and SIL and I have had to tell my manager as I am in a high risk job. I want and need their support. We have gad a good looking 12 week scan, and are having another at 16 weeks, after this is when we are planning to tell friends and extended family. I have hated telling people it has gone wrong before, and then going thru the awkward conversations that follow when they don't know what to say or how to react xxx

 

[AP]

I intended on waiting until my 12 week scan but I had a scan at 8+1 and just bit the bullet Ive heard the heartbeat on the doppler since so i'm feeling brave x

 

[Lover]

Last time I told all my close family and friends but it sadly ended in MC at 9 weeks so this time we're being a bit more cautious and we've only told my best friend and my sister. We'll tell everyone else once I've seen babies heartbeat, so hopefully at my early scan in a few weeks we'll be able to surprise everyone

 

[CottlestonPie]

Management at work, parents, siblings and best friends all knew by 6w... DF has told a few workmates and former uni friends which I was really upset about. We're nit telling anyone else until after the dating scan in a week or 2.

 

[natz123]

We had an early private scan at 8 weeks and we told our parents after that.
I have since heard the heartbeat a number of times on my Doppler and told my sister and her boyfriend last night. And we are telling my nan and a couple of other family members today. I have my scan booked for when I am 13 weeks so will be telling everyone else after that.
I had to tell my work just before my scan as a few things happened at work and I thought it would help them to know and I am really glad I did as it makes it so much easier getting time out for appointments.
I told a couple of close friends right away one knew we were trying and I wanted someone to get excited with, and the other has had a miscarriage recently, (she is now 28 wks pregnant) so I knew she would be a good source of support if something was to go wrong. She has also been a great source of info too.
I am really happy about when I have told everyone and can't wait till after the scan to tell everyone else at work and all my other friends.

 

[Bids]

we're not telling anyone until after 12 week scan - we made a pact when we were ttc and we're sticking to it i think, if anything happens i wont want everyone saying sorry and its a shame etc!!

gona be tough im only 4 weeks 1 day and want to tell the world already lol on friday night on the way home my DH was shouting preggars out the window at random people cos he wanted to tell someone lmao....

 

[Szaffi]

I've just told my brother, but he's trying to set the date for his wedding next summer, so I thought it's important he knows about the possibility. Going to wait till 12 weeks with the rest of the family - might tell mum though. Hoping to keep it quiet at work until January, as I just went back in August after the last baby.

 

[Aprilmommy11]

We told our families within a few days of knowing. We just announced it to our friends last week (I was 7 weeks)

 

[Lauraaraa]

i have told my parents - i am very close to my mam and dad - and my partner wants to wait to tell his parents when i am at 12weeks.

as i have m/c'd a year ago (aug 09) will be telling them on my birthday 21st oct!!!

will be an amazing day!!

will be 24 and will be 12 weeks! i hope it is all ok !

 

[Lucy0945]

We told parents at 5wks, and brothers and sisters at 8wks. Told my best friend last night and plan to tell everyone else after my scan a week tomorrow when I'll be 12 weeks. I can't wait - trying to figure out ways of telling everyone and everytime I think about it I get butterflies. x

 

[LoveChild]

Wow, I feel a lot of people waited, I am a bit scared now that we told so many people

 

[Dukechick]

We told our families and close friends about 2 minutes after getting our LOL.....
But we waited to tell everyone else (like on Facebook) until I was 12 weeks

 

[LoveChild]

Well, I will just hope the little bean sticks, not for the others of course, but for me and DH.
Sticky dust to all

 

[MilosMommy7]

with the last one both knew early. which i'm glad they did because at 6w i got ms. so i wasnt gonna be able to hide it anyways.
with this one we waited a little longer. my parents dont know yet. even though i'm getting sick it's easier to hide since i dont live with them.

 

[SmileyShazza]

We told our parents and a few very close friends at around the seven and a half week mark. The main reason for this is was because we had a loss with our last pregnancy and we realised it was good to have some support as they were a great help when things went wrong last time.

The majority of people we told after we'd had our 12 week scan though

 

[Lamsbump]

We told 2 friends, my parents him mum and our sisters, oh and my work as wanded to give them as much notice as poss and thats it we decided to wait to properly announce after our 12 week scan which is tomorrow so the world will know from tomorrow. its been the longest 7 weeks of my life

 

[Minnie_me]

Mum and dad knew immediately as I turned up on their doorstep with pee sticks in hand, had to tell my boss early too as couldn't / wouldn't fly to a meeting. Then told 3 close friends after my 7 week scan. Nobody else knew until after dating scan and majority of colleagues not until 15 weeks. I would have kept it secret longer but time off for hyperemesis has made it difficult not to explain as there was no way I would lie about reason for absence at that stage, especially as I was starting to show.

 

[cheekyalana]

I told a few people at work as soon as I found out since I work with chemotherapy which I need to avoid like the plague! I even told my boss before I told my mum! She's really nice and understanding.

I've since told a few friends and my mum n dad at about 6weeks but want to wait as long as possible to announce it properly, I know if I tell my sister she'll never be able to keep it quiet, she's terrible with secrets!!!