When did you go public?

[JadeCrusader]

I want to tell everyone NOOOWWWW!! But my husband is insisting that I wait a few weeks to make sure it sticks. I know he's probably right, and that it would be a letdown to a lot more people if I tell them and then it doesn't work out. Right now, if my little bean doesn't stick then only a very small handful of people will be sad. So yeah, I get his point, but I am still fighting the urge to call and message everyone, lol! Probably hormones .

When did you finally let people know?

Also, anyone here let people know really early and then realize it was a mistake when things didn't go as planned?

 

[ovetta2001]

I wanted to tell everyone straight away and was so excited.

My OH talked me into waiting till at least week 10 (he wanted to wait till the end of the first tri) but I still told some close friends who I could share the excitement with.

My OH knows how emotional I get about things and thought it was wonderful that I wanted to tell everyone but explained that the small chance something did go wrong it was more people that may say the wrong thing to me or upset me.

Also randomly - Something I have noticed from my friends etc is a lot of people will come out as pregnant and it's like people don't even achknoledge it. The do and their excited then they realise you're so easrly and get this...worry doubt for you...just in case. If you wait till weeks later when your news comes out people (appear) to ask more questions and be more engaged it talking to you about what they've missed etc.
3 weeks is a new baby with little to tell...8 weeks is 2 months...

Gosh but the time I finally told the rest of the people I was over 3 months (13 weeks or something) and I got bombed with questions...was lovely

 

[hawalkden]

I thought I was very strong when it came to waiting till we was 22 weeks. About 5 friends and family only knew and it was only after we had our heartscan for the baby (reg check for Type One Diabetics) & getting a free 3D pic that's when we decided to tell everyone. I was gutted I caved in on myself and wanted to wait till we saw people and they asked with shock etc!

Think we learnt from last time in Nov '10 when we suffered a m/c at 8 weeks so OH was determand to get past the first tri before saying anything to anyone and we gave a mini card to the parents & in-laws with a pic of peanut.

 

[sugarheart]

I told my parents and in laws at 6 weeks. I only found out at 5 weeks that I was pregnant. I told my best friend at 8 weeks and then went public with the rest of the world at 11 weeks which was after we had our first scan! x

 

[Leopard]

Well I told mum the day I found out. Everyone else was a week later, bause the doctor told me I was already 8wks along. Pretty much everyone knew after my 10wk US.

 

[lissaw]

my mom told everyone we work with after 2 weeks lol

 

[Shoogle]

Told my mom the day we found out (3+3) DH parents the week after, siblings the week after that, and rest of family the week after that. It was more fun spacing the tellings out. I told 2 people at work last week (because of the nature of my job) and went into work yesterday only to have my boss sit me down in the office and ask if there was anything I had to tell her, so needless to say I told work yesterday at 8+5, when I wanted to wait until Halloween.

 

[misspink]

We told my parents just after I found out at 3 weeks 4 days, and my boss at 6 weeks (I had to have hcg monitoring and early scans due to a previous ectopic so needed him to know what was going on really, I don't think I would have done this if that wasn't the case). I didn't tell anyone else until 9 weeks when I told my best friend, and then everyone else at varying points after the 12 week scan. I didn't do facebook announcements or anything as it used to feel like people who did that were rubbing it in after I'd suffered my loss and was struggling to get pg again, so I didn't want to make anyone else feel like that.
If I'm honest, I think I would wait a few weeks before you tell people (close family or friends excepted). Congratulations on your pregnancy!

 

[swanxxsong]

I told my parents and his the day we found out, and my sister. I figured if something happened, I'd want their love and support. I also had told my boss for the same reasons - but she and I have a very close relationship, and I knew she could be trusted.

We waited a bit longer to tell everyone else, though - we announced it at 8 weeks, and had our first u/s at 9. I had wanted to wait longer but I couldn't hold it back anymore. xD

 

[Rhiana79]

I was 13 weeks when we announced to everyone, we'd held off until the first scan.

We did however tell DH's parents at 9 weeks and my mum at 10weeks but I don't really consider that announcing.

 

[Abigailly]

I told ,y parents the day I found out at about 5 weeks, and my best friend a few days later for support as I was only 18. Unfortunately 'best friend' couldn't keen her mouth shut and the next an old friend called to see if it was true.

I would have loved to have the chance to say guess what 'I'm pregmamt'. But unfortunately as I was only 18 people kind of went 'are we happy about this'.

I can't wait to fall again so I can tell folk. Won't be telling anyone except family until I'm 16 weeks.

 

[MrsSaraKate]

We told everyone yesterday at 12 weeks 5 days. I wanted to wait until my 12 week scan to make sure everything is okay. It was hard to keep it quiet, but I'm glad we waited.

 

[mrsbw]

We didn't tell anyone until after 12 week scan.
Told my boss at about 15 weeks and have just started to tell colleagues now as I am starting to show.

 

[JohnsPrincess]

With my last pregnancy we announced it to close friends and family as soon as we knew. But when we went into for my first appointment at 10 weeks we found out that baby never grew past 5 weeks. It was devastating to have to let everyone know and even harder when people found out from others that I was pg and congratulated me and I had to say, "Well, thanks, but I lost the baby..."

With this pregnancy we had an ultrasound at 7 and 9 weeks. When the doctor let us know at 9 weeks that everything was looking really good, we started telling everyone. I think I waited until 12 weeks to announce it on FB but most people knew by then anyways.

 

[mavsprtynpink]

We told our parents the week we found out. We told our immediate family and closest friends at 6 weeks. And we told the rest of our friends/co workers at 15 weeks. Looking back I wish I had waited longer than 6 weeks to tell but thank god everything has worked out so far. Its always nice to have people who know around you. Its nice to talk about it with close family and friends. So tell the people who you know will be supportive if god for bid something doesn't go right.

 

[BackwoodsBarB]

we found out at 7 weeks (due to my periods always having been kinda wonky anyways), told the parents at 10 week. my ex co-workers were pretty suspicious, however. we were a close-knit group and they knew before i did it was nice having that small group of friends to be excited with me.

BF is super excited, he's telling all his family, so i think i smell a FB announcement soon. people keep messaging me to congratulate us!

 

[BeesKnees]

I told a couple very close friends as soon as I found out so I would have a support system. I told some family at 9 or 10 weeks because they live out of town and OH and I were making a visit anyway. I told the rest of my family at 12-13 weeks and went public (extended friends and family via facebook and otherwise) at 13 weeks.

I can see waiting though. I ran into a friend and we both shared that we were expecting, her a week after me. A week later I get a sad email from her saying that she lost the baby. So very sad.

 

[mamawannabee]

We told OH's family at 14 weeks, mine at 16, work at 16, and friends starting at 16, facebook at 19.5, and some people are still finding out. I was just so worried about mc again or something happening, so I wanted as few people to know as possible until I felt things were okay. If we hadn't been through losses before, I probably would have told at least at 12 weeks, if not sooner.

 

[YoshiPikachu]

I told everyone when I found out.

 

[leigh5tom]

I only found out I was pregnant at 10 weeks, told parents & siblings straight away (both mine and OH's) and then Facebook at 11 weeks xxxxx