When are you going to tell people? - Page 3

[Victorian patch]

Well yesterday I put it on facebook to tell everyone, but I put something like "6 Weeks" until this morning only 2 coments 1 from a friend who knows that I am pregnant and the other one is a friend who is a Midwife and she ask me 3 times.

All my closer Family and Friends knows that I am pregnant.

[brightonwoman]

So here's a funny story...
I got the on wednesday, told DH, etc. We hadn't had a chance to really talk about it yet (older kids were around) but I suspected we'd tell our family in a couple of weeks and let it slowly trickle out. I had several miscarriages when we were first married, and with some we'd told early and with some we'd waited and my experiences there have led me to be in the tell earlier rather than later club. (because when you tell has no bearing on whether or not you miscarry, and frankly since I know I want other people to know too!!)
ANYWAY, so on wednesday, and then thursday morning I happened to join a group on facebook called "we love/loved beign pregnant." One of my friends had joined it and I saw the notice and joined too. I would have done it before the test--I loved being pregnant last time--and I didn't even think about the timing of it all...but several people guessed that it was an announcement (which it totally wasn't!) and somebody said something to DH and he was caught off-guard and figured I must have said something definite so he confirmed, and viola, cats out of the bag. Whoops! So DH calls me and says "you'd better call our folks and tell them before they hear through the grapevine"...
So we found out on wed and sortof accidentally told everybody on thursday.

[bbrandonsmom]

I told my one friend, because the story was funny and I had to tell her soon as I knew.
DH still is in denial I think. But, when I talked to his mom last week she kept asking me how I felt, so I think he might have told her we "might" be. My fil and his sister were so dissapointed when we told them with ds2 that I don't care when they find out this time. We were about 2.5m with ds2 when we told everyone.
This time I don't think we'll wait.We only did last time because we wanted to tell them in person. Plus, if something were to happen, I think it would be nice to have the family support, even though they are far away.

[MrsReady2bMama]

Brightonsmom that is funny gotta love the power of facebook!

I agree with wanting the support of friends/family if something happened. We've decided we are going to tell my parents on Monday 3/16, after my dr. appt. I am so excited - less than 1 week! We live a mile from my parents; I see them both almost every day since my mom does our daycare 2 days/week, I work for my dad, and we are always just stopping over to visit. It will be nice to have them know. It is killing me though!!!

We will probably tell DH's parents the following weekend, which will essentially be the soonest we can tell them in person. I get nervous because his mom was a blabbermouth last time. Oh well. It is happy news so I understand wanting to share

Thank goodness for these boards - I would be completely out of mind if I had no outlet whatsoever for these pregnancy energies!!

[mommy2two babes]

We have told close family and a few friends. Havn't told our kids yet.
It will be hard to keep a secret long though, lasttime I was showing at 7 weeks.

[brightonwoman]

Originally Posted by MrsReady2bMama

Thank goodness for these boards - I would be completely out of mind if I had no outlet whatsoever for these pregnancy energies!!

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[ShwarmaQueen]

I've been slowly leaking it out at work now that we have a more positive feeling with making it! That 5th week spotting sure scared me but now I'm used to it, it's lighter and random, so no biggie really.

I guess after my first u/s I'll be able to fully announce it! :

[Nature]

Funny little Facebook story...

I'm pretty new to it. Mostly I use Myspace. But recently started using Facebook and Twitter too. I found a really neat app that lets you update all of them at the same time. (the status messages) I only have one person that I even know on my Twitter so far, and I had already told her. She's a friend thats not connected to any other friends if that makes sense. LOL

So I put on my Twitter, "8 weeks and no symptoms yet?!" (course my u/s put me back at 6 weeks but no matter). Later that night I got a message in my email letting me know that someone on Facebook sent me a message. So I login and see, "No symptoms of what??? 8 weeks?!" from another friend. OH NO. I looked at my status.

I had TOTALLY forgotten that I still had my Twitter linked to my Facebook! I never connected it to my Myspace so WHEW! there.. but OMG. I quickly deleted it and crossed my fingers hoping about 60 other people hadn't seen it yet. I wrote to the friends and said, "Oops. Wasn't supposed to write that yet. Its a secret.. shhhh"

So far no one else has said anything... so I think maybe I escaped!


My dh has been wanting to blab and tell random people. (we have no family that is supportive) and I'm a more private person so I've been making him wait. I told him that I think I may have told everyone I know inadvertendly. LOL

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[ShwarmaQueen]

Originally Posted by Nature

Funny little Facebook story...

Funny! I've got one too. My sister's friend wrote me a congrats message and I quickly deleted it hopefully before everyone and their mom (coworkers included) read it! No one has said anything, so...:

[Nature]

Originally Posted by ShwarmaQueen

Funny! I've got one too. My sister's friend wrote me a congrats message and I quickly deleted it hopefully before everyone and their mom (coworkers included) read it! No one has said anything, so...:

I instructed those few online friends I told NOT to write messages on my pages. So far they have complied, but I worried about it! Go figure it was me that screwed up.

[ShwarmaQueen]

Originally Posted by Nature

Go figure it was me that screwed up.

My luck I'll do the same!

[Cellist]

My sister asked me like the day after my BFP if I was pregnant yet, so I told her. Then told my parents the next day. A few friends know, but only a few. MIL knows, but DH doesn't know she knows...

I like the idea that when you tell doesn't make the miscarriage happen or not, and I feel like I would want a lot of people to talk to if I did, so I am thinking I will wait until we see a heartbeat and then let loose with the news.

Nature, just like you, I got bumped back a couple weeks by having a wonky cycle this time around and thinking I was 2 weeks ahead of where I really was. At least you already got to see your heartbeat, right? Mine was just a week too early for that...DOH!

[Nature]

Originally Posted by Cellist

My sister asked me like the day after my BFP if I was pregnant yet, so I told her. Then told my parents the next day. A few friends know, but only a few. MIL knows, but DH doesn't know she knows...

I like the idea that when you tell doesn't make the miscarriage happen or not, and I feel like I would want a lot of people to talk to if I did, so I am thinking I will wait until we see a heartbeat and then let loose with the news.

Nature, just like you, I got bumped back a couple weeks by having a wonky cycle this time around and thinking I was 2 weeks ahead of where I really was. At least you already got to see your heartbeat, right? Mine was just a week too early for that...DOH!

Yes! Couldn't see anything else but a blob, but they did see the heartbeat. If I hadn't seen it I would have worried like crazy though... given I had two loses where we never saw the first heartbeat.

Hopefully you'll see/hear it soon!!!