When will you start spreading the news?

[mariel0419]

Wanted to know when you guys planned on sharing the : news with others?

So far only DH and my sister knows - oh and my acupuncturist, since she'd been recommending supplements so I had to ask if I should stop some of them now.

I am thinking we'll wait until we 1st hear the heartbeat, which is what we did with DS#1 around 10 wks. GOSH that seems like forever away! I really want to tell everybody on the streets!!! ::: but am wanting to be cautious too. Part of me wants to tell just our parents, but then I know that starts the whole chain of them spreading the word too.

[mwright]

I am 5 weeks today and we spent the whole last week telling practically everyone!!

I just can't hold it in!! Its too exciting!: We had a M/C 2 years ago at 9 weeks and it was really nice to have the support and prayers from friends and family. I didn't regret that at all. And we are pretty private people. My DH couldn't even hold it in this time when last time he wanted to wait. Yeah, so the word is out! I even told my boss 3 days after I got my BFP. lol

[DJ's_Girl]

My parents know and about 4-5 of our friends. I am ready to tell people I trust b/c I am soooo excited about it! But I am worried about how his family will react since it's our 4th together. I am not going to hide it if someone asks though. So hey, if they figure it out then I didn't tell them.

[SunShineSally]

I only told 2 people Dp told about 5 we are waiting to tell family until abolut 10 - 12 weeks I did that with Ds except I told my mom last time the day after I found out but I am doing things different this time

[htcamommy]

As long as possible which may not be that long. I always start popping out really quick (like 8 weeks). I just want to avoid all the annoying comments for as long as possible.

[thelocaldialect]

I don't usually tell anyone besides DH until about 12 weeks, for no reason in particular. I've had MCs in the past, so I guess I'm a bit wary. I also kind of like being private about it and not having to deal with people constantly asking how I'm feeling, stuff like that.

[Brisen]

We'll be waiting until 3 months. I've had miscarriages before then in the past, and I would find it more difficult to deal if I felt like "everyone" knew. I also don't want my kids to have to go through the loss with us.

Originally Posted by htcamommy

As long as possible which may not be that long. I always start popping out really quick (like 8 weeks). I just want to avoid all the annoying comments for as long as possible.

This is the first time we've been living close enough to family to see them regularly at the beginning of a pregnancy, and my mom always seems to notice if I lose or gain weight. It's a little frustrating to be at the beginning of a pg just when the weather is warming up; I won't be able to cover up with layers. Now I really regret not keeping up with doing crunches.

[Mama_2_Boy]

DH and I had this conversation at length over the weekend. He has told a close friend, and his son (who is 22) from his first marriage. I have told my best friend - that's it. I might tell my mother tonight...DH wants to tell his siblings this weekend, and his folks. My only thing is that I said "well how many people do you want to tell because if something goes wrong, it's just that many people that you have to go back and give the bad news too"

[MayLibertySprout]

I've already told just about everyone who's answered the phone!

[nina_yyc]

I want to tell everybody!! So far just DH and a trainer at the gym because I wanted to make sure it was OK for me to take her class. DH doesn't like to tell so I will try to wait.

[SilvanaRose]

We 'accidentally' told everyone so far. I don't know about any of you but it still hasn't hit me that I am actually pregnant. I am having a hard time believing it.

[cloudbutterfly]

We've told most of our immediate family (the ones in town) and a handful of friends. More people than I meant to by this point! It's really hard not to tell. I'm glad I didn't wait to tell my mom, though. It was a lot of fun to share the excitement with her.

[jilly]

We will tell a few close friends, and otherwise we will wait until we get to 12 wks. Our 4 year old is very sensitive, and I ended up telling him I was pregnant this winter about 5 days before I miscarried. He was crushed and I had to support him while also trying to deal with my own grief. This time I will wait until 11 or 12 weeks to tell him, which means waiting to tell almost everyone else, too.

[cloudbutterfly]

Originally Posted by SilvanaRose

We 'accidentally' told everyone so far. I don't know about any of you but it still hasn't hit me that I am actually pregnant. I am having a hard time believing it.

Same here for me, on all of what you said! Well, not accidentally, but I didn't really want to tell people and got talked into it. Oh well, this means I can tell the rest of my friends! :-) Might as well at this point.

[Andee]

We haven't told anyone yet. Well, DP did tell his sister and friend from high school that we were thinking about having a baby, but we never got back with them to tell them about the BFP.
My family lives close, so I think I want to take them out to dinner in the next couple of weeks and tell them then.

[Sleepyheaded_Mama]

I told my best girlfriend - actually she was on the phone with me nursing HER #4 as I POS and sat shaking like a leaf waiting for the result in the middle of the night, lol. Gotta love a good girlfriend. Told DP as he was waiting on the other side of the bathroom door. Told a nurse I work with right now. Told my best male friend. And my sister just yesterday. I feel like I need to be very selective who I tell given the circumstances and my fear of m/c. I don't want to have to go back and tell a bunch of people bad news.

[dantesmama]

So far the only people who know are DP and my best friend (I ran over to her house at 10pm last night to get her opinion on my faint BFP!) and DP's best friend. I'm itching to tell my family, but I'm going to wait a while just in case. With my last pregnancy I popped at 10-11 weeks so I know I won't be able to hide it for very long!

[beth28]

Originally Posted by SilvanaRose

We 'accidentally' told everyone so far. I don't know about any of you but it still hasn't hit me that I am actually pregnant. I am having a hard time believing it.

Ha! That is totally my situation too I thought I could hold off saying anything for a while, but as soon as I saw my parents, it just tumbled out of my mouth...and then again when I saw my brothers...

[ursusarctos]

Originally Posted by SilvanaRose

I don't know about any of you but it still hasn't hit me that I am actually pregnant. I am having a hard time believing it.

: The only things that keep me convinced that I actually am pregnant are the classic implantation bleeding I had plus the constant thirst/dry mouth.
So far I have told DP and my dear friend who has a 9 month old herself. We always talk about mothering stuff and I am unable to keep a secret from her
Planning on putting off telling my family as long as I can, which is not likely to be all that long because I am a blabbermouth about this kind of thing Fortunately we live on opposite sides of the world so I can just put off calling for a while...
We will probably wait longer to tell DP's family though because they are more likely to disapprove (DP is afraid of it) as we are both still studying and neither of us has ever had a "real" (full time, permanent) job.

[liz-hippymom]

i have told dh and 6 friends. i am not telling family or my kids till it's too obvious to hide. we arn't telling family because they are never very excited, lol. and we are not telling the kids because we dont want CPS to know yet (we are foster parents). there is craziness going on intwo of our cases and i don't want me being pregnant to be a factor in the cases. it really sucks, because i love to tell me kids, they get SO exxcited! they have been begging me for another baby for a while