Yes, I love this idea :)
I just posted in the Daily checkin thread so I won't retype everything here, but I think weekly threads will be a lot more manageable going forward!
I actually haven't told many people yet. I'm trying to be a little bit cautious, but I may have to start thinking about spilling the beans a little sooner than I'd thought -- people at work are already starting to comment on my diet changes (I usually never ate much during the day, and now I'm eating all the time :/ )
I've told a couple of people who I work closely with, including my boss. His wife and I are due around the same time, so he is super supportive and excited for me. DH told his brother and mom...and that's about it. I am sort of dreading telling my parents. I had my DD when I was in college and they were not very supportive of my choices during that time. My relationship with my mom has improved a lot over the years, but certain topics are still a little strained so I'm just not looking forward to dealing with a negative reaction if there is one. :/ She's just a very judgmental person. The way she sees it, *she* only had one child (me), so why would I want to do things any differently than she did? I know that's crazy, but that's how she feels about most things. She likes to compare herself to me and can't understand why I don't want to do the same with her. It's very frustrating. Oh well! Good to get that off my chest, haha!
I've told everyone, just about. DP hasn't told anyone! :)
Nice! I liked the weekly chats in my last Due Date Club 3 years ago. It was much less overwhelming than the 30+ pages that a daily thread inevitably turns into.
In any case, I've told 4 people so far. My friend who is my maternity clothes source, my best friend who is 7 months pregnant right now, a local friend who I know I would confide in if I lost the baby, and one of my sisters. I think I might tell my mom and older sister today. We'll see. I live really far away from any of my close friends or family and I'm much better in person that on the phone. I know they'll all be really excited but I'm just nervous to say it out loud. DH hasn't told anyone. He's kind of waiting for the okay from me to tell his mom. She's visiting a bunch of family down south for the month so I kind of want to wait until she's home and less likely to spill the beans to his entire side.
Oh right, and we've told our son but I'm not sure he grasps what we're talking about.
I think it is going to get really hard to hide it in my community pretty soon unless I just wear super baggy clothes for the next month. My belly is huge! Even in the morning now. Gosh, and I'm only 7+ wks
Great idea Revolting!
Who have I told so far- we've told our immediately families, and three of my close girlfriend's I kinda want to wait a wee bit longer before we announce to everyone we know as I am not totally sure of everyone's reactions. I also want to check on baby as well which we are doing tomorrow morning *happy dance*. Dh has only told his best friend none of his colleagues know yet.
I have told my parents, my sister & BIL, my BFF, and another friend. My boss knew we were TTC, and he guessed a week ago. He then asked (sort of) for permission to tell a few other execs because of some implications that my leave might have on some projects at work. I didn't really want him to until after the ultrasound but I was exhausted at the end of a long day and found myself saying "fine". Then I was so upset about the reaction that he got from someone at work, that I found myself telling another coworker just so that I could vent. So the circle is already getting wide. I let my mom tell a friend at work, but none of my extended family yet.
DW has told her parents, her brothers and SIL, a friend from work, and two friends who are basically family. She also found herself telling a second friend from work when I had that small fire in my kitchen over the weekend because she wanted to ask them to come over and help me with the aftermath. No extended family yet on her side either.
We figure at some point we will release our family and close friends from their silence and make some sort of facebook announcement for the others. I think DW wants to wait two more weeks until we have our first appointment with the midwife, even though we did the first u/s last night and all looked good.
Just you guys so far! And my husband. Last time it leaked easily and I didn't try to stop it (at my book club they all noticed I wasn't drinking wine, another friend mentioned by boobs were giant and asked, etc). Then when we lost the baby it really sucked! So this time I'm telling no one and making extra sure to cover my tracks (faked drinking a glass of wine at a party over the weekend, poured my prenatals into a regular vitamin container for when family is visiting, etc). I do have one friend I will probably tell, just haven't had a chance to call her yet 
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Anyone else feeling mixed feelings about how having a baby will affect their lives? When my hormones are on a swing, I start feeling a bit nervous about the downsides of taking yourself off track from your goals outside the home. I haven't been pregnant in 8 years so its just weird for me to go back to the beginning again. Do those of you who haven't had a baby in eons (or ever) feel mixed feelings at times about the intensity of a baby's affect on your life?
Anyone else feeling mixed feelings about how having a baby will affect their lives? When my hormones are on a swing, I start feeling a bit nervous about the downsides of taking yourself off track from your goals outside the home. I haven't been pregnant in 8 years so its just weird for me to go back to the beginning again. Do those of you who haven't had a baby in eons (or ever) feel mixed feelings at times about the intensity of a baby's affect on your life?
Well, my son is only 3 right now but I totally feel that way. Every once in a while I'm like "holy $#%!, I have to start all over again!" He is finally pretty independent, potty trained, mostly sleeps in his own bed, he can climb in and out of the car by himself, we can reason with him (to a point)... It is definitely daunting to imagine diapers, months on end of sleep deprivation (especially since I know my 3 year old will not let me nap with the baby which was at least a little respite the first time around). It is also that many more years before I will feel functional in my studio again and be able to focus on my business. And to be perfectly honest, breastfeeding was not my favorite. My son latched on immediately and it was a breeze generally but by a year I felt like pulling my hair out, especially with night feedings. I was never someone who could sleep through a feeding or even fall back asleep easily after. We made it to 15 months but I was done way before that. Anyway, it hasn't been eons for me but I still find myself freaked out on a regular basis.
That's when I try to remind myself of all the amazing parts that I miss about infants because I can't think of much that is better than watching them figure the world out. I also remind myself that this is a relatively short period in the span of our lives. I mean, we made it this far with our first!
I've told my best friend, my mom, and one of my sisters. DH told two friends. I wasn't going to tell any family until 12 weeks, but I was feeling so sorry for myself with the m/s that I called my mom just to chat, and she weasled it out of me. Almost a week later I called my sister who's also pregnant to get some advice/commiseration on the m/s. I am seeing my dad this weekend and would tell him then, but a cousin will be there, and I don't really want to reveal to a broader audience yet, so he's gonna have to wait. I think we will tell him and DH's parents next weekend if everything goes well with my first appointment/ultrasound on Weds (when I'll be 8 weeks).
I am kind of majorly freaking out about this whole thing. I thought I was ready, but deciding to TTC was kind of spur-of-the-moment and BFP happened on the first try. Now I'm all "WTF did we just do?!" With just moving into our first house I'm feeling like I wish we had waited until we were properly settled into the house and had some time to just enjoy it and the changes just that brings, let alone all this pregnancy stuff.
Also, I didn't see this part coming AT ALL and I feel a little silly even saying it, but I'm feeling kind of...weirded out about pregnancy. Like, reading about everything that's going on in there kind of occasionally gives me an "ick" factor. I dunno what the heck is up with that. Looking at pics of early development are making me feel like something totally alien is growing in there and I'm just feeling strange about the whole thing. And having all of a sudden felt like my waistline blew up yesterday I just feel fat and icky. I didn't think I'd be the kind of person to have body image issues while pregnant, but yeah, I feel gross. Maybe when it's actual baby instead of just bloat and muffin-top I'll feel better.
I've told everyone. I went slow at first, starting with my mom and then my and my daughters' dance teacher (I take ballet, jazz, etc with my older daughters). She was a wonderful shoulder to cry on because I was just so shocked and upset. I decided that I didn't want to end up with bitter feelings or anything later, so I've done my best to allow myself the range of emotions. The negative ones are pretty much gone now. The hardest was telling my in laws. They are so scary. Mother in law said we can't afford it. Funny thing is she thought the same about the last 5. I do care about them, though because they have helped us a lot throughout the years even though they haven't necessarily agreed with our lifestyle. But we have a always been happy and my husband and I have a wonderful relationship. The second hardest was telling the young girls I dance with and hearing- "what about the show?". I'm thinking I might be able to do one or two dances, but not seven! Plus it matters what the costume is, because I usually gain a lot of weight. But there is a flowly princess waisted lyrical costume I think I could pull off. I want to continue as much as I can because I love it and I have never been in better shape.
Also, I didn't see this part coming AT ALL and I feel a little silly even saying it, but I'm feeling kind of...weirded out about pregnancy. Like, reading about everything that's going on in there kind of occasionally gives me an "ick" factor. I dunno what the heck is up with that. Looking at pics of early development are making me feel like something totally alien is growing in there and I'm just feeling strange about the whole thing.
this totally made me laugh because every time I look at those early development images all I see is a crazy seahorse creature. So I sit around thinking about a weird seahorse in my belly. It gets much better in a few weeks when they actually start looking human.
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