Whom have you told? - Page 2

[debra_lea]

We've told our families and our closest friends. I figure if something terrible were to happen (praying not), we would tell our friends and families anyway in need of their support.

[Einen]

I saw a bunch of my best friends from college the evening of the day I found out. I was going to wait to tell people but ended up telling them all. I would never get the chance to tell them all in person if I didn't do it that night.

I've told my family and many of my friends that are local. I haven't told my side of the family anything yet. I'm waiting to see them in person.

[teniprice]

Pretty much everyone irl and online knows. We waited to share the news when I got pg a few months ago and so this time I told everyone right as I found out! I wasn't going to let something take away my joy of this pg by keeping it a secret. If I did lose this baby, I would want people to have had the joy of knowing about the pg and the miracle we had because this is our baby and very much wanted and if we were to lose this one I would need to talk about it because it happened. That's just my own feeling on it. So I pretty much told everyone the day of or the day after we got our bfp!

[allbrightmama]

Well, here of course! It is my only outlet since we aren't sharing yet IRL. We are living with my MIL who is going in for surgery on her knee tomorrow and is very stressed out. Worrying about me being pregnant would be too much for her right now especially since I am the one who will be taking care of her when she comes home. We plan on telling at 8 wks when I have my first prenatal appointment. She should be well by then and ds will know and he can't keep a secret.

[kristen1978]

After debating for all of a week, we told everyone, except DP's coworkers and our not-so-close friends. Why? 1) This baby is our first, and we are ridiculously excited, and 2) my mom has been struggling with cancer for the last 3 years, and we felt this news might come at a time when she needs a little more motivation to get healthy and stick around for a while longer!

[stacyg]

Since I just found out on Friday - I've only told DH, my ds's and 2 close friends. My parents came for a visit today so we're planning on telling them tonight - or letting our ds1 bust out "Momma's got a baby in her belly!!"

I'll let you know how it goes...

[bandgeek]

Originally Posted by gizzyntaz

Anyone have a good, not-specifically lying response if someone asks you outright?

"Why!? Does it look like I've gained weight!?" (stare down at your belly, then around at your butt self-conciously) You're not lying, just side-stepping. They'll be so distracted trying to reassure you that they'll forget that you didn't answer them.

[bandgeek]

Here, 2 other message boards, and one IRL friend. I'm about to tell another friend today. We'll tell our families in a few weeks. W might tell DH's family earlier, I don't know.

[Wugmama]

I told my grandma, two of my closest friends, my dh, my midwife and all of you. Oh yeah, and the lady that cut my hair today. And another clerk at the mall. Yes, I'm really crazy.

And I only just got today!

~Tracy

[LacieD]

Only my online friends. We probably won't tell our families until after we pass the point where our last baby died - 8 weeks. Sometimes I feel like we jinxed ourselves last time by telling our families early - they didn't know about DS1 until 13 weeks.

[Funny Face]

No one IRL (except DH)
Just MDC!

[goddessgold1]

Well, you guys, my stbxh, he said, oh thats good, you are good at having babies, it will be ok. I told my little sister, because she was there when i did the test and I made her look at the line, i knew I must be hallucinating,lol. And my boss just this morning. I havent told anyone else yet. I just dont want to hear any of my or his family crap, my youngest is 10 months old, still nursing, and we are getting a divorce, so I dont guess it is gonna go over real well with either side of the family,kwim?

[mimiharshe]

ppl on here.

IRL...my dh's dad and his wife, a few friends. my aunt figured it out..she said she could just tell, but she is sworn to secrecy. i'm gonna show up an visit my family at the end of april when i'm showing and suprise them!

[Maple Leaf Mama]

I told Dh the deed was done the next day. (Afternoon after)
But because I'm still a couple days away from the earliest chance of getting a BFP, I've only told my sister. I had a M/C before DD and want to avoid telling too many people.

[mommajb]

I really do want to wait to tell people IRL for so many reasons but I have been 'caught' napping 3 times in the past two days. I am so tired I sit down to read to the kiddos and I am out like a light. They play in the same room as me and really help each other out (my oldest is 10) but people keep stopping by the house. It is so embarrassing. I know these friends would understand if they knew but i am not ready to tell. I guess I had better stay on my feet!

[pianojazzgirl]

So far just dh, my best friend, you guys and another couple of forums I frequent. I wanted to tell my other good friend when she came over today but she was with her 4 yr old and I didn't get a chance to tell her when he wasn't listening. If he knew he would start telling everyone, lol.