When will you tell

[Nillarilla]

So when is everyone planning on telling friends and family?

[elspethshimon]

I've already told my mom and a couple of very close friends.

I think we are waiting until the end of the first trimester to tell everyone else.

[jasonswife06]

we kinda spilled the beans to our families as soon as we knew. Some of our close friends know, other than that we are waiting a while to share with the world

[AKislandgirl]

I've told my mom and sister and a couple of close friends. I'm wanting to wait a couple of weeks to tell folks at work (unless I keep puking at work...then I may need to tell earlier!)

[rjruiz_415]

well the only people i know are online friends and then my family and hubby's family. I told my mom this morning, so that leaves my dad and his family (across the country - not sure when i will tell them) and then DH's family (again, not sure when we will tell them, but were not waiting on anything really

[DreamsInDigital]

I will be waiting until I am well out of the first trimester. Possibly not until 20 weeks or so.

[mamazee]

This is tricky because I was planning to watch a friend's child before and after school during the next school year, and I think she needs to know my circumstances have changed as soon as possible. I don't think I'll be able to handle her high-needs child and a brand new baby. But on the other hand I'm not comfortable letting the world know yet. My husband accidentally let it slip to a friend of his, but the friend said he'd keep his mouth shut and the two friends don't know each other. I haven't decided just what I'll do. I'll probably wait a couple more weeks but I don't think I'll wait longer than that.

[applebean]

We're telling family after my first appointment, then others after the first tri. That's the plan for now anyway! The longer I wait, the less time she has to wait to tell.

Our families don't live in town so it makes it a little easier, and I only talk to my parents about once a week.

[JenLove]

We've told close friends and family, but will wait to tell the rest of the world for a little while yet.

[midnightmommy]

I slipped up and told a wife of one of husbands co-workers. They just had a baby last Feb and hubby was in their confidence so I'm hoping that it goes the other way too. I'm just not sure when to tell other people. I'm thinking I'll wait another couple of weeks, and try to find a cute way to tell our parents. My worry is that we'll lose the baby or that a parent won't be happy for us. I lost forty pounds this year and I can just hear my dad saying something about losing all sorts of weight just to gain it back. I may have to hit him!

[northwoods1995]

Originally Posted by DreamsInDigital

I will be waiting until I am well out of the first trimester. Possibly not until 20 weeks or so.

Me too, although I may tell one friend earlier. I know if I do tell her she won't share the news with anyone else and she has been through a m/c before.

[Eliseatthebeach]

Still trying to figure that one out....

[Thursday Girl]

ehh we told most people, well friends and family anyways, and DH told his work b/c I'm not on his insurance so we needed to see about when that could happen.

[Kimmiepie]

We told everyone almost immedietly.

[RunnerMommy]

We're waiting until 14 weeks or so, because I'm going to visit my parents then and I want to tell them in person. Plus I like having such a fun 'secret' .

[Kelly1216]

Even though I know better, I've told pretty much everybody! People at work, family, friends. I'm just too excited not to tell people!

[CityChic]

Hoping to keep it a secret from the general public until mid-July ... a few people we will tell before then include my mom and my best friend!

[triscuitsmom]

Despite having a long history of pregnancy loss, I am not waiting very long to tell people this time. Already my three closest friends know, as well as my midwives, my family doctor, and a random stranger on the bus

Everyone else will know probably soon... sometime in the next couple of weeks I'm sure. I've decided that no matter how long this precious soul is sent to be with me, I don't want to live his/her existance paralyzed wih fear as I ahve been with pregnancies in the past. So this time I am sharing his or her life with his or her family and friends, the people who will support us no matter what... and hoping for the very best outcome. This time feels differen and I sure hope that I am right.

[Everrgreen]

I told my mom right away and today we told DH's family. We weren't planning too (well, we were going to wait until next week so it's not that big of a deal), but they said something about us having kids and I started crying (), and they asked if we were already pregnant and DH said yes. They were very excited. This will be his parents 4th grandbaby, but they don't have a girl yet, so I think they'll be hoping for that. Now that they know I'm going to have to tell my dad too, cause he's the only parent that doesn't know. And I'll be telling my two close friends. Extended family will have to wait a few months.

[Everrgreen]

Originally Posted by triscuitsmom

I've decided that no matter how long this precious soul is sent to be with me, I don't want to live his/her existance paralyzed wih fear as I ahve been with pregnancies in the past. So this time I am sharing his or her life with his or her family and friends, the people who will support us no matter what... and hoping for the very best outcome. This time feels differen and I sure hope that I am right.

I think this is such a great attitude and I'm feeling exactly the same way.