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01-13-2013 at 9:58 PM
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Spilling the beans... when r u doing it?

Even though it's the third go around-- feel just as anxious to have people to know!  I would love to wait till after the 1st trimester, but at the same time I want close family to know why I am taking it easy, or not feeling up to things.  I have two littles ones , so even the extra hand here and there may help.   Both previous times we told our families and closest friends after first u/s and heartbeat confirmed.  We told everyone else after about 13 weeks.  I am just so happy but also like the feeling of our little secret, getting to adjust to it on our own.... so many mixed emotions!

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01-13-2013 at 10:55 PM
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Ugh I want to scream it from the rooftops now!  but we're going to wait to tell close family until after we have a confirmed hearbeat.  Then after first trimester we'll let the full cat out of the bag.

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01-13-2013 at 11:02 PM
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It's our first pregnancy so it is sooo hard to keep it secret.  I did tell my mom after my positive HPT but made her promise to keep the secret till I had my blood test.  After that we told only close family so we could rely on them for advice and support.  We won't tell anyone else until after the first trimester though just to be safe. 
 
01-13-2013 at 11:03 PM
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We have told immediate family and close friends but won't tell everyone else until we hit 12 weeks. 

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01-13-2013 at 11:07 PM
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We told our parents and siblings at 8 weeks, just because everyone was home for Christmas. I had an 11 week appointment last week and heard the heartbeat, so we've been slowly leaking the news since then. Probably after 12-13 weeks we'll do something on facebook, once all of our close friends have been told. I've wanted to tell from day one! Such a hard secret to keep!!!!

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01-13-2013 at 11:57 PM
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None of my family was there for me when I was misdiagnosed with a miscarriage a couple of weeks ago so I'm not telling them until 12 weeks, when I have to. The people who were there for me I told right away, but it was the most unexpected people. 

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01-14-2013 at 12:00 AM
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This is my very first pregnancy so I'm not at all an expert and we're in a bit of a different situation. We live quite a bit away from our family so I felt it was important to let them know. We told our parents and my sister the night we had our first positive HPT test. My husbands dad is about to go in for surgery to remove his prostate due to prostate cancer so we felt it was important that they had something positive to look forward to. So we've told very close family and friends so far. We'll tell the rest of our close friends when we see the heartbeat - a lot of them had kids this past year (all of them firsts) so their input would be invaluable to me, and then we'll full out announce it once we've stepped past the first trimester. My thinking was that IF something should go wrong I will want the people closest to me to be there as much as they can be to support me and my husband. I couldn't imagine going through something like that alone. So, some people may disagree with the way we did it but I feel confident about it and I don't regret it.

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01-14-2013 at 12:19 AM
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This is my thrid pregnancy , first one miscarriage and second ectopic. So we were very nervous about spreading the news. I told my mom and his as soon as we found out but waiting on the rest of the family until the heartbeat. Its so hard keeping it a secret. But for work, im going to wait until 3 months at least

 
01-14-2013 at 2:31 AM
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we told our parents earlier today when we found out. but i told them all not to tell anyone. i plan on telling my siblings, grandparents, and other family after we have a confirmed heart beat and see that everything is fine with our baby. i will tell my friends and put it on facebook once first trimester is over.

tell people when you want to! it helps to have support if you were to experience a loss. plus, it feels great to share the news with people who have also been wanting this pregnancy for a long time! 


 
01-14-2013 at 6:22 AM
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After the ultrasound around 8-9 weeks at the end of this month. Family deserves to know. Close friends already know. Work will probably know soon after that because they will have to find me a long-term sub, and I teach specialty electives so it can't just be anyone and I want to give them as much time as possible to find one.

Also, I'm having a hard enough time hiding it already. I'm exhausted, forgetful in class, and I just look a fright most of the time. I'm lucky to get out the door with the same two shoes on. And, my clothes don't fit. So it would at least give them a legitimate reason for my behavior, instead of them thinking I'm an alcoholic or something lol. 


 
01-14-2013 at 6:59 AM
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Like we did with DS, we told immediate family and close friends.  DH is also required to inform his work, he is military.  Everyone else will be told as soon as we hear the heartbeat.  If DH is anything like he was last time he will probably out us on facebook at that time as well.

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01-14-2013 at 7:29 AM
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We have already told close family and friends. We will tell everyone else after we see the little peanut on the sono. 

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01-14-2013 at 7:44 AM
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We have told my parents, my sister, and both of our supervisors. I also told one coworker, because I know she can take over for me in a heartbeat if I needed her to.

We are waiting to tell everyone else until after the first trimester.


 
01-14-2013 at 7:46 AM
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BABYMIR:

This is my thrid pregnancy , first one miscarriage and second ectopic. So we were very nervous about spreading the news. I told my mom and his as soon as we found out but waiting on the rest of the family until the heartbeat. Its so hard keeping it a secret. But for work, im going to wait until 3 months at least

so sorry for your losses. 

I completely get why most people want to tell their parents right away.  I wish so much I could, but my mother is terrible about keeping secrets.  She would "just only tell her sisters" and they'd tell everyone else.  I know if my mum was good about keeping secrets, I'd want her to know right away.  *sigh*


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01-14-2013 at 8:24 AM
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I’ve told my BFF, but we’re waiting to tell anyone else (close family included) until after my first appt and we have an u/s. However, that’s not until March 1st when I’ll be 11 weeks along.

 

Our plan is to host a “first” dinner in our new house (we’re renovating a home and should be done in the next few weeks) for our parents and will have DS wearing a Big Brother shirt. Everyone will be shocked since we weren’t planning on TTC until this fall; once the shock wears off I know everyone will be really excited, the moms especially!



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01-14-2013 at 8:31 AM
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We just told our family and friends last week! Told my inlaws last week thursday and my parents on friday..and my saturday..the world knew! :) 

 we waited until 12 weeks and for the US! Everything looked great, so we spilled the beans!  Happy times!

 


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01-14-2013 at 8:52 AM
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We are waiting til we hear the heartbeat, I have my appt on Thursday! 

 
01-14-2013 at 9:28 AM
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So far I have told 3 close friends, they were the same 3 that knew last time and supported me through my m/c.  I have an u/s appointment on Wed, if everything is good, we'll tell parents and siblings.  After that we're planning to telling close friends as we see them (basically 4 more couples).  Everyone else will find out after the 1st trimester.

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01-14-2013 at 10:01 AM
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We told both sets of parents this weekend.  We will wait until we see the heartbeat to tell anyone else. 

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01-14-2013 at 10:22 AM
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This pregnancy is immediately after a loss - no period between - so I'm very cautious. I've told my parents and BFF. Some people knew about our last pregnancy and I want to be sure this is viable before we tell them about this one.  I see the OB on Thursday and I will ask him when I can get an ultrasound. After two losses, I'm sure he will honor my request for an early one. I'm hoping for 7 weeks. Then we will tell inlaws. Others will be around 12 weeks. 

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01-14-2013 at 11:01 AM
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I am so ready to tell people right now!  I hate keeping secrets, especially such a happy one!  However, our plan is to wait a couple more weeks and tell my parents and siblings when we'll be seeing them in person (which will be before the u/s, but I want to tell them in person.  We will have the u/s the following week, then tell my in-laws that weekend.  My MIL will not be able to keep a secret, so we will let her tell her sisters and then gradually tell the rest of the extended family and friends.  I am hoping to wait until 12 weeks to announce it at work, but I am not sure if I can make it that long or not.  So far I haven't told anyone, but my husband confessed to me that he told his cousin!  Says he swore him to secrecy, so I really hope he doesn't tell anyone. 

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01-14-2013 at 11:11 AM
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DH and I told our parents and siblings yesterday. I know it is early but we just couldn't wait. I figure if something happens, I will have their loving support.


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01-14-2013 at 11:14 AM
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01-14-2013 at 11:14 AM
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I told my family at about 6 weeks on Christmas, in-laws at almost 8 weeks (we wanted to tell them in person, turns out I was too sick to travel so we ended up having to call them), and just went for it by posting the ultrasound photo on FB after it was confirmed baby is growing perfectly and has a good, strong heartbeat. I was just way to excited to hold it in anymore!

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01-14-2013 at 11:40 AM
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We told them right after we found out. I was about 5 weeks at the time. If we miscarry, it happens and we deal with it. We were too excited to keep it to ourselves!
 
01-14-2013 at 2:04 PM
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So far we have told my sister and his BFF and my BFF. Planning on telling his dad next week for his birthday (this is coming three months after my MIL suddenly passed in a car accident so it seems like it will be a nice happy thing). And then I'm still deciding on when to tell my folks. I'm such a nervous nelly I don't want to tell anyone until ten weeks but then the next second I want to tell everyone!
 
01-14-2013 at 2:47 PM
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BABYMIR:

This is my thrid pregnancy , first one miscarriage and second ectopic. So we were very nervous about spreading the news. I told my mom and his as soon as we found out but waiting on the rest of the family until the heartbeat. Its so hard keeping it a secret. But for work, im going to wait until 3 months at least

 

Had similar happen to me too, however I lost one while I was  4 mos. and then a miscarriage the second so I'm waiting until I'm well into my 3rd month before I tell ANYONE


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01-14-2013 at 3:06 PM
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We told our parents shortly after we found out (4-5 weeks). Extended family I see once a year at Christmas, so we told them then (9-10 weeks). Close friends anywhere from 7-10 weeks. And we just announced on facebook yesterday!!! That was a huge relief to finally be able to tell everyone. :)

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01-14-2013 at 6:09 PM
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We're waiting until after the first tri is over.  I think we told close family and friends around 13 weeks, last time.  

Everyone outside of our close circle - long distance friends, fb friends, etc - they all found out the day he was born.  We may do the same with this baby.  Who knows...I'm pretty antsy now, so I may not be able to hold out that long!

 
01-14-2013 at 6:28 PM
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Told our parents on Christmas (8w at that point). Hubby told his supervisor right away because we already know I'm gonna have a ton of appts to go to, and I want the hubby there for as many as possible so he will miss a bit of work. We've told 1 friend of his, and I told my depression/anxiety support group this past weekend because they knew how hard of a time I was having with fertility issues and the like. We will tell our siblings after the first appointment (tomorrow). Everyone else gets to know on the 13th week.

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