Time to Tell Others

[JellyBean06]

I thought I would gather opinions about telling others you're pregnant. I chose to tell my immediate family straight away (this blew out to close friends too) but we haven't told Hubby's work, mates at work or my paternal grandparents (because they will tell everyone else).

I wanted support incase things should go wrong but a GF of mine told everyone she was pg but had to go through the trauma of a miscarriage and people still, months later saying 'how's the baby coming?'

Have you told anyone, everyone or just a few? When do you plan on telling work? Are you like me and know you'll be continuously compared to someone else?

Belinda :)

[veve]

Hey hon ... '

congrats on the baby :) how exciting...

I told only my mum at first (mind you... I had only just taken the HPT!!! so she knew at about two weeks!!! ... )

we told Dhs parents at 8 weeks.... I also told my boss at this time (figuring that if I had a miscarriage .. I would need time off anyway!!)- but he is good at keeping secrets..

everyone else (including siblings) had to wait until 12 weeks... half of my staffmates had guessed anyway- apparently me eating vegetables at lunchtime was a HUGE giveaway :D

good luck with everything!!

xxx

[hummingbird]

i told family and friends at 4 weeks.

work found out at 6 weeks! i didn't want to hide the fact that i was pregnant especially if i was going to get bad morning sickness.

of course there is always the thought that something could go wrong, but that's not to say something can't go wrong after 12 weeks also.....

also i am really bad at keeping exciting news from anyone.

[noodle_nut]

Well, I told my Mum a few days after I took the HPT because I knew my husband would be in a state of shock and I needed someone to talk to. I told my best friend when I was about 5 weeks, she works with me and helps me keeps sane.
My boss knows but I am sorry I told her because she is using it against me now, eg: being patronising when I am frazzled etc.

I am desperate to tell my in-laws because this will be thier first grandchild but as I am 9.5 weeks, it will probably be a Christmas announcement.

I am not really myself at the moment so I am dreading telling most people because then they'll say OOOOOHHHHH, that's why you've been such a pain!

But, I guess I can't hide it forever and when it's all out at least I won't have to pretend I feel OK when I don't.

Christmas parties have been a total drag. This is the worst time of the year to not be able to have a drink and yes, I'm running out of excuses like most people at my stage are. By the time new years comes I'll be just 12 weeks so, hopefully I can stop hiding.

Sorry this is such a long post but, finally, does anyone worry that you have tempted fate once you have told people, like it will be bad luck or something? Maybe I'm just incredibly superstitious. :confused:

[Seekrit]

Everyone that knew me knew within a couple of weeks LOL I was too excited to be able to hold it in.

I'm on holidays from work at the moment, I work at a school, I thoght it best that the kids don't know until I come back, when I'll be 16 weeks and the chance of something going wrong is significantly lower.

I work at a teeny school tho' and some of my favourite family's left this year, so I had to tell them on Thursday :D

[JellyBean06]

I dont think it's supersticious (sp) to be worried about telling people too early. That was/is my issue too. I'm scared that by blabbing to the extended family, if something goes wrong it'll be just like the others 'oooh she didnt do this, or she did this'. My extended family (on my Dad's side) think that comparing people is some sort of sport. I don't want that through my entire pregnancy.

Luckily for me I don't have to worry about work as I'm normally at Uni but I'm thinking of taking a break from that next year. If the MS hangs around I couldn't cope!

Belinda :)