When did you tell people you were pregnant?

[crystal1ann]

I'm 7 weeks.  I have told close family and friends that we are expecting but have asked them not to share until we are ready.  My husband and I tried for 4 years for a baby with medical help and never got pregnant.   We adopted a little boy two years ago and surprise...now we are expecting without even trying.   We live in a small town and people know we have had difficulty in the past.   I want to be open about it but I'm scared if I do that something will happen and we will have to explain that we lost the baby.   This is the first time that I have been pregnant.   I have had no history of miscarriage and my doctor said the pregnancy is very healthy.  Do you think I am safe to share our good news more openly or should we wait until we have passed that 3 month mark?

[juniemomma]

I told close family & friends asap bc i had a mc in jan. I waited til 5mths to tell everyone bc my belly was starting to show

[sassymommy88]

I personally waited to tell most everyone but my mom and aunt til I was 20 weeks because I first wanted to see my baby and make sure everything was going well.. that way of something was wrong it wasn't a roller coaster ride EVERYONE felt they needed to be involved in

[keepingthefaith511]

I have a history of miscarriage.  My rule is after the forst ultrasound I share with close family and friends-that way if something happens I have a support group. I wait to tell the world until 12 wks with the exception of ny very best friend who I tell at the same time (or sometimes even before) my family.

[crystal1ann]

Thanks.   I think I am going to hold off a while longer.

[Bakingbaby2]

This time we only told my parents n my husband's parents when we found out at 5 weeks. We then kept it very quiet until the scan at 12 weeks. It was hard n I was starting to show by then too! With my first close friends n family were told at about 7 weeks. This time I was really nervous something was going to go wrong early on,I don't know why, so I didn't want to announce til after the scan.

[lorijo85]

My immediate family I told when I found out at 2 weeks because I was really scared and needed support. The rest of my close family and friends I told at 12 weeks. I didn't put it on Facebook until I found out I was having a girl at 20 weeks which was a week ago. I've been so scared the whole pregnancy that something was gonna happen to the baby and still am.

[EmmaWhitney]

To all depends on jow comfortable you are with people kmowing.

I'm only 5 weeks along but I had to inform my employer and colleagues because of the high risk job we do. Our families don't know however and we'll like to keep it quiet until the 12 week mark. But we're all different

[babytime43]

I personally am waiting until I'm in my 2nd trimester. My imediate family are the only ones who know. My last pregnancy ended in a mc. It was awful having to explain to everyone what happened and I don't want to go through that again. But really its whatever your comfortable with. Congratulations and good luck!

[thirdtimemum]

Its really up to you and what you feel comfortable with, but have you had an ultrasound yet? If you have seen your little bean with a beating heart, I'd assume all is well, and would tell if I felt like it. I told everyone i was pregnant after i'd had early scans done and knew all was ok.

[Hannat06]

I told all my family after my first doctor appointment and my work after my first trimester everyone else like fb got to wait until I started showing