When do you tell Family you are expecting?

[nevada92]

I'm having a hard time keeping my pregnancy on the down low. I'm 7 weeks now and really want to tell my parents so i can ask my mom about her pregnancies and have her answer questions that I have. ... is it okay to tell immediate family, or should i do my best to wait? So confused :S my husband wants to keep it a secret until 12 weeks but my dads 50th birthday is coming up and how can I keep something so exciting a secret!? Help!!

[nixsie]

I was 5 weeks with both of my pregnancies and we told parents with our friends we waiting for a scan picture and then told them we wee 12 weeks. Although i did keep blurting.it out id be.food shopping and tell the lady next to me i was expexting.haha i must have looked like a donut :)

[ftmom2beaug28]

I told my whole family when I found out at 5 weeks. I didnt even know how far along I was just knee I was pregnant. I dont think planning for a miscarriage is necessary, plus youll want your families support if that did happen. so I say go ahead and share the news :)

[mommytobe1018]

I told ma mom n told her not to tell nobody den da next day everybody knew ma mom love to run her mouth so dats how ma family found out

[estela92]

I told my parents along with everybody else like the day after we found out.. i couldnt wait we were just too excited. we had been trying to have a baby for 3 years! I was around 5 weeks when we found out. do it when u feel comfortable

[halerz90]

We told my parents and sister the day after I found out and everyone else at 12 weeks. I think it's perfectly OK to tell your parents because even if something goes wrong, they will be there to help you through it.

[Tay9662]

I waited til 10 weeks to tell my parents, 14/15 weeks to tell everyone else

[babywhalen2]

I told my immediate family right away, but waited to tell grandparents, aunts and uncles etc and friends till 12 weeks...i wanted risk of early mc to be over, but i didnt see what it would hurt to tell my folks, and mil and fil. They would of been told of a mc anyways, wether they know beforehand if i was. pregnant or not, so i figured they might as well know early lol. We just asked them to keep it on the down low till we were ready to tell others. My mom had a hard time keeping quiet, but she did. Do what feels comfortable for you, but make sure your both on board with whatever you decide...its both of yours baby, and family after all.

[mommabear27]

Thats tricky as it needs to be something you agree on, would hubby consider telling parents only and swearing them to secrecy?   When we found out I was pregnant, we had no idea how far along we were (turns out we were just shy of 11 weeks anyway) so agreed to tell our parents and his little sister only straight away and swore them to secrecy.   We had our Dr appointment the next week and a scan booked for the week after that as we didn't have a clue how far along we were (I didn;t get periods due to the Pill I was on) and turns out we were 13+5 at our scan - it was then that we told the rest of our family, then once they knew we told our friends.   It's hard keeping something like that a secret, esp if you are at a "do" fo your dads 50th and have to expalin why you can;t have a drink x

[lisaerin86]

With my first we told everyone at 4 weeks and than this time we told the inlaws at 8wks (only bc my fil had a heart attack) and my parents at 12 weeks. Tell when you feel comfortable :)