telling family and friends!

RosyPosy · Nov 11th, 2009, 06:23 AM

hi guys!
hope that you're all doing well...
im good currently 6weeks and 2days. my partner and i are over the moon and just praying that everything works out

Just wondering what everyone is doing about telling family and friends?
we've only told our closest friends so far but my other half is desperate to tell everyone now. Thinking of doing it next week... what does everyone think?
hope you're all well

xxx

Janidog · Nov 11th, 2009, 06:38 AM

I've told my sister, my father in law and one friend of ours, the rest we will inform after our 12week scan

td1309 · Nov 11th, 2009, 06:43 AM

We have told a few of our closest friends. Scan is 8th December and we plan to have our parents round for a drink in the lead up to Christmas. We are due to collect our 'parents albums' from our wedding photographer any time soon so we plan to give each set of parents their album with the scan pic slipped in the back or something. Can't wait!! xxxxxxxxx

DebzD · Nov 11th, 2009, 08:34 AM

We were going to keep it quiet until 12wks...but, well......that didn't happen!!! So we are telling anyone that will listen - as long as they don't know my bosses at work because I don't want it to effect the pay rise I am due at the end of the year! I will be telling work in the new year!

Martz · Nov 11th, 2009, 08:38 AM

I have only just started telling people now coz i'v just had 12w scan. Thats mainly because i had a m/c before this one and didnt want to tell anyone too early xxx

Lolly W · Nov 11th, 2009, 08:39 AM

I think it's a really personal thing. With my 1st pregnancy, we told our close friends and family straight away. When it ended in miscarriage, everyone was really supportive and understood my anquish as I tried to get over it.

This time, my OH is reluctant to tell anyone as he wants to wait until after our 12 week scan. We're hoping to have an early scan at around 7 weeks so I think I'll be more comfortable telling people (either way) after that.

Heidi84 · Nov 11th, 2009, 08:41 AM

we were suposed to keep it quiet...but as soon as we found out the phone went off battery from calls to our parents and close friends. I know people say we have to wait and so on....but how can i hide such a huge joy....you can notice it just looking at my eyes!!!! I have faith God will take care of our little miracles till the end

!!!!!

KKS · Nov 11th, 2009, 08:59 AM

I think i will tell after i have a better ideas on dates when i have spoke to my DR at 6 weeks. Think i will only tell close family and friends unitl i have no choice because of the bump!

Lara310809 · Nov 11th, 2009, 10:02 AM

We found out we were expecting when we were 4.5 weeks, and we were leaving for our honeymoon three days later, so there wasn't enough time to roudn the family together to tell them the good news. We told them as soon as we got back though, when I was 8 weeks. I told my parents they could tell the extended family whenever they liked. It turns out my cousin is a week ahead of me, bt she kept it quiet until 12 weeks, so we only found out much later with her.

It's really your decision. I was happy with my family knowing, because I knew they would be supportive if anything bad did happen, and I wanted them to know about the baby. As it turns out, Hubby's grandfather died while we were on honeymoon, so we never got to tell him about the baby.

baileybram · Nov 11th, 2009, 10:15 AM

Hi Hun,

With my first pregnancy i told everyone straight away but unfortunaly had a mmc at 12 weeks. So with my 2nd pregnancy we kept it quiet till 12 weeks but this time we intended to keep it quiet and only told very few people but one of them opened there mouth and told everyone so we are just keeping our fingers crossed that it will be ok. Its a hard decision to make because i keep thinking if something did go wrong and nobody knew it would be like the baby never existed and i wouldnt want that either

Good luck

Ruth

Nov 11th, 2009, 06:23 AM	#1
RosyPosy Pregnant (Expecting) New BnB member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 4	telling family and friends! hi guys! hope that you're all doing well... im good currently 6weeks and 2days. my partner and i are over the moon and just praying that everything works out Just wondering what everyone is doing about telling family and friends? we've only told our closest friends so far but my other half is desperate to tell everyone now. Thinking of doing it next week... what does everyone think? hope you're all well xxx

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Nov 11th, 2009, 06:38 AM	#2
Janidog Waiting To Try (WTT) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: West Midlands Posts: 2,409	I've told my sister, my father in law and one friend of ours, the rest we will inform after our 12week scan

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Nov 11th, 2009, 06:43 AM	#3
td1309 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 439	We have told a few of our closest friends. Scan is 8th December and we plan to have our parents round for a drink in the lead up to Christmas. We are due to collect our 'parents albums' from our wedding photographer any time soon so we plan to give each set of parents their album with the scan pic slipped in the back or something. Can't wait!! xxxxxxxxx

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Nov 11th, 2009, 08:34 AM	#4
DebzD Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Stockport/Hyde Posts: 668	We were going to keep it quiet until 12wks...but, well......that didn't happen!!! So we are telling anyone that will listen - as long as they don't know my bosses at work because I don't want it to effect the pay rise I am due at the end of the year! I will be telling work in the new year!

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Nov 11th, 2009, 08:38 AM	#5
Martz Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 1,223	I have only just started telling people now coz i'v just had 12w scan. Thats mainly because i had a m/c before this one and didnt want to tell anyone too early xxx

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Nov 11th, 2009, 08:39 AM	#6
Lolly W Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: South Wales Posts: 807	I think it's a really personal thing. With my 1st pregnancy, we told our close friends and family straight away. When it ended in miscarriage, everyone was really supportive and understood my anquish as I tried to get over it. This time, my OH is reluctant to tell anyone as he wants to wait until after our 12 week scan. We're hoping to have an early scan at around 7 weeks so I think I'll be more comfortable telling people (either way) after that.

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Nov 11th, 2009, 08:41 AM	#7
Heidi84 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 286	we were suposed to keep it quiet...but as soon as we found out the phone went off battery from calls to our parents and close friends. I know people say we have to wait and so on....but how can i hide such a huge joy....you can notice it just looking at my eyes!!!! I have faith God will take care of our little miracles till the end !!!!!

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Nov 11th, 2009, 08:59 AM	#8
KKS Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 334	I think i will tell after i have a better ideas on dates when i have spoke to my DR at 6 weeks. Think i will only tell close family and friends unitl i have no choice because of the bump!

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Nov 11th, 2009, 10:02 AM	#9
Lara310809 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Gibraltar (originally UK) Posts: 6,606	We found out we were expecting when we were 4.5 weeks, and we were leaving for our honeymoon three days later, so there wasn't enough time to roudn the family together to tell them the good news. We told them as soon as we got back though, when I was 8 weeks. I told my parents they could tell the extended family whenever they liked. It turns out my cousin is a week ahead of me, bt she kept it quiet until 12 weeks, so we only found out much later with her. It's really your decision. I was happy with my family knowing, because I knew they would be supportive if anything bad did happen, and I wanted them to know about the baby. As it turns out, Hubby's grandfather died while we were on honeymoon, so we never got to tell him about the baby.

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Nov 11th, 2009, 10:15 AM	#10
baileybram Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: derby Posts: 649	Hi Hun, With my first pregnancy i told everyone straight away but unfortunaly had a mmc at 12 weeks. So with my 2nd pregnancy we kept it quiet till 12 weeks but this time we intended to keep it quiet and only told very few people but one of them opened there mouth and told everyone so we are just keeping our fingers crossed that it will be ok. Its a hard decision to make because i keep thinking if something did go wrong and nobody knew it would be like the baby never existed and i wouldnt want that either Good luck Ruth

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