When & how to tell the parents I'm pregnant? 5weeks good time to tell?

[Rish55]

Hello lovely people,

Need some advice again.

I'm 5weeks pregnant today, only found out this week were pregnant.

First baby for us, also first grandchild to my parents & my mil. First Great Grand child to my grandparents.

I wanted to know weather it's a good time to tell? Or should we wait until we've had a scan (10-14wks scan)

Any suggestions on how to tell them?

Very nervous!!

Thank you in advance xx

[JeffreyGartnerEatsWell]

wait. forget about being pregnant if you possibly can, it's going to be a long nine months for everybody if you tell them this soon

[Rish55]

Thanks hun

That's what my husband is saying. He says to wait for at least our dating scan & then tell them.

Me being me I'm just over excited & need to get it out of my system lol x

[Hellohellohowareyou]

We have told our parents early on both times, firstly they would have easily guessed as I was so sick/not drinking and secondly I would value their help and support with things should we need it if anything went wrong x

The only thing is whether you can trust them not to tell anyone else

Oh and most importantly CONGRATULATIONS

[TakeMeUpTheNorthMountain]

The first time I was pregnant I told my sisters at 6 weeks when I found out, it was a shock to me and both of them were pregnant at the same time so I thought I would be able to get some advise-wrong!

This time, I waited till after the first scan.. TBH, the pregnancy now seems less drawn out that we waited that long to tell people, they are still excited, its not "old" news at this point.

Tell when you are ready. I am superstitious about the whole dont tell till 12 weeks business but thats my choice. I also know how hard it is to keep some thing like this to yourself!

[MrsDmitriTippensKrushnic]

I told everyone as soon as I found out with all of mine. There's no way I could have waited until a scan to tell my parents For me it was a good thing, I had problems soon after and was in and out of EPAU and it was nice to get hugs and support. Apart from that I'm also one of those people that gets morning sickness from week 3, it tends to be pretty obvious what's up!

Actually I had 3 people tell me I was pregnant with DS2 (unplanned) before I thought to take a test, I just thought it was a bug as there was no way I could be pregnant. They were right, I was very wrong.

[Artandco]

I waited until 20 ish weeks both times.

I knew my parents and dhs would both constantly talk about it and call hundred times a day once they found out so figured it was better

It was really nice actually as then just dh and I could get used to it a while, and it seemed to go much quicker

[Artandco]

Oh but we don't like close to family either so it's not like they would see me often and notice

[EverythingsRunningAway]

It depends on you, and your relationship with your parents.

I told mine at 5 weeks, because I wanted them to know. I would have wanted their support if I had had a MC, so there was no downside for me - just people to share excitement and understand.

Congratulations

You're the one who's pregnant, so really it's up to you who you tell and when.

Don't struggle through a lonely first trimester because your husband doesn't want you to tell anyone.

[evelynj]

I'd wait if you can, it's a long wait until the scan but it's so early & makes it harder if something goes wrong & there was a lot of happy chat about it beforehand-if you do need to tell them, if you have v bad morning sickness I'd say not to talk too much about it until scan seems ok. Miscarriage is very common, 1 in 4 or 5 pregnancies & very painful when it happens. Sorry if that seems harsh, just that I didn't know how common it was in my 1st pregnancy. The good news is that more pregnancies are fine than not, just try not to assume everything will be good, though I hope it is. Good luck & many congratulations

[Alisvolatpropiis]

I waited until my scan to tell. I couldn't feel properly excited and optimistic until I had seen a healthy baby on a screen.

It's obviously to you, everybody is different. Lots of people do share their news early on.

[financialwizard]

Will you have to make excuses for not drinking alcohol with family over Christmas or are you normally duty driver?

Maybe Christmas is a good time.

[kilmuir]

I had lots of miscarriages, so waited until 12 week scan.
Though i had to avoid people as had bad morning sickness.
My mum always had an inkling

[Happilymarried155]

We miscarried In our first pregnancy and had told parents, it was awful having to ring them up with the bad news and I felt like I had let everyone down as that were so excited.

This time we waited until our scan and it was lovely telling them knowing everything was ok and having a picture to show them. It was also nice because they didn't have to keep it a secret and could be excited and tell all there friends!!

Congratulations! X

[Twinklestar2]

I say tell them at Christmas! Will be a wonderful present for them all

[Rish55]

Thank you for all your messages.

I think more have advised not to say anything, maybe that is best.

Will still have a think properly over this weekend.

Xx

[Alisvolatpropiis]

It is hard not to say anything sometimes, especially if first trimester isn't particularly easy on you.

I was glad I waited (until yesterday!) though. Although it obviously felt very real for me, I think being able to show the scan photo makes it more real for everyone else.

[TinyMonkey]

Last year we told my parents at 8 weeks, then two days later discovered at a scan that there was no hb. I found it really upsetting to have to tell them after they'd been so excited for us. Had we not jumped the gun, I would have still told them that we'd had a mmc, and they still would've been able to support us through the resulting erpc and emotional turmoil, but I could've spared them the high followed by the low.

Also, pregnancy goes on forever, or feels like it, this time we waited to tell and I'm glad.

[evelynj]

Also worth considering going for a private scan if you can afford it just before Christmas-when you'd be about 8 or 9 weeks-enough to see a heartbeat & then if you really wanted to you could tell them at Christmas with a little more confidence. We did this after our first mc whenI was pg with dd & less stressed over Christmas. Iirc it was about £60 for the scan, babybond have places all over England.

[makeitabetterplace]

A friend of mine told her family at fiveish weeks, they were delighted especially as her dad was terminally ill. The baby become the beacon of hope for the family. At the 12 weeks scan it was found that the baby had stopped developing and she miscarried afterwards.

There's two ways of thinking about this
A) she had the support of her family through this really awful time
B) she felt awful that she'd 'let her family down'

I personally told those people I wanted to support me if it went wrong. Twice it did and I was grateful for their support and this time, so far, all is well. I told my sister but not my parents as I would have found their fussing suffocating.

[avocadotoast]

I told my parents the day after I found out (but then we are very close, and we see each other twice a week; there's no way I could've kept it quiet!). I just blurted it out while we were watching Bake Off

[IdaClair]

I told my family at Christmas with my first pregnancy at 10 ish weeks. Much excitement, first grandchild, Christmas reveal etc, scan picture, everything.

Miscarried at 14 weeks in the new year.

Was it the wrong decision? I don't think that comes in to it. I don't think there is a right or wrong really. There was joy and sadness. For me I wished I hadn't because I am private and would have preferred to hide away when bad news came, and I couldn't.

In my next pregnancy I told family at 26 weeks. Maybe that shows how I felt about it.

Then I broke my pattern and told family at 14 weeks in the next pregnancy - after the gestation of my previous miscarriage.

Miscarried at 17 weeks.

It isn't a case of right or wrong. But you do need to think through all scenarios when deciding.

[cheesecakemom]

I waited 6 months this time - I would have loved to make it 8 months but we had to see family at some point. The pregnancy seems shorter this time and I haven't had to deal with lots of people asking endless questions.

5 weeks is way too soon. MCs are likely to happen in the first trimester, so I would say wait for 12 week scan.