Pregnancy- When did you tell your teenager?

[Scorpio8]

I am still very early and trying to wait until 6 weeks scan.
It's because I stupidly left my pregnacare box on bed side table.

Any advice best time to tell my teenager?

I should say don't think they noticed.

Immediately as I’m
assuming you’d tell them if you miscarried?

Do both children have the same dad?

I'd tell a teenager immediately; they might need time to process it.

They don't have same dad.

Something happened before when their dad was having a baby with their partner so not sure. But they are older in middle of mock exams.
So trying to wait but with how stupid I am being I either going to let it slip or leave something laying around
Plus I left the leaflet for pregnancy test in bathroom. I was saying to my partner in front of teenager about what I can and can't eat.
Any experiences please.
Tell you feel like I have forgotten everything about being pregnant.

After the 12 week scan in our case. We'd already lost 2 pregnancies and didn't tell them about those.

I have a massive age gap between my oldest two and youngest (18 years, 15 years). The oldest one I told sooner as I knew she’d be fine with it but my DS I left it a bit and he didn’t talk to me for a week or two. I just avoided the topic for most of the time which suited him. Fast forward 5 years and he’s the kindest most lovely big brother I could have hoped for but I had to let it all happen in his time. Congratulations and good luck with it all xx

If they possibly already know, I'd say now. I'm guessing by the mock exams they're 14+ years old? Old enough to understand pregnancy and why some people wait until 12 weeks to tell others.

Immediately I knew. In fact I think my dd (12 at the time) was the first to know I was pregnant with dc4.
I’m very close to my kids though, and I wouldn’t want them to think I was hiding anything.

I’d wait a bit longer. My aunt had two traumatic losses during pregnancy when I was a teen which I knew about, and since being pregnant myself I’ve been really anxious. I don’t think being so close to those losses when I wasn’t old enough to fully process them was helpful.

but I would do better at hiding it. Leaving things lying around and discussing it with your partner in front of them is careless. It’ll be far worse if they find out by accident than if you tell them.

On the basis that you e left pregnancy vitamins out, a pregnancy test leaflet and talked about food you feel comfortable to eat in pregnancy then the time is now.

they likely already suspect and could well be wondering why you’re being obvious about it and not telling them directly?
if you did lose the baby do you think you could fully hide that from them?

i highly doubt it, just be honest with them

Yes a lot of you are right but until the baby born don't think my mind with rest. I had a horrible first pregnancy ending with losing a baby at 8months.
I am waiting as so anxious about scan on Friday.
I am trying not to be too happy at the moment.
As living with my teenager they will soon see a growing stomach and can say eating too much for so long but will have to come clean.

An acquaintance told her son on his 13th birthday in a big balloon he thought would be a present. Then made him pose with the scan pic for photos in which he looked absolutely miserable and furious.

Definitely don't do that

I don't have time for that kind of thing.
I will tell him maybe after 12 weeks or after next week scan.
I keep getting told I am fat because I have put weight on.