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To announce pregnancy in this situation?

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wispywoo1 · 22/04/2015 21:49

OK so a little background info. My sister was trying for a baby for a lengthy time and then got a serious illness/condition which has further effected her fertility. She is due to start IVF over the next few months. Sister does not come across as desperate for a baby or like she'd be affected by other having babies etc but I doubt this is how she feels deep down.

I'm currently 9+4 weeks pregnant and was going to tell parents at the weekend (10 weeks, previous mc). We planned it being this weekend weeks ago. Dsis has now arranged a family meal on Saturday to celebrate her recovery.

I don't want to upset her but I do think she will be happy. I just cannot grantee it. Would it be insensitive to announce it this weekend? We have no problem with waiting. Would be nice to do it with family around though. I'm so worried about her reaction which she probably would keep to herself bottled up.

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Echocave · 24/04/2015 15:26

Agree with everyone. (Guess you don't need to hear thatSmile).

I'm always surprised when people announce anything at all before 12 weeks' scan tbh.

TenerifeSea · 24/04/2015 15:55

Can people not read? OP was planning to tell her parents and then, her sister arranged the family meal. OP did not purposefully think she would hijack the meal.

CactusAnnie · 24/04/2015 15:58

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ChristmasEveSteve · 24/04/2015 17:28

16 weeks is a good time to tell.

geekymommy · 24/04/2015 18:08

Some people do announce pregnancy earlier than others. Some announce pregnancy earlier to their parents or to family members than they do to others. We didn't announce either of our pregnancies to anybody except our parents until we had the CVS chromosome results in hand, but we announced to our parents as soon as we had the positive pregnancy test.

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