Spread the baby joy or keep quiet for now?

[Riddzy]

I went for my 12 week scan today - only it turns out I'm not 12 weeks, more like 10-6. So there is a baby with a heartbeat :) but it's too early to do a nuchal scan.

The sonographer said I should come back in two week for another scan - the problem is, I'm going to my home country for a month from Christmas Day. I would of course love to tell my parents while I'm with them (only see them once a year at the most) and my DP would like to tell his parents at Christmas, too.

If you were me, would you shout it from the rooftops, or should I wait another six weeks (which would be agonising!) until everything is clear?

riddzy i would whisper it from the rooftops :o

What fantastic news at Christmas!

I wouldn't tell every person I meet, but I see nothing wrong with telling parents / close family while you are with them.

I found out about my first pregnancy just before Christmas. We told people we had another gift for them, but it would be about 8 months before it arrived :)

God forbid anything were to go wrong, but if it did, would you not tell them afterwards anyway?

Hope everything goes well for you
x

I agree, nothing wrong with telling the grandparents :) I'm in the "tell anyone about the pregnancy that you would tell about a miscarriage" camp. For me that would include my parents!

Thanks heaps guys, I think I'm going to take your advice. :)

I would spread the news too. As soon as I found out I was pregnant (both times) ewe told immediate family (parents etc) as it is so nice to spread the good news. Same think happend with my scan too. I went for 12 week scan and was told I was only 10 weeks 5 days so had to go back again for another one (which I had 2 weeks ago now). I am sure everything will be fine and it will be a lovely bit of Xmas news for them all :)

You can always add that it's early days so you don't want them to tell their friends just yet.

This happened to me...I waited a few day so i was in my 12th week (but really 11..)

I told my family and close friends only. I was advise that you have had the scan so it's okay...!!

we spread the news early; we subsequently had bad news; i was so glad i had told people as i needed the support in the subsequent weeks....it was far easier with people already knowing than to say 'im pregnant..BUT'...

Glad I've told family but really wish I could retract my statement to everyone else who's already had children! Really find it hard to deal with the pearls of wisdom I keep getting thrown at me from all angles - sometimes it gets quite offensive but at the moment I'm too polite to answer back!

I would tell immediate family, but explain that it is a little early for the news to be out and ask them to keep it to themselves for a couple more weeks.

I told my folks the news about dd1 on Christmas Day - I put an envelope addressed to my mum under the tree with a scan photo in it. She stared at it for about 5 seconds wondering what the hell it was, then screamed the house down! (Happy screams, I hasten to add!). It was a lovely moment.

oh Mrs claus don't tell pregnant women stories like that im now crying into my toast too nice!

We had a bit of the same problem we went for what we thought was our 12 week scan with the plan of telling our parents that weekend. At the scan we found out we were only at 9 weeks ish and were asked to return in 2 weeks. We still told our parents that weekend and asked them not to tell anyone. Fingers crossed they haven't told anyone ( I have told my best friend, don't tell my DH he doesn't know !!) we are planning on telling the rest of the family brother, sister, grandparents etc on boxing day when they are all together and we will be 18 weeks. It will be very special for them all first time grandparents, great grandparents, aunties and uncles :) just need some ideas on how to tell them, I don't think DH is the keen on stand up and telling 25 people over dinner !