Telling my parents im pregnant

[Natty105]

Hi, I'm 6 weeks pregnant with my first child and I'm just wondering when I should tell my parents. I went to tell them the other day but then left it as I thought it may have been a little early?!

Completely agree with you anastasia ... I have told everyone I can about my miscarriage. I hated being completely relaxed (and naive) first time I got pregnant even though I knew the statistics of having a miscarriage. Reason was that I thought that no one I knew had ever had one so stats shmats, it can't be that common.

As soon as I had an mmc and started talking about it, everyone came out of the woodwork and started telling me their stories. If only I had known before I had the mmc, I wouldn't have gotten so attached to the baby and probably saved myself a hell of a lot of heartache.

On this pregnancy I've told early on - but only those that I know would be able to support me if I had a miscarriage.

I remember last time I told people at about 11 weeks and then had a miscarriage. I remember a man in work being extremely awkward around me as he didn't know what to say.

My first I told my mum about 3 days later (teenage pregnancy)

My second I told my dad about 10 minutes later (I was doing the test and he popped over with my son answering the door ) and he frantically got his phone out to tell my mum.... Completely different reaction to the first time!

I'm now 5 weeks pregnant with number 3 and I'm waiting to tell them. Reason I'm waiting is because last time it was all they could talk about.., it was a loooooooong 34 weeks

Fingers crossed I can hold out until 16 weeks although I'm already looking porky!

Depends on your personal relationship with your parents. We are not telling my parents till after the birth (many and complex reasons). If I was close to them I would tell them after the first scan (and have done in the past). Otherwise there is no right or wrong - just go with how you feel!

We told close family at 9wks, because it was Christmas, and the fact that I was quite bloaty and ill (sickness etc) would have been noticed when visiting family etc.

We didn't go "public" until 13wks (first scan) and then had to also tell people it was twins!

It took me a while to pluck up the courage to tell them with DS1, I was quite young (22) but felt I had to do it as my parents were about to go to Australia for a month so wanted it out of the way!

DS2- I told them at 5 weeks as I was feeling quite green and we were getting married the next week! Wanted them to know why I may not be feeling 100% on the day!

Baby 3- told them again at about 6 weeks. MMC discovered at 12 week scan

Baby 4- we didn't tell anyone ( apart from my friend as she had DS2 at scan time). Another MMC at 12 week scan