When did you tell family

[EmilyG2020]

How soon/early did you tell family about your pregnancy. I'm only 4 weeks and 5 days don't know when to tell people, can't remember with my last one what we did

When I saw them I person - at 6 weeks and 8 weeks.

I told my parents and aunt as soon as we knew (at 5 weeks.). I knew that o would need their support if anything went wrong.

DH’s parents a week later (because we were seeing them and they are at the other side of the country usually)

My siblings at 10 weeks and extended family around 15 weeks. ( when I happened to see them.)

We're going to wait as long as possible before telling family, maybe to 20 weeks unless I'm obviously showing. Because they would fuss 😅 much more peaceful this way!

We told my boyfriends parents basically straight away (my mum passed away a few years ago unfortunately so couldn't tell her) and then my family we waited until just after 12 weeks and told them on Boxing Day. My family live 150 miles away from us so we waited to do it in person.

Most people wait until 12 weeks as the chance of miscarriage is lower but it is SO hard to keep it to yourself until then!

I told the people closest to me right away. I'm currently 4 +5 and found out early on. Mainly because if anything happens I'll need their love and support anyway. Plus, I'm an over sharerer.
I also need to let work know ASAP as I cannot continue in my current work position unfortunately.
Ultimately, it's whenever you feel most comfortable.

12 weeks for my family, 7 weeks for work. I would feel bad if I had to tell my parents if anything went wrong as it would be very upsetting for them. I don't think there is a right or wrong answer though and congratulations.

My parents straight away as we live nearby plus for their support (I figured I’d have a second HG pregnancy & I have). For me personally, if anything had gone wrong, I’d want my parents love & comfort..

My in-laws, around 8/9 weeks when we saw them in person. Happened to time in with my 3rd hospital admission so I was glad to finally stop lying to them!

Everyone else - 8/9 weeks after said 3rd hospital admission. Again, it was getting impossible to hide.

Work - 6 weeks

I think it’s personal but if you want to tell your family then do! It cannot possibly affect the outcome of your pregnancy.

Congratulations, here’s to a healthy 9 months for you

With my first I told my mum at 6 weeks and had planned on waiting till 12 weeks to tell anyone else. My mum told everyone she saw within about 30mins of finding out.
With my second I had planned on telling no one till 12 weeks (including my mum) but my fighter told my mum at 5 weeks and again, my mum told everyone including the bus drivers dog within a day.

I was talking to my husband about this last night . We are going to try and not tell anyone until 10-12 weeks . But just told my sister on the phone as I just wanted that chat with her . I’m almost 6 weeks
Congrats 🥳 xx

We told both families at 6 weeks. I was violently ill and didn’t want anyone speculating so we told them.

Told work at about 8 weeks as I thought it was obvious due to my recent heavy intake of ginger biscuits

I don’t think I could have kept it secret until 12 weeks scan.

I'm full term, miserably waiting for baby and only my parents and my husband's parents know. Oh and I had to tell work. I live abroad so it's easy to hide it from the rest of my family and friends.

15 weeks for family - I live abroad and we're not close. We ended up telling them because we needed to tell DH's family because they live locally and I was throwing up all the time.

20 weeks for work. No one noticed the constant hurling, weirdly enough. People are less observant/more self obsessed than you think.

first - 9 weeks (after the booking appointment)
second - 12 weeks (after the scan)

Do whatever feels right for you :)

Pretty much as soon as we knew

We told family at 7 weeks (a couple of weeks after we'd got used to the idea, even though baby was planned) We let work and everyone else after the 12 week scan. Everyone's circumstance and situation is different though, do what's right for you. I don't think there's any right or wrong answer. Congratulations x

We told my parents at 8 weeks, everyone else (including DH parents) at 15 weeks

I told my mum pretty much as soon as I got a BFP on both but we are very close. Everyone else was told whenever we saw them

I didn't want to tell family/friends until 12 week scan whereas my DH wanted to tell everyone. After my first midwife appointment I was told I was high risk so we agreed to tell people at 12 weeks.

I made the mistake of posting it on Aibu and was told how selfish I was....

I told my manager in work at 6 weeks as I felt so ill and I had quite a few appointments come through. When I finally told people at 13 weeks they seemed shocked as I didn't look pregnant and I had actually lost weight

We told my parents and sibling at 6 weeks and DH's parents and sibling at 7 weeks. I figured if anything happened I'd want them to know anyway. I also told my best friend at 4 weeks (when we found out) and my boss and another colleague at the Xmas do because I'm an oversharer. Oh and we've told 4 other friends at NYE, only bc it was blindingly obvious i wasn't drinking and we'll be seeing them again for what was meant to be a boozy weekend before the scan, so I was never going to keep that secret. Should be able to keep it pretty quiet from now (I'm 8 weeks today) as going to tell everyone I'm doing dry January.

Waiting until the 3month mark

I told my parents the day after we found out (around 5 weeks) and he told his parents the following week. Told my boss straight away also incase I needed time off and because I do quite a bit of heavy lifting... told extended family and friends at about 12 weekshave to admit though I told my closest friends almost straight away aswell despite wanting to wait until we were 12 weeks, couldn't contain my excitement!!