Did you wait for 12 week scan before telling your children about pregnancy?

[shuz1980]

Just curious to know when others told their children about their pregnancy? Did you wait until after your 12 week scan? Or did excitement take over and you told them sooner?

No, I didn’t have a twelve week scan. It wasn’t done then and one didn’t book until about fourteen weeks.

My children knew earlier though because of vomiting. They would have worried why mummy was so unwell if they hadn’t been told.

No but my son is young (will be 18 months when baby is born), we told him around the 25 week mark

We waited but we told her before telling anyone else. She was 3.

I was really tempted to tell before but then we had bad news at the 12 week scan so I’m glad I didn’t say anything and because of that next time round I waited again.

Told everyone after 20 week scan. That includes children.

I waited until the 12 week scan and all the associated tests had come back. So it ended up being almost 15 weeks. I was very sick in the first trimester and almost had to come clean, but I'm so glad I didn't.

I waited although DD pretty much suspected from very early on as I had twins and a noticeable bump from 9 weeks. I'd previously had a miscarriage at 12 weeks (and several more) and didn't want to upset DD if something went wrong (she'd been traumatised when I had 2 previous ruptured ectopics) - it's a personal thing depending on your history really

Yes- my son is 9 and if anything would have happened it would have been so hard to tell him and explain!

We told a handful of friends and parents quite early with this pregnancy, we waited until 12 weeks to tell DD3 and our wider family/social group. DD didn’t give a stuff and is only slightly more interested now that the prospect of a ‘real baby’ is getting closer.