When do you announce your pregnant?

[blueeyedunicorn]

Hi I have had 2 miscarriages in the last 2 years both at around 4-5 weeks. Recently found out I'm pregnant with baby no2. PCOS and on clomid. I'm around 4 weeks.

When do people tell family / friends?

Announce it to everyone they know?

It's tricky because I know it's 'safe' to wait until 12 weeks as they say; but I also wouldn't want to pretend it 'didn't happen' if the outcome wasn't great again.

Thoughts and opinions from others please and when did you announce your pregnancy? :) x

I waited until 12 weeks, except for one close friend. That's primarily because if something had gone wrong I'd have hated to have to go round telling people about it. That's my feeling, but there's nothing wrong with feeling differently. There's no right or wrong time IMO, I think you have to decide what would help support you best if the outcome wasn't great. Maybe telling a small group of close friends and family early, rather than announcing officially might work for you?

Congratulations on your pregnancy.
Personally I've never officially announced.
Told my mum and MIL the day I got my BFP at around 4 weeks.
Friends realised from around 6/7 weeks because I wasn't drinking.
Told my boss at 12 weeks because of antenatal appointments
Told my immediate team at 20 weeks (Coincided with Xmas party and I wouldn't be drinking - by this point I barely showed thanks to winter clothes).

I'm a FTM who thankfully has no experience of loss and got pregnant our first time trying - my reason for not "announcing" is if you are not close enough to me that you would have seen me during my pregnancy then are we really even that close?

I know many don't feel that way and I'm seeing lots of people post about their pregnancy so now I wish I had just for the congratulations etc but figure I'll shortly be announcing my baby so will wait until then.

There is no right or wrong. Do whatever you feel comfortable with.

There is 100% no wrong time to do it. I never planned to do any kind of announcement on social for various private reasons. I told my closest girlfriends and my immediate family around 5/6 weeks because it was very obvious that I wasn't smoking or drinking. We told my in-laws and the wider family at 12 weeks and then I've told people whenever I've seen them, or mentioned it on my close friends Instagram stories.