Announce pregnancy

[Hopeful4546]

I am 11 weeks pregnant and I was wondering when would be the best time to tell people I am pregnant, I have told my immediate family and employer .i had a scan today and all is well due in August I was wondering if I should wait until I am actually 12 weeks or if a week would make no difference and just to tell people now . When did everyone tell their friends and people they know, I’m not very superstitious but I also don’t want to say anything to soon. Advice would be great 😊

Congratulations on your scan! Hoping to be in your position this time next week 😊
If you've chosen to have screening at the scan then would you wait for the results of that?
We've told noone yet and it's been a very trying trimester hiding it with a toddler to run around after.

I'm 19 weeks and never announced it as such, I've just told people as and when it's been necessary. I told my mum immediately, and 3 close friends at 7 weeks because I went to a wedding with them and it would have been obvious I was pregnant when I wasn't drinking! After that I waited until I had a private scan at 11 weeks, when I told another group of close friends who I was at a social occasion with, which once again would have been obvious if I hadn't mentioned it (I appreciate I'm not making myself look good here 😂). We also told DH's family then too.

After that I waited until my dating scan and combined screening (when I was close to 14 weeks) before gradually telling other people as and when I saw them, but there are still some acquaintances and more casual friends who I haven't told yet. My 20 week scan is when I'm close to 21 weeks; maybe I'll tell wider social circles then, or maybe I'll just pop up on social media with a baby in 5 months, still undecided!

Ultimately it's up to you and your preference. Some people prefer to wait until 12 weeks as the first trimester is statistically when things are most likely to go wrong, so they don't want to share happy news in case it turns into sad news (though obviously more often than not everything will be fine). But equally it can be good to tell some people who are supportive, so that if it were to happen, there are people available to talk to about it as well. I was happy for a handful of people to know early on as they were all people I would turn to if things didn't work out. And I still don't feel "in the clear" yet, I'm nervous about my upcoming anatomy scan. However I also feel that if things don't work out with this pregnancy, that I would want to tell people about it - MC isn't talked about enough IMO. But others prefer privacy. There's no right or wrong approach.

There are no rules OP, you tell who you want, when you want and how you want

Congratulations

There’s no right or wrong way, it’s whatever you feel comfortable with. And congratulations x

I’m a bit older than most in here. Aldo not originally from UK

where I’m originally from, you told people as you saw them pretty much from when you knew. Word of mouth spread further to family and friends.

when I moved here, I was told it was after 12 weeks. After having miscarriages, one in the morning of my 12 week midwife booking in appointment, I only told people (other than my husband of course) after 12 weeks purely because then it is going and telling people of a miscarriage. Back then, you did t get scans until about 20 weeks unless there was a reason for it. With so much unknown bs j then, the 12 week “rule” made sense

things are different now.

you have had a scan. All is well. No issues. Go and Share your joy. Congratulations.