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How long did you wait to tell family and friends?

bodengallo

How long did you wait to tell family and friends?

Just wondering how long everyone waited to tell their good news to their family and friends?

kptoys

Re: How long did you wait to tell family and friends?

When I found out I was pg (4 weeks) I told everyone I saw... I was so happy. Many people wait till the 2nd trimester begins because the chance of miscarrage goes from like 70% to 30% or something like that but I was too happy to keep it to myself!!!

LnP2003

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my girlfriend and her husband decided to wait out the first trimester... as they said - they wanted to enjoy it for themselves. me on the other hand.... i'll probably go behind the desk at the ob/gyn's office & start using their phones - lol

michele31

Re: How long did you wait to tell family and friends?

When I am blessed Scott and I will only tell our parents, siblings and super close friends until we are at 8-10 weeks.

Elizabeth

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LOL! We said we would wait a few weeks to make sure all was OK in the 1st tri but we ended up telling everyone right away. Do you think you can keep a secret like that? I thought so before I had the secret to keep, then we were too thrilled to contain it.

Edited to add: I just read some of the other replies and I have to seriously dispute the percentages quoted on miscarriage (if I am understanding the post correctly): 70% chance of miscarriage in the first trimester? Sorry but that is way way off. The figure is more like 15-20% chance. If there was a 70% chance of miscarriage, that obviously means that only 3 in every 10 pregnancies results in a child. Thank God it's untrue. I just had to dispute that info b/c if I didn't know otherwise, that would scare the heck out of me if I was pg or TTC and read that.
NIHA

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We told everyone we talk to on at least a weekly basis (besides work) the same weekend we found out. We waited until about 10-12 weeks to tell extended family. There was no way we could hold in such good news from our closest family and friends! But after a few days, it sunk in that there were risks of miscarriage, so I kind of regretted telling everyone. But so far so good at 15 weeks!
bodengallo

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Thanks! We did end up telling our family on Christmas Eve even though I am only 6 weeks along. We could not wait and it was such a wonderful Christmas Present.

NIHA

Re: How long did you wait to tell family and friends?

Congratulations! I'm sure you're family must have been so excited!!

Kathi

Re: How long did you wait to tell family and friends?

We waited 12 weeks and 6 days!!!





Edited to say Congrats to you!!!!
NovemberSue

Re: How long did you wait to tell family and friends?

When it happens for us I don't know how we would re-act. I would want to hold back until we get passed the first trimester but I don't know if we could. It would be such incredible news.

jennbaby

Re: How long did you wait to tell family and friends?

They say to wait until your 3 months but when it happens to us, I don't think I'll be able to wait to tell

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