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We told close family pretty much as soon as we found out at 2-3 weeks (I'd had some severe pains and the hospital suspected an ectopic pregnancy so we felt we might need the support). Everyone else found out as and when we saw them around the 12 week mark. X
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With my first pregnancy we told my mom, my partner's dad and stepmom, and my best friend when we had it confirmed at 6 weeks. Then we told everyone else important (immediate family, other close friends, etc) in person around 12-13 weeks as we saw them. Then once we'd told all of them I did a social media announcement. With my second pregnancy we planned to wait until 12 weeks to tell anyone, but my 12 week scan happened to fall 2 days before my cousin's wedding and I wasn't going to be that person and risk taking all the attention from the wedding so decided to wait a little longer. Then just ended up not having a good chance to tell anyone so finally ended up texting my mom at 17 weeks because I was getting too far along to not tell anyone 😂 then it just kinda naturally spread from there
We told very close family straightaway parents and siblings. Everyone else after 12 week scan x
My first time I told family after our private scan at 6 weeks but unfortunately we lost that baby around 8 weeks. I’m pregnant now with our rainbow and we told close family at about 10 weeks because they guessed and I felt awful, friends around 14 weeks and we’ve not announced it on socials or anything and I’m 20 weeks this week ❤️
Close friends and family straight away. I had a miscarriage previously and the day we planned to tell parents was the day I miscarried which was really hard so I never got that special moment with them I decided if we got pregnant again we'd tell those closest to us straight away for support
Told the immediate family after my 20 week scan. My relatives and Best-friend found out after i gave birth. It was a good surprise for them all. They thought it was a joke even whilst being on face time and seeing the baby in my arms in the hospital, they couldnt believe it😂 they’ve seen me at gatherings but i was too good at hiding the bump & also my baby was small which helped 😂
We told close family as soon as we got a positive result. Everyone else found out after the first scan at 6 weeks. It’s whatever you feel comfortable doing, don’t feel like you have to follow what everyone else does!
He told basically all his family & friends around 5-6 weeks (I told 4 ppl - a close friend, my ex who was trying to get back together, my sisters mom & my aunt - telling relatives went so horribly I haven’t told anymore of my family (a month ago my sister found out & texted me herself) & my ob team thinks he’s likely coming in the next week.. I’m already a very shy private person & pregnancy has put that into overdrive in-laws are living with us until February I’ve been too sick the whole time to go anywhere bymyself (I have to wait until he’s home from work to even shower bc I’ve passed out or thrown up in their too many times 😭) & I’m tapped out for interaction from ppl for what feels like the rest of my life - but simultaneously missing all my close ppl I haven’t been able to see for the last 9 months & esp my native language 😭😭😭(he’s polish & im Belarusian - most of his family only speaks polish - some of them know some Russian (my native language) but most of them refuse to use….
So it’s isolating & extremly claustrophobic (we’re 5 ppl in a tiny 2 bedroom the 1 bathroom situation at 9 month pregnant🤰is horrific & I’m crying several times a week contemplating post partum in this setup 🥲) at the same time— for context I l grew up in really disjointed family mostly outside of home bc I was sent away even before my teens bc my mom was so sick & then moved to other side of the world 15 yrs ago & have only seen a handful of relatives once or twice in that time- our families also could not be more different & im honestly scared of the clash — I really really wanted to have my family even just to talk to about everything but I just have not had the energy at all to even attempt to contact them & now I feel like it’s entirely too late - & I feel guilty about my dad & grandparents great grandparents etc not knowing about my son esp as I’m the first in my generation to have kids
Straight away but I had IVF so they knew I was waiting to find out if I was pregnant.
Told close family as soon as I found out Then rest at 12 weeks
Told my besties at 6 weeks, everyone else around 11/12 wks after our first scan
I had to tell work straight away at 5 weeks cus I work with cytotoxics. Left it til first scan for everyone else
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Immediate family: same day of pregnancy test (but I did ivf so family knew the dates of all my procedures and tests. Would have been odd to not tell them on my opinion but some are more private) Close friends: after nipt scan came back clean Social universe: 20 weeks after anatomy scan There is no right or wrong time for anyone! But it was really nice having family support from the jump
I didnt tell anyone apart from my mil and mum and husband, everyone else extended family wise asked me when i started ti look pregnant and i told them yeh i am this was around the 24 week mark
With first pregnancy - told family at like 6 weeks, told everyone else at 13 weeks. With my 2nd pregnancy - I waited until 15 weeks to announce on Facebook. I announced to family at 13 weeks after we had 12 week scan, got nipt back (and gender).
My first pregnancy we told family at 8 weeks because we paid for a private scan, however with our second we waited until our 12 weeks NHS scan to tell family. Friends we just told when it felt right after we’d shared the news with our family. We never did a big announcement or anything!