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Holding it in is killing me!!! =)) I'm just so happy I want to share it with the world ^_^

I plan to wait until my 1st trimester is over or 8 weeks, atleast. Just to make sure I'm out of the scary zone.

When I was pregnant with my first we waited until 8 weeks to tell people. That was after the ultrasound to confirm everything was going well.

I found out today & had always planned to keep it just between us until at least the first scan - I didn't even last an hour, I had to share our good news. I've only told our parents & siblings. Keeping everything crossed all goes well. Congrats to everyone :-D

I found out today & had always planned to keep it just between us until at least the first scan - I didn't even last an hour, I had to share our good news. I've only told our parents & siblings. Keeping everything crossed all goes well. Congrats to everyone :-D

I've experienced the best and worst case senerios. I've told everyone as soon as I got my bfp and fortunately I had a healthy baby girl 9 months later. Last cycle we told DH's parents and we lost the pregnancy soon after.

My advice is to tell people who you would also feel comfortable telling you were no longer pregnant. Nothing is more awkward then being congratulated on a pregnancy you've lost.

Fx for you and a happy and healthy 9 months.

Wait! I told everyone when I was 6 weeks then found out at 9 weeks the baby had died around the time I was telling everyone.

I had people congratulating me after i knew i had a dead baby floating around inside me. It was awful I broke down crying everytime someone tried to say congrats.

Even now, I lost the baby in September and people I forgot to tell are asking me "Why aren't you showing yet!?" Now I am again 5 weeks pregnant and I refuse to tell anyone but my husband until 20 weeks.

Most awful experience of my life.

Yeah this is a super old thread lol. Um, so the update is I lost it when I was 5 weeks along. Just told close family and friends (and my coworkers because I work with food and was throwing up at work so I had to let them know I wasn't contagious..)

And honestly, when I get pregnant again, I will tell everyone just as soon as before. I'd rather have the support system in place in case I miscarry again, because that is terrible. First two were chemicals but this one was truly the most awful experience of my life!

And just a disclaimer, I wasn't asking for advice or anything just curious as to what other people did =)

I told people too soon, as I had a miscarriage within the week :-(
I'm happy I'd told my mum & siblings as they were such a great support.
However I hadn't been able to contain my excitement & had also told a couple of friends, telling them was hard, but the hugs & kind words of support really helped.
In a perfect world, I wouldn't test until my period was several weeks late (my 5w1d miscarriage was exactly like a period) but who am I kidding - I'm sure with my POAS addiction ill be testing before my period is even due
Hugs & sticky baby dust to all our fellow TTCs xxx

Honestly, each to their own. My partner and I found out I was pregnant 14/01/14. And we're finding it so hard to keep it secret, for now.

Ideally my partner and I didn't want to tell anyone outside our immediate family (parents, siblings and grandparents) until the 12wk mark. But after TTC for 2years before we finally got a we revised our plans. They are not to tell anyone until after doctors confirmation.

However, I've told the forum group I've been talking to already, my best friend, a cousin, another good friend and my mum - all because they have their own strengths and weaknesses that'll help me get through the nervous wait until 17/01/14 when I get doctors confirmation and can tell parents sibling and grandparents, before going full on public with the news to the rest of our family and friends.

I have an appointment with my doctor tomorrow to get official confirmation but with two really dark (and instant) positive HPT, I'm confident that although only 4 weeks along I've done the right thing.

My best friend has kept all my secrets over the years so I know she wont spill the beans before I'm ready.

My friend has had two babies and is helping me deal with the early stages of pregnancy - she has been my sounding board for all things TTC, pregnancy and baby related for the past 18months of the 2years we've been TTC

My cousin, well it just slipped out, but I trust her not to tell anyone. Being a teacher she is also very logical thinking and is helping me to keep my feet firmly on the ground.

My mum, well for obvious reasons I told her - she's my mum. But I also take after her far more than I care to admit so she will be my go to person for comparison of symptoms.