Telling People

We told at about 10 weeks after we'd had a scan. It was really hard not telling until then, but I guess it seemed kind of unreal until we'd actually seen the little bean!
We didn't tell them in any special way really...just called them up. Was quite funny though - the in-laws had just been joking a couple of days before about our new car being a "family wagon" and pretend-waving goodbye to the grandkids in the backseat...so we told them it wouldn't be long till they were waving for real.

The first we waited a little while to tell work and other people (other than my best friend - couldn't keep it a secret). We told our parents face to face other than my dad who was away but as soon as he was in phone contact he rang mum and mum told him to call me asap.

I told my mum like this: Well I can't do this from Australia as i'm not there, like you did to your mum. She knew straight away.

This time around I did the test by myself - my good friend was around soon after and just laughed at me as we had been talking recently about me TTC for number 2 at the end of this year. I rang DH and told him - he was happy. That was Frinday. On Saturday we had a big family party (an 80th, 70th and two 50th - twins) all on my mum's side of the family. Mum had been talking with one of her aunties and was asked how far away number 2 was and mum said a while (as I had decided jsut before all of this to go back to uni fulltime) then when we got there and my mum had told me what she had been saying and I told her she had been lying to her aunties and to tell them number 2 is in Febuary. My whole family (other than a few of my stuck up cousins that I have no time for and my mum's sister and brother) were all happy for us.

How old are the children you teach? You could take in a scan photo if they are old enough to understand when you do get pregnant.

My mum took it a lot better than I thought she would when we did decide to bring it up, waited about three weeks I think it was, after we'd found out ourselves. I went out and bought two teeny white bibs, and had one embroidered with 'I Love Grandma' and the other with 'I Love Grandpa' for my father in law.

Yep, I agree with Liz. Whats the point in keeping it a secret?

Lizzle has a good point - my neighbour lost a baby at the 12 week mark, the miscarriage began as she was visitng family, so the news was "I'm pregnant, but I think I'm losing the baby". She said it was the most awful thing in the world. For her next pregnancy, she told family very early.

I read the same article, just before we found out we were pregnant. So I told my senior management team and my syndicate pretty much within days - I figure if we do lose the baby I will need the support at work. We also told MIL & FIL the day we found out.

I have told a few friends, one of DH's friends told someone else (which annoyed me as it is DH's right to tell, not anyone else!) so he has emailed everyone he knows about it. i am still more selective with wholesale knowing, but mostly because I don't want it in the school community just yet, as all the parents new and old will want to come and tlak to me! Too tired to deal with that.

Yes Paws, the fact that you nearly threw up at the smell of coffee kind of gave it away!

I told my Mum straight away- then my Dad within a few days. Dh told his parents after that and then we told our 2 best friends. We kept it at that for a week or so then a few people I see alot of guessed when I was about 6 weeks when MS kicked in really bad. We will leave it until 12 weeks to tell everyone else.

I think a card saying- congrats on being a new grandma/dad/unlce/aunt etc is a nice way to do it

I found out I was pregnant (5 weeks) and phoned my mum and said "guess what? I have some news...I dont want you to scream or jump up and down, and please dont tell any one else except dad....I am pregnant"....my mum said Uh huh!! Hello....you are not happy mum? well you are the one who told me to not get toooo excited!! But she was over the moon 10 min later when most people left the room!!! and she rang me back!!

My MIL was in Singapore at the time, she called and told us that her sister bought some baby stuff ...and she told her not bother for us as she does not think that we will ever have kids (we were married for 3 years, and I was asked from day 1 when I am having a baby).....then I told her! she was like oh!!! and I could hear wooo hooo from the back ground! I think she was just glad that I was finally having a baby.

We told our friends and rest of the family after 3 months (according to my DH's family its bad luck to announce prior to that)

Blah blah blah OVER!!

I was so freaked out over telling my parents. i was waiting for a lecture about being silly...nevremind I was married and had been for two years and was 26!!!! Mum and Dad were predictably over the moon, and even more so with Taine as it meant we were coming home to boot!