First people to know you were expecting
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Topic: First people to know you were expecting
Posted By: Renata85
Subject: First people to know you were expecting
Date Posted: 22 August 2011 at 12:29pm
| Who were the first people to know you were expecting? |
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Posted By: MamaT
Date Posted: 22 August 2011 at 12:36pm
DH  -------------  
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Posted By: ereynolds
Date Posted: 22 August 2011 at 12:49pm
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My parents. DH was out and not and I freaked out so dad went and got me another test which I did and THEN DH arrived home! ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: fallen
Date Posted: 22 August 2011 at 12:56pm
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DD1: A good friend. I wasn't with the baby's father.
DS: DH DD2: DH, then my Nana. My Nana then passed away when I was 14 weeks pregnant. We gave our baby girl Nana's name as her middle name. ------------- |
Posted By: Jaxons Mum
Date Posted: 22 August 2011 at 12:56pm
| My husband then moments later my parents and best friend :)We couldnt wait (after trying for 2 years, then deciding just weeks before not to have kids)that we told everyone else when we were 6 weeks. |
Posted By: Guest_50357
Date Posted: 22 August 2011 at 1:00pm
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1st boy: my friends and dads ex(she told my dad as i couldnt) then dad told my grandparents
2nd boy: i told everyone the same night i found out |
Posted By: free-quin-c
Date Posted: 22 August 2011 at 1:02pm
| My husband then my sister. |
Posted By: james
Date Posted: 22 August 2011 at 1:39pm
one of my sisters then my mum (by phone)then my bro  ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: TheKelly
Date Posted: 22 August 2011 at 3:52pm
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DD1-my best mate
DS-my mum and OB DD2-lol,Babykatnz from here....I did mean to tell my DH first both times... ------------- 
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Posted By: _Deb_
Date Posted: 22 August 2011 at 4:00pm
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My partner first then my mum and one of my sisters. ------------- 
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Posted By: raz_1984
Date Posted: 22 August 2011 at 4:06pm
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DH just after the test, and then on the phone to my parents. We waited until the next day to tell DH's parents and my sister. And then after getting it confirmed at the doctors we then told the rest of the family and close friends. So hard to wait until 12 weeks to tell everyone else though! ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: ....
Date Posted: 22 August 2011 at 5:19pm
| My at the time partner (who now don't have anything to do with Ben), then my best friend (who is now Ben's goddad) then mum and dad (through a text, hehe) |
Posted By: Flossie
Date Posted: 22 August 2011 at 5:51pm
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DH both times ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: AzzaNZ
Date Posted: 22 August 2011 at 7:11pm
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DD, my bestie. I waited for blood test results to come later that day before telling DH
DS, DH ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 22 August 2011 at 8:19pm
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My mum, followed by DP ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Whateversville
Date Posted: 22 August 2011 at 8:39pm
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My flatmate
then my other flatmate, then my bestie via txt then my baby's fathers sister who happened to be at our house and guessed. Then my mum Then my other flatmate Then my other bestie Then baby's father all in one day lol |
Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 22 August 2011 at 8:44pm
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DH
The OB Charting girls had already worked it out, the +HPT was simply a confirmation of what my chart was saying. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">   [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: sem
Date Posted: 22 August 2011 at 9:25pm
The Charting Girls, then DH  ------------- Here we go again, another baby on it's way! 
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Posted By: T_Rex
Date Posted: 23 August 2011 at 7:31am
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DH, then my sister next time I saw her, then daycare the next working day (gotta get on that waiting list asap!). Same both times.
Actually, second time round, I think I told DD before DH seeing as she'd followed me to the bathroom, but at 13 months old, I don't think she got it ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Hopes
Date Posted: 23 August 2011 at 10:31am
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This time round, DH (in a state of stunned amazement!), then Mum and Dad, then some good friends I met on the infertility boards when we were trying for Jacob.
Oh, but yes, like T_Rex, Jacob was actually the first to know, but I don't think he really got it -------------   
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Posted By: CrazyCass
Date Posted: 23 August 2011 at 10:43am
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A good friend who was trying as well, the TTC and under 30y forum.... Then DH when he FINALLY arrived home (he guessed by the massive grin on my face)
Waited to tell parent/siblings/friends till 12w cause we didnt want to jinx it! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: newmama
Date Posted: 24 August 2011 at 12:14pm
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my best friend i rung her in tears and she thought something bad had happened - i was so scared to tell hubby cause we were supposed to leaving on our OE 2 months later ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: EmDee
Date Posted: 24 August 2011 at 1:42pm
DH was first for all of them 
Followed closely by close friends via text, then OB, then parents via phone call. ------------- DS 8 DD 6 DS 4 DD 2 |
Posted By: Babykatnz
Date Posted: 24 August 2011 at 3:02pm
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DS1 was the babys father, then my sister via phone.
DD was a close friend who'd been TTC and found out she was preg the month before (actually.. would have been Charting girls on Treasures cos I was in shock after saying I wasn't going to bother testing since we'd been told less than 2 months earlier we needed IVF!) just cos I had to ring someone and say it out loud... my bestie at the time wouldnt answer her bloody phone! Then I showed DD's godmother (in waiting at the time, we'd agreed she would be godmother if and when I finally got preg with a keeper) THEN I sent DP a text in shock... needed someone to see the lines before I believed it was real! DS2 was TheKelly (after testing with what may or may not have been an uber-faint test at her house, symptoms screamed I was preg though!) along with charting ladies on here, then my bestie (we now have toddlers 2 weeks apart, and babies 5 weeks apart cos she got preg the next month lol!) then godmother-to-be... then 2 days later I told DP (had to wait til there was more than just faint lines to show him lol). ------------- Brandon - 05/12/2003  
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Posted By: rorylex
Date Posted: 25 August 2011 at 9:33am
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ds1 - my now DH and then my sister though i may have already told her that i thought i was, cant remember what order i told other people.
ds2 - my husbands Sil was 1st person i told as i was her bridesmaid and we were questioning a dress we liked and had on hold not wanting to buy it then find out i was preg, of course i was and we didnt get it. ds3 - DH, cant remember who i told next i proberbly texted a few people. ds4 - I had texted all my close friends straight away and then told Dh a few days later(we were in the middle of building our house and was waiting for DH to have a day of work and a chance to sit down to tell him) ------------- Mummy to 4 boys Samuel - 18.6.05 Rory - 15.7.06 Mason - 13.06.08 Emmett - 24.01.10 Baby #5 - cooking |
Posted By: BessieBear
Date Posted: 25 August 2011 at 5:10pm
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DS it was DH and then a girl I worked with cause she was mixing up the crab meat (i worked at subway) and I threw up in the sink. DD I think OB girls.. then DH. ------------- Sarah Mum to, Boy 07/2008, Girl 03/2010, Boy 05/2012, Angel  07/08/2014
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Posted By: Kalimirella
Date Posted: 25 August 2011 at 6:47pm
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For DD1
DP, and then Mum/Dad/Sis, MIL/FIL when we went to visit them a couple of weeks later. Everyone else after 13 weeks, she was an unexpected baby. For DD2 DP, then MIL/FIL (they live with us) and BIL/SIL (who also live with us) then my Mum and my Sis and Dad. They all knew we were trying for a second anyways. Everyone else I waited till I had an 8 week scan then did a general announcement on Facebook at 12 weeks. ------------- Kiara is 3 and Teagan is 2, now we're expecting our long awaited 3rd! http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Plushie
Date Posted: 28 August 2011 at 8:13am
| My flatmate who i bumped into coming out of the bathroom with pee stick in hand. Then my other flatmate because the first flatmate yelled. Then the third flatmate because i couldnt leave him out. All of them are boys in their early 20's poor things. They made me a bacon sandwhich. Baby was unplanned and unexpected. I was staring at the TV in shock and they came in with bacon. What legends. Then babys dad. |