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When will you tell everyone?
How long after your BFP will you tell everyone?
I don't want "people" to know till I've reached 12 weeks, but I would like close family and friends to know a bit before. Don't want MIL to know too soon though as she'll spread it around everyone and that'll really annoy me! When we got engaged we called her, then tried my mum and then called hubby's grandmother - who already knew! Apparently us getting engaged was the MIL's " news to tell"!!
I also like the idea of just me and hubby knowing for a little while, it'd be an ace secret
I don't want "people" to know till I've reached 12 weeks, but I would like close family and friends to know a bit before. Don't want MIL to know too soon though as she'll spread it around everyone and that'll really annoy me! When we got engaged we called her, then tried my mum and then called hubby's grandmother - who already knew! Apparently us getting engaged was the MIL's " news to tell"!!
I also like the idea of just me and hubby knowing for a little while, it'd be an ace secret
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but i felt quite under pressure because everyone was getting so excited for me and they wanted to tell others but i wanted to wait until 12 week scan. i couldn't cope with their pressure/excitement any more as i wanted to be excited too and i went for early scan at 10weeks but it was bad news
so basically if i get bfp we have decided not to tell anyone until at least the 12 week scan!!! longer if poss! as you say it would be a nice little secret to have
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I doubt I could keep a secret for that long, but then I suppose the first 4 has already gone....
I thought it would be really hard to keep it in as i was so excited but i actually enjoyed having something so lovely just between me and dh. So i agree with you gypsy i would keep it secret again until after 12 weeks.
Plus it's nice to show your scan pics off when you tell people!!
Maxi xxx
I would like to tell all the immediate family together, but I'd never get them all in the same room at once! I'm hating the idea of having to tell someone before someone else!
i would actually love to tell my family after 20 weeks if we have found out the sex (if i could hide it that long) but i know it would be too tempting to say something or it might be obvious before then! although if got bfp this/next month then i could hide under baggy winter clothes come november time!!
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i'd like to wait till 12 weeks but hubby is worse than a woman and i just know he'll tell everyone. he's rubbish with secrets and he loves a bit of gossip. he buys me the heat magazine every week then takes it off me so he can read the gossip.
i think i'll be quite good at keeping it quiet but i can just see him now with a dopey grin on his face making it obvious for people to guess. lol
mrs_e, good plan. I think I'd rather be pregnant over winter than summer - but then I do love the idea of dressing a baby up in snuggly winter clothes....I just want a baby!!!
I went into work on my hols yesterday(to get weighed on the ward scales)and the first person I saw said 'I had a dream about you last night-you were pg-are you?' LOL!!!xx