Spreading the News
When to tell family and friends that you are pregnant
Telling everyone is a personal decision and depends on your circumstances and feelings.
You may be super excited about your pregnancy and ready to tell everyone. Or you may want to wait a while, a long while before telling everyone. Some people you may need to tell earlier, and others you may want to tell later.
You have your reasons. Here are others you may want to consider.
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Pros |
Cons |
| Telling Everyone Early |
- You can get support from others sooner than later
- You can get more help with information and decisions earlier
- Everyone can be excited with you from the beginning
- More time for others to jump in and offer to help or buy things
- More time to get recommendations about a good doctor or midwife
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- You may get more advice and input on your decisions for much longer than you want
- Someone may find out that you wanted to tell in person
- If you have the misfortune of miscarrying, everyone knew you were pregnant and you have to break that news also
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| Telling Everyone Later |
- You spend a little more time digesting your life change and better know your own feelings and better able to assert your needs and wants
- You can start making decisions without everybody’s 2 cents
- If you have a miscarriage, you don’t have to take back the pregnancy announcement
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- You don’t get support from others in the beginning of your pregnancy when you might need it most. No help/support from others
- If you miscarry everyone wonders why you are sad, and you may have to offer some explanation of suffer in silence
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A lot of women decide to wait to tell about their upcoming baby until after the first trimester when the chance of miscarriage drops drastically. Others wait until their belly starts to make it obvious.
Some people who you have to give special consideration to are
- your husband or boyfriend
- your other children
- your parents
- your boss
The bottom line is to remember that you should tell people when you (and your partner) feel comfortable sharing your news. You should tell them in ways that you want to tell without fear of what they will say or do, and most of all have fun.
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