When should we announce our pregnancy?

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When should we announce our pregnancy?

mixareynolds

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11th Week

When should we announce our pregnancy? | 10/16/09 11:05 AM

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Hello Ladies,

We are currently 7 weeks pregnant today. We're very excited but also verry nervous. My husband and I have been married for 7 years. When we decided to have a baby, we got pregnant right away this was last year. When I was 22 weeks pregnant, I went into labor and our baby didn't survive through the day. It was the most devastating thing we had ever gone through! Doctors say there is no reason for the loss and said we could get pregnant again. Here we are..a year later and now are having a baby again! We want to tell our family but not sure how long to wait before it's ok. We were thinking of waiting until 3 months but then I wonder if I should wait to tell them longer. Is 3 months the right time to share your good news? Or should we wait at least 4 months to share?

Jennominal

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RE: When should we announce our pregnancy? | 10/16/09 2:35 PM as a reply to mixareynolds.

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Congratulations...I went through a similar situation last year...I was only 16 weeks though. I personally waited until 14 weeks this time to let the cat out of the bag to everyone. Except for close family and friends I needed for support. It was so hard though. It is really up to you. But I didn't want to go through having to tell people it didn't work out again if I lost it. So I would wait at least a few

more weeks. Good Luck and I wish you the best.

cgripon

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RE: When should we announce our pregnancy? | 10/17/09 6:52 AM as a reply to Jennominal.

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After miscarrying at 9 weeks during our first pregnancy we decided to wait until the 2nd trimester before telling our friends and family we were pregnant again.It was really hard for me not to have the emotional support during all of the morning sickness, emotional changes, worries, and tiredness.

redfarkle

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RE: When should we announce our pregnancy? | 11/4/09 9:39 AM as a reply to mixareynolds.

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I am sorry to hear about your loss last year. Our twin girls passed away at 23wks4days due to my incompetenr cervix and deciding to try again is difficult in itself. I am due Jan 25th. We waited to tell until 15 weeks and knew that my cerclege was in place and no infections were detected. I was more afraid to tell people for their reactions. I was afraid everyone would assume we were over our girls and forget about them. When we told people I found it helpful to write it down in an email and start a blog for them to read. I was happy to know that with everything I did to prepare to share the news, everyone was understanding and realized that we weren't going to go into this pregnancy as naive as before. I wish you luck but remember to do what is right for you!

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