When would you tell your family that you are pregnant?

I told my family that I was pregnant on the 5th or 6th week. I told them immediately because it was my first baby and I didn't know what to expect. I wanted someone to help me out through the pregnancy, so I immediately told my husband right after I used the pregnancy kit test, and my parents some hours after that.

Yes i think there is nothing wrong to tell your closest relatives as soon as you know. There is an element of happiness which cannot be disguised especially with parents, brothers and sisters. I think I told my parents and in laws when i was barely 7 weeks!

i didn't find out that i was pregnant with my first daughter til 1 was a couple of months, then i had a miscarriage at 3 months with our second child and with our youngest daughter, we waited til i was 3 months.

I think it is sensible to tell my close members of my family if I am pregnant. At 4 to 5 weeks pregnancy I keep the news to myself. I announce it at 8 to 12 weeks. I think that is better to wait until after the 12 week scan to announce it to my family if I am concerned with any bleeding. Some ladies suffer a miscarriage and it can be ever so upsetting for them. I announced my pregnancy after 12 weeks when I was expecting my daughter. People's first reactions asked if I was expecting another disabled baby. My toddler son has got spina bifida and hydrocephalus. My baby daughter is normal and healthy. Congratulations to your cousin on her pregnancy.

I have heard of the 12 wek rule too and would maybe wait this long to tell wider family and friends, but I think I would be so excited, I would have to tell my parents straight away! I have 4 children all born in the 1990s and I remember ringing my parents to tell them the news soon after I knew it myself.