When to Inform Family and Friends that You're Pregnant.

I think it is really up to the individual but with me, if I miscarried I wanted the support from family members. I didn't see the point in hiding my pregnancy and (if unlucky) hiding my grief. I fell pregnant after 14 months of fertility treatment so when I did find out at 6 weeks,I was busting to tell people. I told my parents that week as wel as my bosses at work and friends the next week.

I told my family as soon as I found out that I was pregnant. I wasn't worried about them knowing just in case I had a miscarriage. I mean, if I did miscarry then at least I would have all of thier support to help me through it. I think it is a personal choice with no right or wrong answer. My best friend kind of combined the two. She told me and her sister that she was pregnant as soon as she found out, but swore us to secrecy because she didn't want anyone else knowing in case she had a miscarriage. Once those 3 months passed then she told everyone. My doctors never said anything about telling people. It was my choice. Of course I was actaully already about 2 months pregnant when I really found out. I never paid attention to my menstrual cycle, so time just slipped by. I now have a wonderful 8 almost 9 year old daughter and she is just the best thing in my life.

i am still pregnant also but i can say that once i've known it,i'll tell my family at once becauce there's no reason not to tell them. and they are waiting for me to have one now at my age.

I dont know how they would have been able to keep that a secret for so long, i tried to keep it a secret for 4 days and i was bursting out of my skin with excitement and could not do it , i ended up calling everyone the day after i found out.

I can only speak for myself, and I would tell my family before three months. If something WOULD happen I would want my close family to know that too so I could get support.

I told my parents right away with the first because it was their first grandchild. They were there for me every step of the way, right down to me being in labor 9 months later. Mom packed sandwiches and a flask of coffee for her and my Dad, and they camped out in the labor ward waiting room for the entire night till I gave birth in the early hours of the morning. With my second and third I told them as soon as I found out, but it wasn't as exciting as my first - till we found out that my sister was pregnant with her first and my Dads wife's daughter with her first .... all three babies were born within 3 weeks of each other!

We found out on Dec 12, and told everyone on Christmas day. There is no way I could have waited 3 months! Fortunately we never had to deal with a miscarriage, but the support would've been nice if that would have happened.

right away, dont worry about waiting, the risk of miscarrying is slim, you cant listen to other peoples horror stories enjoy your pregnancy form the first week to the last!

Its better to tell them as early as possible, but tell your husband first, these 3 months are to make sure its positive, need not wait that long, so that the family takes care of you from the day you come to know of it. Life on earth is one of the greatest miracle of God. very few people know of this fact.

I didn't havethat choice. I was one of those people who had morning sickness from the first week! besides, I lived in a small town with my first two, and one of the secretaries wasfriends with my ex's sister. Ite unethical, but it happens all thetimein small towns. With my third, I lived with my sister, no hiding morning sickness from someone who shares a bathroom

Actually this cannot be kept as a secret. Yeah I have heard that first time prgnancy are more risk. But as soon as they know they are conceived they would sure share their happiness with their parents and whoever they are very close with. Only if there is any complications in their pregnancy sometimes they will be in medication and complete rest for 3 months as adviced by doctors and then they can tell to their friend.

If it's an unplanned pregnancy, like premarital, then most women don't tell until it's obvious, but it I ever would get pregnant, I'dd tell the world the first opportunity I can get!!!!

Well if I have a miscarriage (and I've had three), I tend to want the support of my family ... so I tell immediate family straight away. And "lesser" outside family once I'm showing.

When I am pregnant I usually find out around 6wks along. I will tell my parents about it but that is it. I have had a miscarriage and told everyone about the pregnancy and it was awful having to go back and tell everyone that we had lost the baby. I say on the safe side it is best to wait 12wks.

I was once pregnant and from the moment i saw the pregnancy test kit showing positive?i could not help myself to tell my husband and my parents that i am pregnant!why should i keep it secret?everybody should know so that they could take good care of me,love me.if everybody is happy for your preganncy,your baby will be a happy person as grandma said. But if someone is pregnant who is illegally married,well!she should decide wether to tell or just keep it secret!

I was once pregnat,and from the moment i've seen the pregnancy test kit showing positive,i could not help myself telling my husband!why should i keep it secret?they should know my situation so that they could good take care of me..When everybody is happy for your pregnancy,your baby will be a happy person and ofcourse beautiful/handsome as grandmother said. But if someone became pregnant but she is not legally married?She should wether she will tell or keep it secret!

When I got pregnant the first time, we told everyone immediately! We were just so excited! When she was 3, we tried again and got pregnant. Again, we told everyone. Unfortunately, I did have a miscarriage. It was so hard going back and telling everyone that we had lost it... I'd have people coming up to me months afterwards making comments about the fact that I wasn't showing yet... they didn't mean it meanly, but it still hurt. So then when we got pregnant again, we didn't tell anyone until after 3 months. That one turned out great and our girls are now 16 and 13 :)

My daughter told me as soon as she found out. I was so happy for her. Her son is now 2 years old. She is pregnant again and due March 20th. I cant wait to be there with her.

For me it would be too hard to keep a secret.

I told my mom the day after taking the home pregnancy test. I am now 21 weeks, and we haven't told my dad (parents are divorced) or hubby's mom (again, parents are divorced). I plan on telling my dad the next time I see him, because I think it would be tacky to tell him over the phone considering we live in the same city. It was not difficult to keep it a secret because I don't see him too often as he is out of town about 90% of the time. I procrastinated and didn't go to the doc till 13 weeks, but he said everything looked great and never said that I shouldn't be telling whoever I wanted. I don't know if first pregnancies are more of a risk or not, I think it only matters if you have had a previous miscarriage. And of course the older you get the higher the risk. Congrats, and Good Luck!!!