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How do you not tell everyione walking by that you are pregnant?
So me and my husband had been trying for about 4-5months and I was honestly only taking the test this morning so I could bring the negative test to my Doc so he could run the ink/x-ray test (I really don't know what it is called lol) which he couldn't do until I got my period (for obvious reasons). Imagine my excitement when I got the "Pregnant" across the screen. I actually took 2 more after wards to make sure it wasn't a false positive lol, it seems to good to be true. I spoke with my Dr. who has me coming in next Monday but also confirmed the chance of me having 3 false positives was like 1 in a bajillion so I can be pretty sure I am in fact pregnant.
So I am obviously very excited but I heard you are not supposed to share with anyone for a few months? I will be honest I can't do it! I want to tell every person walking by because I am so excited. Any tips for not telling everyone you know? My BFF just had her baby last week and she told people right off the bat but someone said it is bad luck? I have never had any issues and have had every test under the sun recently and my Dr. actually said I was a great candidate for having kids as I am a taller, bigger build with no health issues.
We already told our parents and our best friends but I can' seem to hold this secret in anymore!! I want to tell my co-workers etc! Anyone jump the gun and tell people??
So my question is, I know you aren't supposed to tell everyone for a few months but how did you keep it yourself? I am so excited I want to tell everyone I see?? Is it ok to share with friends and family.
6 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Your chance of a miscarriage goes down by like 85% or something high once you see the babies heartbeat. So technically, if fear of miscarriage is why you're not telling people, you can tell them after your first ultrasound!! Which for me was at 7 weeks. You are probably already around 4 or 5 weeks. So you don't have that long to wait :) Congrats!!!!!!!!
- ♀B♀S♀Lv 71 decade ago
Congrats! So exciting.
With my first I had to start telling people before seven weeks - I was so sick, it was obvious something wasn't right. :)
With my second, I waited until I got it confirmed at 8 weeks. I had morning sickness this time around, too, but it didn't get really bad until after that 8-week appointment.
With both pregnancies, however, I told immediate family members right away.
You don't have to keep it to yourself - it's a choice a lot of people make based on the fact that about 15% of all pregnancies end in miscarriage (meaning you've got about an 85% chance of delivering a healthy baby within 40 weeks). After 8 weeks, the risk of miscarriage drops some, and after 12 weeks it drops to 2-3 percent and stays that way for the rest of the pregnancy.
Source(s): 36w 5d w/#2. - CorpCityGrlLv 71 decade ago
We didn't share with friends and family until we were about 3 months along because the risk of miscarriage in the first trimester is significantly high and we wanted to keep the news to ourselves for a little bit. To be honest with you, as excited as were (we had been trying for over a year so we were really excited) we have a tendency to keep things under wraps until we want to say something. It's not hard for us at all.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
You don't HAVE to keep it to yourself. Just if something were to happen, you have to tell these people that too. It was hard for me not to say anything. I told close friends and family, that way if something happened I'd feel comfortable talking to them. I'd try that, tell good friends and family .. they'll probably be excited enough to make up for anyone that doesn't know! Good Luck.
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- 1 decade ago
Why wouldn't you not tell them?! Of course it's okay to tell them! I have never heard that it is bad luck to share the news. When I found out I was pregnant, I told my fiance's parents right away and they were ecstatic! I wouldn't not tell someone just because of what you heard.
They'll be so happy that you told them, trust me.
Good Luck!
- 1 decade ago
It wasn't hard for me not to tell people at all, i'm still really young though and i didn't want people to find out i was having a baby