Telling the family about being pregnant

Nearing the middle of the second trimester. Someone got there first though

I honestly don't remember when I told my mom I was pregnant either time, but I have a good relationship with my mom, so I know it was pretty early on both times either late 1st trimester or early 2nd trimester.
HOWEVER, no one is entitled to your medical status. If you don't want to tell your mom, you don't have to. You don't have to make it a big thing. You can wait until you are showing or wait until you are together and she offers you alcohol or something and just say "Oh I can't. I'm pregnant."

So the first time I waited until after the first trimester, because that’s when the risk of miscarriage is highest and I didn’t want to get everyone’s hopes up then have to share the miscarriage news.

But I suffer from hyperemisis , so it’s really difficult to hide the pregnancy when I’m so sick, so this time told them around 7 weeks x

For my first pregnancy, I said it right away and I wish I would’ve waited. It would’ve saved me a lot of mental health issues I ended up having during the pregnancy. For my second, I just said it after the first trimester!

I told at about 7 weeks, we were going on holiday to center parcs and I knew I’d have to be careful in the pools etc, that was also the week I started getting symptoms (morning sickness etc)

Hey there! I also was feeling scared to tell my family, thinking they might not react in a positive way. I told them just after my 12 week scan and was surprised with so much love and positivity, what a relief. I'm glad I waited until the 2nd trimester tho.

Pregnancy 1: after my 12 week scan

Pregnancy 2: FaceTimed after eloping at 14 weeks pregnant, double whammy

First baby we told them at about 6-7 weeks. It was Covid and I had to change my job role because of being pregnant so they would’ve asked questions

Second we told them at 8 weeks when we had had a scan

About 13/14 weeks after the low risk results for the different syndromes. Pregnancy was very much planned (IVF), we just didn’t want to get people’s hopes up and then there be an issue.

I'd say if you think the conversation is going to be negative from her (for a not valid reason), protect your own sanity and the health of your baby from the stress and don't tell her until you're further along.

I was on FaceTime with my mom when I took my pregnancy test.

I told family really early around 6 weeks but if I could do it again I would wait till 12 weeks.

I told my mam after 3 days as there was a lot of bad situations going on in my relationship where I had to tell my mam but I wouldn’t have waited any longer to tell her as it helped me so much x

I told immediate family before 7 weeks. I wanted them to know so we had support if anything was to go wrong etc

I told my mom when I was around four weeks and she told everybody in the family because she thought that they would support me through my pregnancy and when I gave birth which my family is not supporting me, but they support other people who have babies in the family if I could go back in time, I would just not tell anyone

I told my mum with my first just at 12 weeks. Well we didn't tell anyone until things were ok.

Second pregnancy told everyone (unfortunately had a MMC)

This pregnancy told most people around 12/13 weeks and even now some people don't know.

People all have different relationships with their mum but I personally wouldn't be scared as an adult. My life, I'll do what I want. Xx

I can't exactly remember when but mine wasn't planned either and I was horrified of telling my mum, thought my dad and sister would be a lot more understanding so I wanted to tell them first. I decided to tell them when I went over to Spain to see my sister with my dad... but I got morning sickness on the way and we was driving down in the car. So my dad went "are you pregnant or something???" And I just said yes, did not go well at all. It went better with my sister cause she always supports me. And when I got back I had a gift bag for my mum with a card, a vest that said "best nanny ever" and little bits. And it definetly went a lot better than with my dad, she was actually happy and excited to be a nanny whereas my dad thought I was wasting my life by having a baby at 23

I would personally not tell anyone about the pregnancy until the first trimester is over cz I don't want to take any stress in the initial days. So take time and tell them only when you are completely ready and if you want them involved in the whole pregnancy.🤗

Mine wasn't planned and they were very very against my whole pregnancy and my boyfriend so I remember when I told them initially they weren't happy and that made so stressed , especially with my pregnancy hormones,energy + this stress its just very hard .