Hellobee

I suck at secret keeping. A lot of people know that we are trying and that we might have a family ‘soon’. Well, we are on cycle 7 of TTC. I hope they have just forgotten by now.

I have an idea of how to tell my husband. I think I can hold out.

When we got pregnant with our take-home baby we waited forever. I was 22w when I showed up to a work picnic with a big ole’ belly (I work remotely so no one knew)!

We told immediate family within 2 days of finding out, then we told all our wedding guests 3 weeks later in the grooms speech

First time I told everyone after the 8 week ultrasound. Sadly, I had a miscarriage. This time I’m 13 weeks and we plan on telling our moms on mother’s day.

A few friends we just told and some have guessed since I’m not drinking, but other than that I’m hoping to not tell anyone until about 21 weeks… especially work, We are going to be going to Europe at 19 weeks so I wanted to wait until we got back to tell most people! It’s hard not to tell though!

We just found out on Friday that we’re expecting. We were staying with friends and told them immediately. I also called my sister immediately. Other than that, nobody knows. I’m dying to tell my mom, but want to wait until at least after our first doctor’s appointment (at 8w 5d). But then I know that if we tell her, my husband will want to tell his mom and she can’t keep her mouth shut and then ALL of the aunts, uncles, cousins, cats, neighbors, etc, will know. So I have a feeling we’ll just keep it a total secret until 11-12 weeks. Which will be complete torture for me!

I wanted to tell my hubs in a cute way, too, but ended up dragging him out of bed (he was a little sick and had just taken some Nyquil) to tell him there was a cockroach in the bathroom. He was grumpy (“Jeez, babe, GROW UP!” when I told him I was too scared to kill it myself and was annoyed that we had a cockroach problem now), and couldn’t make out the fact that I had two positive pregnancy tests on the bathroom counter. LOL.

I told Wagon Sr. about the first pregnancy by texting him a picture of the positive pregnancy tests. I told my 3 best friends by giving them gifts: a “my auntie loves me” bib for each of them. We revealed on FB by just posting a pic of our ultrasound with “Guess Who?” as a caption.

I don’t even remember how I told Wagon Sr. about the second pregnancy… probably just over the phone? I told our closest friends the next day by throwing the positive pregnancy test onto the table. (Kinda gross now that I look back on that.) We revealed on FB with an ultrasound pic and the caption of “Girl.”

Our plan was to wait until 12 weeks, but it didn’t happen that way for us. We told my parents a few weeks after the BFP and DH parents after the 8 week ultrasound, and we asked them all to keep it quiet for a bit longer because we wanted to tell people ourselves. Then FIL goes and emails his whole family that we were expecting.

We ended up announcing to the rest of our families at 9 weeks. We did a photo set up where DH asked everyone to pose for a gigantic family picture and had everyone, “Joy’s pregnant!” instead of “cheese!” It actually did work, and we have some really fun photos as a result.

I decided last minute to do a FB April Fool’s joke that wasn’t really a joke by posting a series of photos of DH and I in a strip like a photobooth– solo of me (J), solo of DH (A), together (A+J), surprised faces (+1!). Unfortunately, no one thought I was joking and everyone congratulated us right away.

My husband knew right away because I ran out of the bathroom and shoved my pregnancy test in his face asking if he could see a second line. Lol. Then we told my parents and that’s all who knew until our ultrasound at 7 weeks. Then we told a few close friends and my husband’s parents. Then told everyone else via Facebook at 13 weeks.

I just told DH both pregnancies without any fanfare.

We waited until at least 12 weeks to tell our families with both pregnancies. After we told our families we told friends/work: first time by announcing at a clambake we were holding and second time by putting LO in a “big sister” shirt and spinning her around in the desk chair.

Not long, I like you can not keep a secret. My DH did way better at it than I did. Everyone knew by 11 weeks.

Haha. We suck at secret keeping too! We told everyone right away.

We told family right away, but waited to tell anyone else. I’m glad because I ended up miscarrying the first time, so I was extra careful to wait to tell when I was pregnant with LO.

Your mom’s response was hilarious!!

I told my parents right away. They were in Hawaii on vacation, so I told them over the phone. We told Mr. Jumper’s parents a week later, at dinner.

I was high risk, and we wanted to keep the pregnancy a secret until we were three months along. We planned on sharing the news with extended family at Easter time. We never got the chance, though, because a family member told e-v-e-r-y-o-n-e.

Well at least you kept the “bathroom theme” when telling the hubs. ha.

I found out on Friday morning before work, but that afternoon I was leaving from work to visit my parents without DH. I told DH that morning as soon as I took the test. We had 20 minutes to squeal (quietly – we were at my in-laws) and secretly confide in my sister in law before I left.

I got to my parents and on Saturday my dad was in a foul mood. He had been unemployed and has a bad temper at times, so he was being really passive aggressive. I’ve always been the type to fight back, so I yelled that I didn’t need the stress. My dad yelled back that he didn’t either. So I retorted “well you aren’t pregnant!” and walked into the guest room and slammed the door, crying. There was a 5 second pause, then my dad and step mom burst into the room. Talk about giving my dad some perspective. Things were better after that and they were so happy for me. (To his credit, he had been unemployed for a while, to no fault of his own, and had been worrying over a call back that never came.)

Haha. I love that your told him while he was… indisposed. My husband came home from work and asked how I was feeling (I had told him I felt like crud earlier that day). I turned around and smiled at him like the cheshire cat. Yes, I had planned on some big to do with him, as well. That didn’t happen….Look hunny! Look at this test! Look at this one, too! Sigh.

I took the pregnancy test right after my husband left for work. His last words were don’t take the test (thought it was too early). I took it and went to women’s group. Along the way, I called back a friend and told her…then told my women’s group so they could pray, then told my husband when I got home. He gave me a high five. :! I called my mom and then since Mother’s Day was 2 weeks away so I told my family on that day! Facebook found out shortly after.

You guys all sound like MUCH better secret keepers than me! I’m impressed! We struggled to wait 12 hours, much less 12 weeks.

I wanted to wait until after my first OB appointment and make a fun announcement to our families on Father’s Day but I was so nauseous at my birthday dinner my sister and mom guessed right away.