when did you tell your parents?

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Hi all! This is my first pregnancy. My husband and I are thrilled are going for our first appointment at 8 weeks on Monday. We're so eager to tell or families but want to be cautious too. When did you tell your parents the good news?!

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I tokd right away with my first children and this time waited till 8/9 weeks

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I waited until 13 weeks to tell my parents. Mainly because if something happened before that 12 mark when the chance of miscarriage drops, I felt like it would be easier for me to deal with without having a lot of people involved. Otherwise I would have told them sooner. We waited longer to tell my fiancé's parents, but that was more due to the fact that he has a rocky relationship with them and wasn't ready to tell them yet.

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I told mine at 8 weeks. Waited until after the first appointment.

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Just think about how you would feel about telling them about a possible miscarriage.  If you would tell them anyway and would want their support then go ahead and tell them as soon as you want.  If you would want time to deal with the loss in your own before talking about it with others then it's generally suggested you wait until the second trimester.
My first pregnancy we told our parents before we even had it confirmed by the doc and then we lost it right away.  My second pregnancy we decided to wait until about 9 weeks and unfortunately found out we lost the baby 3 days before we were going to tell them.  
This time we waited until 10 weeks at which point we had had 5 ultrasounds and were confident this was a healthy pregnancy (and we graduated from the fertility clinic at that point)

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We gave these to our moms and sat back while they figured it out!

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The day the test was positive....I'm not much of a secret keeper and feel I want people to be happy (and if the worst were to happen, be sad) with me!

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We told them about a week after we found out. But we didn't find out we were pregnant till about 5 or 6 weeks in. We gave them cards congratulating them on becoming grandparents with a picture of a fetus at 6 weeks. We then waited until almost the second trimester to tell everyone else. Which ended up being right around Christmas so we gave ornaments with ultrasounds in it to our family members.

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A baby is a baby from conception. Obviously not fully formed but a person nonetheless and EVERY person deserves to be loved and appreciated and wanted. That goes for baby's that are only a few weeks formed in their mamas bellies! I say, tell whenever you want and don't let the thought of losing a little life keep you from celebrating the good news! Congrats mama ☺️

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We told our parents after our fist dr appointment.  We gave each of them a frame with a copy of the sonogram.  I plan to update the images as we move through the pregnancy.  They are not allowed to tell people until the end of the first trimester

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Psh, we told my mom right away. She was thrilled. The entire family has k own since week 8. Whether you tell early or not, will have 0 impact on the future! Remember that, you're not promised these moments again.

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