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Hey everyone! I’m super excited to announce at least on here that we are pregnant!!!! We’ve been praying for this baby for a while now and last night I finally took a test after being 4 days late. 
This is the hardest thing to keep secret! I just want to shout it at the top of my lungs! I know everyone is different and they say when you’re comfortable you should tell people. But I’ve know a few people in my life that have had a miscarriage and I it scares me. When is a good time to tell? The app says I’m 4 weeks and 2 days. 
And also on that note does anyone keep taking pregnancy test to make sure the lines are getting darker of that they don’t fade away?

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I feel like every baby deserves to be celebrated. And if VERY unfortunate things happen and you lose the baby, at least they were celebrated for a short time 💜

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I used to think that I would announce right away (after we told our family and best friends in person) but after having a miscarriage at 5 weeks in my first pregnancy I’m a bit more cautious. We are going to wait until the 6 week ultrasound to tell family and best friends and wait until 12 weeks for social media.
I believe every life is worth celebrating even if it doesn’t stick but I need to guard my heart a little this time.

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I could agree more, keeping this a secret is so hard!!! Maybe this sounds bad, but I also feel like our friends will figure it out the second I don’t order a glass of wine when we go out to dinner. 😬🍷😂 We are telling our parents and siblings this weekend (right about 6-weeks) but are waiting till 12-weeks to tell more people. To each his own though!!! In my mind, if we have a miscarriage, we are going to need a support system, so it was important our families knew. The good news is the chances of miscarriage drops to like 5% after you hit your second trimester (12-weeks.) Congrats!!!!!!

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Thank you everyone for your help! It’s greatly appreciated! I’m so excited! I am so thankful to have all of you guys here for this wonderful journey! I think we are going to tell the immediate family for now and wait to tell everyone else

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We said we would wait but it’s been a week and parents, siblings and close friends know now! 🙈 it’s so hard when your so happy! Ours is because we were literally waiting on our IVF pack coming through the door after 5 years of trying so it has shocked everyone lol do what feels right and congratulations! 🤗 xxx

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Were 5w 5d, our first, on the weekend 2 days after missed period i took 4 tests over 3 days and took another a week later the lines so much darker and i have more so ill keep using them weekly till the ob appt in 2 weeks lol! 
Were planning in telling hubbys parents this week or next week then im going to tell my bestie i am bursting and cant wait to tell all 3, as for everyone else will prob wait till after 12/13w and social/work im going to try drag out to at least 14-20w ☺️

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Vanessa I’m the same! We said we wouldn’t tell anyone yet then I promptly told 3 work colleagues, my best friends end and my sister... poops! Just do what feels right - I always wear my heart on sleeve so there was no hope!!!

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First of all, congratulations! It’s super exciting!
Don’t let other people’s history define your actions. If you haven’t had any miscarriages yourself I wouldn’t worry. Happy mama = happy baby....meaning less stress for you is less stress for the baby.
When I got pregnant with my son years ago, I found out when I was merely 4-5 weeks as well. I told close people, mostly in person. Not just family but friends too.
So do what makes you happy!
And as for this pregnancy, I tested once a day until my missed period day. Then since I never bled, I felt safe. We have told a few close friends and family that have been experiencing the highs and lows with us. We will tell more family when I’m 8-12 weeks. Then friends on social media at 20weeks. But that’s only for my own comfort and what I’m okay with. So moral of my little story is do what makes you and your significant other happy! If you want to shoot it out now! Go for it! (I was excited to do cute reveals with my family, so that’s another reason why we’re waiting a little longer)

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With my daughters pregnancy we told our parents and siblings almost immediately after finding out. We are horrible at keeping secrets! We didn’t announce to friends and co workers til about 10 weeks. I do believe it’s personal preference to what everyone feels comfortable with. I will say, my very first pregnancy we did a big reveal to our parents and then shared with our siblings & close friends. We wound up having a missed miscarriage around 10wks. And it was hard to handle everyone knowing at first. But after a couple of days it was nice to have people to lean on and talk to. Rather than suffer in silence & feeling alone. I hope this helps! Just do what makes you happy and feels right!

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