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Hi everyone, I just found out about 4 days ago that me and hubby are now expecting. I’ve heard a lot of controversy over how you shouldn’t get too excited until the 12th week, i’m doing my best to not get in my own head but this is my first and we haven’t announced to the family/friends yet. Basically any advice would be amazing, thank you in advance 🌸✨🥰

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I’m not a fan of the wait to tell. I told at like 8-9ish weeks. Reason I don’t like the idea of not telling is because of how common it is but it’s played out to be uncommon cause NOONE talks about it. Why should a mother to be who just went through a miscarriage hold in all that sadness and grieve alone? God forbid If something bad happens I would 110% want to be able to lean on my friends and family for support. You tell when YOU want to, not when some out dated rule tells you to.

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It’s not wrong to be excited! When I found out I was pregnant I was excited and told work mainly because I had to lol and at 5 weeks went on leave to see family and announced then because it was more special to me to announce in person and if it happened to end in a miscarriage I didn’t mind family knowing

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Healthy to be excited among the two of you. :) dont tell any one to make it easier if the 1 in 4 happens. Dont buy until 12 weeks is my suggestion (trust me people buy you plenty) we announced on fb at 15 or 16 weeks. I told my mom I was pregnant because I have a rare autoimmune bloodclotting disorder that can cause organ failure and miscarriage. Needed my mom lol. Just have fun learning right now. What stretches to do (cause trust me the 3rd trimester is not forgiving if you dont) and what is safe to eat. Get on a prenatal, get a doc appointment, talk to your hubby to find out if you wanna do the genetic testing. Its through your blood and non invasive. Basically goes over what is the likelyhood of down syndrome and gender. I've known couples who announced early and miscarried then announced early again. It just depends on what YOU think you can handle. Telling people "well no baby" might hurt you more than others or hurt you less than others.

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Congrats!! Enjoy your pregnancy, even the not so fun aspects. I personally wait until I feel like I'm in a "safe" stage of pregnancy. It's incredibly difficult to unannounce a pregnancy (know this from personal experience ) in the event of a loss, but some people want to celebrate that baby as well, so definitely a personal choice. Whatever you feel is best!!

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