Did you tell people you're TTC?

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Hi everyone! I'm a pretty private person and only a few people know that my husband and I are TTC. I don't want to tell my whole family for two reasons. One, I really want it to be a surprise when it finally happens. And two, I would feel added pressure knowing that everyone was waiting for the news. What about everyone else? What are your experiences with telling or not telling?

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We haven't told and didn't for either of our first two. Don't want the extra pressure much rather talk to you ladies for support, going through the same things and sharing frustrations! TTC #3 for 2 months so far

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Just got married five months ago. Everyone and their mother asks us when we are going to have a baby. We just say if it happens it happens but only a couple people know we are really really trying.

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Only my immediate family. My mother in law has been itching for another grand-baby for a year now lol. We're trying to conceive baby #2... it's been a year now. Baby #1 took 5 months! I seek support about my questions and concerns here on glow on my TTC journey.

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No, it's personal

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I've just told my mum and my sister.

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In real life, some. I tend to look for online community for support. Like here, FB, and IG.

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I think my Dad knows (and is hoping when I do get pregnant it's a boy) because he's been looking at various baby stuff usually in the blues (saw a gorgeous Moses basket in the blue and told me how cute it was).
My youngest sister knows because we're really close and often talk, and it was mentioned one day.
And my Godmother knows because she asked what she could get me for my birthday, and my OH said "maybe baby stuff?", she asked if we were trying and we said yes.
Other than that, no one lol

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I never told anyone I'm TTC but I'm the only one married in my family and they know we don't use any birth control so it's like they are always waiting for us to announce but never in a good way. I'm not close with my family so I will not tell them until I absolutely can't hide it anymore just like hubs family (except his sister) I don't want them to know. It's nice just having this to ourselves.

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Only 2 ppl know about DF & I trying to conceive - my best friend (who just recently had her daughter) & my soon to be father in law. DF & I just wanna keep it pretty quiet. TTC has been stressful enough for the 2 of us (going on 8mo.) So the added pressure of everyone else knowing is a bit much.

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We didn't tell anyone at first. However when we got pregnant the first time we told a few very close family and friends. Shortly after I mc so now those folks know that we're TTC. I'm normally a very private person so I don't like them knowing but that was a risk we took. Thankfully no one has been rude enough to ask how it is going or anything awkward like that since then.

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