Do you believe that a person should wait until after the first trimester to tell anyone your pregnant?
2006-07-31 05:08:28 · 40 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
Tell your partner first, soon, and in person. If you have a history of miscarraiges, then you may want to wait until after the first trimester to tell everyone else, otherwise, tell people when you're ready. Good luck!
2006-07-31 05:13:26 · answer #1 · answered by kameka 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Id tell the partner. And with my first pregnancy my husband knew but we were waiting to tell the family after the first trimester and I miscarried so the first they knew of it I was in a hospital I never did that again with my next 2 I told everyone right away.
2006-07-31 06:34:37 · answer #2 · answered by ♥ to ...... 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you mean partner as in your baby's daddy then he should be first no question about it. If you mean partner as in your business partner then that is your discretion. Will the family know if people at work know before you? If not then what do you have to worry about...they won't even know that they might want to be mad about not knowing first. I waited until after 3 months to tell my family and work on both of my babies...but there are many here at work that tell the first week they know. I chose not to tell because if I miscarried I didn't want to go thru the awful deed of telling everyone what had happened and then have to deal with all of the "I'm sorry's" that would follow. The downfall was that nobody understood why I felt so puny, I had to pretend to feel better than I felt, and I wasn't getting any of the concessions I got after the announcement (like people keeping coffee smells away from me). On the other hand I didn't have people always looking for the baby bump to show up, people had less time to give unsolicited advice, and people at work didn't start paying extra attention to me as early (which is good in my office since my boss doesn't like pregnant ladies and even goes so far as to shun them for the duration of the pregnancy).
2006-07-31 05:22:49 · answer #3 · answered by JordanB 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your partner should know right away...everyone else should wait. If (God forbid) you should have a miscarriage in your first trimester it is much easier if the whole world isn't constantly asking you about it. Therefore I would say hold off on telling anyone other than your partner until after about 12 weeks to be on the safe side.
2006-07-31 06:11:07 · answer #4 · answered by totspotathome 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most people who choose to wait till after the first trimester are waiting for the highest risk of miscarriage to pass. If you miscarried, you would have to face the questions of how your pregnancy is going from people who didnt know it miscarried, and you would have to tell everyone that you were no longer going to have a baby.
If you are married to the father, then by all means tell him first. If you are unmarried and/or living at home, then you should consider what is best for you if you tell your parents first or the partner. I would recommend the parents, in that case.
2006-07-31 05:19:56 · answer #5 · answered by Strange question... 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No Brainer here - You tell the partner first
No I personally do not believe a person should wait ANY length of time to tell anyone they are pregnant. You may wait to tell certain people for whatever reason and that's fine if that's how your life plays out. I don't think there should be any SPECIFIC time frame to tell people though. Whatever fits the person who is pregnant and the partner's way of life...
2006-07-31 05:13:34 · answer #6 · answered by nickster51875 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell your partner. You can hold off on telling anyone else till the 2nd trimester when the risk of miscarriage drops.....that's the advice I was given. Of course I was too happy to wait though! Congratulations!
2006-07-31 05:12:26 · answer #7 · answered by mememe 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you should tell your partner but wait til your out of the first trimester to tell the rest of the family...
2006-07-31 05:12:14 · answer #8 · answered by pab7 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would tell the partner first, then family. I would only wait until after the first trimester to tell my boss/coworkers.
2006-07-31 05:12:11 · answer #9 · answered by Jennifer L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think you should share it with your partner ASAP! that way if it's unexpected, you both can deal with it together. if it's something you've been working for, then don't keep the news from them!!!
we told our families fairly soon after we found out. it probably took about 2-3 weeks to tell them, so it was about 5-6 weeks into the pregnancy before we told most people.
it's all about what YOU guys are comfortable with. some wait, some don't, but i definitely think you should tell your partner as soon as you think you are!
congrats and take care.
2006-07-31 05:18:01 · answer #10 · answered by joey322 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋