I cant keep secrets to save my life!
2007-01-18 19:48:56 · 42 answers · asked by Friday 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
No such thing as bad or good luck. All luck is is chance, and you already know that chances are random in life.
2007-01-18 19:51:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every pregnancy is different and it is said that if anything is going to happen, it will happen within the first 3 months, that's why your not meant to say. With my first daughter, now 2, I didn't mention it to anyone apart from my partner until I was exactly 3 months. I'm now 34 weeks pregnant with my 2nd daughter and I did tell a couple of people before I was 3 months but they tell others and everyone knows and when you are 3 months and know you can tell people everyone already knows and your all excited and can't share the news. It personal preference but god forbid if anything did happen its hard with people keep asking you how you are and why you don't have a bump if you do miscarriage.
Good luck xx
2007-01-18 20:11:36 · answer #2 · answered by SARAH S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey hun, im going through the same thing!!! Im desperate to tell everyone (am 9 weeks) but dont think its a question of bad luck more a case of telling people and then the worst happening (because miscarriage is most common in the first 3 months) and then having to go back and tell all those people you told that you lost the baby. Well goodluck in whatever you decide to do xx
2007-01-18 20:20:00 · answer #3 · answered by doodlebip 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is nothing to do with bad luck. It is just that you and your baby are very vulnerable during the first twelve weeks of pregnancy, and most miscarriages occur during this period. To avoid causing an enthusiastic family member or close friend acute disappointment it is advisable to wait until the foetus is 12 weeks old, and more secure in your womb. before you relate the news to every one. An early miscarriage will be better faced if it only involves you and your partner. Good luck -every thing will be fine for you, your partner and your new baby.
2007-01-21 06:29:38 · answer #4 · answered by Maggie Ann 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not really bad luck.
But personally I dont tell people till after 4 months due to having lost two babies.
There is an old superstition that whilst pregnant you dont refer to the pregnancy in case the fairies 'steal' the baby. I think thats where the term 'I have a bun in the oven' came from. As you were to use other terms to talk about the pregnancy.
2007-01-18 20:05:45 · answer #5 · answered by Monkey Magic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not bad luck but in the event you have a miscarriage it might make it hard to have to go back to the people you told and explain that you are no longer pregnant.
If you need to tell people, just do it! I could never wait until I was 3 months pregnant.
2007-01-18 19:53:28 · answer #6 · answered by wendysorangeblossoms 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think its really about bad luvk, i think it has more to do with being past the danger stage and having your first scan and knowin that everything is ok before you tell people incase there is a problem and you have family and friends asking for scan pictures and your worrying about the health of your unborn child
No matter what you deicde, good luck and congratulations
2007-01-22 09:13:26 · answer #7 · answered by Nimsay 06 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it's not bad luck. Some people just wait till the first trimester is over in case they lose the baby. It can save a lot of heartache and questions. Your odds of miscarrying are greatest in the first trimester. Once you enter the second trimester, those odds go down.
2007-01-18 19:54:35 · answer #8 · answered by Swim Mom 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
its just the 1st 3months are when anything can go wrong so best wait till ur scan so u know everything is ok, u don't want to tell people and then u get bad news, its not a nice thing to say but it would make it easier if something did happen, but it wont good luck.
2007-01-22 08:06:03 · answer #9 · answered by caroline f 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not "bad luck", but it might be better for you to wait. Your chance of miscarriage is much lower once you're at 12 weeks.
When I first found out I was pregnant with my son, I told several people right away. When I found out I was pregnant with my second, I told a few people, but I didn't tell quite as many. I ended up having a miscarriage when I was 7 weeks pregnant. I wish I hadn't told as many people as I did, even though I didn't tell very many.
The thing you have to remember is that everyone you tell will probably tell someone, too - even if they promise you they won't tell anyone. When I told my in laws, they told everyone they knew, even though we told them not to spread it around. It was really painful for me to have to tell so many people that I had miscarried.
2007-01-18 19:56:22 · answer #10 · answered by Smurfy Keeps Going and Going 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not bad luck, but generally, the risk of anything going wrong (whilst it's a very very small risk) is higher during the first three months.
It's a personal choice you have to make, but a lot of people do wait 'til three months before telling everyone.
2007-01-18 19:52:10 · answer #11 · answered by mark 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋