Too Excited to Wait...5 Weeks Pregnant and Told Everyone Already..

I told right away all three times ;). No harm in enjoying every season of pregnancy in my opinion!! Congrats!

Oh, no...you're not alone!! I know many people who have announced right away. I did weight until 3 months in, because my sisters had a history of many miscarriages. Many people don't wait, no big deal.

Congratulations!

With all 3 of my pregnancies I told my family right away. I was so excited or in the case of #3 so surprised that I had to share. All were great normal pregnancies. We did wait to broadcast it to everyone until I was 10-12 weeks.

With family and close friends, we told right away. Yes, there is a risk, but these are the people who would love and support us no matter what. I preferred to have their prayers with us AND to be able to talk to someone about it.

We waited until after our 12 week u/s to tell everyone else. Since we had a history of loss, we wanted to make sure all was well before telling people and making plans.

Congrats to you and best wishes!

congrats! We told everyone at 4 weeks, lol. We were too excited as well.

I've been pregnant 4 times. The one miscarriage I had was the only time we didn't tell everyone the day we got the positive test at home.
Honestly that was harder because people didn't even know I was pregnant when they learned I miscarried or didn't hear I miscarried when they learned I was pregnant.
Having everyone know right away would have saved us all of that hassle. And you have all your friends and family's support if something does go wrong.
I much prefer to blab it right away. Seems to have worked for the 3 kids I have :)

I've done it both ways. And yes I've been burned. 6 pregnancies in and only two kid to show for it, let me tell you what I learned the hard way; ONLY TELL PEOPLE YOU ARE COMFORTABLE UNTELLING. I know "untelling" is not a real word. If you can't keep it secret because you are an open person, at least just stick to close family and friends and tell them its not official yet so keep it on the down low! For the love of God don't do what I did: knowing it was a no no to blab early, I hid it from my family and friends, and then let it fly with people I barely knew, like the cashier at stores I frequented and acquaintances. Tell your inside circle not your outside circle if you are about to spontaneously combust.

Well, the deed is done so move along. You didn't jinx yourself or anything, things will go as they were always going to go.

Telling early does not make bad things happen. If it's your first baby, of course you're over the moon and want to tell the world! Congratulations! There's no rules about when you tell anyone. And like most others, you would have told people you were pregnant if something bad happened anyway, God forbid. I think I was about 6 weeks when I told my brother and dad, about 8 when I told my mom. Only reason I waited was because I knew she would not be happy about it, which I was right.

its a personal choice, not a rule to tell who you want and when. NO big deal. Its fun to tell and its a great feeling to see joy. Congrats.

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I get your are excited today! Yesterday, you had nerves. Today you realized this is good!! It's okay to celebrate! You are happy!! All the good vibes will be good for you!!

Yes, most people wait until after the 1st trimester to announce. But hey - you have NO CONTROL over what happens...so just roll with it!! Enjoy it!!

don't worry. nothing in life is a guarantee. Enjoy!

We tell close friends and family right away, but wait for the FB announcement until after the 8 week doctor appointment and ultrasound. Do what you're comfortable with! Congratulations!!

most of us tell the news the minute we know, it's pretty normal to do that. Its actually abnormal to hold back on the info. Congratulations!

Hi! I'm 5 weeks too and we just told our family and very close friends. If something happens, they would know anyway. I like having their prayers and well-wishes.

I'm just keeping it off FB for the time being. It's one thing to tell close family and friends, and another to tell the rest of the universe.

Congrats!

I told all my family and closest friends right away. In my opinion, if something were to happen I would have told them anyway. I wouldn't have kept it a secret even if nobody knew I was pregnant to begin with. So I told everyone right away :)

I never waited. Congratulations! if something happens you will have to cross that bridge then but lets not count on that happening or assume it will. One pregnancy really has nothing to do with the other. Mine were both fine. Enjoy!

It was figured out early - apparently my friends are all detectives. Once they found out and the the cat out of the bag I had to tell my family - it was before WE (my now fiancee and I) were ready. I would have rather waited and had my moment vs being gossip umongst friends - they were apparently trying to figure out how to tell us they all knew. I hope it all turns out well for you, I would just slow down on the baby news train for now until the first trimester passes.

I personally would not be comfortable with sharing news that early, but many people do. My best friend told everyone at 5 weeks long, and when I asked her about her decision, she said that the earlier she shared, the earlier people would be praying for her child.

We didn't tell anyone until 22 weeks (when I started to show). Congratulations :)

The only people we told before the end of the first trimester were our parents and siblings.

The general thinking is twofold. First, most miscarriages happen in the first trimester so after that you are generally considered "likely" to carry to full term. Second, the "old wives" would remind you that you should only share with "new joyful" news with people who you would also be comfortable sharing "sad" news with. Basically... you can't undo what you've already done, but for the next few weeks don't tell anyone else. If something bad happens, you will have to tell ALL of those people and deal with something that is overwhelmingly sad in a public way.

Congratulations and best wishes for a healthy pregnancy... and zip the lips for a few more weeks!