Hellobee Boards Topic: Did you tell people your due date?

Hellobee Boards Topic: Did you tell people your due date? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 25 Apr 2026 18:25:58 +0000 mamimami on "Did you tell people your due date?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-tell-people-your-due-date#post-265337 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 07:55:54 +0000 mamimami 265337@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I tell the month first, but then I give the date if asked. Last time my babe came two weeks before the EDD so I didn't have to deal with any annoying questions. If I happen to go over this time and it gets annoying I guess I'll just stop answering the phone and e-mails! I don't thin it's a big deal. Most people ask but they don't REALLY care or remember. hellobeeboston on "Did you tell people your due date?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-tell-people-your-due-date#post-265308 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 07:09:44 +0000 hellobeeboston 265308@https://boards.hellobee.com/ People always ask me and I just say the month, only close friends and family know the exact day. GroovFlowr on "Did you tell people your due date?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-tell-people-your-due-date#post-265303 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 06:47:20 +0000 GroovFlowr 265303@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We haven't told anyone but my Mom and assorted [non-OB] medical people (dentist, chiropractor, etc.) yet. No one's asked yet but my Mom, and we just told her "late February/early March." It's driving her crazy that we won't give her a specific date, but I explained to her that it's just an estimate anyway. "Right, I know that," she said. "Okay, so if it's an estimate with a range attached to it, what's wrong with just giving the range?" Maybe it's my weird science brain - we're also listing the week we're in as an algebraic equation of "(2 + x) weeks" because my cycle is longer than 28 days by almost a week, and the doctors already didn't listen to me when I told them that at the beginning and then were surprised when the first ultrasound measured several days off of their original EDD, albeit right in line with mine - but to me the range is more accurate an estimate than one date in that range. And I find it annoying already in non-pregnancy related topics how people ask questions in a small talk capacity and don't really pay attention to the answers anyway. So maybe, if it's not an easy answer that they want to hear, they'll remember better or learn not to ask. cupcakemama on "Did you tell people your due date?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-tell-people-your-due-date#post-137861 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:09:51 +0000 cupcakemama 137861@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We told people our EDD. Most people don't remember the exact date. I went a week over and found that most people are also sensitive enough not to keep asking how it's going. People generally realise that it's not an exact science and babies arrive when they are ready. For me personally keeping my EDD secret would have been strange. purrpletulips on "Did you tell people your due date?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-tell-people-your-due-date#post-137390 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:16:07 +0000 purrpletulips 137390@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I'm due 9/16 but usually just tell people "mid-September" bushelandapeck on "Did you tell people your due date?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-tell-people-your-due-date#post-134264 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:50:38 +0000 bushelandapeck 134264@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We tell most people the beginning of August. Some we tell the EDD of 8/7, some I say somewhere around 8/5 ish. People seem to know it's not an exact science but for some reason everyone is really interested in knowing the specific date. heffalump on "Did you tell people your due date?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-tell-people-your-due-date#post-134258 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:45:11 +0000 heffalump 134258@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I feel like people would want to know. You could always lie and tell them a week later. Even when they knew my due date everyone still got very annoying when I reached full term. I always had to tell people that lo could stay in my belly as long as she wanted to, and I wanted her to stay in there so I knew she was fully cooked! CarrieLouWho on "Did you tell people your due date?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-tell-people-your-due-date#post-134084 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:59:35 +0000 CarrieLouWho 134084@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We have kept our due date secret from friends and family, we just say we are due at the beginning of October. Almost everyone just goes with that. If someone asks for the specific day, I just say we aren't telling b/c it's an estimate, not a given. That usually satisfies everyone. It has driven my mom insane. She wants to know when to take off work to come stay with us. I keep telling her it doesn't matter b/c we could be 2 weeks early or 2 weeks late... we'll know more once it gets closer! If you don't want to tell, then don't. Just say we're due beginning/middle/end of this month and keep it at that! MusicaV on "Did you tell people your due date?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-tell-people-your-due-date#post-133978 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:21:24 +0000 MusicaV 133978@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My mom suggested that I say "end of September" instead of "September 23," so people don't obsess about the date as it gets closer. "End of September" is my standard answer, but if someone asks specifically, I'll say the 23rd. I agree with PP though, people are going to forget. LuLu Mom on "Did you tell people your due date?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-tell-people-your-due-date#post-133774 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 09:49:04 +0000 LuLu Mom 133774@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes we tell people, most people realize it is just an estimation. I think it would be next to impossible to keep that from people! Rubies on "Did you tell people your due date?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-tell-people-your-due-date#post-133741 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 09:11:13 +0000 Rubies 133741@https://boards.hellobee.com/ When people asked when I was due I said, "At the very end of July" and if they pressed me further I told them the actual date. No one seemed to really remember or care (except my mom and MIL!). regberadaisy on "Did you tell people your due date?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-tell-people-your-due-date#post-133725 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 08:59:34 +0000 regberadaisy 133725@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I did but honestly people forget. No one remembers your due date like you and your husband. Towards the end when people asked me again I just said end of April, something vague. Modern Daisy on "Did you tell people your due date?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-tell-people-your-due-date#post-133719 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 08:56:08 +0000 Modern Daisy 133719@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yeah, I cant' really see a way to get around this question. That's all anyone wants to know other than the sex. But when I was planning my wedding and people asked when it was I'd just say "June" if they weren't going to be invited. So that might work for the due date question too! mediagirl on "Did you tell people your due date?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-tell-people-your-due-date#post-133641 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 07:28:02 +0000 mediagirl 133641@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Like @pastemoo said, you'll get asked that question over and over again. I would tell people. When you're getting close, you can just narrow it down to the month. Really, people will look at you weird if you don't answer them when they ask when you're due. :-) aunt pol on "Did you tell people your due date?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-tell-people-your-due-date#post-133592 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 03:37:27 +0000 aunt pol 133592@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I can't really see how you can avoid it, either. Mine is a bit woolly cos I've an irregular cycle, and cos its twins it's so much shorter, and I seem to have a final date rather than a due date. I've begun telling people how many weeks we have left, in some small hope the babas are listening and decide to stay put that long! Minnie_Girl on "Did you tell people your due date?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-tell-people-your-due-date#post-133568 Sun, 22 Apr 2012 22:10:50 +0000 Minnie_Girl 133568@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Grace: Haha...I will admit, I have seriously thought about doing that! I just don't see how it's anyone's business. Asking for a specific date seems so impolite, like asking how many carats a woman's engagement ring is. Do you really need to know? Are you delivering my child or something? Do you realize how inaccurate EDDs are? So ridiculous! googly-eyes on "Did you tell people your due date?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-tell-people-your-due-date#post-133557 Sun, 22 Apr 2012 21:34:51 +0000 googly-eyes 133557@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Not really.. There's also a four day difference between the doctor's date based on measurements around six weeks, and what the machine said based on my 12 week ultrasound.. The doctor did say that it would change a little with different appointments, so I just say "mid" my due month. ETA Or, I just say the month. mrsjyw on "Did you tell people your due date?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-tell-people-your-due-date#post-133540 Sun, 22 Apr 2012 20:58:43 +0000 mrsjyw 133540@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We've told, but we're so early on no one remembers besides the month (Nov).... plus, our EDD may change at our next appt since I was so early on at our first dating u/s Mrs. Sunglasses on "Did you tell people your due date?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-tell-people-your-due-date#post-133492 Sun, 22 Apr 2012 20:10:23 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 133492@https://boards.hellobee.com/ i told people. but it was more of a due date week... seeing the "dates" didn't correspond with the ultrasound and date of conception. JessicaMcB on "Did you tell people your due date?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-tell-people-your-due-date#post-133491 Sun, 22 Apr 2012 20:10:23 +0000 JessicaMcB 133491@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I only tell people who ask to avoid this very problem and to avoid hearing for the eight millionth time "Oh, that's your SIL's birthday!". winniebee on "Did you tell people your due date?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-tell-people-your-due-date#post-133487 Sun, 22 Apr 2012 20:08:05 +0000 winniebee 133487@https://boards.hellobee.com/ For people who really cared to know I told them. Otherwise I jut say "end of May". Easier that way! Mrs. Tutu on "Did you tell people your due date?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-tell-people-your-due-date#post-133470 Sun, 22 Apr 2012 19:54:14 +0000 Mrs. Tutu 133470@https://boards.hellobee.com/ It's so hard to tell people when we are expecting our little one to arrive because we are adopting. It's a little different than being pregnant, I wish the answers were more simple. Whenever I do get pregnant, I will for sure tell people our due date! chopsuey on "Did you tell people your due date?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-tell-people-your-due-date#post-133460 Sun, 22 Apr 2012 19:32:07 +0000 chopsuey 133460@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yep. It's usually the first thing people ask! DillonLion on "Did you tell people your due date?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-tell-people-your-due-date#post-133449 Sun, 22 Apr 2012 19:14:54 +0000 DillonLion 133449@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I've just started saying I'm due on Black Friday so they hopefully don't remember/figure out the date Mrs. Pen on "Did you tell people your due date?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-tell-people-your-due-date#post-133414 Sun, 22 Apr 2012 18:33:58 +0000 Mrs. Pen 133414@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Honestly no one other than my close family even remembered my EDD! So even if I had made it to my due date, I doubt anyone would have wrote me messages about being overdue. Also, everyone asks that question right away! No way to avoid it I think. autumnlove on "Did you tell people your due date?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-tell-people-your-due-date#post-133399 Sun, 22 Apr 2012 18:01:38 +0000 autumnlove 133399@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I always said around Christmas. Grace on "Did you tell people your due date?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-tell-people-your-due-date#post-133397 Sun, 22 Apr 2012 17:56:57 +0000 Grace 133397@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Heehee, you could always lie and tell them a date 2 weeks after your real due date. pastemoo on "Did you tell people your due date?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-tell-people-your-due-date#post-133395 Sun, 22 Apr 2012 17:52:20 +0000 pastemoo 133395@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @lemondrop: hahahh! Sometimes I say "4 more weeks," or "I'm 8 months" and sometimes I say "in May" or "May 21" It's faster than anything else. I'm already getting the "you'll pop any day now" comments, so my actual due date is irrelevant I guess. lemondrop on "Did you tell people your due date?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-tell-people-your-due-date#post-133392 Sun, 22 Apr 2012 17:47:29 +0000 lemondrop 133392@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I always said "mid-January" but plenty of people kept asking for an exact date, along with boy or girl, and names. It sure is a silly hang up wanting to know the exact day since most babies aren't born on their due date... I've always wondered if people were trying to count back to the conception date ;) MamaMoose on "Did you tell people your due date?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-tell-people-your-due-date#post-133379 Sun, 22 Apr 2012 17:17:44 +0000 MamaMoose 133379@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I'm due Nov 27th so when people ask when I'm due I just say "right around Thanksgiving"