https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 25 Apr 2026 11:28:52 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-make-your-general-pregnancy-announcement/page/2#post-1965047 Mon, 01 Dec 2014 06:30:11 +0000 Dandelion 1965047@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With M, I waited until 20 weeks. I was really guarded from losing S. I didn't say anything else about it until M was born. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-make-your-general-pregnancy-announcement/page/2#post-1964931 Sun, 30 Nov 2014 23:19:57 +0000 fairy 1964931@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A few days before 12 wks and after I saw the ultrasound/saw &amp; heard the heartbeat. I was going to wait but I wanted to announce on a specific holiday. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-make-your-general-pregnancy-announcement/page/2#post-1964442 Sun, 30 Nov 2014 12:05:49 +0000 Chocoholic 1964442@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We waited till DS was here to put anything on social media. We are undecided if will will announce this pregnancy or wait until birth. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-make-your-general-pregnancy-announcement/page/2#post-1964076 Sat, 29 Nov 2014 21:20:48 +0000 cookiemomster 1964076@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I felt comfortable after hearing the heartbeat twice and having great repeat betas, so we ended up announcing the week before Christmas when I was ten weeks or so. We had a similar announcement idea, and people seemed to really like it: </p> [attach=4591/14/nftyip.600x362.image.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-make-your-general-pregnancy-announcement/page/2#post-1964072 Sat, 29 Nov 2014 21:12:44 +0000 namaste 1964072@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just started telling people at 13 weeks. I never mXr an official social media announcement. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-make-your-general-pregnancy-announcement/page/2#post-1964045 Sat, 29 Nov 2014 20:19:52 +0000 Mrs. D 1964045@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We told our moms the day we found out, he started telling EVERYONE he ran into the next day even though we'd discussed NOT telling anyone yet, lol. We didn't tell the world until the second trimester, a week after our wedding. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-make-your-general-pregnancy-announcement/page/2#post-1963901 Sat, 29 Nov 2014 15:43:15 +0000 snowjewelz 1963901@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Announced on FB @ 20 weeks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-make-your-general-pregnancy-announcement/page/2#post-1963894 Sat, 29 Nov 2014 15:35:17 +0000 GoGoSnoGirl 1963894@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted 12w, but we have trickled the news out to various people all along the way with my mom being the 1st non-medical professional to know at ~5w, a close friend I had been talking to re IF @7w, then others as we got more comfortable. Now @ 14w we are open, but still mostly just sharing on a "need to know" basis, or as we see people. Have called/texted the news to out of state friends b/w 8w &amp; this wkend. Probably won't do a FB announcement. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-make-your-general-pregnancy-announcement/page/2#post-1963867 Sat, 29 Nov 2014 14:53:48 +0000 NurseDMB 1963867@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>12 weeks, right after the NT scan. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-make-your-general-pregnancy-announcement/page/2#post-1963857 Sat, 29 Nov 2014 14:27:18 +0000 getjazzy 1963857@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>13 weeks for my first. I wanted to wait until after my NT scan to tell my work and then I made a general announcement. </p> <p>We will probably wait a similar time frame for this LO. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-make-your-general-pregnancy-announcement/page/2#post-1963836 Sat, 29 Nov 2014 13:50:25 +0000 QBbride 1963836@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@simplyfelicity: exactly me too! I don't have anyone who I don't know at all but I do have friends I don't speak to often! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-make-your-general-pregnancy-announcement/page/2#post-1963835 Sat, 29 Nov 2014 13:45:28 +0000 simplyfelicity 1963835@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@QBbride: I bet they were! My "friends" list is super limited but has cousins and college friends that I am not close enough to to call up and say "hey, I am pregnant!" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-make-your-general-pregnancy-announcement/page/2#post-1963834 Sat, 29 Nov 2014 13:42:58 +0000 QBbride 1963834@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@simplyfelicity: I voted 20+ weeks but we didn't announce on Facebook or anything until after he was born!! I figured everyone close to us knew and I felt weird making it super public. Some people were super surprised! I think we'll likely do that again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-make-your-general-pregnancy-announcement/page/2#post-1963828 Sat, 29 Nov 2014 13:34:55 +0000 simplyfelicity 1963828@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Synchronicity: Thanks! (Not that I can take ownership of it. :wink: ) I was thinking about writing "Merry Christmas" at the top and "From DH, Simplyfelicity and Little L*****" at the bottom . </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-make-your-general-pregnancy-announcement#post-1963827 Sat, 29 Nov 2014 13:33:24 +0000 MsHangry 1963827@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@simplyfelicity: cute!</p> <p>We started freely telling people during week 12. No Facebook official announcement and I've asked family and friends not to post stuff to my wall. Probably will be obvious in Christmas pictures but that's fine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-make-your-general-pregnancy-announcement#post-1963824 Sat, 29 Nov 2014 13:21:02 +0000 Synchronicity 1963824@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@simplyfelicity: looooove that announcement idea! Super cute. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-make-your-general-pregnancy-announcement#post-1963820 Sat, 29 Nov 2014 13:16:08 +0000 simplyfelicity 1963820@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks all! I am thinking of doing something simple like this for an announcement on FB.</p> <p>[attach=4953/14/nftc2w.236x236.c25f78111e6e204f7e539b09c058695b.jpg] </p> [attach=4953/14/nftc3n.600x600.photo--13-.jpeg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-make-your-general-pregnancy-announcement#post-1963819 Sat, 29 Nov 2014 13:13:40 +0000 Purpledaisy 1963819@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did a Facebook announcement at 14 weeks. Close family and friends were told at 10 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-make-your-general-pregnancy-announcement#post-1963816 Sat, 29 Nov 2014 13:03:04 +0000 PawPrints 1963816@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We waited until the NT results were back (including bloodwork) before we told our grandparents and aunts/uncles/cousins. Then after that it took a few days to roll out the news to my bosses and pertinent coworkers, and then finally I posted on FB at 13.5 weeks (almost two full weeks after our actual NT scan). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-make-your-general-pregnancy-announcement#post-1963768 Sat, 29 Nov 2014 11:47:25 +0000 MOMTOLITTLEB 1963768@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never made a big announcement, mostly told family and friends when I saw them after about 8 weeks. My husband told anyone who would listen when we went to a wedding around 12 weeks so I think that was the biggest announcement! I think 13 weeks and Christmas sounds perfect, congratulations! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-make-your-general-pregnancy-announcement#post-1963767 Sat, 29 Nov 2014 11:44:24 +0000 TheReelDeal 1963767@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were cautious as well. I told my mom and sister right away. We told the in-laws and most of our friends around 15 weeks. Work I had to tell almost right away because of all the appointments. I never really made an announcement on FB, but I did post a picture from our maternity shoot around 32 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-make-your-general-pregnancy-announcement#post-1963753 Sat, 29 Nov 2014 11:07:54 +0000 LAZB 1963753@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Told immediate family right away, friends as we saw/talked to them, work around 11-12 weeks, andfacebook around 14 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-make-your-general-pregnancy-announcement#post-1963745 Sat, 29 Nov 2014 10:53:12 +0000 winniebee 1963745@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We told close family early in the first tri. Friends and extended fam after 12-13 wks. Social media after 18w anatomy scan. Same for both pregnancies. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-make-your-general-pregnancy-announcement#post-1963740 Sat, 29 Nov 2014 10:41:52 +0000 mrs. tictactoe 1963740@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With Liam I announced really early, around 9 weeks, but this time I waited until 14. I say go for it on Christmas! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-make-your-general-pregnancy-announcement#post-1963737 Sat, 29 Nov 2014 10:39:23 +0000 Ash 1963737@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never made a general announcement. We announced to family and everyone else found out as needed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-make-your-general-pregnancy-announcement#post-1963729 Sat, 29 Nov 2014 10:28:01 +0000 Pumuckl 1963729@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Espion: we did exactly the same. No announcement other than personal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-make-your-general-pregnancy-announcement#post-1963727 Sat, 29 Nov 2014 10:27:04 +0000 dc yoga bee 1963727@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Same as @MrsBrewer: ! Announced thanksgiving, and I'm 13 weeks. Previously we announced to family only at 6 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-make-your-general-pregnancy-announcement#post-1963726 Sat, 29 Nov 2014 10:25:30 +0000 MrsBrewer 1963726@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just announced on Facebook on Thanksgiving, and I am 13 weeks </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-make-your-general-pregnancy-announcement#post-1963721 Sat, 29 Nov 2014 10:12:58 +0000 Jess1483 1963721@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>20 weeks for my first, and will be 13 weeks with this pregnancy. We waited until we had our anatomy scan with DS, but I'll be obviously pregnant long before that (and will see family over the holidays), so we'll announce via Christmas cards after the NT screen (I've ordered the cards already, but won't send until NT screen). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-make-your-general-pregnancy-announcement#post-1963717 Sat, 29 Nov 2014 10:07:05 +0000 travelgirl1 1963717@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Kemma: Aw thanks :happy: </p>