Thanks for your replies everyone, I look forward to more chat over the next few months :-)

MrsPumpkin xxx

i got preg in nov and told everyone straight away,but i lost in jan....it was hard tellin everyone baby had gone.Then i got preg again in may,and we swore after wot happened last time we wouldnt say...i tried so hard but couldnt keep it quiet and within the wk of knowing i told my best friend n mum n dad n siblings.I didnt tell work straight away,altho it didnt matter when i told them cos we all got on well,and my boss already knew from last one that i wouldnt be comin back to work after bubs was born.I think i told work at bout 8 wks,which i was glad about cos at 9 wks had a bleed at work and they let me go straight away,had some time off but ended up leavin cos had bleeds every 2/3 wks and mw said i needed to just rest.I still go into work place and show em scans,belly etc.I dont think u need to tell work til the 15th wk before ur due,but make sure u do ur research on this,and dont need to tell em about ur plans with leave etc til then either.Do a search bout maternity rights at work,this should help.I think when to tell is a personal thing.We ended up tellin cos i would need the support if i did lose again,and if i lost id tell these ppl i had so didnt make sense to keep a secret.Im nrly 19wks now - its very exciting and i wish u all the luck in the world,and i hope i havent scared u!!!I find it impossible to keep a secret like this,and like your mum,my mum has a way of already knowin anyway!!!...

HI Congratulations!

I am 5  + 3 weeks with baby #2 and i am going to try and keep it quiet until after my dating scan, expect for DH and my parents, they are on holiday at the moment until next monday so can not wait for them to cme home.  DH and I are so excited it i going to be hard to keep it quiet!  I work in an office and going to try and keep it quiet as long as poss,  I told them with Baby #1 at 12 weeks!

xxx

HI - Congratulations!!!!!  Exciting eh?!!!! 

I'm on my 2nd baby - I told most people after my first scan (apart from work as unfortunately as work in a "dangerous" job have to give up work as soon as they know you are pregnant - so kept stum until I showed).  I told my mum, dad (and obviously OH) alot sooner though.

With my first I was working in an office then so a bit different but I waited until after the first scan.

Hope that helps - and congratulations again!!! Hope all goes well x

Hi everyone

I've signed up here having just come back from the doctors who confirmed I am 6 weeks pregnant   My husband and I are over the moon, we have only been married just under 5 months and hadn't even started 'trying' yet!

So anyway I hope you don't mind (like I said I'm new to this), I have a few questions for you more experienced Mums-to-be

1. When did you all tell everyone, for me the thought of waiting 4-6 weeks is a nightmare, I'm sooooo excited   DId you tell close family and friends straight away and then others after the first scan, or did you wait to tell everyone?  I have this feeling my Mum will just 'know'.
2. When did you tell work?  I work in an office (i.e. not manual work) so don't need to tell them straight away but I just wondered what usually happened.  Tbh the company I work for has less than 20 staff, has been going for less than 10 years and as far as I'm aware they've never had anyone on maternity leave.
3. When I tell work should I discuss straight away how much time I intend to take off, and that I would like to come back part-time, or does that come later?

Sorry for the long first post, I'm just bursting with excitement

Mrs Pumpkin xxx