To Tell or Not to Tell

If you read my post on telling our parents about the pregnancy, you know how stoked my wife and I were.  The day we found out is the day we told our families.  But a lot of people wait to tell anyone, especially those outside the family.  Unfortunately, a lot of things can happen to a pregnancy in the first trimester.  Studies show that 10-25% of all pregnancies end in miscarriage.

My wife and I are new to this.  We didn't honestly think about anything bad happening, and were so happy we told the families right away.  After talking to them though, we dicided we would wait until after the doctor's appointment to tell the rest of the family, and after the first trimester to tell most everyone else.  Sometimes we stuck to that and sometimes we didn't.  When news this big hits your life, you want to share it with everyone close to you.

So if you're still in your first trimester think long and hard about who you tell and when you tell them.