I found out last Thursday that I am pregnant!! At this time I am only about 4 weeks and 5 days. I just took my second beta today and won’t know the results until tomorrow. Everyone around me keeps asking if I’m pregnant. All my friends are asking. They keep saying there are baby vibes everywhere. lol People are having dreams, others are asking if other people in our circle are pregnant. Family members are asking friends that already have children when they are having more. So all the fingers are pointing to me because we told them we were thinking about doing IVF. But didn’t give specific dates or details because we didn’t want anyone to ask questions. We didn’t want to have to explain if it didn’t work.
I feel like I am hiding something very important from my family and friends. We are not ashamed of this pregnancy. We just aren’t sure if we should tell people so early. I almost feel like I am giving negative energy to the entire pregnancy by keeping it a secret. I don’t want anything to happen because I’m keeping it a secret. Also, I feel like it will be more real if people knew. But Dh and I agreed that we would wait, but it’s getting harder and harder every day. Especially when every time I turn around someone is asking me. They probably already know because I haven’t said yes or no. I just dance around it and tell them to pray for us.
It’s still very early and anything could happen at this point. I pray to God that this pregnancy is meant to be and that I will be able to carry this baby (or babies) to full term and that they are healthy. I get the results of my second beta tomorrow and first u/s is scheduled for March 16th.
My question is when did you tell people or when should you tell?
Congratulations wannerby. I am so plesed that your treatment worked for you. For our part we were so excited that the IVF had worked that we told everyone on the day we had found out that the treatment had worked. I did worry about what if anything had happened, but I knew that I would be so upset I would probably need to take time out so would need people to know.
This is a totally personal decision... everyone feels differently and there is no right or wrong time to tell people.
I would suggest to wait until after your ultrasound. As long as things go well at that (seeing a good heartbeat, measuring correctly etc) then it is unlikely for something to go wrong. I noticed that you will be about 6 weeks at your U/S. Be prepared that you may not see much at that time. Often it takes until 7-8 weeks to see the heartbeat. It may be difficult to see a twin at that time too. So, if you go this route, be prepared that you may still want to wait past the 16th.
We were like you, we didn't want to tell people right away in case something went wrong. If people ask "Are you pregnant?" you don't have to lie. You an simply say "What would make you think that?" Sometimes deflecting it back to people will catch them off guard and they won't pressure you for an answer. If they do still keep asking, just say "well, when we are lucky enough to be pregnant, we'll tell people when we're ready to." Your not saying "no" your just not being specific. Try not to think of it as hiding a secret, just try to see it as a close bond between you and DH that you're not ready to break yet.
Congrats Wannaby! I totally understand your predicament. I was so excited when I foud out about my BFP. Friends and family that knew we were having tmt were asking if we had a result yet - good or bad - so we decided to tell them. I felt that the people close to me should know beacuse they could share our joy but also, if something were to go wrong, I would need their support too. I am a hopeless liar too and tend to wear my heart on my sleeve so it was definitely the best decision for us! I did tell a a couple of people who didn't know about the tmts and like you, I kept wondering that maybe I shouldn't have but then my sis inlaw told me of someone who's daughter miscarried and hadn't told anyone about the pregnancy. When she m/c she had to take time off work and the truth came out. Her mum said it was a shame she hadn't been able to spread the initial good news of being pg before she lost her little one. That made me think on things differently and I thought that what she said was so true. I think it depends on the individual. I have always been quite open with family and good friends so the decision to tell them was right for us. However, I am not telling work and acquaintances til after the 12 wk scan.
Me 32 DH 34 - severe male factor
5 failed donor inseminations July- Nov '06
6th DI Jan '07 ...... finally ..... OMG BFP!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Congrats! I agree it is a personal decision. My sister, who conceived naturally, told people after they heard a heartbeat at 8 weeks.
I am glad to hear that some of you shared your news early. I have found it hard to keep the details of my treatment a secret, and so folks tend to ask me "how it is going," or whether it worked.
I found that I needed alot of support during treatment -- two work friends went through the fertility process in the past few years -- and also I had to explain to my boss why I was missing so much work for doc appts! Then I was out for two weeks with hyperstimulation syndrome and had to explain that.
Also, like Lis, I tend to wear my heart on my sleeve and am a terrible liar. I tried to be vague about it, saying, "my numbers are going up," or, "things are looking good." So, a lot of people at work seem to know or think they have figured it out -- and my considerable bloating from the OHSS made it look like I am further along than I am (only 4 weeks from transfer).
I am very worried that I should not have let on to so many people about the good news. I was just so excited and felt so positive!! Now I regret it and wish that people would stop asking me questions. I am so scared that I will go to my next u/s on Monday and there will be no embryo or no heartbeat and then I will somehow have to let folks know that. I just so much want this pregnancy to work out. It is hard to imagine going through all this again, although I know there are women who do it many times . .. .
PS - does anyone else have a mother-in-law who tried buy them baby gifts and maternity clothes at 6 weeks? I've had a bassinette, two strollers, and a bouncy seat in my house for about 5 years, and now she has started buying me maternity clothes and baby clothes! I am scared I am going to be jinxed!!
SOrry to write such a long post . ..
Me 39, endo, high fsh, DH 41 ("super sperm")
One DS from IVF #1, born 10/23/07
EDD 9/1/11 but of course, we expect them to arrive early
Passed 1st tri screen w/flying colors! Level II went great! Fetal Echo on 5/9/11
Hi Ladies! Thank you all for responding. I really value your opinion. So much so that I’m going to let dh read your responses (hope that’s ok) and then we’ll decide from there.
It just feels really weird that several people have asked me if I am pregnant. It’s like my friends and I share this bond that is to that they know something is going on but have not received confirmation. One person (my coworker) that does know says that I am glowing already. That I am so happy and that’s probably why my friends can tell something is up.
Lis—Wow your story about the one that miscarried really made me think. That would be hard to not have told anyone about your pregnancy but then have to tell everyone that you miscarried. Or would it be easier to keep it to yourself because if (God Forbid) you miscarried, no one would even know. Argh…decisions, decisions.
EYCI—thanks for the info about the ultrasound. I will go into it feeling more positive now that I know that you don’t always see a heartbeat at 6 weeks.
Zoegirl—Wow, MIL doesn’t want a grandchild now does she? Geesh! Talk about pressure. Wow, and buying you maternity clothes already?!?!? I hope she has good taste. lol
Thank you all again for your support and opinions. I really am leaning towards telling people after the 6 or 8 week mark. Maybe our family we will tell before that.
There is no right or wrong answer here for sure. We didn't tell anyone about our ectopic a little over two years ago and in the end it was me, my sadness, DH's sadness, one HUGE emergency surgery bill to figure out alone. There were no shared happy tears and just the feeling of total loniness when we were left to deal. Then when I did share it with close friends, they were very sad I didn't feel I could confide in them. It was all together a very low time for us and we had no support because we didn't let anyone know.
This time we wanted to share it from the start so we would have that to hold on to if anything did happen. I found out that, for us, we'd rather have a fleeting moment of happiness and rejoicing than a lifetime of grieving along.
You'll know what is right for you but either way, CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!
I know and I'm SUPER HAPPY for you!!!!!
Me 35, DH 35
Ectopic Oct. 2005
IVF transfer 1-21-07. . .TWINS!!!!
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I had told a group of my close female friends I was going through treatment, as I figured I needed their support. However, I was very vague about test dates and when I'd know if it had worked or not. All of them knew it was best to leave me alone and let me go to them with the news. I managed to string it out until I'd seen the heartbeat and then shared my joy. It was really lovely. They all knew how much I wanted this. I also ended up in hospital on a drip with hyperemesis for 5 days so it was hard to hide that fact!
I told my male friends and work colleagues etc when I was 14 weeks and felt a bit safer. My parents and in laws knew straight away.
Like others on this post, I felt if I miscarried then I'd need my friends support to go through it (having had two already), so if they were going to share in the sad bits, why couldn't they share in the good bits.
However, everyone is different. I've got a big mouth!!
Bec
My age 33, DH 32
Nat pg & m/c @ 8.5 wks Jan 05
IVF Nov 05 m/c @ 5 wks
3 x IUI 2006 all -ve
IVF Oct 06... BFP! A little boy due 6 July!
i plan to tell everyone our news- hopefully it's a BFP this afternoon- tomorrow. I wanted one night with just me and DH knowing and then we'll tell the world! everyone knows we're going through the IVF and they know our test date so I can't hide it from them. plus it willbe my first child- DH has 1 DS from previous marriage. and the first grandbaby (s) for my side of the family....
good luck, Kandice!! hoping for happy news for you!!!
Well, I'm just about 8weeks and have only told my parents, in-laws and my boss (becuase he was giving me the flexibility I needed for the IVF cycles).
I just got corned by a male coworker on the topic. He's been asking/hinting for a few weeks. Making comments about my appearance and how I'm acting. He's been making me angry. And today, he sent me an email nearly directly asking if I was Pg. I don't know how he figured it out - but I am pissed!!! I can't beleive the nerve of him to be so foward as to try and put me in a situation to try to make me tell him something so private.
Sorry for venting - just so aggrivated someone could be so pushy and nosey.