Hi!  I know that feeling!  With my first 2 pregnancies, I only told family not even friends at 6weeks, then I lost both pregnancies early on.  I spiralled into depression and not having told anyone it meant no-one knew what was going on to support us.  So, with my 2 subsequent successful pregnancies, I told close friends and family early on, and with my 2nd I also told playgroup so that they could understand what was going on with us.  It helped having that support, but at the same time you don't want the whole world to know if something goes wrong and you have to tell everyone.  So it is a balance of telling people you think will be supportive, and not shouting it to the world until you are about 12wks.

 My husband and I started telling people as soon as we knew for sure, with both our boys. I think it's really a matter of personal comfort. I understand the reason why you may be advised to wait, but it's really up to you. If you are ready then tell the world! It's a joyous occasion and it should be shared!

Family i waited until 12 weeks the rest found out as soon as i kept getting bigger

Hi congratulations,  I think it varies I know with our first we couldnt help ourselves we told everyone pretty much straight away which was at 6 weeks.  Our second we kept to ourselves until close to 12 wks, our third was about the same,  our 4th we chose not to say anything until I was about 16-17 wks but that was because you still couldnt tell i was pregnant and our fifth we told everyone at about 8 weeks i think if your feeling great and you really want to share your news go ahead but if its your first keep it to yourself and savour the news with your partner because soon enough once everyone gets over the excitement then all the conflicting advice can start and that can get a bit much.  Is that too much information :)

I told anyone and everyone at 7wks, i cant help myself when im excited. told our parents first then everyone and I will do it again.

I told my Dad and stepmum as soon as i found out and also told my closest friends then too. But Shannon waited to tell his parents til i was 14 weeks pregnant (i had to have my apendix out when i was 9 weeks so we were very unsure of anything til the 12 week scan) and everyone else like people at work and other friends just got told as i went along.

I alway's waited 12 weeks before I would tell any family, except! with my last baby, as my eldest daughter went and told everyone LOL( won't be telling her again) so everyone found out when i was 8 weeks. I've never had any miscarrages, I've just alway's done it that way, I guess I find it helps me make the first trimester go faster, cause if no one knows I'm pregnant, then no one feels sorry for me going through the morning sickness or tiredness, cause I keep it to myslef, which I prefer. I like to tell everyone once I'm over the sickness and tired part, so they can enjoy the pregnancy with me, and I guess in the back of my mind even though I've never had a miscarrage, it's a good idea to wait 12 week's, just incase you do, as you don't want to go around telling everyone that you've miscarried, and then you have everyone feeling bad for you, that would suck, it's common sense I guess. I'm also one of those mum's who wants to find out the sex of there baby at ultrasound, I really don't feel that it takes away any of the excitement, that's impossible. I don't need not knowing what the sex of the baby is to get me through the labour, knowing that I'm getting my baby get's me through labour. Congrats on your pregnancyand It's really a personal choice wether or not you want to tell everyone straight away, I know it's hard when your excited and wanna share the news, but it's probably best to keep it between you and your partner for atleast another 4 weeks, to be on the safe side.

I didn't know I was preggers until I was about 6 - 7 weeks.  We only told my parents and my in-laws.   We wait to tell our friends, just to make sure that everything was ok.   We actually waited until after the first scan.