[stowers2k3]

Dh and I have decided that when he comes back from this deployment that we are going to start ttc. My ? for you ladies - did you tell family friends that you were ttc? And if so, how did they react? I was thinking of not telling people until we are prego, but I was a little concerned with all the ?'s that would follow from their shock.

[alexa]

Most people know now. I guess I didn't think it would take so long, but it is nice to have the support of family and friends. Initially I was only going to tell my best friend, but I guess just from being excited about it, it kind slipped out to the rest of our family and friends.

[cherii]

I have told my Auntie (who is more like my sis) My mum. DH has kinda told his folks that we wanna have a child sometime in the near future. And I think a friend or 2 know that I wanna try sometime in the near future too. That is about it. I am quietly excited about TTC, but won't let on to anyone.

[blessed]

I told my good friend at work, my 2 best friends, and a friend who has been ttc for 6 months. I also told my aunt because she is a great support person. I did not tell my parents or in laws, because I want to surprise them when it happens. I really think they believe we were not that interested in having kids, (they just don't know!!!). I think when it happens I will still keep it secret for a little just because it will be our surprise to share in a special way.
I do not think there is any right or wrong way.
Good Luck to you

[rinty68]

we have been ttc for 2yrs the end of this mth...
And we told people after just 2 mths. For the 1st year all i heard was
'Are you pg yet?' now it never gets mentioned. I guess people assume
we either cant have kids or have ceased ttc

I wish we had told only my mum and dad in hindsight,but i never expected it
to be this lomg to be honest...

Sarah

[instant_oatmeal]

I only told a few girls back in Wisconsin. No one else knows, especially not family.

[smackers]

We didn't set out intentionally to tell people. Just over the past few months all my close friends have had their first or have annouced their pregnant so the fact that we are TTC just comes with the conversation.

We haven't told our families yet mainly because my mother had a very hard time conceiving and I have always been irregular like her. I know if I tell my mother she will worry constantly and I really don't want to put her through the infertilty state again. I would much rather surprise her when it happens!

Baby dust to all of you!!!!

[ravensunset1980]

Well, we didn't want anyone to know, we just expected it to happen, like I'll get PG right away, and now, 10 cycles later, my family still doesn't know. They think we are freaks for not being PG yet, and constantly ask "when are you going to get pg" I want to tell them I'm trying, but I can't, 'cause my is full of Fertile Myrtles. Only my best friend knows my DH and I are trying, no one else.

No way. Did not want to hear comments about how old I am to be having a child.

We've only told my mom, no one else. She's very supportive. We want to keep it private until we do conceive.

[stowers2k3]

Monkhester - Can I ask how old you are? That is kind of what I am worried about too, people saying things about our ages, and were both 23!

Nope, dh and I arent telling anyone. The only person I told was my good friend who just had her first in December. The reason we arent telling is because we dont want the "so, how are things going?" questions. It would be too much pressure, and it's a personal process. Also, I want to surprise everyone

[Crystal61]

My mother-in-law kind of knows we tried in March. She wants to get together soon and when she asks I think I am going to tell her we are going to start trying again pretty soon so it does not put the pressure on me. As for my mother she wants me to finish nursing school first and get preggo after I graduate.

[stowers2k3]

So I got to talk to my honey on the phone for the first time in 6 WEEKS today!!! We have both decided to keep ttc under wraps from friends and family. SO - it looks like you ladies will be my family til we get prego!

[Rhonda66]

I told my sister because we own a store together and we need to make a plan for the store for the future when we both have kids. She is pregnant now and I told her I want to hopefully get pregnant right after she has her baby in June. My Nana knows and my parents and my friend. DH's sister asks "so are you guys gonna have kids?" every time we see her and last Thanksgiving we told her we were planning on TTC sometime this year. Then she asked again at Christmas and I said "plan is still the same". I don't plan on talking much more about it until we're PG. It's cool how excited everyone gets when babies are mentioned, but the nosiness gets at you after a while...

[angelheart]

not yet actually for me...my fiance and I want to surprise our family...even if they know that we really want a baby

[brittanylee]

ive decided to tell hubby and you guy only and when it comes back that i am i have planned to do like on the compercial i am going to bring mom and dad to a&w and order them a grandma and pap burger and hope they clue in lol..if not ill just have to blurt it out lol..and for hubby ive decided to wrap it up in a necklce box and give it to him one day when he gets home from work ..ifi cna help myself from not calling him and tellling him lol

Monkhester - Can I ask how old you are? That is kind of what I am worried about too, people saying things about our ages, and were both 23![/b]

Oh, boy. I am on the opposite end!! I am 45. I think 23 is a nice age to start a family. I wish I wasn't so blind at that age and only focused on my career. Good luck and tons of baby dust.

[Bebo]

Well I made the mistake of telling someone at work and the whole office knew
I work in daycare and work with women. Since I announced that we were ttc (back in Nov) there are now 10 women preggers at work. Oh well. I have learned a good lesson.

Now I keep quiet about our ttc efforts

Blessings.

[keljo05]

the only people that know are my best friend (who is currently 5 months pg), my mom (we had a severely stressful encounter with another family member and needed something to lighten the mood) one coworker who i work with as a team.. we get along great and I want her to know well in advance so we can plan (my boss gives me a hard time over taking 2 days off).

i will not tell his family because i do not want their "help" and "advice"

others we have hinted to and been told that it would be 'suicide' or 'really stupid' . that was because my Dh was out of work due to an injury and was not looking for work 8 months after. That has changed and he is having really oddball luck in getting a job but he remembers now that he likes to work, lol. Based upon those.. we are not telling anyone else.. a lot can change in a year and I really resent them telling me that it would be foolish to TTC, especially since I am 36. Age is a concern for me.