You’re pregnant and you’re joyfully overwhelmed. Congratulations! You are carrying a little person in your tummy! You want to share the news with everybody you know, but how do you announce your pregnancy?

There is no right or wrong way to share the wonderful news, but there is a traditional timeline for announcing your pregnancy. In this short but comprehensive guide, you’ll learn when to make your pregnancy announcements to grandparents, close friends and family, coworkers, social media, and more.

When Is It Safe To Tell People You’re Pregnant

Traditionally, pregnant women would announce their pregnancy at the beginning of their 2nd trimester. Here’s why:

The Risk Of Miscarriage Drops After The First Trimester

The highest possible risk to pregnancy will happen during the 1st trimester, with a 10-15% chance of miscarriage.

There are many factors that can cause a miscarriage, like if you had a previous history of miscarriage, your age, infections, uterine adhesions, hormonal and period problems, etc.

Personal Privacy Choices

Keeping the anonymity of your pregnancy gives a level of control between you and your partner. This control helps in managing the information that is let out to the world.

Likely, you may feel more comfortable to wait after taking all the proper tests and confirming the health of your baby before you start to tell people. To be sure, you may also want the okay from your doctor after the full anatomy ultrasound.

When You Should Let People Know You’re Pregnant

There are times when you would want to announce your pregnancy early on. For example:

• It might be hard to wait to announce your pregnancy if physical factors start to bother you. For example, if morning sickness, fatigue, and nausea bother you during the first 12 weeks of your pregnancy, you may not be able to keep your pregnancy a secret.
• If your work involves physical activities, you would want to inform your boss ahead of time to avoid heavy laboring activities.
• A solid support system from the start could also be another reason for announcing your pregnancy early. Telling your family and close friends could be a sense of comfort for you early on.

When To Announce Your Pregnancy

Pregnancy Announcement to Partner – You Just Found Out You’re Pregnant

Let your partner be the first one to know! You can announce it in any way you would like.

If you are patient, you could prepare a cute way to reveal it to him. Whether you find a cute way to tell your partner, or not, it will be memorable for both of you.

Pregnancy Announcement To Parents, Siblings & Immediate Family – You’re 8 Weeks Pregnant

Grandparents and immediate family are usually the next to find out you are pregnant. This can happen after your first prenatal visit. Confirming your fetus’ heartbeat will make it easier to share the wonderful news.

Announce Your Pregnancy To Everyone Close To You – You’re 12 Weeks Pregnant

When you reach 12 weeks of pregnancy, your risk of miscarriage drops to 5%. This is also the time that you are supposed to take another ultrasound to check if your baby is strong and healthy. This is the best time to announce your pregnancy to your friends and those closest to you.

If you are still actively working, this might be the best time to let coworkers and management know. By letting them know, you can hopefully avoid strenuous activities. They can also help to keep the environment around you safe.

Being informed of The Pregnancy Discrimination Act is also helpful. This act gives you the right to be safely compensated and avoid discrimination during your pregnancy.

Pregnancy Announcement On Social Media – You’re 20 Weeks Pregnant

Your baby bump starts to show at around 14-16 weeks. You won’t be able to hide it forever! Around this time, you should already receive the results of the anatomy scan. This is to show that your baby is healthy.

Announcing your pregnancy can be an entire event! There are so many awesome pregnancy announcement ideas to choose from. If you already have children, be sure to include them in the pregnancy announcement.

Pregnancy Announcement To Friends With Fertility Problems

There is no easy way to share the news of your pregnancy with a friend or colleague who previously experienced a miscarriage, or who are experiencing infertility problems. Their reactions could vary. Informing them through a thorough and private message is best. It’s also best to tell them in advance so that they could properly access and process their feelings.