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OK! So when you first find out you’re pregnant you are either EXCITED, NERVOUS, MAD or even CONFUSED. No matter the emotion, you always feel the need to tell somebody, but who and why? Most people wait until after 12 weeks (1st Trimester), in case there are complications. I also did this every time.
Of course, each time I found out I was pregnant I was alone with the test and didn’t even tell my husband I was taking a test. With baby #1, I cried from nervousness and excitement. My husband calmed me down quick. With baby #2, I surprised my husband with the news. I was so happy. We were trying. With baby #3, I cried because ….well… if you read the other post (click here) I wasn’t expecting or wanted anymore children. Again, my husband calmed me down.
Outside of your husband or boyfriend, who did you tell first? This post is not tip or tutorial driven. It’s more about asking your thoughts about your experience. With this experience, (baby #3), we found out really early. And we decided not to tell anyone until I went to the doctor and I was further along. And that was almost a month and a half. My husband and I were still in stock. I guess what was so funny to me is how some people actually got mad when they found out before we were able to tell them. My best friend for instance was one. I told my best friend 5th, and she was mad about that! Not mad, where she didn’t speak to me for a while but mad enough to catch a 5 minute attitude. I was like, “Seriously girl! So what you didn’t know first! What were you going to do with the information if you got it first?” I didn’t even tell my mother, grandmother, and the in laws until I was 10 or 11 weeks.
I explained to someone else that, we plan to tell some people because they are just that close to us and some people would find out when they see my belly. It’s not like it is a secret you can hold for the whole nine months (well some people can). And that is not what we were trying to do. Its just that my pregnancy is personal until a time that my husband and I decide to share. Simple. And for friends to get mad because they weren’t in the know at a time they think they should be is …… unexplainable to me.
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