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That’s it, we’re pregnant, what happiness! The future dad of course, but also parents and friends, are often the first to know. Normal, we can’t stand it any longer and we need and want to share this great news. Who better than our loved ones to receive the good news?
On the other hand, we think long before warning the whole Earth: there is no rush, and we protect ourselves a little from unpleasant surprises.
The announcement made to the husband
Admitting that he is not next to you scrutinizing the pregnancy test, dad is the first affected by the good news!
So, whether you opt for the pair of small croquignolets slippers, or the test on the pillow of the marriage bed, always favor a moment of calm, wait until he is seated, and receptive. No ideas? Draw here!
Dad, mom, brothers and sisters …
Regarding your parents and in-laws, think this news will be one of the earliest memories of your pregnancy. You might as well wait for the end (or the beginning) of a Sunday lunch, your mother will exclaim ” I was sure of it, I thought you were all weird on the phone … “, Your father will already imagine himself going fishing with his grandson. Emotion, emotion… You were a couple, you become future parents, they, grandparents, a new family will be born.
Say it now or later?
Without seeing everything in black, it’s still worth better to wait until the end of the third month of pregnancy, the first ultrasound to be more precise, before telling everyone about it, the risk of miscarriage being statistically greater during the first months. It is not a question here of a superstition, or of respecting a tradition, but of knowing how to protect oneself: having to respond to all the kind people who will regularly hear from you: “I lost the baby, for such and such a reason …»Difficult, painful …
On the other hand, follow your instinct: your sweetheart knowing you well, she will find it curious that you no longer drink a glass of wine, and that you are nauseous every other morning. She will unmask you, with a ” I was sure how happy I am for you ! “