I just found out a few hours ago. I want to tell everyone I know but I’m torn on weather or not I should wait a few weeks… I figured I would tell everyone on here for now. Is it tacky to tell everyone immediatly? My son will end up saying it to the first person we see anyways - He’s excited to be a big brother. Maybe I should just let the cat out of the bag!
Congratulations! I think it’s up to each individual person and how comfortable they feel sharing the news with everyone. I’ve known many people who announce it right away (and unfortunately some of those people have to publicly retract on facebook - always awkward for everyone) and some who wait until they are 6 months along! I miscarried my first pregnancy, but we hadn’t told anyone (not even family!). It was a double edged sword - I didn’t have to do any awkward “so yeah, just kidding” types of things, but I was also going through it completely alone (we told our parents, but they were across the country). This time around, we’re telling family this weekend (~7 weeks) and we’ve told our Bible study friends since I just feel better having that support, especially if something goes wrong again (crossing my fingers it won’t!)
So, it really depends on what YOU feel comfortable sharing. Maybe start with immediate family, wait a bit, tell extended family, wait a bit more, tell the world (via social media or whatever floats your boat)? That’s roughly what my plan is, but it’s your body, your baby. My husband tells me it’s up to me who I want to tell and when. 
I was far less hesitant to tell people the 2nd time around. The heartbeat was low at 7 weeks so we waited until 9 weeks to tell family (other than parents and siblings). I also told some people at work because I was so sick. I told the rest of them around 12 weeks. I didn’t really care if people found out, and besides the sickness I could definitely still be hiding it. But same here, my daughter was telling people all over the place.
I’d wait until at least my first doctor’s appointment, just to make sure there’s a heartbeat and I don’t miscarry. More than likely, I will wait until after 12 weeks to tell anyone who isn’t an immediate family member or super close friend (after the first trimester, the chance of miscarriage decreases significantly).
While I will hopefully have this dilemma soon, I haven’t been in the situation myself yet so I can only describe what my friends recently did (but for your situation it is a bit late for their tactic).
They sort of played it down around their daughter in the first weeks. I mean, they told me in front of her, but they didn’t really say it in a very clear way and they asked me not to talk to her about it (she is 2 1/2) yet. It seems their thinking was that they would talk about it a lot more with her after about 12 weeks. The next time we hung out with them, they were all about asking her what was in mommy’s belly, but I think the felt better having had their first appointment and everything. That way if she said something to someone ‘accidentally’ it wouldn’t be a big deal.
We have talked with our boys about the potential for a new sibling (they are also 2 1/2) but once it happens I don’t think we will share the news with them until the first ultrasound which last time was around 13 weeks. I think it would be fun to bring them actually. But we’ll see.
Seeing as your son already knows, I think it depends on how well you think he can keep a secret if you ask him to. Since you are worried about it it seems like it might be a good idea to think about whether there are people that you feel should hear it directly from you. For example, if he says something to the checker at the grocery store it might not matter, but if he told your sister, how would you (and she?) feel? What about if he told your neighbor?
Good luck with your decision and with your pregnancy!!
I always wait until at least 4 or 5 months in to tell anyone other than my parents and my inlaws.
With a history of pregnancy loss, I need much more reassurance than a preg test to affirm for myself that I’m actually expecting.
We also never tell our kids until it becomes obvious, since as soon as they know they’ll ask every day about when the baby is coming!
Congrats! With our first we waited until after our first u/s. I think both of us were too much in shock to tell anyone before then lol. With our second we immediately told our family and then announced to everyone else the next day. I am torn on what to do when we find out with number three.
I don’t think there is a right or wrong decision. Its just whatever you think you can handle in case something does happen. Good luck!!
I only have one child, but with him, I waited until the second trimester. Like a previous poster said, the chance of miscarriage goes down drastically after the first trimester. I also waited because I wasn’t married, and my parents aren’t so keen on pre-marital sex, so I tried to put it off the longest with them. 
We found out just a few days ago too. We’re waiting to tell family. Only a couple of close friends know right now. [name_f]My[/name_f] boss and one co-worker know because of some extenuating circumstances at work. Otherwise we are waiting until 12 weeks, just in case.
I just found out yesterday I’m pregnant with #1. Originally our plan was whenever it happened we were going to wait until after the first ultrasound to tell parents then after 12 weeks for the announcement to everyone but my mother’s birthday is in 5 days and I can’t think of a better time to tell her. Now our tentative plan is to tell our close circle then, and wait til the 12 week mark for everyone else. I know its a personal decision but I am definitely going back and worth with what to do because I am scared of a miscarriage. The idea of having the support of those closest just in case does sound comforting but I also don’t want the pity and probing questions. I’m confused! Now that it’s finally here we are so excited it is hard to keep it a secret I can’t imagine waiting a few more weeks!
Congrats! I told everyone right away. Not on social media, but everyone in my daily life socially & family-wise. It’s just my way. I figure, if I had a miscarriage these are the people who would be my support system so no need to wait until I’m in the “safe zone” which is silly to me. But some are very superstitious or traditional so to each their own. But it sounds like you want to tell!