Telling people you are TTC

I have two nieces who right now are my pride and joy! Whenever anyone in the family sees me with them they always ask "When are you thinking of having your own?" This question really doesn't bother me because I could talk peoples ears off about how bad I want a child of my own. But I also don't really want to tell people our plans either because I don't want to keep getting the "Anything yet?" questions.

When you started TTC who did you tell, if anyone?

I plan to tell my sister and best friend, but what do you say to people when they ask?

Quoting CoastieWife21:“ I have two nieces who right now are my pride and joy! Whenever anyone in the family sees me with them ... [snip!] ... TTC who did you tell, if anyone? I plan to tell my sister and best friend, but what do you say to people when they ask?”

I told my mom and my friends! I was scared to tell my father for some reason because I thought he would think I was crazy for trying so young! Even though we were married and established!! Good luck!  

It's up to you, people close to us knew we were trying for a baby but they weren't rude enough toask if we'd accomplished it yet LOL - but some epople are weirded out by the idea of knowing your having sex all the time... so just be sensitive to the people who you think might rather not know and tell whoever else you want  
But it'll be less of a surprise when you make the big announcement if everyone knows you were trying .

Hubby's cousin's wife always tells people "when the time comes." When I know desperately she wants to be a Mother ( Her Husband isn't ready to have kids at the
Moment...he's 31 ladies).

I tld everyone....it took us over a year to fall pregnant....but we werent stressed aout it cause we knew we were still young.

I know what your going through! My Dh and Iare the only siblings in our family without kids yet. We wanted to wait till we were ready. Well I was on bcp for 7.5 years so we knew it would take time and didn't want to hear the same thing like you. So I didn't tell anyone but my coworkers who I knew would not judge me. Everyone at work is very excited for mebut it's hard when my parents say "when r u having ur own?" cuz I want to scream and say "I'm trying but so far I can't!" and it's hard coming from an place where all the kids were not planned...So I wish you very good luck and lots of Baby Dust that way you don't have to wait long!

Yeah, I guess I will keep it to myself unless the people I'm not afraid to tell, ask.

I'm pretty young myself and I'm afraid of what my dad will think too. Even though I'm sure he would love to have more grandkids. He just adores my nieces to pieces. :-)

I'm not one to say "Were working on it." lol

Quoting CoastieWife21:“ I have two nieces who right now are my pride and joy! Whenever anyone in the family sees me with them ... [snip!] ... TTC who did you tell, if anyone? I plan to tell my sister and best friend, but what do you say to people when they ask?”

I only told a few close army wives friends of mine & everyone here of course. None of my family or friends back home know about it.

So far only my best friends know that we plan to start trying in November. Every now and then I tell a random person (for example the other bridesmaids in the wedding I was in on Saturday, LOL). I know that if we have a hard time conceiving I'd like to be able to talk to my bff's about it.

I don't think we'll tell family we're trying.

the only ppl I told were my best friend and my sis n law. DH and I have been trying for a year and we decided at the beginning not to tell anyone. We have been married for 5 years and we keep getting asked "when are y'all having babies?", especially since my other friends are having kids. But we just say that we'll have one when we get ready. No need to explain. Find someone who you KNOW will not say anything to anyone. Cause word could get out. The two ppl who know that DH and I are trying, I know will not say anything. They've kept it a secret for a year already! Good luck!

Quoting *Mrs.L*:“ I only told a few close army wives friends of mine & everyone here of course. None of my family or friends back home know about it.”

i'm with her. NONE of our families knew. just because a. HIS family would bug the crap out of me about it. b. MY family would flip and give me a hard time about it because "i'm too young...blahblahblah...". so we only told our very closest friends on earth and a few of our friends here on the air force base.

Quoting ♥emily♥:“ i'm with her. NONE of our families knew. just because a. HIS family would bug the crap out of me about ... [snip!] ... so we only told our very closest friends on earth and a few of our friends here on the air force base.”

Oh yes! My exact thing! Well some days my moms likes to ask when we are. But his real mom is all about 'are you pregnant yet' every time we talk to her.

Oh heck, we never told anyone. Maybe it's just a british thing but it's not really said. I would be pretty surpised to hear that someone in my family was trying for a baby before them announcing there was one on the way. Me and my four cousins are all married now. 2 have kids, I know that one of them is trying but that's just because my nan mentioned it to me when I got pregnant. I don't know about the other. It just seems like TTC is a very private thing between the couple and I wouldn't involve my family or expect them to involve me. Internet strangers is one thing, but I don't what my Nan to be thinking about me bonking my hubby like mad every month! I'm still hoping to convince her I'm a virgin and the stork is bring our baby  

I told two of my good friends. One did a great job of not telling anyone and the other one shared it openly with her husband (despite me asking her to please keep it between us) and now her husband is almost harrassing my husband about it-"I hear you're going to finally join us in baby making. 'Bout time you started trying." etc....It doesn't help my situation any-he doesn't need any more pressure. So, I've learned my lesson (you may be saying, why did you tell anyone in the first place-I have my reason, I promise-I just thought I could trust her) )o:

Everyone knows in my family. I've told them not to bother us.