Who didn't tell their family/friends?

[Rowellen]

I had a chat with DP about it further and we decided just to fib all together and claim they can't give us a definite date due to being busy etc etc and try make out i went naturally which fingers crossed i end up doing!

Why do you need to fib at all? Just don't mention it. If anyone asks, just say baby will be here when it's ready then change the subject. Don't mention it at all on FB. When you go into labour, turn your phone & computer OFF. Both of you!

The only people we told were my parents & DH's parents, both times. DH's dad is his boss so we had to tell them as he needed the day off work. My parent's were looking after DS for DD's birth. They both came earlier on their own anyway.

[*LittleMissSummer*]

Why do you need to fib at all? Just don't mention it. If anyone asks, just say baby will be here when it's ready. When you go into labour, turn your phone & computer OFF. Both of you!

The only people we told were my parents & DH's parents, both times. DH's dad is his boss so we had to tell them as he needed the day off work. My parent's were looking after DS for DD's birth. They both came earlier on their own anyway.

I've already mentioned that thursday i book my induction not really thinking i didn't want to be recieving calls/texts. So if we say that they couldnt give us a definite date and then have it a surprise it should keep everyone happy. But i do like the turning our phones off thing! Though knowing some of them they may call the hospital if we are unreachable...

[RhiChiChi]

We didn't. I was in & out of hospital with pre labour and ended up staying there and agreed to induction whilst there. Eventually we told my mum & sister that I was in labour and they come in but for no one else knew plus DH was with me the whole time, so he didn't have time to call people. We announced once all family knew.

[TaRhLi.]

We told my parents and DH's parents both times.

DH's parents live 10hrs away and DD was the first grandchild on that side and was also born on DH's dad's birthday. As we didn't know the date until a couple of weeks before delivery date my parents were in Perth when DD was born and didn't get to see her until she was a week old.

With the twins DH's parent had to get here the day beforehand so that they could look after DD for us until DH could get home late in the evening on the night they were born.

[Miss.September]

Another option is to tell people it's going to happen later than it actually is. My GF told everyone her c/s was scheduled for 10 days after it really was and it was a gorgeous surprise when her BA was made.

[crumpet]

my story is a bit different...

i had to have a cervical stitch removed and had a good chance of going into labour within 48 hours so we only told our mums, and my belly buddies , that i was going in to have it done.
As it turned out i didnt go into labour and was induced a few days later, again no one knew.
we had a rough trot getting our DD so didnt want to be harassed in the last few weeks about whether she had arrived etc

[HotI]

Another option is to tell people it's going to happen later than it actually is. My GF told everyone her c/s was scheduled for 10 days after it really was and it was a gorgeous surprise when her BA was made.

i like this one!

[*LittleMissSummer*]

Another option is to tell people it's going to happen later than it actually is. My GF told everyone her c/s was scheduled for 10 days after it really was and it was a gorgeous surprise when her BA was made.

I like that too!

We'll only tell family and close friends first and then announce over FB for everyone else.