Announcing your pregnancy
Who knows that you are pregnant? Before you should decide to tell anyone that you are pregnant, there are a few things for you to think about. There are two main reasons why it is suggested to wait until your second trimester to announce your pregnancy to the public. Testing for problems If you choose to do any tests to check that the baby is healthy, you will need to think what you would do if the test results show potential issues. Yes, all of these tests are optional even though many caregivers forget to tell their patients that. Personally, I have not had any sort of blood test or the down syndrome ultrasound done on my pregnancies because I had already thought through that I would not terminate the pregnancy if there was an issue. Other moms want the test results so they can prepare themselves if there is an issue. This is something to really think about. I know other moms who have waited until their test results came back okay before annou...