When is safe zone in pregnancy

DeliaMarieP member. Beta 1: My BFP Chart. At birth. Mom2anAngel2 member. Kie member. When the baby is born. I don't want to be a debbie downer or anything, but that is the honest truth.

I agree with others, when the baby is born. Falling in Love! November Cranang member. Stillbirths happen. I actually had more anxiety the further along I got. See siggy. The less you worry and think about what ifs the better the chances for the baby.

LittleGus member. I had a MC with my first pregnancy at 10 weeks and almost refused to acknowledge my second pregnancy until I was 25 weeks along. I didn't think my heart could handle falling in love again only to lose it. I just saw the heartbeat with this pregnancy and will probably start to feel safe around 10 weeks.

BFP Oct. Henry Cavill You're welcome! When I have an outside baby and then new worries set in. I do understnd unforunate sad things happen I just will drive myself crazy if I start to worry before there is anything to worry about. The user and all related content has been deleted. Stalk my Chart. My own personal safe zone was 8 weeks!

Now of course I'm still a little nervous sometimes, but it's not always on my mind and I seem to be stressing. Actually the first trimester doesn't "end" until 13 weeks. At 14 weeks you are officially in the second. So if you want a "safe zone" I would call it at 14 weeks. That is when we are going to wait to tell people.

Also by that time you should have heard or seen a heartbeat at least twice so that can definitely give encouragement. A NSW man who caused a three-day snap lockdown in Southern Tasmania has been charged with allegedly leaving hotel quarantine without permission.

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For many women, it's made harder by an unwritten social rule that says they should keep their news quiet — at least for the first 12 weeks. In Australia and elsewhere in the West, waiting until the end of the first trimester to announce a pregnancy is considered a social norm. This shroud of secrecy is linked to the uncertain early weeks of a pregnancy, where the risk of miscarriage is much higher.

In Australia, up to one in four pregnancies end in miscarriage, and the expectation to remain silent in early pregnancy means many women and couples are left to grieve privately, sometimes without the support they need. From a medical point of view, at 12 weeks a pregnancy is generally considered to be "safe". While a miscarriage or later, stillbirth can happen at any point during gestation, the odds are highest in the first trimester. Research shows at eight weeks, the chances of having a live baby are 92 per cent.

At 12 weeks, those odds increase to 97 per cent. According to Penny Sheehan, an obstetrician at the Royal Women's Hospital in Melbourne, there are no clinical guidelines stipulating when a woman should or should not announce her pregnancy. In fact, I would usually say to share it with a support person and some close family and friends, so that you do have some support," she says.

Dr Sheehan says at 12 weeks, most women can "believe with some confidence" that their pregnancy will be ongoing. But she says it's up to each individual or couple to decide when the time is right for them to share the big news. I have no living children as of today," she says.

Sam says it's important women feel supported to announce their pregnancies earlier if they choose to, so that they have both an opportunity to celebrate, and to receive support in the event of a pregnancy loss.

Easier said than done I understand. Trust me. You're already at a good point. Most miscarriages happen before 7 weeks. That doesn't mean people don't miscarry after that. It just means you have a very small chance of miscarriage after. We strive to provide you with a high quality community experience. If you feel a message or content violates these standards and would like to request its removal please submit the following information and our moderating team will respond shortly. The educational health content on What To Expect is reviewed by our medical review board and team of experts to be up-to-date and in line with the latest evidence-based medical information and accepted health guidelines, including the medically reviewed What to Expect books by Heidi Murkoff.

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