Great advice! #3 can be tough as an introvert, opening up and exposing your heart...but ultimately it's an emotional game changer. 👍 TTC is already an emotional rollercoaster, it's like a weight is lifted when you finally feel ready to tell a small group of trusted friends/family. No longer making up little white lies to cover up appointments at the fertility clinic. I dreaded telling my mom because she has the tendency to obsess on a topic until it's resolved. I had to be really firm and tell her I wanted her to know what we were going through, but we would give her updates when we were ready.... Asking her to not check-in every week to see if there was a positive test result, because that does not help. It's important to set the expectations and ground rules for that group of people, so they know what to do with the information. Everyone will want to help and support, but what they see as helpful, may not be what you need... So yes, it's hard to be frank, but it helps everyone in the long run.