Stuck in a conundrum with Prgncy Revealing to family.

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Hi there,
I wanted to ask for help.
I dont know how to tell my younger sister /my best friend im pregnant.
She has been trying for almost a year and i just started and boom. im pregnant.
This is complicated for many reasons.

1. our other sister recently announced in a heartless way shes pregnant as well (were not as close to her though, and it still stung her a bit).
2. I am the sister that never cared to get pregnant the first 30 yrs of my life, and also mentioned i hope to get pregnant in 8/10 months and not right away.
3. i live on the other side of the continent.
4. i have been on monthly calls ,letting her vent out as she realized she received her period- hearing all the pain and heartache.

I have always wanted to reveal my pregnancy in a cute way, shipping a cracked egg with a message & have her open it while were on facetime together, but im not sure what to do. I am so scared to tell her, and i know shes the first that has to know but im so afraid to disappoint (have had nightmares and sleepless nights), and wonder if i should do it my way or if my way is inconsiderate.
*The message would have been customized to be as sincere as possible of course.
What should i do?

• Lost Sister

Are you American OP?
I know (from hideous Facebook videos), that pregnancy reveals (as well as stupid gender reveals) are a done thing there.
They are insanely cringy and not thought well of here in the UK.
I think you’ve understood how incredibly hurtful this would be on your poor sister.
Good luck to you.

Op I think you might be American? Culturally isn’t quite different with the big reveals.

I agree with posters that the the big reveal wouldn’t be appropriate in these circumstances (in the U.K. people will normally just tell their family - and get a congratulatory hug, big reveals are rare).

This will be tough for your sister, but she will be happy for you.

Congratulations

Why the egg?
Are you a chicken?

So you didn’t want to have a baby for 30 years and yet you’ve always wanted to reveal your pregnancy with a cracked egg?
This is bizarre. Phone your sister and tell her.

What's the egg about? I don't understand that. Just work out what you're going to say, make sure you're respectful of her feelings and just tell her.

Having been the person at the other end of this - I had 6 close female friends, 5 of whom announced their pregnancies during a time where we were having loads of fertility issues. If any of them had tried to do anything cutesie they would no longer be my friend; I can't think of anything more insensitive (or naff). The ones I appreciated told me gently to my face - if that' was impossible I liked it when they told my DH and asked him to tell me when he felt it was the right time. But a phone call is fine. Just make sure she knows that you don't expect her to react in a certain way etc - that she can go quiet for a while and you're not going to make it all about you.
Apart from the egg thing you sound like you understand how she's going to feel so I'm sure you'll manage it fine.

The op has disappeared, I don't think she expected people to be so against her tacky cracked egg pregnancy revelation idea.

Can someone elaborate? You post a cracked egg? A real one?

I’ve heard there are people who say “I’m pregnant” to people they want to inform about a pregnancy. Probably an urban legend though.

(I don’t get the egg- are you due at Easter?)

In OP’s defence it would appear this is a thing now. 🙄

Blimey - that's me told then. Thanks OP.
Glad "everyone else" said such lovely, supportive things.

Why the egg?
Are you a chicken?

So if sending a cracked egg to announce pregnancy is a thing then surely anyone getting one will already know what it says inside without opening it. I’m just imaging OPs poor sister receiving and egg, knowing what it is but having to feign ignorance and excitement so that OP can watch her “finding out” on Skype. that’s really fucking cruel. And all for OPs buzz.