Fun way to announce pregnancy on Christmas Day?

[curiousgeorgie]

If everything goes well, I should be having my 12 week scan on the 14th December, and so far DH and I have told no one we're expecting DC 2.. (Due to a history of early miscarriage)

This Christmas our two best friends, all my brothers and families, my grandparents and my aunt and uncle will all be going to my parents for Christmas so we thought it would be great to announce it then :)

But not sure how to do it... Any fun ideas?

[Narked]

True. Sometimes people don't realise though - SIL had told her friend in advance because she knew she had fertility issues and had been TTC for ages, but had no idea her sister even wanted DC.

At Christmas alcohol is generally flowing and refusing a drink will have people guessing your news pretty fast.

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[ethelb]

Turn up dressed like Mary.

[NigellaTufnel]

But fertility issues can go right to the heart. And although no one should be denied joy, for the OP to make Christmas Day about her fertility is pretty insensitive.

It's not a normal day. It should be nice for everyone. And the OP had no idea the real effect their 'hilarious' announcement may have.

And I repeat. Just too tacky. And Who really wants to look at other person's scan?

[SecretCermonials]

By that adage then one can assume that the op would have already sensitively told anyone she knew to be sensitive, so the situation is "safe" in as much as it could be?
Get DC1 to tell

[RightUpMyRue]

" FeersumEndjinn Mon 05-Nov-12 16:36:52

We waited till grandma-to-be was watching the Christmas service on TV, and interjected "on that subject, something very similar happened to us" in the bit where the angel was telling Mary she was going to have a baby.

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NigellaTufnel Mon 05-Nov-12 16:37:54

Jesus wept..."



I'm weeping too. That is too funny. LMAO!!

[MainlyMaynie]

No, don't do it. Too much chance of upsetting someone. Tell the grandparents on Christmas Eve maybe?

[Narked]

If you are set on this, you could 'pretend' to forget to post your Christmas cards and hand them out on the day - 'Merry Christmas Grandma + Grandad' and 'To My Favourite Aunt' etc

[SecretCermonials]

Nigella the OP has stated this is the way she wants to share her news, to the people she loves the most all at once, its unkind of you to say thats tacky just because you dont like it, you are somewhat pissing on her parade!

As mentioned Ive been through infertility myself and loss and can honestly say that it would be luck of the draw as to the persons feelings anyway... Christmas may make one person happy whilst another maudlin..

[PrincessSymbian]

How about fill your own crackers with positive pregnancy tests in!

[NigellaTufnel]

In my opinion it is tacky. And thoughtless. It's just my opinion. And it may be unkind, but it doesn't make it any less relevant.

However the main point is that ( as someone else said) that it is one thing finding out a friend or relative is pregnant when you are struggling but can deal with it in private.
It's a whole other thing to find out...
In a group
On Christmas day
As part of a hilarious joke you may feel obliged to laugh along with.

And it's tacky to do it as a joke. IMHO

[GummiberryJuice]

My sil announced her pregnancy on Christmas morning and we thought it was lovely.
If I remember correctly they said we would need more room round our table.

The op has had a previous miscarriage so surely everyone would be sighted for her.

[NigellaTufnel]

Although wee filled pregnancy tests in cracker is pretty funny. But not in a good way

[SecretCermonials]

Im not saying it isnt valid but this a debate arising from a question the OP DIDNT ASK im sure the OP asked this as a light hearted question, for fun ideas to fulfil her ideas. By all means state once that people may be hurt or offended, but harping on about it is a derailment of the thread.

[Littlemissimpatient]

What about filling in the gift labels on your present to family signed from bump or what ever nickname you are using
Or you could just open a bottle of bubbly in the morning or over lunch saying you have an announcement
Frame a scan picture for someone?
You could buy a book called your first grandchild or similar and wrap it

[GrimAndHumourless]

in the spirit of the question asked by the OP you could get a blank photo album, and call it Granny's Boasting Book, and make sure your mum opens it first, perhaps at the lunch table

[FloJo151]

you could get dc1 an 'i'm a big brother/sister' tshirt adn then get him to wear it on the day

[MrsCantSayAnything]

I agree with Secret but having said that, OP may not have thought about the way others think about this kind of thing.

Lots of people dislike dramatic announcements on a shared day.

[NigellaTufnel]

Have sex on the Christmas dinner table, then show bump and say..."here's one we made earlier."

gets coat

[AvonCallingBarksdale]

I'm really - why are people so anti this? We announced the imminent arrival of DS on Christmas Day (no wacky ways, just DH asking everyone to raise their glasses as he had an announcemnt to make). Everyone was delighted cos it's lovely news that there's going to be a new baby in a family isn't it . Surely people would be pleased at someone else's good news. I'm sure OP wouldn't spend the rest of the day expecting everyone to go on about it! Congratulations btw, OP!

[EdgarAllanPond]

i think there are lots of lovely ideas!

it's the ops family, she should be aware if any sensitivity exists.

[GoldPlatedNineDoors]

I announced my pg in my wedding speech. even our parents didnt know!

OP, if possible, aske everyone for a photo of themselves as a baby - tell them you are doing a quiz and the one who guesses the most wins a prize. Put your scan photo up as one of the images and when nobody guesses it right, or points out theres more images that people thats when you tell them who.it really is.

People will be so happy theyll forget about the prize

[MorallyBankrupt]

I wouldn't because it then makes the whole day about you which I don't really think is fair.

[NewNames]

Use the pregnancy test as a swizzle stick for one of your cocktails.