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How to tell family?

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TeacupTempest · 25/04/2011 10:11

I would like a really nice way of telling family that were are expecting. My mum, especially will be over the moon.

When I was adopted it coincided with Mother's Day. As my parents had had a failed adoption before me (birth mum wanted baby back) they had kept everything very quiet and grandparents didn't know I would be arriving. Mothering Sunday arrived and Mum invited her parents and PILs round for lunch. As they arrived she told them she had a very special mother's day present for them in the living room. When they went through, there I was in my carry cot.......cue tears and general happiness etc!

Obviously this is a different situation but I was wondering how other people had/will tell family that they are pregnant?

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Figaro82 · 25/04/2011 10:27

Firstly congratulations :). We had the pleasure of telling our parents the other week and it was such a lovely experience! We took our parents out for dinner and had got a friend of ours to make cup cakes with nanny/grandad on them. The restaurant brought these out just after the meal and the look on our parents faces was priceless!!!

laurieleigh · 25/04/2011 13:59

We told our parents on xmas day. We got them each a 'nanny and grandad' card, (which they thought was from the dog!) and signed it from 'a bump looking forward to meeting you in july'. Both sets of parents were speechless while they re-read it a few times before figuring it out!
So any special occasion where you can do it without words I think works quite well, i.e. a card or Figaro's idea with the cupcakes sounds lovely.
Congrats!

sparklytoes · 25/04/2011 19:23

I did a similar thing to laurielegh, I bought a pair of booties and wrapped them up in a lovely box, when my mum opened the box, there was a card from the baby to Nana and Grandad asking them to please look after the booties until July when s/he will meet them. It was christmas, but I suppose it would work at any time of year! It was very emotional and a picture watching my mums face as she figured it out.
Congratulations!

clarabella18 · 25/04/2011 20:43

My mums a knitter whenever there is a baby in the family. I pocked a lovely pattern for a baby blanket put it in a pretty envelope and handed her it asking it she could have it ready for may. Took a while for the penny to drop after she opened it but she got there eventually!

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TeacupTempest · 26/04/2011 13:13

All very cute! Will be mums birthday when I tell her so might steal some of these ideas :-)

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Chocolocolate · 26/04/2011 13:38

We got everyone Easter eggs with 'Grandad', 'Nan' etc iced on them and, what they thought we cards for Easter that had a scan pic on the front and inside said: Dear Great-Nan, Looking forward to meeting you on or around 12th November.

Good luck - lets us know how you end up telling them.

WinterLover · 26/04/2011 14:54

We put a picture of our 12 week scan in a card for wach family member, as we we're going on holiday and my parents were looking after out dog she thought it was a thankyou card... Hers and my dads face was a picture when the penny dropped

All other family members loved the card and the idea we came up with. When we go to their houses now they've still got the cards up with the added picture from our 20w scan

Zimm · 26/04/2011 15:58

I bought my mum a 'granny's book of tips' and wrote a note from the baby inside saying how much he/she was looking forward to meeting her.

KatyCustard · 26/04/2011 18:13

Well, my pregancy hormones are alive and well, I just cried buckets over these!

I was very dull and just phoned mum up and told her. Wish I'd been a bit more imaginative now!

licoriceGreen · 26/04/2011 18:25

I got two white mugs then decorated them on the front with grandma and grandad. I made them a cup of tea and then waited for them to spot it and then for the penny to drop, mum got it straight away took dad a little longer!

ToriaPumpkinHead · 26/04/2011 19:13

I told my mum it was time for her to start knitting again.

Of course in her true fashion she had already figured it out from me asking her when she was next coming over

SunSoakedStone · 26/04/2011 20:36

These are so nice, my mum was so unimpressed when I told her! She is consumed by the negative unfortunately.

jammyscone · 26/04/2011 21:33

Any tips on how to tell family when it'll be completely and totally unexpected? Neither myself or the father have been in a relationship with anyone for several years, though we're good friends with each other I doubt anyone else realised there were "benefits" involved.

Ack, I'm not looking forward to all the explanations!

PotteringAlong · 26/04/2011 21:33

we gave my MIL a book tonight about being a Granny. I'm telling my mum tomorrow in the same way... :)

daimbardiva · 27/04/2011 10:51

I did the Christmas card thing for my first pregnancy - granny and grandad were tickled pink :)

Unfortunately this time I kind of ballsed it up - blurted it out whilst helping my mum wash up, along with the news that I'd had an mc a few months ago, which kind of took the edge off somewhat!

Happily I'm at 20 weeks now so they're looking forward to being grandparents again! :)

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