How did you announce your pregnancy?

[MB34]

With DS, I had my 12 week scan the beginning of May around the same time it was my mum's, Niece's, dad's and sister's birthdays. So I bought happy birthday Nana/Cousin/Grandad/Aunty cards, glued in a copy of the scan picture and signed them from Baby 34. I just told other family and friends in person.

Just found out DC2 is on the way and wanted some more inspiration. Got a bit of time to go yet but my favourite idea so far is to get DS a T-shirt printed with "big brother in training, promotion due Oct 2014", get him to wear it and see who notices!
How did/will you announce yours?

[redrubyindigo]

I threw up on the kitchen floor at the mere smell of FIL's coffee.

Subtle is my middle name

[Artandco]

With ds1 we took a picture of bread in the oven with ' bun in the oven' quote...

Ds2 just added a scan pic with ' no 2, coming soon to a town near you'

We obv have too much time on our hands...

[MrsMonkeyBear]

I left a digital pregnancy test on the mantle place as that's where everyone keeps their keys. Mother in law choked on her coffee and father in law just looked confused. Told my mum and dad over the phone.

[puds11isNAUGHTYnotNAICE]

'I'm pregnant' pretty much sums it up.

[DitaVonCreamTeas]

I just told people then burst into floods of hormonal tears.

[RandomInternetStranger]

I'll be buying DD, new baby and I matching shoes & taking a photo with mini blackboards by each pair with my name and birth year by my shoes, DDs name and birth year by hers then either the name if it's a boy or a question mark if it's a girl (no clue what I'll call a girl!) and Oct 2014 by theirs and sending that out. I wonder how many of my family won't get it.

[MyNameIsKenAdams]

We told family and friends on our wedding day. Literally only dh and I knew. That was easy - no racing to tell family at the same time.

Lord knows what to do thos time round - maybe something to involve dd.

[Effic]

No idea why or how it started but at work, people buy bags of jelly babies and leave them on desks and in staff rooms and we all have to guess who it is!

[abigboydidit]

Afraid am a worrier and don't like to announce a baby until am holding it in my arms (sadly a lot of close experience of MC and still birth). I quietly told close family after 12 week scan, friends and manager after about 4 months & just let everyone else find out naturally. Good luck!

[MB34]

Thanks Mama, I thought it is really cute!

Squizita how far gone are you now? Fingers crossed for you that you get your wish of bump thrusting lol!

Am loving all the ways! I suppose it's fantastic news whichever way you announce it!

[MamaPingu]

I kinda like your tshirt idea OP

A friend of mine recently posted a picture of her daughter next to the fridge with "I'm going to be a big sister!" Written in fridge magnets
It was nice!

[MummytoMog]

I hate telling people. Actually hate it. So I tend to just slip it into a phone conversation, then hang up very shortly afterwards. Then stick a scan pic on Facebook at twelve weeks and hide.

[SweetPea86]

Awww banana82 that's a lovely way of doing it :)

[SweetPea86]

I had every intention of keeping it quite till 12 week scan. I new I would tell my mum straight away. I did this by shoving the positive digital pregnancy test in her face, she thought it was a facial hair trimmer lol.

By 10 weeks I just gradually told every one, some in pure excitement lol

Looked like a Cheshire Cat

[Sunnyday14]

I'm more worried about telling people myself and not having them find out through someone else...or on facebook... Telling my parents in person then in-laws on Skype probably. Then it'll be a lot of phoning and emailing!

[squizita]

I told very close F&F and my HR manager early (high risk pregnancy after 3 MCs). Sadly it's not the same when in the back of everyone's mind they know I'm telling them in case I vanish off to hospital for a few days. :(

Looking forward to the day (fx it will be this time round) when I can boldly tell all and sundry/thrust out my bump. :)

[Banana82]

We paid for an early scan at 8 weeks and got a DVD of the scan (although it was literally a tiny pea floating around!) We then went over to my parents after with the disc and put it on the TV and said we had something to show them. The video started and with both my mum and dad in the medical field, they were like...ok...its an ultrasound. Then went very quiet for what seemed like an age and my Dad turned to me and said "is it your ultrasound?" They were both shocked but very pleased. They thought we were going to show them a funny video we had seen on the internet!

[purpleroses]

I made the mistake of telling DC1 (aged 3) very early on and he told EVERYONE
With hindsight of have kept it to family and close friend for a bit longer.

[AJay28]

We put up a slideshow of our holiday pictures and added our scan photo at the end :)

[SkivingAgain]

DH told his mother....

[hubbahubster]

I just told the people who needed to know - family, best mates, colleagues - after the 12 week scan. I'm too superstitious to make an announcement.

[eurochick]

I'll be telling my parents this weekend. I'll just tell them. Mr euro will tell his. Other than that, I won't be making any announcements. People will figure it out at some point.

[Showy]

I didn't tell anybody second time round. Just waited until they noticed. Most people had caught on by the time ds was here.

[miki123]

I gave one of these to my mum (first Grandchild): www.etsy.com/uk/listing/172381938/you-are-going-to-be-a-grandma?ref=related-1

these are very cute too! www.etsy.com/uk/listing/170680959/pregnancy-announcement-baby-announcement?ref=sr_gallery_33&ga_search_query=baby+announcement&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=GB&ga_search_type=all

[PuggyMum]

My best friend lent me a fertility angel to put under my pillow....

I have it back to her one morning and said 'I don't need this now!'


I was 12 weeks at Mothering Sunday so put the scan pic in mums card.

We were also going to Florida with friends just as I'd found out so when we arrived and ordered a beer, I said mine will have to be non alcoholic and apologised to their teens that I wouldn't be going on the hulking great rides!

I loved seeing peoples faces!