Xmas pregnancy announcement ideas

[TeakFox]

Hi we recently found out were expecting. I honestly thought i could never get pregnant, i have been having atrong words with myself over the past year to gwt used to thw idea of just being a dog mum and that this will never happen to us.
So you can imagine when i went to the doc for some gastro meds and she said your pregnant i did swear at the poor woman and i was in shock for a good few days.
Im now freaked out something is wrong or might go wrong, anxiety is a B##ch!!
So i havent a clue how this all works, gp said shes refering me for an emergency scan, it was rejected, what does this mean for us? Do they expect me to just wait and see in 9 months. Its stressing me out so much.

I have to change all my plans for next year, ive been saving for a motorbike and a trip driving it around france. We need to buy a house before i pop...no pressure.

Its all a lot to take in!

Anyway we are thinking of announcing it at xmas to family any fun unique ideas on how?

My mum is going to flip her lid, she's going to be the best nan/gran ever!

Congratulations!!! It's soo natural to feel overwhelmed and anxious at first, it's a lot to take in and the anxiety brain always escalated everything (well mine certainly does lol). The scan was probably rejected as your doctor may not have put a good enough reason on the scan request, have you booked in to see the midwife? They will try and guess how far along you are and then book a proper scan for when you are roughly 12 weeks.

I'm sure your mum is going to be soo excited! Not sure on ways to tell them but there's loads of ideas on youtube. Good luck x

As pp has said the scan probally got rejected as they need a really good reason to do early scans and as I persume you have had no bleeding/pain that's probally why it's been rejected.
You need to book in with a midwife different areas handle this differently you either self refer yourself or they have community midwives at your gp so you will need to speak to your gp office to ask how you go about it. You will then get a booking app for around 9 weeks ish. They go from your Lmp. Then a scan at 12 weeks and so on. Congratulations I bet it was an amazing shock!!
How about something simple like a photo Christmas card? Depending how far along you are you can either pop a scan picture in it or a picture of you and your partner with a sign saying 2 become 3... 2020 something similar and simple? Or you say you have a dog(s) ? Why not a picture of your dog with a sign next to it saying I'm getting a human sibling 2020.. I love little simple ideas like that x

Maybe book a private scan? We had one through Babybond at 7 weeks and I think it was about £60. Great experience and a cute picture of a bean!

Likely scan was rejected because they only usually fo early scans on nhs for pain / bleeding or in my area if you've had 3+ miscarriages.

How many weeks do you think you are? You can get a early reassurance scan privately. Best go between 7/8 weeks are more likely to see a heartbeat then. That way you would also get a picture to use in announcing

I'd look on Pinterest for ideas or search Etsy for baby announcements things. Lots of cards, pictures and baby grows etc to be brought

@Boymummy3unpredictable. Last proper one started sept 8th this is what most people go by but my cycle is on average 44days, i think it was put through early as im so unpredictable.

@Boymummy3 i love that idea with my dogs!!! So cute.

I thought about a private scan but it seems a lot when surely it will happen in the next 2 or 3 weeks anyway.