Social distancing pregnancy announcement?

[Dan1066]

I’d like to hear you thoughts/ideas considering this difficult time. My partner is due for her 12 week scan in the new few weeks and from there a we plan to announce this to family and friends. Of course we will not be coming into contact with them but wondered if anyone had any ideas on how we could announce and embrace this special message whilst complying to social distancing etc. It’s such a shame it has to be this way but health comes first! Any ideas would be great

What about the scan photo and a baby grow?

Or scan photo and a light up cinema box?

Send the photo on a card in the post?

There's loads of idea out there looks on Etsy or eBay or not on the high street xx

Video call via Skype or Zoom so you can see their reactions.

We've chosen not to announce to family and friends whilst the lockdown is on and instead I'm just going to appear heavily pregnant some months down the line 🤣 but we keep sending pictures of my LB (15 months) with strategically placed items on the background, a baby grow that says Born in 2020 amongst a pile of teddies, a T-shirt that says 'Im the big brother" hanging up with other clothes on the front of his wardrobe. Nobody has spotted anything yet but it's lots of fun the anticipation waiting to see if they do each time 🤣 I have got a bit of a wicked streak, as has my partner, however nobody can say we didn't tell them months down the line now 🤷

FirstTimeBumps that's some head game you're playing with people there. If I was a close-ish friend or family member I doubt I'd ever trust you again.

@FirstTimeBumps I absolutely love that idea!

@FirstTimeBumps that's genius, but as time goes by you might need to get a bit more blatant, we could be in lockdown for quite a few months and family might be annoyed to see you with a baby that they didn't know about.

@FirstTimeBumps that's such a good idea! What else have you got planned for your hints?

I’d be gutted about being treated like that if I was your close friend or relative @FirstTimeBumps. Playing games like that is really juvenile.

Op just phone or FaceTime people and tell them. It’s the news that’s special, not the way you announce it.

@FirstTimeBumps that's amazing 😂 I guess we aren't going to get another chance to do anything like this! I hope you post about the reactions when they find out!

@billystoatgruff that's a bit harsh. It's a bit of fun and it's really not your place to be negative about it. Their friends and family don't actually have a right to know and the timing and way that they choose to reveal their pregnancy is their business.

It’s only a bit of fun for the person playing games.

There’s a big difference between not telling people because you’re not ready and actively laying clues for them to guess from, laughing at them behind their backs. Horrible behaviour.

@onalongsabbatical suits some, doesn't other. We didn't tell till 12 weeks last time and close family commented that they were happy they didn't have to wait nine months to meet their niece or nephew.

@HeyDuggeewhatchadoin last time we announced with a scan picture in a birthday card. Contemplating replicating it but changing the scan picture and putting something along the lines of a Facebook memories banner on the front of the card to see if the scan picture swap is picked up on. If we get way down the line I'm going to literally put my LB in the t-shirt that says "I'm the big brother" and take pictures like we normally do. They'll probably still not pick up on it 🤣

Hardly. Get a sense of humour. I think most people would enjoy that and not feel entitled to have been notified immediately after the scan.

@billystoatgruff bet you're fun at parties 🙄 as I've said previously suits some, doesn't others. Your relationship with your family and close friends may not be the same as someone else's. No need to be so stuck up about it Jesus 🤣

I have a sense of humour @Queenoftheashes. This isn’t funny.

@FirstTimeBumps I think that’s a great idea! I’m 31 weeks and still haven’t formally announced it except to very close family and friends. I’m tempted to steal your idea! I know my friends would find this funny. If they were going to be annoyed or offended by something like this I doubt we would be friends in the first place...

@Lovelostnfoundx and @Queenoftheashes thank you. It amazes me how some people on MN feel the need to get harsh and nasty because they don't agree with something. They seem to have a definite theory that their way of life is the only "correct" way. Especially the part about being entitled to know about pregnancies. I'm not sure when my uteruses and it's current tenant became anyone's business but mine 🤷

Uterus. Not sure when I got two of them 🤦

Yes. It’s obviously just a bit of fun. I would love it if someone did that to me and then showed me all the clues. Some dude did it with an engagement ring hidden in plain sight / surprise proposal recently and people loved it

Hi All, thank you all for your responses., going to have some time to mull these over. 🙂