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How did you/will you announce pregnancy

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Newmumoldmum · 09/08/2020 11:08

Just a bit of fun. Would love to hear how you told family & friends or how you plan on telling everyone. Currently 8+1 & got a few ideas

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WilheldivaHater · 09/08/2020 11:11

When I was pregnant with DC2 I told DD on her birthday by getting a big sister Barbie type toy and putting a scan pi

OnlyFoolsnMothers · 09/08/2020 11:11

Called and told people

Nsns · 09/08/2020 11:12

I just called people.

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Newmumoldmum · 09/08/2020 11:13

@WilheldivaHater that’s cute, my youngest won’t really have a clue as she’s only 3, I’ve told a couple of friends already but I don’t want to just do the usual scan picture on Facebook for the rest of the world

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WilheldivaHater · 09/08/2020 11:14

Damn it!

*put the scan picture in a birthday card from "your new baby brother or sister"

I was about 14 weeks at the time. DD wanted to tell everyone as she was so excited so tell everyone so we let her do it.

When I was pregnant with DD we just told people when we saw them.

JulesM73 · 09/08/2020 11:30

Just telephoned or told them face to face. I know you haven’t said what you’re planning to do but over the top reveals are a bit naff, the same with gender reveal and baby showers.

Congratulations on the baby.

TheAquaticDuchess · 09/08/2020 11:45

We were deep in lockdown so just FaceTimed people to tell them. It still felt really special and lovely

penguin423 · 09/08/2020 11:58

In person with close family and via phone for extended family who are far away. It was strange during lockdown so generally just told friends when I saw them as it eased. 20 weeks now and still finding there are people who we haven't told as it has been such a weird time!

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Newmumoldmum · 09/08/2020 12:04

Oh I’m not planning on anything too elaborate, I don’t like things like that either, won’t be doing a gender reveal or having a baby shower- no way. I was thinking of getting everyone together on zoom or doing a WhatsApp status showing positive test, scan picture, bump etc, it’ll be a huge surprise to everyone so I don’t just want to tell people when I see them. I might just wait & send them a birth announcement by the time I’ve worked it out baby will be in school. Plus it’s the last time I’m ever going to get to announce a pregnancy so I want to savour it

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spiritedawai · 09/08/2020 12:07

Just told people.

TakeMeToYourLiar · 09/08/2020 12:09

We told DS(3) he's so excited he's told everyone, including random strangers

I will do a social media announcement when baby is finally here safely

MichelleOR84 · 09/08/2020 12:16

Don’t feel bad for wanting to announce your pregnancy in a special way ! Some people on here though .... 🙄 ! Like geez, no point replying with “ I just told people “ ! Why even comment 🤷‍♀️🤦‍♀️

I’m the same as you - no baby shower or gender reveal . With my first pregnancy everyone knew I was trying and I didn’t have a fun way to announce it . I was visiting my parents place in Canada and missed my period so casually took a test and screamed out that I was pregnant lol. So that was that . With my second pregnancy, it was a surprise to my family and I invited them to London for Christmas with a card invite ( we do this every year ). On the inside of the card there was an ultrasound picture and “ also joining us” caption . They were so shocked when that arrived in the mail . I was nearly 20 weeks pregnant at that point too .

110APiccadilly · 09/08/2020 12:23

I had to carefully manoeuvre so that we got my parents on a Zoom call without them realising there was anything in particular going on!! It was in lockdown and they much prefer the phone to video calling, but I wanted to see their faces. That's probably not much help to you though...

I did think about setting up a family quiz and having a baby picture round ending with the scan photo. I decided against in the end, partly because I didn't think I could keep it to myself until the end of a round of a quiz!

FirstTimeBumps · 09/08/2020 13:09

We did it sneakily. I have an 18mo and wee put clues in the background of pictures. Apparently people are very oblivious 😂

We got fridge magnets and put baby related words on the fridge and took pictures. Nobody got onto it. We had one with his clothes hanging on the washing line, t-shirt said "I'm the big brother" - nope. We had a picture of him standing on the coffee table infront of the living room TV which we had cast the bloody scan picture to - still nope 🤦‍♀️

In the end when lockdown eased we met up with family and just put the I'm the big brother t-shirt on him. Still took about half an hour plus for them to spot it 😂

FirstTimeBumps · 09/08/2020 13:11

Oh and for #1 we had the scan a few days before my mum's birthday so ordered her a card from Moonpig that said "To a very special..." On the front and inside it said "Nanny!" and had the scan picture. We recorded her opening it on the sly.

Bluejayway91 · 09/08/2020 13:33

We were in heavy lockdown at 12 weeks, so we rang/messaged people.

Sadly, I don't think we told anyone in the flesh.

It is amusing now seeing people and having a bump

Dyra · 09/08/2020 13:37

For my in-laws, my husband and his parents were on a video call. Whenever I was talking, he'd pan across to me where I was holding up a scan picture. They didn't notice. We were also dropping pretty heavy hints in the conversation, like how we would be a bit busy come September and how the three of us were looking forward to coming to theirs for Christmas. Still nothing. DH gave up in the end and told them we had something to show them, and showed them the scan picture.

I hadn't really been talking to my parents much since I had found out I was pregnant. I had wanted to wait until 12 weeks, and didn't want to just blurt it out. We were going to do the same as we were for my in-laws (told my parents first), but mum had sent a message the week before asking I was ok. This was my opportunity for a set up. I had replied back that all was fine, normal and boring. Once I had the scan picture, I sent a message saying "you know how I said everything was normal and boring?", then a meme gif saying "I lied", then sent the scan picture. I was then going to call them (I could see the messages had been received and read), but Mum beat me to it. 😂 So much fun.

GoshHashana · 09/08/2020 13:39

Just called my parents and DH's ma and said "you're going to be grandparents in August". No need for anything silly or gimmicky. And no scans online. The world does not need to see the interior of my uterine cavity.

MaverickDanger · 09/08/2020 13:44

We rang immediate family & told them, then wider family & friends has just been via WhatsApp. We don’t live near to anyone so barely told anyone in person.

Not planning on doing a social media announcement until he’s here, and will probs leave it a few days before just announcing his name & leave it like that.

Piccalily19 · 09/08/2020 14:27

I told my parents on their anniversary, told them to close their eyes as I had their present and then showed the scan pic! That was OTT enough for me ha, if I could of got away with just texting them I would of haha.
I also told my friends by walking in to the room and going “Guess whos not drinking for a while?!” And again scan pic shown!
I know in reality the scan doesn’t actually show much and it’s not that exciting for other people but the presenting of it adds a little surprise factor but also saves you having to awkwardly say “Im pregnant” every time you tell someone. Won’t bother putting anything on social media or anything though and I did just text some of my friends/less close family

newmumma43 · 09/08/2020 14:39

Shoved the scan pictures in my dads face mid conversation Cus I couldn't wait

strawbmilk · 09/08/2020 15:13

We bought a T-shirt for DD to wear saying I'm going to be a big sister and let her wander round in it until our parents actually read what it said. She was 18m at the time so didn't have a clue. It was quite funny was my SIL & BIL had worked it out and everyone staring at my PIL waiting for them to work it out.

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Newmumoldmum · 09/08/2020 15:17

I like the idea of the sneaky ways, thought we might throw a bbq at the end of the summer & have a scan pic on the fridge or a calendar thing with X amount of days till baby, or write I’m pregnant on the bottom of my cup & see who notices

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Bearcub01 · 09/08/2020 17:10

I planned on doing something fun and exciting but I have been so, so ill and ended up hospitalised this week that I just told my mum as I needed her support.
We casually dropped it in conversation with my MIL who thought it was a joke at first then started crying. Actually glad we done it this way now instead of something tacky.
I’ll probably just text everyone else.

BeMorePacific · 09/08/2020 17:54

We were in peak lockdown, so wrote a little quiz that we text to friends and extended family.
All close family we just FaceTimed.
The quiz funny for us.. some people got it straight away... some answered the qs and didn’t click that the answers said “Have I got news for you. We are. Havana. Baby. Surprise” 😂

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