Telling family at Christmas?

[C3PO31]

Hi!

Is anyone else telling their family at Christmas/around Christmas about their pregnancy? And if so, how are you doing it?

It’s my first child and I am so excited to finally be pregnant but am now absolutely crapping myself at telling my parents 🤣!
It’s irrational as I’m 32 with a stable job, partner of 6 years, our own house etc... but yeah I’m still terrified of telling my mum 🤣🤣🤣.

So yeah basically tell me your stories of how you told your family/are going to tell your family please?

Thankyouuuu!
☺️

@C3PO31 Aww congratulations on your pregnancy! It’s such an exciting time - we are telling some family members too! I will be only 10 weeks but really want to share our news (makes it easier since I’m not drinking etc too!)

I’ve wrote wee poems that reveals our news in the last sentence. For my in laws - we have bought a photo album & are putting the poem & scan in the first few pages. For my B/SIL we got a baby grow for my nephew (7 months) that says “going to be a big cousin”. For my parents & sister we are putting a personalised baby grow in a box along with the poem.

What are you thinking of doing? There’s so many different ways, but at the end of the day however you do it will be special to those receiving 🥰🥰 can’t wait xxx

We told our family about DS with a Xmas card to grandma & grandad, see you on due date, love baby Kiki x

I told my parents about my first baby at Christmas. I gave them a photo frame with a picture of the scan in it. My dad opened the present and I don't think he really knew what the picture was as he just passed it to my mum 😜 Mum took a few minutes to look at it and finally figured out what it meant and she asked my dad if he understood what it was - he had no clue 😜 When they'd both figured it out they were super happy and mum wouldn't let go of that frame all day!! She still has the frame now and my son is 12 😊

We got Dh parents a book like new grandparents guide and my dad a photo frame saying grandad on it, it was early days but had to tel them as I couldn't drink and they would have know something was up lol

No wine for me, I'm pregnant. Wait for news to sink in.

I suspect she'll be delighted for you.

So excited for you!!! 💕

I’m telling my mum a week tomorrow, I’m so nervous but I know she’s going to be so happy! Telling my dad and the in-laws on Christmas Eve.

I’ve made them each a box with scan photo and a homemade “Oh Baby” cookie. We have also got a t-shirt for my partners niece announcing she’s going to be a big cousin.
I think everyone is going to be pretty buzzing but it’s a nervous time as well 😂

Ahh these are lovely!
I’ve bought cards for the parents (3 sets 🙄) that look innocent until they open them and they say ‘Baby C3po due July 2021’, and for the set of parents that haven’t been grandparents yet I’ve bought a ladybird ‘how to’ book on grandparents haha!
I don’t think I’d be so nervous if there wasn’t so many of them to tell!
My 12 week scan isn’t until just after Christmas so we’re having an early reassurance scan this week so fingers crossed everything is as it should be 🤞🏻🤞🏻!

Congrats!! I'm telling my family on Christmas day too, I'm really excited as its my 1st & I'll be 12 weeks. Im doing mine with 3 personalised baby grows;

1. My nan is know for knitting baby blankets for every baby/family member for the last 50+ years so her one says 'please have my baby blanket ready for July 2021'. 2. Mum is an air hostess & has been saying for years she can't wait to be a grandmother so she can take her grandkids on holiday so her babygrow says 'I can't wait to travel the world with you'. Both 1&2 will be wrapped up in a box for them to open on Christmas day. The 3rd is a generic 'coming July 2021' for my partner & I to take a photo holding so I can text to people while I'm sitting in front of them & see their reaction!!

@Dumpling21 that’s such a cute idea!!!
It’s my first too and long awaited haha! I’m just in shock now that it’s actually happening and worried my mum will freak out 🤣!
I’m 12 weeks on Boxing Day so we’ll have similar due dates!

I’m 7+3, having early reassurance scan this week so hopefully everything is ok. I loved the idea of telling family at Christmas but decided against it in the end, they sometimes buy me booze as a present and obviously I don’t want them to this year so thought it’s best they know before. I’ve pre-ordered my click and collect food shop for Xmas and loaded it with non-alcoholic wine haha x

One year I told my parents I was engaged, the next Christmas I said we had more news and that I was pregnant. I don't think we did anything other than announce it when we sat down to dinner.

"Hey, got some news. I'm pregnant. Only 5 weeks so it's really early days but hopefully it will all be ok"

That was the first time, unfortunately it wasn't all well but pretty much word for word second time.

3rd time was in person. Offered them a glass of wine and didn't pour myself one. Dad asked if there was a reason I wasnt drinking. I said yes. They said congratulations. Job done.

I think if I'd done any kind of special card/surprise/gimmick thing they would have been confused and a bit hurt as to why I didn't think the news itself was exciting enough without needing to jazz it up with fripperies.

@C3PO31

Hi!

Is anyone else telling their family at Christmas/around Christmas about their pregnancy? And if so, how are you doing it?

It’s my first child and I am so excited to finally be pregnant but am now absolutely crapping myself at telling my parents 🤣!
It’s irrational as I’m 32 with a stable job, partner of 6 years, our own house etc... but yeah I’m still terrified of telling my mum 🤣🤣🤣.

So yeah basically tell me your stories of how you told your family/are going to tell your family please?

Thankyouuuu!
☺️

I could’ve written this myself! I’m ridiculously worried about telling my parents despite being in my 30s, married, homeowner, good job... it’s so silly!

I have my 12 week scan on 22nd so was thinking about putting scan photos into a card for them and giving it to them on Christmas Eve.