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Pregnancy announcement ideas

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Lily189 · 14/05/2021 07:12

Hi everyone

I just found out I'm around 6 weeks pregnant with my second baby
I'm going to wait till my 12 week scan to tell people but just wanting to know some different ideas on pregnancy announcements
Would love hear some tia

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NewMatress · 14/05/2021 11:16

You just tell people.

No one, except possible your mother, is going to be as excited as you are. Don't spend 9 months expecting them to be.

SmidgenofaPigeon · 14/05/2021 11:19

Also when the initial excitement of the announcement wears off you’re just....pregnant...for a loooong time. My family don’t live locally but I don’t think they’ll take much of an interest now until the baby is a born. It’s just in there, cooking, for ages, and I guess there’s not much else to say about it really 😂

SillyBry · 14/05/2021 11:35

Goodness me, if you want to announce it, announce it! I didn't realise there would be so much negativity around it!

I ended up in surgery with a ruptured ectopic in September last year, so we told our parents as soon as I tested positive this time as we wanted their support.
In terms of "announcing" it, we did put a facebook post out so our wider friends and family knew... mainly because with lockdown, just seeing people and telling them isn't actually as easy as it once was!
We drew a chalk rainbow on the drive and got our daughter to hold the scan picture sat next to it and just said "Team Houston have finally recruited for this superheroes sidekick! The last year has been crazy and we're excited that 2021 has offered us some hope and joy. Although, I'm annoyed I'll have to wait even longer for my first pub drink with friends! ;-)"
Something like that... it wasn't hugely elaborate, but just a nice way to tell people :-)

LuckyMcDucky · 14/05/2021 11:38

We didn't do it in the end, but I thought of making my MIL a picture frame with pictures of all of her GC with one being a copy of our scan pic. In the end I think we just told them. It felt exciting enough tbh.

LuckyMcDucky · 14/05/2021 11:39

We didn't announce on social media, as we told all the people who mattered and everyone else heard one way or another.

alabaster11 · 14/05/2021 11:45

Picture of my DC1 wearing a top saying "I'm going to be a big sister!".

SingingSands · 14/05/2021 11:53

I told my parents on a street corner when they picked me up from the train station. Looking back that was a terrible place and time to do it!

Second time I told my mum on the phone after having a very dull conversation about carpets.

I am clearly not the right person for this 😂

Folklore9074 · 14/05/2021 12:30

We just told family on zoom/phone calls. Friends on WhatsAp, calls or when we saw them. Personally find big 'announcements' on social media really cringey and I was worried (and still am) about something going wrong. But I am talking from the perspective of a two year fertility struggle and IVF, so I've gone through years of muting anyone who did a showing 'announcement' on Facebook/Instagram.

SmidgenofaPigeon · 14/05/2021 12:45

@SillyBry quite honestly that DOES come under a cringy announcement in my book, but I’d still say congratulations, and cringe privately. I guess we’re all different.

Girlmama3 · 14/05/2021 13:38

I made dd3 a ‘I’ve been promoted to big sister’ t shirt and waited for the penny to drop! My older two got it straight away but the grandparents took a bit longer!!

When I’m about 20 weeks I’ll put an photo of The t shirt on fb and ig but only because I don’t see anyone anymore!

SillyBry · 14/05/2021 13:59

@SmidgenofaPigeon wow. You know how to make someone feel good.
Whilst there is much made about being considerate to other people’s personal situations, perhaps the phrase “be kind” might apply here. You don’t need to be openly judgmental about other peoples decisions. You can just move on.

Considering that 4 months prior to falling pregnant, I was undergoing life saving surgery for an ectopic pregnancy that had ruptured, leading to the removal of a Fallopian tube, naturally falling pregnant again was a wonderful surprise.
And I’m sorry if you find that distasteful or cringey, but it was up to me how I tell my family and friends... and given that I’ve not physically seen most of my friends since September due to Covid restrictions, a wider announcement seemed easier than waiting until restrictions allowed me to see people to tell them... mainly as I may have given birth by that time!
Clearly the OP doesn’t need a long line of people telling her what she wants to do is cringey and embarrassing. It’s her pregnancy and her choice.

SmidgenofaPigeon · 14/05/2021 14:09

Yeah but that’s kind of what I mean- the way we process news is just very personal isn’t it? And I had my own very real struggles with ttc but I wouldn’t have wanted anyone beyond very, very close family to know about that because I’m a private person. So my ‘pregnancy announcement’ was just a passing conversation really, as I couldn’t bring myself to be particularly excited in the early stages because of the fear of something going wrong. But the your announcement was right for you- fine- but not everyone has to think along the same lines. In some ways I wish I could have been a bit more celebratory, but it’s probably not my style, and I’ve had to be very cautious because of previous events.

SillyBry · 14/05/2021 14:51

I understand that and I'm not trying to belittle anyone's experience. I just think the OP asked for fun announcements and it's probably quite depressing reading all the comments saying you don't need to, you shouldn't etc. And it's not especially nice to tell people their way of doing it isn't great. Everyone has a right to feel how they feel - and do as they do, like you say :-)
I'm 23 weeks and still feel like something could go wrong at any minute. When my boss asked me if he could send an announcement to the team (of 70 people) that I was expecting, I felt MASSIVELY uncomfortable. Felt like that would jinx it for sure and also, that was out of my control. But the rational side of me says that regardless of what I say or feel, nature will take its course, regardless. I was quite open about having an ectopic, partly because I wanted people to not feel alone if it happens to them. I didn't know anyone that had been through that stuff... but as soon as I talked about it, it turns out I know lots of people that have had losses and complications and I really took comfort from them talking to me. So I hope that by being open and honest, if anyone needs me one day, I'll be happy to hold their hand, talk to them, offer advice... or just deliver chocolates to their door when needed :-)

heybabes · 14/05/2021 15:14

Lol some people on here! I know announcements aren't for everyone but it sounds like you're really excited OP :)

I'm currently 10 weeks and have my scan in just 11 days time, so excited/nervous! Providing everything goes ok, I'm probably not going to do a social media announcement. Partially because I have my performance review with my boss (who is sexist and hates me) in August, and I just know if he thinks I'm going on maternity leave he'll probably find an excuse not to give me a bonus this year. So I don't want him to find out until I've had my review!

In terms of parents though, I'm going to visit my parents anyway on the way back from a city break, just a few days after my 12 week scan. So I was planning to say "oh we picked you up a present from our trip" and then give them something - a card or a frame maybe, with the scan photo - that says "See you in December Grandma and Grandpa!". Something like that anyway! I'm so looking forward to telling them, they've had a rough year (my mum's been suffering with cancer and she's had Covid too) and this will be their first grandchild, so hoping it really cheers them up :)

Good luck and let us know on what you decide!

Snally82 · 14/05/2021 16:01

We FaceTimed closest family and friends, did a little treasure hunt for my partners little girl (privately) and that’s it.

We have friends who are struggling with TTC so didn’t feel comfortable with anything else

FireWafer · 14/05/2021 18:01

@SillyBry if its any consolation I think your chalk rainbow was a lovely idea.
I have suffered an ectopic in the past and like you have found so many others who have gone through similar and have got a lot of comfort in talking.
I am 20+1 at the mo and this little baby feels like a miracle to me. We didn't think it was possible for us to conceive! I have spent every week of my pregnancy paranoid that something is going to go wrong so I would like to be able to celebrate our good news on SM and share with friends that we are expecting because as you say we don't get to see anyone anymore!

@Lily189 I agree with others, there are some lovely ideas on pintrest! A friend of mine took a photo of her mosses basket with a baby grow, booties, rattle etc and a pic of the scan all placed artistically to announce her pregnancy which I thought was really beautiful and tasteful! Equally there are some really silly and fun ways to announce it! I say go for it! What a joyous thing to celebrate! Congratulations btw!

MrsMiddleMother · 14/05/2021 19:02

I hate the 'just tell them' comments, if you don't like big announcements just don't comment! I'm pregnant with my second and have bought my first a t-shirt that says promoted to big brother on it and a vest made that says baby 'surname due Dec 2021 x

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