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How did you tell your friends & family that you're pregnant? Tell Clearblue and you could win a £250 Love2Shop voucher. NOW CLOSED

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AnnMumsnet · 09/09/2014 12:10

We know that breaking your pregnancy news can be an exciting time, so the team at Clearblue would love to hear about how you told your friends & family.

Clearblue say "At Clearblue we love hearing how women found out they were pregnant, particularly those we have been able to help in someway, and would love to hear from Mumsnetters how they shared their news about the new addition to the family."

So, how did you tell your friends & family that you're pregnant? Did you try to tell those closest to you in person? Or maybe you sent emails out? Perhaps you tried to be creative with your pregnancy announcement?

Whatever you did to tell your friends & family about your pregnancy, Clearblue would love to hear about it.

If you did take a creative approach to announcing your pregnancy and you have any photos, please post them on this thread.

Everyone who posts will be entered into a prize draw where one lucky MNer will win a £250 Love2Shop voucher.

Please note your comments and photos may be included on Clearblue's website and social media channels, and possibly elsewhere, so please only post if you're comfortable with this.

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Lent1l · 11/09/2014 20:35

For my first pregnancy I sent an MMS of the my two lines on my pregnancy test to my best friend.

For the second pregnancy to friends I asked via Facebook what my chances of potty training my eldest in the next 6 months were given she wasn't even two at that stage. Some of them twigged why and others needed more hints!!

Den · 11/09/2014 21:26

I couldn't believe I was pregnant for the second time so I wrapped up the clearblue stick in loads of layers of paper, then in about six boxes.
When DH came home my 3yr old DD gave daddy a present because she loved him!
Took him ages to open it and was so excited when he finally unwrapped the stick.He couldn't have been happier.

marymouse · 11/09/2014 21:36

we announced it at our wedding in our speech! our parents were thrilled and I didn't have to keep coming up with excuses for not drinking to the guests Smile

Lovewhereilive · 11/09/2014 21:38

We told everyone in person, none of this facebook business!

Bankholidaybaby · 11/09/2014 21:56

We told our families at six weeks because they were all in the same room and we knew we wouldn't have that opportunity again for several months. They were thrilled.

DrankSangriaInThePark · 12/09/2014 10:31

Had no internet.

POAS. Cried. (and not, initially, with joy, but with an "oh my fuckety" kind of feeling.)

Dp went off to tell his parents while I sat home and quaked.

Plucked up courage to ring my Mum. I was terrified about what she'd say, what with me being unmarried, and not even living with dp.

Reader, I was nearly 38. Grin

(then I just got on with it, I don't do the mushy stuff)

WowOoo · 12/09/2014 11:03

Friends and family noticed with me as I wasn't drinking at a birthday celebration. But before that I told people when I saw them.

stealthsquiggle · 12/09/2014 11:46

We took DM and MIL out on Mothers' Day and told them they were going to be Grandmothers. Thinking about it, that must have been two separate occasions, as we wouldn't have taken them out together (they don't dislike each other, but have absolutely nothing in common so it's easier that way) but it's a long time ago and I can't remember exactly. We had been married for seven years at the time so everyone had stopped asking if we were going to have DC (and no one knew that we had been TTC for 2 years at that point). I seem to remember MIL cried.

The worst reaction I know of was my GM when told that DM was expecting DC3. I don't think DM ever quite forgave her for her "oh no" Hmm

strongwhitetea · 12/09/2014 11:51

It was Christmas Eve and I went up to see my mum and dad (not planning to tell them). My mum had some bad news - the dog had died and she was beside herself sobbing. I didn't know what to do or say and I just blurted out "I'm pregnant!". She sobbed even more! I told my dad when he got home and he said, "yeah yeah" and my mum said, "no, really she is" and then he leapt up and hugged me!

Vesuvia1 · 12/09/2014 17:48

My mum is always knitting so I asked her if she would knit something for me if I got the pattern, then I bought a baby's jacket pattern and gave it to her.

Empireofdirt · 12/09/2014 19:12

Told my pils after they got back from holiday. We sat through about an hour of their photos of beaches and mountains,and then told them that we had some photos too... our scan pictures!

flamingtoaster · 12/09/2014 19:58

I was living too far away from my parents to tell them in person so both times I had to tell my Mum over the phone. Friends I told in person or in letters.

BreconBeBuggered · 12/09/2014 23:05

DH called everyone at about 6am on a Sunday when our first pregnancy test was positive. With our second, we wanted to keep it to ourselves for the first few months. After we'd told DS1, then 8, we waited to present the news to Gran as a 60th birthday surprise.

cogitosum · 12/09/2014 23:10

I did the clear blue digital that says 'pregnant' 2-3 weeks or whatever. I took a photo and sent it to dh then called and excitedly asked ' did you see what it said?!' 'Yes' said eh trying to match my enthusiasm. 'It says clear blue!'

LadyLuck81 · 13/09/2014 07:11

For DD we just called everyone. But for number 2 (currently rolling around in my stomach imminently due) we got creative.

We made DD a t shirt that said 'I'm going to be a big sister' and Skyped the grandparents to be and waited until they realised what it said. They loved it. We sent a photo of her in the too to our friends and other family.

CurlsLDN · 13/09/2014 08:20

I texted a pic of the test to my best friend who was on holiday. She promptly called from the hotel lobby to squeal down the phone at me!
My 12 week scan was a couple of weeks before my birthday, so we invited all out closest friends round for a party and told them then, which was lovely

Moogdroog · 13/09/2014 09:58

Friends at work - I didn't need to, if been complaining of feeling weird for days and it was them that suggested that I try a test. it hadn't occurred to me!
Once I knew I rang everyone in my immediate family - couldn't keep it quiet!

Lilliana · 13/09/2014 12:18

I wrote a fake news article headed 'baby lil due Nov 17th' with a scan picture and put it over a news article in DM newspaper and waited. For my sister it was her birthday so got her an aunty card and wrote how I can't wait to meet you in Nov love bump.

mssleepyhead · 13/09/2014 12:25

We found out in early December and told my parents and sister on Christmas Day by giving them a clearblue digital test saying "pregnant" in a little Christmas gift bag and pretending it was a Christmas present. They all cried! Did the same thing wth the in laws when we went to visit them for new year but they're Spanish and my MIL thought we were giving her a pen...! Bit of a panic when she tried to take the lid off to reveal the dip stick bit!

SpreadingSmiles · 13/09/2014 14:51

I broke the news to my boss and friends at work in a slightly shocking manner. I scheduled in a meeting and told my boss that 'I have been offered a new role, and i have accepted it!' Then paused for his reaction, he was like okay well, we'll see what we can do but if you have accepted it then i'm happy for you'. And then he asked so what is this new role about...and I went..'well its going to be a pretty challeging but interesting role - as I'm going to be a mum'!! The look on his face was priceless!! :D And then i pulled this trick off on all other friends too...(evil laugh) ;)

fourthandfinal · 13/09/2014 17:00

DC1 I was bursting and told loads of close friends quite early. Same with DC2. With DC3, I had some early bleeding so waited till 13 week scan and then let it slip out as we saw people but waited till I went back to work after holiday at 16 weeks to post photo of my bump on Facebook. With DC4, I was taking quite a lot of rude remarks from people and felt a bit shy so literally told people as they were confronted with my bump (other than family who I told on phone after scan and downs test). Have just, now, at 26 weeks posted it on Facebook...

nousernamesleft · 13/09/2014 17:11

We got dd1 and ds1 to tell everyone after the scan, they each got to tell the family about one of the babies.

They never mentioned twins, just said that mummys having a baby brother or sister for each of them, took a few people a bit to work it out!
Then I posted my scan pic on facebook for everyone else.

Princessxo · 13/09/2014 17:18

I kind of just showed the baby bump when it was clear. I didn't want to tell people initially, because word gets around too easily with my family and friends and not everyone would have been happy. A bit sad but that's just the way it is.

Genesgirl · 13/09/2014 17:40

We were all in wedding mode as our wedding was in five weeks time when we found out. As older parents-to-be and waiting a long, long time and thinking it would never happen we were ecstatic. Went to see my lovely in-laws and told them we had an extra guest coming to the wedding and they had to guess! They were obviously not on the same wavelength as us despite our huge grins and didn't guess so we had to tell them. They were equally over the moon even though our DS1 was number nine for them. A lovely memory and made the run up and the wedding even more special.

Florida123 · 13/09/2014 18:18

For my two closest friends, I took a photo of my pregnancy test and sent them an email....this prompted many OMGs.....(highly unexpected).

For the wider group, I took a photo of a currant bun in the oven and uploaded it on Facebook.

A bit more boring with my parents, I called them as soon as possible after I took the test.