How are you going to Announce Pregnancy?

[Aimee1003]

Just curious to see what everyone else plans to do. Here's my plans:

At 8 weeks announcing to my parents: I am giving my mom a book called "I love my grandma along with a "Grandma-to-be" pin.

At 8 wks, his parents: My DH will say the prayer at family dinner and say thank you for the new addition to our family arriving in May.

At 12 weeks for work and friends: I bought a shirt off of cafepress.com that says "New Mom 2012" and I am just going to wear it to work.

 

[ByHisGrace]

Oh, cute ideas!

My FIL's b'day is right before our 12 week mark, so we'll probably give him a card signed "Love, Ben, Amanda and Baby!"

Haven't figured out how to tell my parents yet... if hubs got asked to say the dinner prayer on the right day that would be a super convenient way to steal your idea. Otherwise, I was thinking maybe write a "Happy Fall" card for my fam and having either my 9 or 6 year old sister read it aloud to the family, signed the same as above.

Only thing is, how am I going to wait another 6 weeks!??!?

 

[due3may12]

i was gonna wait until 12 week scan and show them pics and say "hey there's ur grandchild" (it'd be my parents first grandchild) but now im near 8 weeks and think we're gonna tell family now! dunno what ill say now haha! ne ideas??
i love ye're ideas! might have to steal them! haha

 

[Charlie_x]

I annouced at to my mum at 4 weeks and 3 days (about 20mins after i did the test) and then told rest of the world a few days later

 

[CrazyKitty]

We announced it to MIL by simply walking in the living room and DH asking, "So, what do you prefer - Nanny or Granny?". It took her a few confused seconds to cotton on...

With my family it was a little different: My mum and gran came over the weekend I turned 6weeks and it was my gran's birthday then. We gave her a card that said 'Happy Birthday Great Grandmother' and inside it was signed Love Beanie xox My gran didn't notice so I suggested she pass the card to my mum as I said, "We quite liked it". Mum looked a bit confused and passed the card to dad. He didn't notice either so passed it back to mum. She kept looking at the front of the card then the inside with a puzzled look on her face and looked at me and mouthed, "Who's Beanie?", to which I just looked at her... Her eyes widened and she said, "Are you?!?!". I smiled and then she started crying! Suffice to say, my dad and gran were very confused as to why my mum had suddenly burst into tears!

As for the rest of the world, between my big mouthed colleagues and big mouthed uncle, I don't think we'll need to think of a way to tell people...xox

 

[due3may12]

CRAZYKITTY:
thats such a cute story with your mum and gran!! nearly cryin readin it! haha! congrats!

 

[emmaandbaby1]

My OH dropped 'oh btw emma is pregnant' casually into conversation at his parents... they asked us for at least 5 minutes to stop joking lol!!!

 

[stellargaze]

Wow, I'm still quite a ways off from this and so many great ideas! Just over 4 weeks now and waiting til week 12 to tell if I can. For MIL & FIL, we are going to wait til we are at their house and when it's time for tea and coffee, we'll serve it in Grandma & Grandpa mugs.

My parents already know I took clomid this month-- My dad's a dr and I had some side-effects and he often helps me out. I don't really know if I'll be able to wait quite as long to tell them as he always advises me when I'm ill and is already waiting to hear good news.

They've been trying to get us to come visit in November (they live across the atlantic ocean in Florida!), so I might just wait til week 8 or so and when they bring it up again I'll say something along the lines of not wanting to fly. I'm sure he'll get it. Unfortunately he has the biggest mouth ever, so it won't be long until everyone else knows.

 

[CrazyKitty]

Wow, I'm still quite a ways off from this and so many great ideas! Just over 4 weeks now and waiting til week 12 to tell if I can. For MIL & FIL, we are going to wait til we are at their house and when it's time for tea and coffee, we'll serve it in Grandma & Grandpa mugs.

My parents already know I took clomid this month-- My dad's a dr and I had some side-effects and he often helps me out. I don't really know if I'll be able to wait quite as long to tell them as he always advises me when I'm ill and is already waiting to hear good news.

They've been trying to get us to come visit in November (they live across the atlantic ocean in Florida!), so I might just wait til week 8 or so and when they bring it up again I'll say something along the lines of not wanting to fly. I'm sure he'll get it. Unfortunately he has the biggest mouth ever, so it won't be long until everyone else knows.

I love the mug idea! I'm sure they will too! xox

 

[Poppiebug]

I told my mum at 5 weeks, because I knew she'd keep it a secret (even from dad) and just wanted her reassurance and prayers that everything would be ok.

We are telling the rest of our families this weekend. They don't live nearby so it'll be over the phone...

I will tell my dad first, bubs is due just after his 70th Birthday in April so I'll be saying something along the lines of "Mum's been keeping a secret from you for a few weeks, it's something about an event happening in late April, you're going to be 70 and we thought we'd give you another grandchild for your birthday".

OH will tell his parents - not sure what he'll say, but they'll be good.

As for my brothers and sisters, I hope that one of my nieces and nephews answers the phone when I ring so I can tell them first and get them to tell their parents.

 

[bumpin2012]

We already told the parents, but I have a "baby on board" sticker that Im going to put on my tummy and wear it to work. (at 10 weeks)

On FB at 10 weeks Im going to put as my status "Im the size of an prune, with 211 days to go Im 25% completed" and hope that someone figures it out, if not, i'll change it for the next week...

 

[Wilsey]

I handed my Mum the pregnancy test (two lines you are and one line your not) and said 'what do you think this means?' She looked at the test and then me and her eyes welled up. She was so happy! They knew we were trying though!

Turns out she had just purchased a knitting pattern (for booties, bonnet etc) two weeks before (around the time I conceived)...she said she must have known!!

Except now I think I've started something - the Mothers came around to mine on Friday night for a catch up and they started swapping knitting patterns...bless!

 

[SAJ]

anyone have any cute ideas as to how to tell co-workers? I work in an office where we all get along and have fun with eachother so I wanted to do something different than the standard "hey everyone, I'm pregnant". I like the mug idea, previously mentioned. Cafepress has a mug that says "watch the love grow" and a stick person with a progression of a growing belly. Thinking of getting that and just bringing it out at coffee time to see who says something first. Any other ideas????

 

[SAJ]

I'm going to answer my own question I think I found a winner:

place a bowl of pink and blue M&Ms on the table in the meeting room and put a note saying "pink or blue, pink or blue, someone's expecting...can you guess who?" I will ask my boss to put it out or I will put it out at night when no one is around. Will be interesting to see what people say as most of my office is comprised of younger women. Now to wait the 3 weeks before doing it

 

[Poppiebug]

I'm going to answer my own question I think I found a winner:

place a bowl of pink and blue M&Ms on the table in the meeting room and put a note saying "pink or blue, pink or blue, someone's expecting...can you guess who?" I will ask my boss to put it out or I will put it out at night when no one is around. Will be interesting to see what people say as most of my office is comprised of younger women. Now to wait the 3 weeks before doing it

What an awesome idea!

I have no idea how I will tell my co-workers. I have a few that I am closer to than others so will tell them first, I also think I should tell my bosses before I announce it to the general population of the workplace.

 

[akjk]

I'm going to answer my own question I think I found a winner:

place a bowl of pink and blue M&Ms on the table in the meeting room and put a note saying "pink or blue, pink or blue, someone's expecting...can you guess who?" I will ask my boss to put it out or I will put it out at night when no one is around. Will be interesting to see what people say as most of my office is comprised of younger women. Now to wait the 3 weeks before doing it

the funny thing would be if more than one of you is expecting! lol

 

[SAJ]

lol! that would be hilarious...we'll see if there are any red faces in the room

 

[Sew_Sweet]

I told my mom on the phone because I just couldn't wait. We let our daughter tell most people after we told her - she likes telling people she is going to be a big sister - even complete strangers lol

 

[Aimee1003]

I love all these ideas! The mugs are cute and so are the m&ms. Now if only the 12 wk date would hurry up and get here so I can breathe again.

 

[Zemlianika]

I told my mom after I told my husband and my sister, lol. Then I tell my mother. Next day, my grandparents from Russia call me to congratulate! Word gets around the world FAST!