Need ideas!

kales0719

Morning mamas!

So we scheduled our 20wk ultrasound for the end of January. *Super excited!* I need some creative ideas to share the gender with the ladies I work with. We work in an office, so I can't really do one big reveal to everyone and I really don't want to do the cupcake with the color on the inside. One of the girls that just had a baby did that and I'm trying to be original Any ideas?

Trampslikeus

I'd say "it's a boy!" or "it's a girl!"

Trampslikeus

@ajm11 - very. And insensitive. One of my coworkers is having fertility problems. She certainly hasn't told everyone about it. If someone pulled a stunt like this in an office environment where she can't just decide not to come that day... Yuck. I work in a very casual office with all women, and this would definitely not go over well. I can't believe throwing yourself sex reveal parties at work is a thing...

princessbmw

I had a coworker who came in wearing pink or blue after she found out the sex. Fun and easy, not too over the top.

kej0004

I agree with @mrskblack11 - stick to food. I've always found people pretend to care a lot more when there are sweets involved. Cookies with colored icing or M&Ms, sugar cookies with food coloring... shouldn't be too hard to find some pink or blue sprinkles somewhere to put on basically anything. Cookie cake, maybe?

thelittlestbee

Ajm11 said:

I'm confused. Why can't you just tell them? A "gender reveal" at work seems very unprofessional IMO.

This. 

Kiki119

I think it is all depending how excited your co workers are..and how close you guys all are.

I work with a bunch of early 20's ladies in an casual.. and they will think of any reason to throw a potluck/spread/cupcakes... so the group of ladies I work with will not take offense to it...

but I do see if you work in a very professional enviornment, I can see it can be a bit offensive..

but I brought in cupcake to reveal my pregrancy.. I think I am just going to wear a tee shirt saying "hey girl" or "boy oh boy" (I got them from asos)

 

 

juliep91080

My goodness ladies! She didn't ask our opinion on *if* she should do a reveal. She asked for ideas on how. It's a lot of assuming going in here, as we don't know the culture of her work group; etc. It is her responsibility to decide what is appropriate and inappropriate in her work environment. And she obviously feels doing a reveal at work is acceptable.
That being said, I'm all for the food idea! Also, I second the idea of checking Pinterest for neat ways to incorporate food into the reveal. Good luck and Enjoy!

musictchr25

juliep91080 said:

My goodness ladies! She didn't ask our opinion on *if* she should do a reveal. She asked for ideas on how. It's a lot of assuming going in here, as we don't know the culture of her work group; etc. It is her responsibility to decide what is appropriate and inappropriate in her work environment. And she obviously feels doing a reveal at work is acceptable. That being said, I'm all for the food idea! Also, I second the idea of checking Pinterest for neat ways to incorporate food into the reveal. Good luck and Enjoy!

So what? Anyone can chime in with whatever opinion they want. This is a public board. 

BabyList

Op, you know the climate of your office and the ladies you work with better than we do. If this is what is appropriate for the ladies you work with and your office, go for it! We had thought of doing paper poppers with colored confetti in them, but ended up not being able to keep the secret long enough. I got the idea from Pinterest.

Trampslikeus

@juliep91080‌ Before I had 2 friends deal with infertility, it never would have occurred to me just how hard this stuff can be, and I very well may have done or said some inconsiderate and insensitive things out of naïveté and then felt like a huge asshole afterwards. Consider for a moment that I'm not trying to be mean, but simply pointing out a reality OP may not have thought of, through no fault of her own.

To me, the possibility of inflicting that kind of pain on a coworker is not worth it to have a cutsey "reveal". If people ask, tell them. If they don't ask, safe to assume they either don't care, or don't want to talk about babies for whatever reason. Dealing with baby showers at work was hard enough for my friends, throwing in yet another baby event in the workplace seems over the top.

TheAlmostMom

ughhh with the whinnniiinngggg 

As an infertile I can tell you right now- nothing stings more than someone showing up pregnant. You can't hide your big old baby belly and finding out if you are having a boy or girl pales in comparison to that initial gut drop of "I'm Pregnant!"  We aren't made of glass. You cant offend us more than the unfairness of infertility already does. Announcing you are having a boy or a girl is probably lower on the "Shit I don't want to deal with from pregnant women" scale than "Huge adorable baby bumps that we cant help but stare at". We know pregnant people happen, and its not your fault. Celebrate your baby. We'll live. We MIGHT cry, but honestly we might also cry if one of you bring home a puppy and in our infertile brains we go "EVEN DOGS CAN HAVE BABIES EASIER THAN ME" 

THAT being said-   What about cute cookies? If your group isn't the tight knit type that does big reveals get some adorable baby onesie shaped cookies with pink or blue icing and send out an email that says "We found out if we are having a boy or girl- to celebrate a healthy baby I have cookies at my desk to share!"   Its cute, its non committal to anyone who really couldn't give a crap, AND its STILL FUN. And the people who stop by will get to gawk and chat and dote. Do it girl. 

kales0719

Thank you for all the positive responses. Obviously I wouldn't ask for ideas if it wasn't appropriate for where I work. I work with a close knit group of ladies that get excited about stuff like this, and throw work baby showers for eachother.

kales0719

Love those adorable cookies

TheAlmostMom

@kales0719 - you can get the cookie cutter on amazon for super cheap, and pinterest has  awesome "how-to"s on the decorating if you are the DIY type. Or, buy the cutter on amazon and take a trip to your local baker!