I did see a cute shirt on here... @CandyApple2012 OK if I steal your idea for my nieces?
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Unfortunately everyone super close to us already knows because of it taking so long to get KU, they were in a routine of asking.
I told DH with our youngest wearing a big brother shirt, and he wore it to Easter too. Most people didn't notice, so we didn't make a big deal of it.
Other than the family and my bff we are doing the boys birthday pictures in June and will do a cute announcement with the photographer. Probably something simple. I saw a collage where the boys were each holding a sign that said first, second, and mom holding third. Also since we will be doing the genetic testing at 10 weeks, it may be our gender reveal too.
We did IVF and the only ones who knew we were doing it were my parents and a close cousin. The day I found out my beta results, I called my parents. I called them by their Chinese grandparents name and they are very excited. We haven't told the rest of my family or hub's family yet. MIL is coming the first week of June so after we've told her, we'll tell everyone else. I'll be 13 weeks by then.
As far as social media - we bought a onesie of my favorite band and will post it along with our dog that says something like "newest fan coming in December 2017... Gizmo is going to be a big brother!"
Me: 37, Hubs: 41, Furbaby: Gizmo 11/2011: dx with Stage 1 Thyroid Cancer 03/2012: dx with Endometriosis
I've told a few friends rather unceremoniously. For DH's family we're going to get a December jewel for her grand baby necklace (one of those necklaces that has a birth stone for each month a grandkids was born)
for my my family and Facebook we are having shirts made. Mine and DH's will say "you're killing me smalls," which we say to DS regularly. DS will have a shirt that says smalls and then we're getting a onesie that says "extra smalls"
We are going to tell my family near/around mother's day, but we haven't figured out how we are telling DW's family yet... My family is super sweet- so I'm almost more excited to tell them than I am to tell the inlaws (even though I love them, I promise). My mom and little sister are coming over for a mother's day meal and I'm going to give my mom a cute kid's book called "how to babysit a grandma." My sister (who's an artist) is going to get an "Aunt's coloring book." I'm going to give my dad a book called "grandpa and me" (also a kid's book- I'm a teacher, all about that childhood literacy) and my two brothers are going to get shirts that say, "Keep Calm I'm going to be an uncle."
In terms of everyone else, we're waiting until the 2nd trimester, and we're going to send everyone a card that says something along the lines of, "we know what WE'RE EXPECTING for Christmas" with a picture of a cute onesie on a pine tree.
I'm super excited to tell people, and I can't contain myself well BUT at the same time I enjoy keeping a little (aka GINORMOUS) secret.
@squeen1991I love your Christmas tree idea. We had a Christmas in July wedding so ppl think we're obsessed with Christmas and I totally love that idea!! I've only told a few ppl so far, but for everyone else that's what I want to do!! Thanks for sharing, I hope you don't mind me stealing it! (Or maybe I'll do some stockings!) ahh!' The ideas are flowing in!!
I wore my BEACH BUMP cover up when we went to the waterpark. It took my family a little while to catch on, but it was kind of fun watching the realization finally hit.
Thanks!! I took him to the park that is located next to our very 1st apartment and also where we had taken our engagement photos and I gave it to him there. His reaction was my favorite thing ever. That's been the best day of this pregnancy so far.
Me: 31 DH: 32 DH since 12.2009 Married 08.2013 EDD 12.2017
@stillclever17 I know how you feel! *TW** we found out I was expecting two days after my SIL miscarried at 15 weeks. We were under the impression that DH could'nt have children, so it was definitely a big surprise for us! It was SO hard finding the right moment to tell them the news.. DH ended up telling them over a text message a few days ago because we thought that that would be easier for them, and we haven't heard back from them It just feels like really unfortunate timing.. *end TW**
@bkrahn I'm sure you told them with all the kindness you could. Some things are just super hard when you've had a loss. Speaking from personal experience, I really appreciated my cousin letting me know by text before she announced to the rest of the family. It meant I didn't feel on the spot when it was announced/celebrated the next day (our loss was about a month prior, she announced on Thanksgiving). I would maybe follow up with a "thinking of you" message in the next couple of days.
@bkrahn, after my loss there would have been literally no way you could have told me that wouldn't have devastated me, through no fault of your own. The kindest thing you did was to tell them via text so they wouldn't have to react to you until they were ready. Give them time
We are telling both of our families on Mother's Day, we had DS's picture taken in a big brother shirt and I am having prints made and that is what our mom's will open up! We have been getting a lot of questions about if we are pregnant or not so I am really hoping everyone is excited!
We haven't told anyone yet, and have been planning on waiting until week 12, which would be Memorial Day weekend. I'm a little anxious to wait that long, and am excited to share the news! With Mother's Day this weekend, I would love to share with our parents. However, we had a miscarriage in December, and we're both hesitant to get everyone excited.
Last night I had my first appointment, brought an U/S home and we told DD. So I'm guessing everyone knows by now. However, if she actually isn't telling, we plan on telling immediate family this Sunday.
My H and I go to a lot of baseball games, so I'm toying with the idea of posting a photo of a onesie from the hometown team or trying to tie in Christmas somehow - something about putting in our order for our Christmas present.
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Can I just selfishly vent for a moment here lol. I'm annoyed that my husband's extended family will ALL know within hours of announcing whereas mine won't know until I tell each individual. I have to just be cool with it but I'm annoyed anyway lol
Me: 31 DH: 32 DH since 12.2009 Married 08.2013 EDD 12.2017
@AMCsquared That is not selfish at all, I completely understand. We told my MIL very quickly but we were planning to wait to tell my BIL and SIL. But then stuff happened, and they found out. Bah. Oh well, we don't see them that often anyways.
I'm really struggling with how to tell my grandmas. They will both be great grandmas for only the second time, and I know they'll both be elated, but they both live so far away. I'm in TX, and one is in CT, the other CA. I've gotta figure it out though because we were thinking about doing something for mother's day, and time is running out on me.
Me: 30 DH: 31
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IUI #1 07/2016 BFN
IUI #2 10/2016 BFN
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@txmomma16 maybe u can send them something in the mail so it's more exciting than a phone call. I'm thinking of mailing my grandma's cards and an US pic. For my grandma who already has great grandkids on the other side I'm going to put something like the best grandmas make the best great grandmas. And for my grandma who will be a 1st time I'll write something like you? Really? No way! You're too young! And then on the inside put Get used to hearing that. You're about to be great grandparents.
Me: 31 DH: 32 DH since 12.2009 Married 08.2013 EDD 12.2017
I found out I was pregnant when DH was out of town. This is our first. I went to visit him and gave him a gift bag with my BFPs (I used more than one to be sure) and the book Dude You're Going to be a Dad. He was surprised and thrilled. Watching his face was priceless. We plan to announce to family around 12-13 weeks. This will be my parents first grandchild, so I got them mugs that say "Only the best moms get promoted to grandma," and "Only the best dads get promoted to grandpa. My in laws have a grandbaby, so I'm not entirely sure how we will tell them yet.
The first people to know was a series of doctors and nurses for a non -pregnancy related issue.
I told my stepmom before my first appointment bc I wanted her to come with me (DH couldn't get off work). Then my mom guessed when I asked her about twins running in the family. My DH told his mom, and all his siblings about a week later, and I told my siblings a few days after that.
Had to tell my boss(es) early (8wks?) bc I was supposed to travel to India for work this summer, and we have to start planning/ transitioning some of my projects to other people while I'm on leave. I'm announcing to my immediate coworkers at our team meeting next week bc I almost can't hide the bump anymore and have been forgetting stuff pretty frequently.
A couple of our close friends knew pretty early too.
I'm printing out actual card announcements to send our grandparents within the next week or so, and then we'll do a Facebook announcement around the 13 wk mark.
did any who already told their parents record a video of the moment? i am curious. i love to watch those moments online of strangers lol!! i'm thinking of recording mine but i'm not sure.
Me: 31 DH: 32 DH since 12.2009 Married 08.2013 EDD 12.2017
@AMCsquared omg you're not alone! I've watched so many surprise pregnancy announcement YouTube videos!! This might be cheesy but I love the videos where they gather the family for a photo but it's actually a video, and they say "Everyone say Cheese! Okay let's do another one... Everyone say Carly's having a baby!!!"
That's what I'm planning to do to tell my brother, SIL, and all my nieces and nephews! Then I'll pull out the ultrasound really quick so they know it's for real!
When we tell H's fam, I'm going to have them unwrap something with his brother and sister there watching (still deciding what to wrap ) but I do want to figure out a way to surreptitiously film it!
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I wish I had recorded my mom's reaction. We found a Mother's Day card that had "happy Mother's Day new grandma", the new was small and she wasn't wearing her glasses so she went on for two minutes or so laughing at me because I made a mistake and bought the wrong card (mistakes are funny in my family, this past January my brother picked up my cake and told them to write happy 34 bday instead of 33rd on it).. my brother who didn't know got into it: "you have a 4 year degree and didn't get the right card"
she finally opened the card, where I wrote the due date, her jaw hit the floor and she looked like she'd been punk'd and asked if we were expecting. She then freaked out and ran over to me to hug me. I'm not a hugger and my boobs hurt so I tucked up in the couch and let her hug the life outta my husband. Then she started crying. She's excited and plans on spoiling the kid.
DH's family went as expected, we got a card that said "from the two of us" on the front and scratched out the two and put three. So it was more obvious.
Saw my friend yesterday and she thinks I'm starting to show, I'm almost 9 weeks. I imagine my work will know by the end of the week.. the belly will give me away, I finished a cut as I was learning about being preggo and my tummy ended up pretty flat, definitely can't suck it in any more.. kinda mixed feelings about that haha!! Here's to a happy healthy pregnancy!
We ended up telling four people this weekend! We told my mom on Friday night. Once we got in the door and settled, I handed her a card (just a regular Mother's Day card) and a box and said, "Happy Mother's Day." DH sneakily recorded it, and I love rewatching it! When she opened the box, which had tiny newborn shoes with anchors and an anchor pacifier, she screamed, "OH MY GOD!" and then just kept saying it over and over hahaha. She cried. She hugged me. She asked a bunch of questions. She is thrilled.
Saturday we went to see my brother and brought the box along. My mom said, "You should see what Mattie and Michael got me." He complained about having to open it hahaha, but when he finally did, he said, "Whaaaaaaaaaaat???" with a huge smile on his face and then hugged me. Again, recorded by DH.
Later on Saturday my sister and her husband came over. I did the same thing, gave her my mom's gift and said she should see what I got my mom. When she opened it she was speechless and just had her mouth open in shock looking around at all of us. Her husband goes, "I bet I know what it is," and then she showed him and he was like, "That's what I thought!" Also on video.
My other brother didn't come for the weekend so we still have to figure out a time to tell him. We won't be able to tell my in-laws until the first weekend of June.
@dilbert890 i wish i had recorded it too. i did record the audio but i was trying to not be obvious with my phone so i just wound up recording the ceiling lol. my dad's face was priceless and i wish i captured it.
@MJDsquared thats really cute with your brother and sister!
we announced yesterday. i wanted to just tell our parents but that didn't work out LOL. DH's entire extended family all lives within 2 minutes of his parents sooo. its ok though because now i can start to tell friends! the moments with our parents were great!! ive had the reveal for my parents planned in my head forever and ever so it was great to have it happen. my parents used to read all the berenstain bears books to me as a kid. so since it was mother's day, we gave my mom her "regular" gift and then had 1 more for her and my dad. my mom got the berenstain bear book "Weekend at Grandma's" and my dad got the "New Baby" one. mom started wailing crying immediately. dad looked up at me in complete shock, wide eyed and said "i dont understand." long pause... mom continued crying lol and dad finally goes "shes crying, does this mean youre pregnant?" LOL it was so cute. and i wrote on the inside of the books that its time to rebuild our berenstain bear library for grandkid #1. then we went to my in-laws. my nephew is 6 months old and so i made a hat for him that said "big cousin" with our last name. DH couldn't hold it in any longer and took it out to show the baby's parents (his brother and our sister in law). they were so so happy, my sister in law was jumping up and down. we told them ok be quiet and we have to get the parents into the room at the same time (it was proving to be a challenge lol MIL was grilling and FIL was antisocial in another room lol). so then my sister in law got all into it and once everyone was together, she kept saying "hm its cold, does anyone have a hat for the baby? where's that hat we brought?" HAhaha. so she gave the hat to our MIL to put on the baby and she immediately screamed like a crazy person haha. the whole rest of the extended family basically found out immediately then too lol.
Me: 31 DH: 32 DH since 12.2009 Married 08.2013 EDD 12.2017
We told my grandmas over the weekend, and they were both so excited. My poor grandma, she knew about our struggles, so when I called her and said "Happy Mother's Day," she said "Thank you, you too!" And immediately started apologizing! I had to tell her to stop, it was OK, it was my first Mother's Day! She started crying. It was really sweet.
We have also finished telling my siblings (I have a brother a sister, two step sisters, and a step brother, as well as brother in law, it adds up), and a few friends. We aren't going to do anything on Facebook still for a little while, but it definitely is a little more "known."
Me: 30 DH: 31
2 Dogs / 2 Cats
IUI #1 07/2016 BFN
IUI #2 10/2016 BFN
IUI #3 11/2016 BFN IVF #1 03/2017 - 23 Retrieved / 22 Fertilized / 11 at Day 3 / 1 Beautiful Embryo tf on Day 5 / 7 Frozen on Day 6 - Beta #1 4/5/17: 104 Beta #2 4/7/17 224
When I was pregnant with my first, I was so excited to craft the perfect announcement for my friends and family. I haven't done anything yet with this one and I feel kind of bad.
I searched through my Facebook today to see when we announced DD... She was due 1/6/16 and we announced 7/14/15. Since my due date this time around is 12/6, if we stuck to the same timeline, we could announce 6/14. Here's the picture we used (with no caption)...
Re: Announcements
I did see a cute shirt on here... @CandyApple2012 OK if I steal your idea for my nieces?
No, I'm not an early bird, but that doesn't mean I'm a night owl.... I guess I'm an afternoon duck?
Type A personality, Type B body
First BFP with donor sperm 04/11/2017
I told DH with our youngest wearing a big brother shirt, and he wore it to Easter too. Most people didn't notice, so we didn't make a big deal of it.
Other than the family and my bff we are doing the boys birthday pictures in June and will do a cute announcement with the photographer. Probably something simple. I saw a collage where the boys were each holding a sign that said first, second, and mom holding third. Also since we will be doing the genetic testing at 10 weeks, it may be our gender reveal too.
As far as social media - we bought a onesie of my favorite band and will post it along with our dog that says something like "newest fan coming in December 2017... Gizmo is going to be a big brother!"
11/2011: dx with Stage 1 Thyroid Cancer 03/2012: dx with Endometriosis
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for my my family and Facebook we are having shirts made. Mine and DH's will say "you're killing me smalls," which we say to DS regularly. DS will have a shirt that says smalls and then we're getting a onesie that says "extra smalls"
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In terms of everyone else, we're waiting until the 2nd trimester, and we're going to send everyone a card that says something along the lines of, "we know what WE'RE EXPECTING for Christmas" with a picture of a cute onesie on a pine tree.
I'm super excited to tell people, and I can't contain myself well BUT at the same time I enjoy keeping a little (aka GINORMOUS) secret.
I've only told a few ppl so far, but for everyone else that's what I want to do!! Thanks for sharing, I hope you don't mind me stealing it! (Or maybe I'll do some stockings!) ahh!' The ideas are flowing in!!
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Me: 31+ H: 32
TTC Since 11/2015
#1 - MMC 6.5 weeks (2/16); #2 - MC due to cystic hygroma at 20 weeks (10/16); #3 CP (2/17); #4 - Due 12.16.17
I'm really struggling with how to tell my grandmas. They will both be great grandmas for only the second time, and I know they'll both be elated, but they both live so far away. I'm in TX, and one is in CT, the other CA. I've gotta figure it out though because we were thinking about doing something for mother's day, and time is running out on me.
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IUI #2 10/2016 BFN
IUI #3 11/2016 BFN
IVF #1 03/2017 - 23 Retrieved / 22 Fertilized / 11 at Day 3 / 1 Beautiful Embryo tf on Day 5 / 7 Frozen on Day 6 - Beta #1 4/5/17: 104 Beta #2 4/7/17 224
I told my stepmom before my first appointment bc I wanted her to come with me (DH couldn't get off work). Then my mom guessed when I asked her about twins running in the family. My DH told his mom, and all his siblings about a week later, and I told my siblings a few days after that.
Had to tell my boss(es) early (8wks?) bc I was supposed to travel to India for work this summer, and we have to start planning/ transitioning some of my projects to other people while I'm on leave. I'm announcing to my immediate coworkers at our team meeting next week bc I almost can't hide the bump anymore and have been forgetting stuff pretty frequently.
A couple of our close friends knew pretty early too.
I'm printing out actual card announcements to send our grandparents within the next week or so, and then we'll do a Facebook announcement around the 13 wk mark.
I'm just ready to spill the beans! :-D
That's what I'm planning to do to tell my brother, SIL, and all my nieces and nephews! Then I'll pull out the ultrasound really quick so they know it's for real!
When we tell H's fam, I'm going to have them unwrap something with his brother and sister there watching (still deciding what to wrap
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June 2016 - HSG clear
*TW* BFP - Aug16, demise confirmed Sep16, incomplete m/c, D&C Nov16
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DS - 12/9/17
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BFP 2/22/19, edd 11/4/19
DD - 11/1/19
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Haha glad I'm not the only one watching strangers videos loll. For yearsss. And I cry at them LOL
I did manage to somewhat record telling my husband
she finally opened the card, where I wrote the due date, her jaw hit the floor and she looked like she'd been punk'd and asked if we were expecting. She then freaked out and ran over to me to hug me. I'm not a hugger and my boobs hurt so I tucked up in the couch and let her hug the life outta my husband. Then she started crying. She's excited and plans on spoiling the kid.
DH's family went as expected, we got a card that said "from the two of us" on the front and scratched out the two and put three. So it was more obvious.
Saw my friend yesterday and she thinks I'm starting to show, I'm almost 9 weeks. I imagine my work will know by the end of the week.. the belly will give me away, I finished a cut as I was learning about being preggo and my tummy ended up pretty flat, definitely can't suck it in any more.. kinda mixed feelings about that haha!! Here's to a happy healthy pregnancy!
Saturday we went to see my brother and brought the box along. My mom said, "You should see what Mattie and Michael got me." He complained about having to open it hahaha, but when he finally did, he said, "Whaaaaaaaaaaat???" with a huge smile on his face and then hugged me. Again, recorded by DH.
Later on Saturday my sister and her husband came over. I did the same thing, gave her my mom's gift and said she should see what I got my mom. When she opened it she was speechless and just had her mouth open in shock looking around at all of us. Her husband goes, "I bet I know what it is," and then she showed him and he was like, "That's what I thought!" Also on video.
My other brother didn't come for the weekend so we still have to figure out a time to tell him. We won't be able to tell my in-laws until the first weekend of June.
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BFP 2/2020 || EDD 10/10/2020
@MJDsquared thats really cute with your brother and sister!
we announced yesterday. i wanted to just tell our parents but that didn't work out LOL. DH's entire extended family all lives within 2 minutes of his parents sooo. its ok though because now i can start to tell friends!
the moments with our parents were great!! ive had the reveal for my parents planned in my head forever and ever so it was great to have it happen.
my parents used to read all the berenstain bears books to me as a kid. so since it was mother's day, we gave my mom her "regular" gift and then had 1 more for her and my dad. my mom got the berenstain bear book "Weekend at Grandma's" and my dad got the "New Baby" one. mom started wailing crying immediately. dad looked up at me in complete shock, wide eyed and said "i dont understand." long pause... mom continued crying lol and dad finally goes "shes crying, does this mean youre pregnant?" LOL it was so cute. and i wrote on the inside of the books that its time to rebuild our berenstain bear library for grandkid #1.
then we went to my in-laws. my nephew is 6 months old and so i made a hat for him that said "big cousin" with our last name. DH couldn't hold it in any longer and took it out to show the baby's parents (his brother and our sister in law). they were so so happy, my sister in law was jumping up and down. we told them ok be quiet and we have to get the parents into the room at the same time (it was proving to be a challenge lol MIL was grilling and FIL was antisocial in another room lol). so then my sister in law got all into it and once everyone was together, she kept saying "hm its cold, does anyone have a hat for the baby? where's that hat we brought?" HAhaha. so she gave the hat to our MIL to put on the baby and she immediately screamed like a crazy person haha. the whole rest of the extended family basically found out immediately then too lol.
We told my grandmas over the weekend, and they were both so excited. My poor grandma, she knew about our struggles, so when I called her and said "Happy Mother's Day," she said "Thank you, you too!" And immediately started apologizing! I had to tell her to stop, it was OK, it was my first Mother's Day! She started crying. It was really sweet.
We have also finished telling my siblings (I have a brother a sister, two step sisters, and a step brother, as well as brother in law, it adds up), and a few friends. We aren't going to do anything on Facebook still for a little while, but it definitely is a little more "known."
2 Dogs / 2 Cats
IUI #2 10/2016 BFN
IUI #3 11/2016 BFN
IVF #1 03/2017 - 23 Retrieved / 22 Fertilized / 11 at Day 3 / 1 Beautiful Embryo tf on Day 5 / 7 Frozen on Day 6 - Beta #1 4/5/17: 104 Beta #2 4/7/17 224