Announcing the big news!

coldlife

It's the announcements thread!

How are you planning to tell family? Friends? How did you tell your spouse/SO/co-parent? Any cutesy plans? Feel free to share pics!

starlight8323

Great idea! Maybe we can all draw inspiration from each other!

I'm single, so there's no significant other for me to tell. But as soon as I found out, I left work early and drove to my mom's house, then my best friend's house, so I could tell them the good news in person!

I gave them each a small gift bag (see picture in spoiler below) with a handwritten card that said "It's a girl," thanking them for their prayers and support, along with a pink, rose-scented candle, a pair of pink baby socks, and a pink pacifier. My mom can use them on my baby, and my best friend can use them on her baby (who is 3 weeks old).

For the rest of my friends and family, I am stuck. I thought about mailing them cards, similar to what I gave my mom and best friend, thanking them for their support and announcing the news. Or I could make calls. Of course it would be fun to actually hear their reactions over the phone. Still deciding, though. Whatever I do, I want to do it as soon as possible. I don't want to wait until I see them in person on Christmas!

jkbrownstein

I found out my best friend's wife is also preggo and due the same time so we announced together during our friendsgiving. We bought matching big sibling shirts for all of our littles (I have a 1, she has 2 and my brother's wife is also preggo but everyone knows so we got one for my nephew) and waited for someone to finally notice. It took longer than we expected but it was soooo cute! I'm telling my close friends and family after my first US and then the rest of the world 2nd trimester. 

mommaofsoontobe3

We are planning on telling our families, both sides, on Christmas morning! We found these super cute eggs on Etsy, and when you crack them a special note is inside. I thought it was really unique and fun! This will be #3 for us!

duck_duck_goose

my husband is the one who insisted I test. Both my LOs were with my mom while we went Black Friday shopping, and as soon as I got in the car he tossed me a bag and said “first things first.” I was pretty sure I was waiting for my period at that point. Well, he waited in the car while I did the thing and when I came out crying and smiling holding the test he knew. I have a 3/3 streak of unromantic pregnancy announcements to my husband. 😅

As for family, we don’t plan on telling them for quite a while. Neither one of us are too keen on telling his side, and my side tends to smother, and I’m not big on being smothered, even though I love them dearly. I’m sure we will announce sometime into the second tri. 

blackgirlmagic

@maddilynnmorris that is really cute! 

feelingjovani

This is our second and both times I showed my husband the test so nothing exciting haha. Although I did have a light line and being color blind he couldn’t see it so when I son brought it to him he said “oh it’s negative”. I finally got a digital! 😆

We only have one set of grandparents, my parents, and I think we’re going to tell them at Christmas but haven’t completely figured out how. I’ll probably put a big brother shirt on my son but I want to do something fun. I love the egg idea @maddilynnmorris!

scgirl6113

@duck_duck_goose
I’m with you! I have a 4 for 4 unromantic streak. Every time I’ve just either called him right away and said it or told him face to face if he was home. There’s no way I’d be able to hang onto a secret like this long enough to have a cute way to tell him!
@maddilynnmorris those eggs are adorable! They’ll love it!

wednesdaygirl1019

I found out the day before Thanksgiving. I only needed to work a half day, so I after my last appointment I went to the store and bought a card, a baby outfit, and a dad-to-be book. I put a positive test in the card and had the bag waiting on the counter when my husband came home (which, of course, was later than normal so I was dying of anticipation by the time he walked in the door!) At first he didn't realize what was in the card and then he was really excited. Fun fact, that Wednesday was also the 8th anniversary of the day my husband and I met, so it felt very special to us.

So far we have told absolutely no one. I've debating telling our parents at Christmas but I'll only be 7 weeks, and that feels early to me. I know once my mom knows she will tell EVERYONE, and I'm not ready for my extended family/her social circle to know yet. Which is too bad, because I have such a great idea for sharing the news at Christmas!

five-of-us

That was Such a cute way to ur hubby. I’m with u, Xmas is too early. I feel like holding off until Valentine’s Day. This is my 3rd baby and I just prefer to announce after 11-12 wks

mina_honey

I didn't tell my DH in any exciting way. We had been talking about when to test and I couldn't wait the extra 2 days he thought we should, so I tested one day before he got home from work. When he got home, I casually mentioned that the test was positive. 

I'm really close with my SIL and after I told my DH he immediately asked if I had told her first.

We are taking Santa photos with our DS to send out as Christmas cards so I was thinking of for our immediate family writing on the back something like "Merry Christmas - From the 4 of us". We will tell a select few early as both our families supported us during our loss. My MIL is notoriously bad at keeping pregnancy secrets so she might not be told until later, but we will each tell our siblings and my parents around Christmas if not before.

roo_baby

I already told a few close friends and it's been really nice being able to chat with them about it. I think it's good to tell the people you would want as your support system if you experience a loss.

We will tell my family and a few other friends over the holidays. I was already planning to get my parents a digital photo frame, so we will add a series of photos in there to announce. Everyone else we will just tell verbally.

Not sure when DH will tell his family since we won't see them in person until a month after we tell my parents. I think our nanny already knows, but she hasn't said a word. 

I want to make it to at least 12 weeks before telling coworkers and everyone else. I manage a pretty large team, so I will tell them at our weekly team meeting after I tell my bosses and hr and let them tell the rest of the office. Last pregnancy I was able to hide very easily, but I don't think that will be the case this time. 

scgirl6113

we told close family last night. We sent them a video from when we told our older kids. Their reactions were priceless ❤️

tyrion_

I told my husband with words lol. I plan to use these felt hearts in some way to announce in combination with our ultrasound but not until after our NIPT results come back. 

I announced to my April 15 and June 17 BMBs with this pic. 

***TW rainbow baby referenced and there was a pregnancy test involved. Hope no one’s offended*** 

Edit: changed my pic with a low budget watermark so some creepy catfish doesn’t steal it 

coldlife

My husband typically knows more or less when I expect my period because I tell him. And he always knows when I buy pregnancy tests and when I'm going to test. I'd told him my period was late, and sometimes that happens but that I possibly could be pregnant. And I'd asked him if he thought I should test. I'd bought the tests the previous day, and with how late my period was, I knew if I was pregnant, I'd turn a positive whenever I took it. So it was evening and he was putting together furniture in the living room, and I said, "ok, I'm taking it." So I took the test and didn't even look at it. Just left it on the bathroom counter and set a timer. Then, I grabbed it without looking at it and took it into the living room. Then I looked at it and just said "oh my goodness, it's positive." He's like "lemme see." So he looked at it.

We've told our parents over the phone. Probably most family over Christmas, when we will see some of them. Then others just over the phone. 

annabanana051416

My husband was with me when I took the test on Thanksgiving Day, and we had dinner with our parents that day so we told them then. We tried to train our 19 month old to say “big brother,” and he tried but they couldn’t really understand what he was saying so we just had to explain it. Not planning on telling anyone else until after ultrasound in January and not sure how. We will probably just tell people over the phone. I love seeing others’ announcement ideas even though I don’t really do anything creative myself.

jenjen8503

I agree. I won’t be ready to announce at Christmas either. I’m currently looking at Valentine’s Day announcements since I’ll be out of my first trimester by then.

KansasFarmMomma

I really thought I was just being moody so I was suprised when a line actually showed up. I told my boyfriend that night in bed. I asked him “hey, what do you have planned around the end of July/beginning of August?” He looked at me confused and said “nothing, why?” I just laughed and was like “okay good, cause we are having a baby...” 

I told my dad over the phone. A few close friends know. HR knows at work because I’m a department head and need to start planning in advance. Other than that... my mom comes out this week to visit for my sons birthday on Saturday so I will probably tell her then. 

When we go to publicly announce it, I’m going to make a photo with the shoes. One pair of kids shoes that said “His”, two pairs of kids shoes that say “Hers”, and one pair of baby shoes that say “theirs” 

jbd11

I found out I was pregnant with baby #2 early Saturday morning when my husband was still sleeping. Once my 18 month old woke up, I told him to “go tell Daddy ‘ BABY!’” So he ran into the room where my husband was just waking up, and shouted “baby baby baby”! That’s how my partner found out We also just bought a shirt from H&M that says “BIG BRO”- we plan on dressed our little guy in it at holiday parties to announce it to our close family  

glowing-in-oh

I had a custom ornament made and surprised my husband. We have a tradition on getting a new ornament every year    It took him a second to notice... lol

psychobutthead

Pretty uneventful.

We have been trying for a few months. I walked in crying after poas while he was playong a game. He knew I had bought 2 tests tonight. After asking me why I was crying which made me cry more he guessed "are you pregnant".

This is my 5th pregnancy. 4th with my husband. I don't think I have ever announced it to him in a cute way.

cornichonmam

My husband had a stressful weekend on call so I didn't want to add to his worries by telling him that I was late. So on Monday morning I went out and bought a test after my husband had gone to work and got a BFP. So I decided to get my son to scribble some crayon on on some paper and make a card that said about how much my son an I love my husband and how my son is going to be a big brother. I gave it to my husband when he got home and he looked so confused to start with. lol

As for family I feel Christmas is a bit too soon to tell but I'm going to be staying at my parents house for about 4 days over Christmas. So I think we'll have to tell them as I don't think days of me looking green and passing on all the Christmas boose, soft cheese and pate will go unnoticed.

DreadPirateRachel

I did not announce to DF in any cute way. I came barreling out of the bathroom like a bat out of hell. 

We announced on social media and to our family with this photo. 

DreadPirateRachel

RedBaramid

There was no announcing to my husband, he announced to me he had discerned I was pregnant by buying a test and asking me to take it so I could know too. Jerk was right on the money right too. 

I had hopes of keeping things under wraps from the family, but so far every symptom in my book is following my first pregnancy. Besides the obvious declining of booze that will occur that I could probably shake off as part of my healthier lifestyle, my mother-in-law has very real first hand experience with what my morning sickness looks like and we're right on target to hit that phase just before they arrive for the holidays. They will be here the 23rd through just after the New Year, if I manage to keep it concealed (though we are gonna try!) I will be impressed and proud.  Otherwise I feel like Christmas, and even New Years is just too early, I wanna wait until at least Valentines Day (I will be out of first tri by then) but I kind of want to wait until my Husband's Birthday in early March to go public with it.  So far I've told my two closest friends, the ladies who I would look to support from if something were to go wrong. No ideas on announcements yet, but we are uber nerds so probably maybe something D&D themed?

riatortillaxo

If I can keep it a secret long enough, I think we will tell the family all together at my son's birthday party at the end of January. All our parents will likely be there so we will have my son open up a little outfit that says "Big Brother"

wife-and-mommy

@riatortillaxo that is a great idea! My son's birthday party is the beginning of February and I would love to be able to announce to everyone together. 

I am going to try to at least wait until after my first appointment. With my last pregnancy, my MIL found out by pulling up next to us as I was throwing up out the car window (following a week ot two of not showing up places because I "wasn't feeling well"). 

tanhabanana

My husband knew I was late and we bought the tests together. In all the years we tried we never got a positive so it was so exciting to finally get our bfp. I just blurted it out, no special or romantic announcement. You'll have that I guess. As for parents, we told mine by saying their Christmas gift is on layaway until Aug. They had no clue what I meant so we showed them the test. For his parents we're thinking of making a Christmas announcement. Don't know how yet.

ziggymama06

I woke my husband up at 4am to look at the test bc I saw a vvfl... he didn't see it but i gave him this anyway....

I bought these when we first started ttc and thought I jinxed myself    

We are telling our parents and siblings this weekend and I ordered ornaments for them. I'll post a pic once they come in 

fitandnerdy

My husband really likes sneakers and when New Balances started becoming "cool" a few years ago, he said he could never own a pair until he became a dad because he thinks they are dad shoes. Got him a pair of New Balances 😅

We are going to tell family next week even though it's early, we just can't keep it a secret from immediate family for much longer. Not sure how we will tell them yet...

As for everyone outside of our immediate family, we will just tell people as we see them in the Spring. We aren't planning to do a big announcement on social media or anything

lachnessmomster

@mommaofsoontobe3 Omg. I totally want to steal this!

I have NO idea how or when we’ll announce, but I love reading about everyone else’s plans/ideas! So many cute ones!

dimeadozen

I took the test, flipped it upside down and my husband and I turned it over together. 

We plan to announce to his side on Christmas. One of his brother’s lives in MO so they don’t come down very often. They plan to this year and his mom is hiring a photographer so we can have a big family photo. The plan is to blurt I’m pregnant while the photographer is taking the photos to get the family’s true reaction. We wouldn’t normally announce this early, but with all 3 of his brothers in at one time we decided to. 

No special plans for my side and social media world we’ll wait until 12 weeks. With our daughter we announced when we found out her gender. 

blackgirlmagic

@wildermind that is going to be a great picture!! 

dimeadozen

@tyrion_ those little felt hearts are so precious! Hoping for a healthy pregnancy!

unikittymom

My husband made me pee on the sticks and then he read them, he threw it away like normal b/c he thought it was negative! I was emptying the bath trash a few hours later and I saw the line! I had to text him that he might have been a bit premature! 😂 

We’ve told close friends/family. Probably nothing on FB until after first trimester!

riatortillaxo

@wildermind that is so cute that you flipped the test together! It is so stressful to check the test so I bet that was so nice! I might steal this for the next one. 

tyrion_

@mommaofsoontobe3 I’ve never seen that! Such a cute idea. 

ziggymama06

Our ornaments just arrived!!!  Giving them to our parents today and siblings tomorrow... here's the grandparents one.  This is the first grandchild on either side!!! 

mommaofsoontobe3

@tyrion_ thank you! I really wanted something unique! 4 more days until I get to give it to my parents! We are so excited 

psychobutthead

@ziggymama06 omg that is such a beautiful ornament!

I wish i could do cute announcements like this.

No clue how I'm going to tell my dad and his wife and inlaws.

Out of my family my brother has 4 kids and this will be my 3rd. Out of my husbands his brother has 3 so everythings kind of already been done by everyone.

[Deleted User]

So I ordered one of those little baby's frist Christmas frame ornaments today, and a Guess what? onesie is on its way!  As long as our first scan goes well on Monday, I plan to take SIL aside on Xmas Eve and let her unwrap the onesie and the ornament.  I have another special, "For this Child we have Prayed," onesie I was going to use to tell MIL when we see her on Sunday then, but basically just close up and let her re-open the same package.

Now, how to tell them the ornament is not for either one of them to keep!  :D lol  I'm wondering now if I need to include some other kind of "Grandma to be" type gift mug or something, to ease the awkwardness of taking the very special onesie back, too.  :#  <i>Disclaimer: very fancy onesie and ornament for a holiday you don't celebrate are for reveal purposes only.</i>