CP: Telling extended family

asuchic · September 2012

We are planning on telling our extended family next week after our 12 week appointment and NT scan. Just wondering your ladies' opinions on what you think is an appropriate way to share the news.
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+RBL+ · September 2012

It will be a mix for us. I want to tell our grandparents in person. I would love to tell H's aunts/uncles/cousins in person if it works out the way I am planning. But my aunts/uncles/cousins I am not very close with and do not have any specific urge/plans to tell them. Much of my extended family will probably find out via facebook or someone else in my family or once they see me with a baby belly. I doubt I will make a point to tell most of them.

kelsea1031 · September 2012

We've told in person, via phone, and via skype.

Fremdschamen · September 2012

I think in-person is best for extended family with whom you are close, but we live across the country from everyone, so some will receive phone calls, some e-mail and some a private fb message before we go public.

brunstar · September 2012

This may sound horrible, but I'm not really close with any of my extended family so I won't be reaching out to any of them personally (email, phone). I'm connected through Facebook with a few of them even though we rarely speak, so that's how they will find out. They will then pass it on to the others. That's pretty much how I found out when any of my cousins were pregnant as well.

asuchic · September 2012

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Some have been by phone and some have been in person. We sent a text to some of our family of Jack holding a picture that says Future Big Brother, April 2013.

I was thinking of doing a similar picture (maybe of the shoes since this is our first), but wasn't sure if I should send it via email or text.

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cheesecakerunner · September 2012

We told one aunt in person and my great aunt over the phone. The rest of the aunts and uncles found out from our parents.That's just how it works in our families.

KellyM10 · September 2012

The few I saw in the last month I told in person since I`m sure I won`t see them again soon. I will call my g-pa but other close family will get an email or FB message. The rest get the old FB update lol

firefly1231 · September 2012

I voted SS because DH and I aren't close with our extended family and don't like attention, so our parents will be telling the extended family.

erika1677 · September 2012

I have my u/s tomorrow to determine actual due date. Everyone who attended my daughters 1st Birthday is going to be getting a Thank You card next week with DD wearing a tshirt that says I'm going to be a big sister. Everyone else will be finding out via facebook or word of mouth after that.

ThereBeDragons · September 2012

letranger:
Just depends about our relationship.

This.

Extended family we are super close to (DH has a cousin that's more like a sister to him as one example) got told by phone or by the gossip mill. It's a very tight knit and no boundaries family so we knew there would be people we told who would wind up telling other people and telling them to keep the secret too. It's an open secret and I knew that going in and was okay with it. They keep it off facebook and that's all I wanted.

Extended family we are not close to are finding out by way of parents or will find out around 12 weeks when we post an announcement on facebook.

We're weighting relationships and deciding who would be upset to find out via facebook and we're trying to take care of calling them before we go public. It's been very helpful to have parents/family spreading the news for us though. I wasn't relishing the idea of dozens of calls.

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