How to tell family?

drsunny · October 2013

I'm looking for ideas on how to share the amazing news with our family and friends. I have seen setting place settings with place cards that say 'Grandma', 'Grandpa', 'Aunt', 'Uncle', etc.; getting a family photo done and having the photographer get everyone to say "Susie's pregnant!"; giving a onesie as a gift...any others out there?

drsunny · October 2013

Really, no ideas? I'm getting together with my mom and sister in a few hours for a 'girls trip' and I don't know how to tell them!

nunzchucks · October 2013

Sorry no one responded in the 53 minutes this post was on here. Calm down!

I find a direct approach is best. Say, I'm pregnant! Seems like something you could throw together in a few hours.

Baby2Love4ever · October 2013

I bought stuff months in advanced in case I couldn't wait to tell them. If you're going to lunch/food. Have the waiter put it in writing on their plate. I gave hubby a cigar. Moms get an egg to crack for the message. Sisters get a onsie saying baby coming soon.
You could wear a shirt that says "mom" and see how long it takes them to notice?

WhitePicketFence · October 2013

At this point, we've given up on cute ways of telling our families. We just called/texted everyone to share the news.

Baby2Love4ever · October 2013

You could give them each a roll of bead and say. Sorry can you guys take these? Our ovens full

Baby2Love4ever · October 2013

Still thinking... This part is my favorite!!!

Baby2Love4ever · October 2013

You could give them an opened box of tampons and say you won't need them anymore

anwhidden · October 2013

LilNunz1 said:
Sorry no one responded in the 53 minutes this post was on here. Calm down!

I find a direct approach is best. Say, I'm pregnant! Seems like something you could throw together in a few hours.

Hi LilNunz1, the time stamp on the first post must be wrong because I posted this quite a whole ago. I just wanted to bring it back to the front page to get ideas. Don't worry, I'm not too worked up!

Thanks for the ideas, ladies!

nunzchucks · October 2013

anwhidden said:

Sorry no one responded in the 53 minutes this post was on here. Calm down!

I find a direct approach is best. Say, I'm pregnant! Seems like something you could throw together in a few hours.
Hi LilNunz1, the time stamp on the first post must be wrong because I posted this quite a whole ago. I just wanted to bring it back to the front page to get ideas. Don't worry, I'm not too worked up! Thanks for the ideas, ladies!

Fair enough!

dogperson11 · October 2013

I got my mom a mug that says " the best moms are promoted to grandma" and my sister a onesie that says " I love auntie"

jamielynn827 · October 2013

My boyfriend has a daughter who is four from a previous marriage. We bought her a shirt that says guess who got promoted to big sister. We're letting her run around in it this Saturday at a nieces birthday party and seeing how long it takes everyone to notice

nunzchucks · October 2013

https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12100320/fun-ways-to-tell-your-family#latest

SecondTimeinMSU · October 2013

For DS we just took them out to dinner and just announced it. This time we had DS wear a Big Brother t-shirt. If you have the energy and talent for creative pinterest is like a treasure trove of ideas.

RaeJ004 · October 2013

We are telling my family at Thanksgiving. We all write down what we are thankful for and put them into a cup. Then someone reads them and you have to guess whose is whose.

I will put something like "I am thankful that Georgia will be a big sister in June"

With my previous loss and the fact that my family all has big mouths I won't tell anyone until the second trimester.

ange0182@yahoo.com · October 2013

My husband wants to tell everyone on thanksgiving. Idk how I can keep it a secret. And tell everyone what we are thankful for. To our friends we will put a I'm the big sister tshirt on our dog and see if they get it. Lol

Baby2Love4ever · October 2013

What did you decide to do???

anwhidden · October 2013

I really love the thanksgiving ideas (it's Canadian Thanksgiving this weekend) so I might try asking everyone to say what they are thankful for, and I'll go last to share what I am incredibly thankful for!

I really appreciate all of your ideas.

lacginger · October 2013

I wore a shirt with "ice ice" written across my belly...it didn't take my extended family very long to figure it out!

lacginger · October 2013

And for my MIL, we gave her a "Fairy Grandmother" coffee cup that she unwrapped...the look on her face when she opened it was priceless.

Carriebear22 · October 2013

I'm giving a onesie to my parents with a smiling cartoon olive that says "Olive my Grandparents! ". This makes a lot more sense if you know my maiden name was Olive.

abbyful · October 2013

Baby #1 we announced and Christmas. We gave our parents cards that said "Merry Christmas Grandma and Grandpa", and signed them from our dogs and 'the appleseed'.

This time, I bought a "Big Brother" shirt for DS. We'll send a picture of him it in to our parents. And then have him wear it to the extended family Thanksgiving and see how long it takes for people to notice.

HollyMarie1984 · October 2013

For my son I made my nephew a shirt that said "I'm going to be a big cousin."

This time I made a Halloween card for my parents with pictures of their 3 grandsons then a blank spot where I wrote Grandchild #4 Coming June 2014. For our Facebook announcement I am going to take a picture of DS reading a "I'm going to be a big brother" book.

Livsweetmama · October 2013

My family has a tradition of playing a game at Thanksgiving. This year I'm planning wheel of fortune type game and the last puzzle will be our announcement!

ashleyrene09 · October 2013

I'm hoping to hear the heartbeat at my 1st doc appointment so we can record it and then go to build-a-bear and create a bear that has the recording of the heartbeat so they can listen to it whenever they want! And probably put a baby's shirt on it that is grandparents related. I have my 1st appt. on the 24th and will be 7 weeks 1 day then so fingers crossed we can hear a heartbeat! Or else I have nothing ha.

JNerd · October 2013

We gave cards to 'uncle J' and things like that. Was pretty cool when they got it. This time, we are going to tell our moms this weekend (they are the same people we would tell if anything happened) by putting DS in a 'big brother' shirt and waiting for them to notice. That's also how I told hubby - I showed him the new shirt I bought.

emfoxc · October 2013

My in-laws treat our dog as the "granddog" already. So we thought it was only fitting to order this shirt and we are planning to have her run out into the living room tomorrow night wearing it. My mom will also be in town and it was important to us to tell them all at the same time and in person.

WoodsSeltzer09 · October 2013

I've already told my mom - because i was freeking out. But today after work i'm going to stop and pick her up 10 roses one for each one of her grandchildren. Her and my Dad should both be home.
For DS - we gave the grandpa's photo frames that said "great dads get promoted to grandpa" or something like that

For Angel baby I had a custom T-shirt made that said "Only child expiring March of 2014" I love that one but wont duplicate it this time.

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