Announcing our pregnancy to big family

mrsfleming12 · September 2014

I have my first ob appointment this Friday, and the following weekend we're having a pumpkin hunt get together with a large portion of my family (grandparents, aunts/uncles/cousins) and we want to tell everyone that we're pregnant then, does anyone have any ideas on how to announce it to a big group like that? We were thinking of making shirts for each of us to wear, but I'm afraid no one will notice...has anyone had any luck with shirts too?
Thanks!

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PrimRoseMama · September 2014

I'd just let them know over a meal. It's exciting but I'm not sure you need the sky writer or fireworks... :-??

j&gmiller2015 · September 2014

You could decorate pumpkins to say 'We're Pregnant" or "Future Grandma/Grandpa" etc. and give them to your family members. Or stick a picture of your sonogram on a pumpkin with a pink and blue bow on the stem and give it to a member of your family in front of everyone. Congrats!

Stellarrelic · September 2014

I say do what you want. It is an exciting time for you but do it for you and not them. If they dont get it then at least you came up with something clever! I think you could incorporate the pumpkins somehow

schnitz9 · September 2014

Ok heres my thoughts...first have you told anyone yet like your parents? Here's the reason I ask. We told our parents first that were pregnant and they were going to be grandparents. Next to us they are the most important. I know that my mother and his mom would have been very hurt if we told everyone at the same time and lumped them in with uncles and cousins. I too have a big family as well. You don't need to make a huge deal about it. They will be excited no matter how you tell them. I told my mom as I was peeing on the stick basically (BTW my husband knew first). But with my dad and his parents we put the US in a fathers day card. I taped them opening it too. Try something simple with your parents like taping it to the pumpkin. But if it was me I would want to do something more special for the family members that raised you (sometimes its not parents, but grandparents or aunt/uncle) give them that special moment first and then tell the rest of the family as an announcement....

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schnitz9 · September 2014

Bliss+Berry said:

I say do what you want. It is an exciting time for you but do it for you and not them. If they dont get it then at least you came up with something clever! I think you could incorporate the pumpkins somehow
Yes because the world revolves around your pregnant self. I hate that pregnancy has turned into some attention whoring, Pinterest/Instagram/Facebook worthy 9 months. FFS. Pregnancy announcements!!!! Sex reveals!!!! Not everything needs to be oh so cute and over done. Your family will be excited for you without the dog and pony show.

It's strange how AWish everything has become. It used to just be you maybe had a shower and sent out a birth announcement. I didn't even what to announce our pregnancy on FB but after I told all my friends they were already talking about it anyway. It's become way to much and frankly I think all the hoopla has taken away from the joy of it all. Like I said they only people I actually did anything for was my parents and that was just putting a pic in a card. No t-shirts, balloons, and crazy stuff. I think keeping it simple makes it special and intimate.

schnitz9 · September 2014

@bliss+berry btw i lurve your siggy. Everytime I see it I give a little chuckle. GM would love it!

DrBatlyMD · September 2014

If you want the perfect Pintrest or Facebook moment, have fun. But don't be discouraged if your cutesy pregnancy reveal doesn't go over as perfectly as you'd hoped. (You know...if there are people who don't get it, or if the logistics don't work)

Here's my example. I told my family on my birthday with a pan of brownies that I wrote "I'm pregnant" on. (I don't know what possessed me to do this...) Well when it came time for desert, my dad's girlfriend went to serve the brownies I'd brought, and when I told her I'd take care of it when everyone was at the table, it became this big thing. "What's in that pan?? Why are you hiding those brownies?? Are those POT brownies???" Ugh. So yeah...not the reveal I'd anticipated.

Weezy56 · September 2014

I would just tell them normally. I tried doing something kind of cutesy for my husband which went completely over his head, so that's not something I'll do ever again. We just told our family/friends either over the phone or in person.

themrsalwaysright · September 2014

I'm also in the same boat as you. I really want to come up with a cute way of telling our families that we are expecting. I'm not sure I follow all of you guys that are just not into telling your families in a really sweet and exciting way. I agree that everyone is entitled to his/her own opinion but I think you should do what best fits you and your family. I know my family would just melt over the fact that I took a little extra time out to tell them in such a personal way. I wouldn't consider myself a simple person but I also don't need a show. This is a VERY exciting moment in your life why wouldn't you want to be creative and think outside of the box. I think your family would appreciate the extra thought. I cant wait to tell our family we have a few little ideas up our sleeves and cant wait to see their reactions.

Alygohome · September 2014

EmilySpivey said:

I'm also in the same boat as you. I really want to come up with a cute way of telling our families that we are expecting. I'm not sure I follow all of you guys that are just not into telling your families in a really sweet and exciting way. I agree that everyone is entitled to his/her own opinion but I think you should do what best fits you and your family. I know my family would just melt over the fact that I took a little extra time out to tell them in such a personal way. I wouldn't consider myself a simple person but I also don't need a show. This is a VERY exciting moment in your life why wouldn't you want to be creative and think outside of the box. I think your family would appreciate the extra thought. I cant wait to tell our family we have a few little ideas up our sleeves and cant wait to see their reactions.

LOL

themrsalwaysright · September 2014

ummm... ok! Aly Go Home!

allrightmeow · September 2014

FutureMrsFleming said:

I have my first ob appointment this Friday, and the following weekend we're having a pumpkin hunt get together with a large portion of my family (grandparents, aunts/uncles/cousins) and we want to tell everyone that we're pregnant then, does anyone have any ideas on how to announce it to a big group like that? We were thinking of making shirts for each of us to wear, but I'm afraid no one will notice...has anyone had any luck with shirts too? Thanks!

allrightmeow · September 2014

DrBatlyMD said:

If you want the perfect Pintrest or Facebook moment, have fun. But don't be discouraged if your cutesy pregnancy reveal doesn't go over as perfectly as you'd hoped. (You know...if there are people who don't get it, or if the logistics don't work)

Here's my example. I told my family on my birthday with a pan of brownies that I wrote "I'm pregnant" on. (I don't know what possessed me to do this...) Well when it came time for desert, my dad's girlfriend went to serve the brownies I'd brought, and when I told her I'd take care of it when everyone was at the table, it became this big thing. "What's in that pan?? Why are you hiding those brownies?? Are those POT brownies???" Ugh. So yeah...not the reveal I'd anticipated.

From the sound of this,

"We were thinking of making shirts for each of us to wear, but I'm afraid no one will notice."

she is totally going to be disappointed and pout if they don't SQUEEE over whatever it is she does.

CoPilot2012 · September 2014

To each their own.

If it were me announcing at the pumpkin farm I'd prolly bring a bottle of puffy paint / paint pen and write
"Baby xyz - date 2015"

Then when everyone's comparing who picked what pumpkin it will get noticed slowly. And I could see individual reactions.

Good luck

themrsalwaysright · September 2014

I didn't join this website to be cyber-bullied. I thought this was a place I could go to gain information and to share my experience with other HAPPY MOM'S TO BE. Apparently I was wrong!! Its a shame some of you women act this way and then some of you wonder why your children grow up and become bullies. Way to go!!!!

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Manateearmz · September 2014

EmilySpivey said:
I didn't join this website to be cyber-bullied. I thought this was a place I could go to gain information and to share my experience with other HAPPY MOM'S TO BE. Apparently I was wrong!! Its a shame some of you women act this way and then some of you wonder why your children grow up and become bullies. Way to go!!!!

All of the LOLZ.

BillyHorrible · September 2014

CoPilot2012 said:

To each their own. If it were me announcing at the pumpkin farm I'd prolly bring a bottle of puffy paint / paint pen and write "Baby xyz - date 2015" Then when everyone's comparing who picked what pumpkin it will get noticed slowly. And I could see individual reactions. Good luck

Or along this line just grab an extra pumpkin, and when people claim it's one per person, say you're hunting for 2.

PrimRoseMama · September 2014

@EmilySpivey‌ : well ok then! I promise no one is cyber bullying you. It's just hilarious that you appear so self-centered that you think that the status of your uterus is somehow huge news to other people. :-??

My family appreciated it just as much when I ordered dessert & told them over coffee that I was pregnant. I didn't have to do anything special to earn attention.

Your presumption about another poster's family values is ludicrous. Telling people that their family will appreciate something is not something you could ever know.

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