Making The Big Announcement?

cookmommy5 · September 2015

When do you all plan on telling your parents? Families? Making it "Facebook official"? Also, for 2nd/3rd/4th baby, etc. when do you plan on telling your older kids? Have announcement ideas?

Our parents and siblings know already. We're waiting until the second trimester to let the world know. Unsure of when to tell our 5 year old. Making the announcement at Disneyland

dsmith211 · September 2015

Depending on when I get an appt for we plan on telling our families around my dad's birthday. For my dad we plan on giving him a cheesy 'Happy Birthday Grandpa' card.

We plan on announcing it to everyone else as soon as we announce it at work... Which I plan on waiting as close to 20 weeks as possible. We have Disney World passes so we may do something there for the announcement.

Edit bc I hit post too soon...

saladflambe · September 2015

I told my parents on the phone the day I got my BFP

DH told his parents and sister this weekend

My parents passed on the news to my siblings

My mom also told her mother

I've also told a couple of my friends

And, I told work because the nature of my job requires planning like a year in advance

I'll make it Facebook official after hearing the heartbeat for the first time at my 12 week appointment

obryana6219 · September 2015

Well I just had a baby in May. Yes you read that right, may 2015. So I'm not keen on letting anyone know for quite a while.

ceeesprof · September 2015

So far, DH and I have told our parents and our best friends. Will probably tell most other people after our first appointment on Sept 22, but will wait until around Halloween to make a Facebook announcement.

We've also told our 4yo DD. While I think she understands in general that she will be a big sister, I'm finding a hard way of putting 9 months into context for her. That's a long time! Her birthday is in March, so I've told her she has to turn 5 before she gets to meet the baby. She's already had a fit demanding that it be a baby girl, so this should be fun...

(Edited to add DD info)

countrygrl5533 · September 2015

Nothing big for this one. Telling a few friends this week. Will let a bunch more friends know in a couple weeks. No "grand announcement" until mid-October. Family will only find out a few days before the big announcement (they weren't good at keeping the secret when we were pg with DD so not going through that again). Not sure how we will FB announce yet. DD will find out when we are ready for everyone to know. lol

With DD, we kept it mostly quiet until 13 weeks. With the one we lost a month ago, we didn't really keep it quiet. The support was nice when we miscarried but a bit annoying too. So we're splitting the difference this time.

YisraelAmmi23 · September 2015

This is our third, and I'm planning on waiting to announce to my family until closer to the holidays. Halloween at least, if not thanksgiving or Christmas. Though, with number 2 I was showing a lot by 20weeks (DD2 was 9lbs 14oz at birth! Hoping for a bit smaller this time

). I just want to enjoy my last pregnancy without commentary from anyone. I have, however, already told my best friend and cousin who are also KU. I was going to burst

countrygrl5533 · September 2015

YisraelAmmi23 said:

I just want to enjoy my last pregnancy without commentary from anyone.

Here, here!!!!

(which is the other reason we aren't telling family any time soon.)

Butterflylove85 · September 2015

I have my first OB appointment on the 10th at 6w 4d. I am planning on telling the people I work with first since I won't be able to hide it well working around food and feeling queasy. I don't plan on telling family until I have an ultrasound to see babies heartbeat. Not sure about FB yet. We may announce after ultrasound or wait a few more weeks. I want to avoid telling FIL and his GF because I don't like them and they are going to want to pretend to be best buds just because I'm pregnant. No thanks... We won't be telling our girls until the ultrasound. They can't keep secrets. I think we'll do pictures with the girls holding chalk boards and the ultrasound picture.

klewis888 · September 2015

We told our parents, siblings and a few close friends, but will be waiting to tell everyone else closer to the 2nd trimester. We will probably make a cute sign and have DD hold it for the announcement.

snmhxf · September 2015

We won't be telling anyone until 14-16 weeks unless I start showing much earlier. Last time I didn't show until close to 30 weeks

lootsflash · September 2015

I would like to wait until 12 weeks or so, but, I'm nervous about getting sick and outting myself. We're having an ultrasound 9/18 so we'll tell our parents then. I'll be 8 weeks.

chottomotto · September 2015

This is my 3rd. I've told my husband, my kids, and my 2011 BMB. I don't plan to tell my best friends & family until I show, and I won't announce officially to everyone until Christmas time. We also have Disney passes, so I'll probably do something there when they're deck out for the holidays.

Bluejay3030 · September 2015

We told our two best friends, and I'll tell my mom and sister next weekend. My sis is planning her wedding for next spring or summer, so I need to give her the heads up early. Hopefully that'll be it for a while, or at least until after we're past the first trimester.

Probably no Facebook announcement here, so everyone else will just have to find out the old fashion way!

bellamamma23 · September 2015

My first appointment is the last week of September (I will be 8 weeks) so we might tell our parents then.

As for friends and family, we always have a pumpkin carving party the last week of October and plan to tell everyone then. (I will be 11 weeks)

As for DD, since she is only 2, we haven't really sat her down to "tell her". I have said a few times, "there is a baby is mommy's belly." And she gives me a kiss lol but that's about it. In a few more months we will tell her again and try to get her on video

lizmorris2010 · September 2015

We've told our parents and my sister. I may have blabbed to a coworker about an hour after I found out (so excited!) And we just spend the weekend with my college roommate who figured it out when I refused wine. Ah well. We plan on announcing it later on, perhaps for our 1 year anniversary/Columbus day weekend. Still a little early but I'm having a hard time not shouting it from the rooftops. (Can you tell it's our first?)

yogahh · September 2015

I will be telling my mom later this month when I see her (which should be fun since we have been fighting for the last few months, and she hates my husband). His parents we will tell next time we see them, maybe early October. I kinda want to have a DD 1st, but since we don't live by our parents, we need to take advantage of the face to face time. One of my really good friends knows, as I needed a 3rd set of eyes to decipher my faint BFPs! Seeing a friend tomorrow who I will probably tell. And that's it for right now.

I am terrified of a MC. Terrified. So I don't want to tell too many people yet. But want those closest to us to know so they can be part of the journey!

KKMalinowski · September 2015

We told parents this weekend since I couldn't drink and now ALMOST my entire family knows!!!! I told my parents since we were with them, conveniently as I was trying to give them the sign I made they were talking about who was DD for the day on the river... The sign said "time to pick grandparent names, baby malinowski, expected arrival may 2016" since this will be grand baby #1 for them.

megnwingate · September 2015

I'm going to try and hold out on announcing anything until Thanksgiving. I'll be out of 1st Tri the day after DDs 4th birthday so that works too.

mightylady · September 2015

MH knows of course. Haha. My 2 BFFs from my last BMB know so I have someone to talk to. Parents and family don't get to know until after we hear a heartbeat. FB is going to know at 20 weeks after our A/S.

Who knows how I'm going to tell a 2 yo. Everyone else is just getting a phone call. I'm low key haha.

queen_frostine · September 2015

Grandparents' Day is September 13, for anyone who wants to take advantage of the occasion

I think I'm going to get a card for my parents (this will be their first grandchild). I'll let my husband decide how to tell his.

mamaheard · September 2015

We already told my mom and my MIL. We are telling other family members and my work at the second trimester mark.

lest12 · September 2015

With our first, we told our immediate families the day we got a BFP. We are enjoying the secret (read: the privacy) for a bit before sharing this time.

We did buy a "Big Brother" shirt to put on DS and the plan is to invite my family over sometime and have him wear the t-shirt. I will probably take some pictures of him in it, and post that on social media maybe around the halfway point.

He is only 15 months so as far as "telling him..." I'm not sure if he would have any idea what I was talking about, lol.

My work atmosphere is really weird right now, so I did actually tell my manager - my boss's boss - last week. We have a very good personal relationship and I thought if I talked to him, I could clear out some anxieties I'm having (which I did). I don't know when I'll tell my boss or coworkers. There's a lot going on here right now so I'm not sure how well-received the news will be, unfortunately.

MrsPrice519 · September 2015

I have already told my close family, my best friend and my son, but he is only 15 months so he doesn't understand

My plan is to go public after 12 weeks. I am thinking of making our Christmas cards our announcement!

nsouplynn · September 2015

The only people that know is my Jan 11 BMB and a few of my co-workers. They noticed I wasn't ordering anything alcoholic during our lunch breaks so I told them. We plan to go public after 12 weeks.

Pepper6 · September 2015

We'll tell immediate family soon-ish. I'm waiting to buy a "I'm going to be a big sister" t-shirt for DD. We'll probably make a FB announcement around 12 weeks, which happens to be the day before our anniversary, so maybe a joint "happy anniversary to us and btw, baby #2". DD is only 15 months right now, so although I've 'told' her she's going to be a big sister, she obviously doesn't grasp what that means. I'm hoping that if I mention it as she continues to grow and understand more over the next 9 months that she'll be a little better prepared for a new sibling when the time comes.

I'll tell my boss pretty soon too due to some company issues and some forward planning since I won't be returning after I have the baby. Though we may keep some opportunities open for me to work from home a few hours a week, so another reason to work my edd into our schedule.

Knottie23738778 · September 2015

We are trying to keep it a secret until 12 weeks. But I couldn't keep it in I had to tell my sister and best friend. I'm a terrible liar and my family keeps asking (because my boobs are huge) so idk how long I'll be able to hold out. I just cannot wait for everyone to know!!!!!

ejmo68 · September 2015

Well we have told immediate family and I have told my boss and grad school professor just incase. I think we told everyone at 8 weeks last time because we had already had two U/S and seen and heard the heartbeat. I don't know when we will tell EVERYONE this time. It will really depend on when we have our U/S this time around.

mightylady · September 2015

I think it helps that I don't live anywhere near my family, so they can't notice anything until I want them to!

Jesse835235 · September 2015

Man... I wish I could order something alcoholic during my lunch breaks!

nsouplynn said:

The only people that know is my Jan 11 BMB and a few of my co-workers. They noticed I wasn't ordering anything alcoholic during our lunch breaks so I told them. We plan to go public after 12 weeks.

vintagemomof3 · September 2015

Ok after reading all your comments, I feel like a freak. This is my 3rd pregnancy and I'm already showing - a lot. I pop out immediately even with my 1st DS (8 weeks), 6 weeks for next DS, and this one before I got a positive test. I had to tell my boys (ages 3 & 4) because they are super energetic and rough house with me/kick and elbow me when attempting to snuggle me. They are so proud and excited that they couldn't keep their mouths shut. And because I already look like a normal person at 4 months pregnant, we did our FB announcement yesterday.

vinerie · September 2015

nsouplynn said:

They noticed I wasn't ordering anything alcoholic during our lunch breaks so I told them.

Wait, what?! What kind of lunch breaks are these? Are you hiring?

rojabonita · September 2015

We will probably wait to tell family until after my loss milestone at 8-9 weeks or longer. Will most likely go to 12 for non-immediate family. I'm a big fan of waiting until we know the sex at 18-20 to make it FB officially. After two losses we aren't chomping at the bit to tell the world. So far only myself, DH, and a close friend who had a loss the same time as me knows. And doctors of course. It's nice that it's just our little joy right now.

nsouplynn · September 2015

Jesse835235 said:

Man... I wish I could order something alcoholic during my lunch breaks!

vinerie said:
Wait, what?! What kind of lunch breaks are these? Are you hiring?

That is an awesome GIF. I need to save that. Hahaha. I work with a bunch of people who enjoy drinking. Although it's not like we get crazy drunk on our lunch breaks. It's usually one beverage (or two in their case).

MeridithM · September 2015

We won't tell anyone until second trimester due to 2 late first trimester losses, but I think I will use the way I told my husband with for my parents. We went to breakfast the morning I found out and when we ordered I asked the server for an extra fork - got a strange look from my husband at this point but no questions. When she brought it after the food came, my husband finally chimed in with "why the extra fork?" I returned a very nonchalant "because I'm eating for two." It took most of breakfast and my offering to drive to and from the football game we were attending that afternoon (we planned to ride bikes so we could each have a few beers) for him to believe me!

autumnlynne1221 · September 2015

Right now only my husband and best friend know. We have taco Tuesday every week at my parents so they'll think it's very weird if I'm not having a margarita or 3. So I guess I'll have to tell them very soon. My fellow sonographer coworkers will find out tomorrow as I want someone to scan me transvaginaly. Even though I know it's to early to see a fetal pole I would like to measure the gestational sac.
As for FB I'm planning on making a Christmas picture of my daughter asking for a baby for Christmas, which I'll post around the beginning of December.

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