Who is sharing the big news on Christmas (if you celebrate)?

Aera11 · December 2015

I am 8 weeks give or take a day or two and am going in to see my RE tuesday for an ultrasound and bloodwork. We originally weren't going to say anything to our families until 12 weeks and then our friends and extended families around 14 weeks...but if everything looks and goes okay Tuesday, we're thinking we may just tell our immediate families. Are any of you planning to share with them then and how are you going to tell them? I have been pretty nervous this time around but have already made it further. I am just itching to finally chat with someone other than DH!

Nerdchild · December 2015

According to this thread a number of women on here are choosing Christmas or New Years to make their announcements.

https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12651597/when-are-you-announcing#latest

Sixvans16 · December 2015

I planning on telling my mom on Christmas, with a card and an ultrasound picture! It's the same way she told my grandparents. I will only be 10 weeks, so we are only telling grandparents.

thebigoaktree · December 2015

I have my blood work and u/s apt. I'll be a little over two weeks but 13 weeks at Christmas when we decide to announce. I'm itching to announce as well.

sboston06 · December 2015

We haven't had an ultrasound yet but don't see our extended family that often, so we'll announce on Christmas and at holiday parties around Christmas to those people. We've already told immediate family at Thanksgiving. Things are going well with the pregnancy so far so I feel comfortable sharing the good news.

chanfa · December 2015

Yep! Christmas here too! Can't believe that it's already 5 days away

vmcmkb1 · December 2015

We are sharing with parents on christmas. This is grandchild #12 for them. We have experienced angel babies over the last 2 yrs. But we will be 12 weeks on christmas. We r wrapping up a plum and writing our due date on it. When my parents open it we will tell them that is the size of their newest grandbaby.

carrieandr · December 2015

I'm announcing to my parents and my sister's family on Christmas (at 8w5d). I'm going to read a silly poem that I wrote about my husband being a grinch. At the end of it I reveal the big news.

anskip · December 2015

We'll be sharing with our parents on Christmas as well. Can. Not. Wait. DH's birthday is in January, so I think I'm gonna plan a 'suprise' party for him so that I have an excuse to invite all our family and share with them then.

fleurdelakeview · December 2015

I'm going to share when I go home for Christmas but haven't decided if I'll actually do it on Christmas or not. I announced on Christmas last year and kinda want to avoid bringing up all those old feels from my loss.

kaitycarr · December 2015

I will be 12 weeks the day after Christmas so we will be doing our big family announcement and social media announcement on Christmas. This is my second and it is getting harder and harder to hide it now so I am more than ready to let the cat out of the bag!

MillieT09 · December 2015

We're telling my parents, siblings and in-laws on Christmas Eve - we host an Eve party every year so it's nice we will be in our home with just our closest to celebrate. Christmas Day we will end up sharing it with another close aunt and uncle who will be there.
I'll be 9 wks Christmas Eve. I'm really excited and nervous to finally tell everyone! We haven't had an u/s done but may not until our anatomy one (my MW ofc doesn't do them until then) and I have no reason to think anything is not progressing as it should so that's our plan

ssedldownah · December 2015

We're sharing on Christmas as well. First grandchild for his parents and mine as well. We will be 11 weeks on Christmas, but are waiting to tell the world a little longer. Happy holidays, ladies!

HMcDade1 · December 2015

I'm all for the shock value of announcements because this is our first and no one knew that we were even interested in trying right now. We will be 12w3d on Christmas and are having our NT scan tomorrow so I'm pretty comfortable finally telling people.

Our immediate families found out by surprise at thanksgiving via Christmas ornaments ... But for Christmas I'm doing the following reveals

1. We have this tree that gets passed around in my family and each year whoever has it has to put worm thing new on it. My brother has it this year so he's putting a stork on it and writing the poem about being an uncle and he's announcing it for us.

2. For my grandparents on the other side I'm having them open a gift with a picture tomorrow night while cookie baking since I'm missing Christmas with them due to work

3. My husbands family does a trivia game on Christmas so our question contribution is going to be "which couple in this room is expecting a baby in July" so that should be fun

4.And for my husbands other side we do Christmas on New Year's Day and are planning the 123 heathers pregnant picture taking fun.

Did I mention I can't wait for all of these surprises

Merry Christmas gals and happy announcing !

maddmama · December 2015

We are with family! I think I'll show my aunt the u/s picture and let her loudly announce that it's a baby!! Haha. Everyone will be there so it'll be an easy way to tell the fam there will be a new addition! I already told my mom and MIL via a Christmas card - they were super excited. I can't wait for everyone else's reaction! :-)

trucksntutus · December 2015

I shared already with my immediate family, and I'm sure they've already spread the news like wildfire to my aunts/uncles and etc. However, I am announcing it to my roommates on Christmas! Honestly, I'm surprised they can't tell already given my change in behavior. (Ie. Always tired, not drinking, eating everything etc. )

blissylissy86 · December 2015

Told our parents on thanksgiving, but we will be telling the extended family on Christmas, as well as maybe make a social media announcement. We will be 13 weeks on Christmas eve.

jlgriff11 · December 2015

You guys have so much more self control than my husband and I do. I told my mom the day I had the positive pregnancy test, and his family after the third positive pregnancy test lol

maddmama · December 2015

@jlgriff11 oh my goodness it was so hard to keep my mouth shut. I told my best friend immediately. I live far away from my mama, though, and I wanted to make it special for my family to find out because my dad had just passed and this is the first grand baby. I almost told her via Skype on thanksgiving, but my husband reminded me of our plans.

jlgriff11 · December 2015

My mom was here when I took the test, I showed it to her before even my husband! I wanted to make sure I wasn't seeing things!

quartz02 · December 2015

@jlgriff11 we told our parents within a week of the positive pregnancy test, too. I didn't think it through and told DH and DD (3 yrs old) at the same time. She had already begun telling her daycare providers that she was going to be a big sister in July

We told family very early when I was pregnant with DD, too, though. I just can't contain that kind of news for very long. I'm an oversharer in general (I'll admit it!) so I'm dying to do our social media announcement. We've moved around a lot due to DH's career and have friends/family all over the country so I can't wait! I'll be 11w 2d on Christmas. Makes me a little nervous but I won't have an u/s until January 6th and I'm just going to be optimistic until I have a reason not to be. I love your stocking idea

ceillyang · December 2015

I want to but now we will wait for new year's, which is after our first ultrasound.

LifeofLauren2 · December 2015

I will only be 9 weeks on Christmas and don't plan to announce anything yet. At our last big family gathering (Easter) I announced my previous pregnancy which ended at 16 weeks only 3 days later. So, I'm being cautious this time. I don't plan to announce to my family until 20 weeks. I know it's far along but I don't think I can handle announcing and then announcing a(nother) miscarriage.

I haven't decided but I think I will tell my mom earlier than 20 weeks. We are still adjusting to the news. I'm not sure my boyfriend has even fully processed it yet.

rakel88 · December 2015

@jlgriff11 lol same, the phone was already ringing calling my parents as I said "positive!" to my husband who was in the shower. There's no way I could wait to tell them! And right after that we called his parents. But we're holding out for other family..

pourmeanothermocktail · December 2015

We are announcing on "Christmas" but that started yesterday for us. We moved far out of state from all parents, and my mom is arriving tomorrow and she's staying here. She'll know just by looking at me, so we told his parents via Skype yesterday, as my mom has the biggest mouth ever and we wanted them to hear it directly. First grandchild on both sides, 4th greatgrandchild for my family, 1st for his. I will be 12 weeks on Christmas Eve and we've already seen & heard the heartbeat.

AAAG13 · December 2015

We are announcing on Christmas, I will be 11 weeks 2 days. My mom already knows (she was also here when I took the test and she knew before I had even taken it) and DH's mom knows too. I have also told my brother who we are both really close to. For my dad and younger sisters we wrapped a framed ultrasound pic and will have them open that on Christmas Day. This will be the first grandchild on my side so keeping my dad quiet for one day will be difficult (he loves to post to social media). We are doing his families big Christmas gathering the next day and will do the same reveal for my grandparents. This will be their first great grandchild. We will be doing our social media post the 26th as well with a cute picture of our dog and a sign about her gift for the new year. So excited feels like we have been waiting forever!

Schmooie730 · December 2015

We told our immediate family and close friends over Thanksgiving but my extended family doesn't know yet

We all get together at my moms house on Christmas Eve for food and presents. Later in the evening we will be doing "Grab Bag" (bad Santa style). My mom will right so I'm first pick and we have a present with a baby bottle, pacifiers, blankets, plastic keys, an outfit and a bib. As I pull each thing out I will emphasize each item as a BABY item (there's a lot of us and we are very loud and slightly drunk by then so they need lots of hints lol). I'm 12 weeks today so it worked out well! Can't wait for the looks on their faces!!

cbullock89 · December 2015

We are announcing on Christmas Eve to my husband's family and my family on Christmas! We have wrapped onesies as gifts. I will be 10 weeks

chanfa · December 2015

So I am not sure where to post this or if I should just start a new thread. Figured it would be safer if I piggyback on this. My plan is to announce on Christmas and as the days get closer, I am starting to feel really nervous. I am 11 weeks now and we did get to see our baby at 8 weeks measuring where it should be with a strong heartbeat.

My next appt isn't until next week and I am worried that something wrong is going to happen after telling everyone. Am I just freaking out? I really want to tell people on Christmas and not New years. Everything is already set up to get my family to come over at the same time as my in laws and it was hard enough to do that once.

MsBeachNJ · December 2015

@chanfa - I feel you. I was nervous to announce to all of my girlfriends when I did (at 11 weeks, 1 week before our 12 week scan when we had nothing to go off of since our 8 week scan) but it was the only time that I would have all of them together and see them in person, rather than tell them via phone/text and I have to say - I loved having their reactions in person! It is such a nice memory to have

You have no reason to believe anything is wrong, that's what my mom kept reassuring me... so just believe all is well! It will be such a nice memory to have of telling everyone and you can't get that back... just go for it! Good luck!

chanfa · December 2015

thanks @MsBeachNJ

It is so hard to get my dad out of the house and especially come see my in laws. It's not that our families hate each other but my parents are awkward when it comes to social interactions with my in laws. When I asked my dad to come to my place, he just shrugged which is as close to a yes as possible. Thankfully I have our newly renovated apartment to show off and if he doesn't come i'm just going to cry to him over the phone. That will probably get him to come over haha. I am daddy's little girl after all....

Thanks again for the little reminder that it will be nice to see them all interact with each other. We are going to be announcing to about 50 people at once in our tiny little house. So nervous!

MsBeachNJ · December 2015

@chanfa oh how exciting!! Try to get pics of peoples reactions if you can! Enjoy!!

rakel88 · December 2015

@chanfa I'm in the same boat, but add a week. I saw baby at 9 weeks, strong heartbeat, measuring big, super active, about 2 weeks ago. Next appointment is January 6th. We're telling family this week and I'm freaking out that then come my next appt, something has happened, and we'll have to essentially retract our announcement.
What my husband and mom both said is, there's no reason to believe anything is wrong, the baby is in there growing away! I think it's understandable to be nervous, but you gotta just have faith that everything is proceeding as it should

chanfa · December 2015

thanks for the pep talk @rakel88

Congrats on your pregnancy and good luck with your announcement!

Nerdchild · December 2015

@chanfa You are definitely not alone as far as being nervous. I'm 12 weeks exactly on Christmas (when we are telling my grandfather), 13 on New Years (when we planned the 'big announcement', and now I'm leaning towards waiting on the 'big announcement. I have a large 'in-the-know' group already (coworkers, parents, closest friends, neighbors), but announcing it to extended family and facebook friends (husband's decision) seems risky.

chanfa · December 2015

@Nerdchild we also have a several people who know we are pregnant too and on Christmas the idea was to tell family and everyone on facebook. I know that I will definitely feel worried until my appt next week, but as others have said this is my chance to do it and see reactions from those who are important to us.

Nerdchild · December 2015

@chanfa Totally agree! I'm just trying to convince myself! I didn't introduce myself on here for a full month after joining because I was so nervous to announce and then say goodbye (but I can't see myself making it day to day without checking in on you guys now!). My pessimism is an awful trait, and I know I need to just get over it.

MrsRo731 · December 2015

@chanfa - If it helps, I'm in a similar position. My immediate family knows but extended family doesn't. I'm terrified of letting anyone else know and then finding out something happened. The weird thing is, I didn't feel like this with my DD. Hang in there and I hope your anxiety lets up!

Lasscher · December 2015

Parents all know announcing to other fam members on Christmas and I'm so excited and looking forward to it not being a secret with them anymore.

missljew · December 2015

i will be just over 9 weeks on Christmas day and this will be parents first grandchild so i dont think there is anyway of holding it in any longer than that! Only 2 more days to wait but it will be so nice to see their faces when they open gifts that say 'Grandma and Grandad'

chanfa · December 2015

thanks @Nerdchild and @MrsRo731 . I hope we all can get through it!

ALSO I LOVE that when I tag users I don't need the full name lol and that it starts to pop up with a list of possible ones /random

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