I designed a couple versions of these for Amazon, so it will probably be our social media "announcement" some time in Jan/February.
After our appointment on Friday we'll figure out if we want to tell family at Thanksgiving. Last time around we we were due in July and told family in December, so the timing of thanksgiving is good.
I was thinking of trying to get a pic of both my sons crying, putting it on a Christmas card that says "we just told them baby #3 is on the way!" After the Christmas cards are received, I'll post the card on FB.
I've told a few friends,and shared with my online mom squad. I might do something seasonal with family (before I really show) during thanksgiving time if I don't blurt it out beforehand. & hesitating on the social media announcement. But if anything, post something neutral like Christmas stockings. Haha.
With our DD (born July 2015) we announced to our family at Thanksgiving. I wore a shirt that said still baking; expiration July 2015. My husband led grace at the table and at the end he asked people to add things they were thankful for. Everyone spoke up, and then my husband called on me and I said that we were expecting. We had both sets of parents there and everyone got up from the table and gave us hugs. It was a really special moment and a complete surprise. This year we're having both families over on 10/29 for a little family halloween get together and I think we are going to be a family of skeletons with my shirt showing a little baby skeleton in my belly. We seem to do the announcements around the holidays. We will announce to friends and greater family around x-mas after we go through all the tests.
Right now the only people who know are my husband and my internet mom friends from my previous BMB. I'll tell my family and close friends as I see them. Actually, they'll know before I say anything when they see me not drinking. I guess my parents will find out on election night since we're going over to their house and there will be a lot of alcohol consumed regardless of the result.
We haven't told anyone yet. In fact just yesterday I was debating on when to tell my hs BFFs as one is due to have her second around when my u/s is and I wouldn't want to steal her thunder. I thought well I could tell them now (5wks) and almost immediately I got a text that she was on her way to the hospital (happy and healthy baby was born last night). I'm taking it as a sign to wait. For my family we may do a box of donuts or dessert that says something like Eat these so my Mom isn't the only one with a belly. For his sister we haven't decided. Luckily we just moved out of state so we don't have as high of a risk of letting the cat out of the bag. Unluckily though, we have to coordinate seeing everyone over Thanksgiving and it's definitely not going to be easy!
I told my immediate family with this email, subject "8" (for hte 8th grandchild/cousin).
l We will wair til after we see hte heartbeat to tell Ryan's immed family, it was a big shock and his sister will be sh!tty so we will wait till it's safer. Probably with the same email. We used that shirt to tell them with hte previous younger brothers.
I have not yet decided how I will announce it on fb this time. With my youngest, also was due in June, I included it at the end of my thanksgiving post about what we are thankful for, but I want to Wait until after hte first tri testing results, which likely won't be yet.
Im a runner so I like hte idea of saying something about how every relay team needs an anchor leg but I need to flesh that out.
I also want to think of a fun way to tell the kids this time. Last time they were little enough that we just told them. This time we will wait till we are ready to make it public and that will also probably we be after we know hte sex.
I still have zero ideas on how we're going to tell this time. I'm a lush so it very well could be figured out by family before we want them to know. Our plans are to tell at Thanksgiving and I would love to put DD in some big sister shirt and wait to see who notices first. Social media may be a while. We didn't announce till 5 months with DD. Only reason I did was because my aunt leaked a picture of me running the half marathon with my "running buddy" shirt on. I posted: "After an unforgettable journey. D and I are happy to announce that we are 5 months pregnant and due in February! Little munchkin and I even got to run the half marathon together today."
Now you know what we look like IRL. Don't stalk me.
With a later June due date (23rd/24th), we'll be entering 2nd trimester just before Christmas. We'll be getting into the holiday spirit with an ugly sweater announcement, complete with a onesie and an outfit for our dog
Although we plan to tell my husband's family on Thanksgiving (they live 7 hours away so we don't see them that frequently), bringing along some images from the 8 week scan scheduled the week prior. I haven't decided about my family yet, it will be hard to tough it out for 4 more weeks but I may wait until after the scan for them as well.
I've already told my best friend, and was surprised to learn she is also pregnant and due in June. Our due dates are only 3 or 4 days apart by our calculations!
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Re: Pregnancy announcment!
I have no idea what we'll do this time!
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The stocking thing is a great idea! Might have to steal that one!
After our appointment on Friday we'll figure out if we want to tell family at Thanksgiving. Last time around we we were due in July and told family in December, so the timing of thanksgiving is good.
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MC: March 2016
BFP #2: October 2016
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& hesitating on the social media announcement. But if anything, post something neutral like Christmas stockings. Haha.
No social media announcement planned.
l
We will wair til after we see hte heartbeat to tell Ryan's immed family, it was a big shock and his sister will be sh!tty so we will wait till it's safer. Probably with the same email. We used that shirt to tell them with hte previous younger brothers.
I have not yet decided how I will announce it on fb this time. With my youngest, also was due in June, I included it at the end of my thanksgiving post about what we are thankful for, but I want to Wait until after hte first tri testing results, which likely won't be yet.
Im a runner so I like hte idea of saying something about how every relay team needs an anchor leg but I need to flesh that out.
I also want to think of a fun way to tell the kids this time. Last time they were little enough that we just told them. This time we will wait till we are ready to make it public and that will also probably we be after we know hte sex.
11/18/16 missed m/c 9w1
08/03/17 no hb 8w
Our plans are to tell at Thanksgiving and I would love to put DD in some big sister shirt and wait to see who notices first.
Social media may be a while. We didn't announce till 5 months with DD. Only reason I did was because my aunt leaked a picture of me running the half marathon with my "running buddy" shirt on.
I posted: "After an unforgettable journey. D and I are happy to announce that we are 5 months pregnant and due in February!
Little munchkin and I even got to run the half marathon together today."
Now you know what we look like IRL. Don't stalk me.
17 months TTC and 1miscarriage, 1 chemical pregnancy, rainbow baby born 2/16/15
TTC 2.0
16 months TTC, 2 chemical pregnancies, EDD 6/3/17
Although we plan to tell my husband's family on Thanksgiving (they live 7 hours away so we don't see them that frequently), bringing along some images from the 8 week scan scheduled the week prior. I haven't decided about my family yet, it will be hard to tough it out for 4 more weeks but I may wait until after the scan for them as well.
I've already told my best friend, and was surprised to learn she is also pregnant and due in June. Our due dates are only 3 or 4 days apart by our calculations!
Met 4/2010+Married 8/2014
TTC #1 August 2016. BFP 10/2016= DD Born 6.23.17