How/When are you announcing?

wanderlustsoul · December 2020

Any big plans? Gonna keep it quiet? Just post a new baby pic? (Wish I had the patience for this hahah)

Have you told work/when do you plan to? Any cool ideas?

wanderlustsoul · December 2020

Sooo I want to announce this weekend but I really need to tell my bosses first. I planned to on our weekly call on Thursday but everything got messed up as I was pulled into another meeting and had to cut the one short. Now this week, my direct manager is off. I have 2 of my managers on social media so I need them to know. 😭😭

anyways! This is our announcement post for social media.

canucklehead123 · December 2020

@AKuzReve that's adorable!! Can you just request a call some time other than the scheduled calls - I agree you should probably give those managers a heads up before you post it on social media if they are going to see it.

I told my boss a few weeks ago but told him I wasn't ready to tell the rest of the team. Yesterday in our managers meeting he announces "I think this is common knowledge that ***** is expecting her second baby".... OMG I wanted to scream, NOT COMMON KNOWLEDGE!!! Needless to say, everybody was shocked - probably me most of all. Definitely not when I was planning on telling my colleagues.

daisy528 · December 2020

I told my boss last week, and today I told my co-workers who are in the same office as me. We are telling our families on Christmas. I framed individual pictures of each kid from our family photos we got done, and then framed this picture too.

I still don’t know when we will tell the kids (they can’t read and didn’t know what the sign said when I took that picture). I’m thinking on Christmas as well, but we will see!

nopegoat · December 2020

We announced after my first appt last week. I was going to take a pic with the boys holding the ultrasound pic but I told my H I just wasn't up for it since I've been feeling like poo and it takes a ton of energy to get a good pic of 5 kids. And since I announced with our previous 5 I told my H it was his turn. Nothing cutesy but it was perfect for us.

nopegoat · December 2020

@canucklehead123 oh no!! I'm sorry he announced before you were ready. What a dick move.

kpc914 · December 2020

We basically already told our family via text or phone call already. Honestly prob wont post to social media until after 30 weeks. No real reason, but thats when we announced my first pregnancy. Plus I have HG and look like death. Want to announce once I have a sizeable bump to distract everyone from my hollow face and dark circles under my eyes.

kpc914 · December 2020

@canucklehead123 wow can't believe he announced for you. One of our directors did that for someone on my team. the father (who she announced for) wasn't even on the call when she announced. It was so awk. Every team call we have I feel like the people who know im pregnant are egging me on "anyone have anything new to share?" lol

wanderlustsoul · December 2020

Omg @canucklehead123 that is awful. 😳

@daisy528, I love your announcement!

becks_726 · December 2020

I’m waiting for my 12 week US to announce it more widely:
1. Family, right now only our parents know.

2. My two closest colleagues/friends.

3. My manager.
4. Friends who I speak to regularly these days.

And then we’ll post when the baby is born. We aren’t big on social media and it just feels more natural to us this way.

tiggywiggles · December 2020

I'm just over 12 weeks and we havent told anyone yet, including our kids. We were planning to wait a few more weeks but with this being baby 4 I'm already big...I usually pop early but this is more then I was expecting.

marikkita12 · December 2020

We made it official on Facebook yesterday with these two plus a picture of the ultrasound

cammie0526 · December 2020

I prefer to tell people in person (or on the phone/FaceTime) instead of a social media announcement. I’ve already told close family and friends - not in any cutesy ways, mostly just by saying “Guess what, AJ’s going to be a big brother!”. I’m working from home for the foreseeable future so I’ll probably tell my boss much later than I normally would. Maybe March?

karacc18 · December 2020

I was planning to announce today since we had a great NT scan and I will be 13 weeks tomorrow. I've already told most family and close friends so this is for social media. We've been so busy I haven't had a chance to take the picture of my two older kiddos that I want, so hopefully I can do that tonight when I get home from work. The lighting might not be idea though, so maybe I'll do it tomorrow. EEEEKKKK I'm so excited!!!

DuchessOfCambridge · December 2020

I think we will just tell the people we want but not announce on social media until after baby is here. I might change my mind about that

canucklehead123 · December 2020

Haa I know, it was terrible - also nobody said congratulations or anything cause they could tell I was so shocked... still haven't said congratulations also... now it's just weird LOL.

We bought DS a little book that is called "I am a big brother" so we will TRY to get him to sit still and read it for a photo and then just post that. He actively rebels against photos though so it might be a pipe dream.

jessd0117 · December 2020

We got our daughter a shirt that says “b is for big sister” and a couple of big sister books. Her birthday is January 17, and our first ultrasound is around 12 weeks on Jan 14. So if all goes well we will give her those things for her birthday, snap a pic and send to close family and friends. Not sure about social media yet. I’m not telling work until we have our ultrasound either

marikkita12 · December 2020

Since I finally got my nipt results and we found out it’s a girl, I changed my cover picture on Facebook to this

jessd0117 · December 2020

@marikkita12 those are perfect! Good idea on the cover photo too. I don’t have Facebook, but my husband does for the family, maybe we will do something similar.

-sunshine- · December 2020

We are planning on probably announcing after the NT & NIPT results are received to family members. No one knows that we are expecting yet. I think I just don’t want hear how I need to be careful bc of Covid, or how hard it’s going to be with a 2 year old & new born.

Also I’m not sure if or when I’ll post anything on social media.

I’m not sure to do something as simple as this or if I should do a photo shoot with my daughter to announce that she will be a big sister?? Not sure...

daisy528 · December 2020

We ended up telling the kids on Christmas since they were there for when we told our parents. My DS (5.5yo) was like “oh cool” and moved on. He has asked a couple questions since then, but more logistical questions ie. “Do we have to buy the baby toys?” “Where will the baby sleep? In my room?” My DD (4yo) is so excited! Every night since she has asked to give the baby a hug and kiss goodnight. She keeps touching and rubbing my belly. She constantly wants to see if she can hear the baby. It’s super cute!

wanderlustsoul · December 2020

I used my announcement on FB as I don’t have anyone there from work. I will try to tell my one manager on Wednesday and then do a nye post on IG. Or if not, do it later on. 🤷🏽‍♀️

MathLove · January 2021

I'm so anxious for my first appointment Thursday - I think I'm 12 weeks. I really don't want to tell my kids until we do testing to make sure the baby is healthy. I'm on a bunch of meds and I'm old & fat so I just want to know everything okay before I start opening my mouth.

It is SOOOO hard to keep quiet! Especially to my two littles I homeschool! They want a baby sibling so bad!

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