Monday, 26 September 2011
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How Did You Announce Your Pregnancy?
Announcing your pregnancy either happens right away out of excitement, or until the start of the second trimester to get the "all clear". Some parents wear cute shirts like the one above, or have older children wear big brother/big sister shirts. Some just get on the phone and make a few calls, or tell family and friends whenever the time comes up.
There's a lot of fun ways to announce your pregnancy, so what did you do? How did you tell your family? Your friends? Your coworkers/boss?
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We found out I was pregnant, two days before going on Vacation to see family. So we announced to some close family/friends not too far away, but we wouldn't be seeing in person anytime soon, on the phone. We were discussing how we were going to break it to the family (mine), when we got there to see them in person. We decided to wait till we were back at the house with everyone. My husband and I walked in and he goes, "Oh, babe, we forgot to have them drive us by the store for the things we needed!", to which they asked what we needed and he said, "pickles and ice cream". It was creative and fun. And most of them got it right away.
And, yeah, we announced soon after we found out. I decided not to wait till the first trimester was over because, well, we'd have had to do that on the phone, then. Since we lived across the country, we decided to just tell them in person, since we knew. And we couldn't just tell one side of the family... so, I didn't mind sharing with everyone early.
lol. I called my mom and husband and told them I had terrible news. Then I got mad, hung up the phone, and cried for an hour because they didn't agree with me. My husband has yet to let me live that moment down.
My husband and I, in the past, usually just called our parents as soon as we knew, then called siblings a few weeks later, and then just told our friends whenever the topic came up after that. I think I want to do something cute and creative next time, though. I have friends and family who did really cute things. One sister sent all the family Easter cards (something none of us has ever really done) and signed it with her name, her husband's, and "baby". Another friend found out some time before Christmas and sent her parents a christmas gift "to Grandma" with an ultrasound pic in the card.
My mom in law has an uncanny ability to know before we tell her, though, which is strange. With our first baby, I called and said, "Guess what?" and she immediately popped back "You're pregnant" and there's no one else who could/would possibly have let her know already. The second time we took her out to dinner to tell her, and again, she said it before we did. So even though she lives over a thousand miles away, I don't think I can surprise her with the news. She just always knows. :)
Not divulging this information at the moment, but I'd like to say I'm enjoying everyone's stories and that the shirt is super cute.
that shirt is adorable! haha
also, I don't know.. its exciting to think people make plans for it, maybe in the future I won't just do the bland phone call thing!
I've never had kids. but i do have one nephew. once my sister found out she only told me, her bff and her husband of course, but he was in iraq.
she wait the 3 months because she didn't want to jinks it. after about 2 months she told our parents. then once the three months her Facebook status was 'well i guess the cats out of the bag. I'm 3 months pregnant."i told her to buy a bun in the oven shirt but she didn't want to lol
My husband and I found out on February 1st that we were pregnant. Since we're both regular Facebook users, and our families follow suit, we knew we needed to make phone calls to the important people before posting anything there. After calling my parents, sisters, and extended family members who would be involved in our child's life, as well as my husband calling his family, I took a picture of the pregnancy test and posted it on Facebook and Twitter. Almost all of my friends exploded with the congrats comments.
As of right now, I am to be induced on Sunday evening. Our baby boy that we've named Rylington Jonathan will be here at any time this week or weekend!! :D
My first child, we found out before we got married, so we planned to tell everyone at our wedding on September 8th. Then our second pregnacy, was 2 years after my oldest son, so we just waiting until thanksgiving which was at my house that year, and told them. Then not long after that i found out i was having boy girl twins ! I was so upset, but still happy . And not my twins are not even 1 years old and im pregnant AGAIN ! and im 5 MONTHS ! soo it must have got pregant like the first time my husband and i could again . I now have 4 children all together, Kyler Dean (4) Kyynleigh Faye (8 months) Kaydon Blade (8 months) and now in 4months ill have Kateleigh Paris ! I thought you couldnt immediatly get pregnant, but i you can !
I don't understand why people can't seem to just call, text, email, meet up with, etc. their closest friends and family and just mention it to them. I don't see why it has to be such a statement. Do you really need approval from strangers? If so, you're going into parenthood for all the wrong reasons. The rest of the world doesn't care. Your friends and family might, so why not just go directly to them?
But... I'm not pregnant.
@grammarboy@xanga - I confess... I switched out your birth control pill for a jelly bean.
@QuantumStorm@xanga - Probably that is why it tasted like cherry. Hmm
I like that shirt. haha.
@AmarahOsiris@xanga - Congratulations! :)
@flawedinsomniac@xanga - True. When my spouse, don't have any yet, but I hope I will have one before I have a kid, and I choose to have one, no one will know. My family drives me insane, which is why, and I have told my mother, I would never date a Spanish woman, they are CRAZY. So my intention is to live somewhere within 2-3 hours from any other family member. See them on special occasions, and thus they won't even know she'll be pregnant until they just happen to visit and we have a baby already. I told my girlfriend already, my kids would never be left alone with my parents. If they're as good as they are with my sis' kid, I might as well just give my kid a gun to teeth with. I want my kid to be reared in a healthy environment, physically and mentally, so anyone that may hinder this in any way won't be near him/her for some time, or at most on occasions.
like the top haha!
we told close family first, then after the 12 week scan it went on facebook, as you do. haha.
We tried for a long time with no success, so we couldn't keep it a secret for one minute from our parents. As soon as we got the positive test, they knew.
But we announced it to everyone by randomly just posting our first ultrasound picture on facebook. it shocked a whole lot of people. haha! :)
@karentmora@twitter - I will keep you in my prayers. I know exactly how it feels to be where you are. To see everyone around you having children, even those who don't want their children, and you want one and can't. I prayed for years for a baby, and it never happened until I started praying for it to happen in His time, because He knows better than I do when the right time is. I did have to see a fertility/HighRisk OB doctor to get some issues under control, but about six months later, when I decided to stop stressing and getting jealous/resentful of everyone around me who has kids, and pray for it to happen in God's timing, boom, I find out I'm pregnant. Keep the faith, I hope it happens for you soon!! :)
Not prego, nor have I ever been prego... But with all these women I know who have miscarried lately, I think I would wait for the "all clear". I don't want to excite everyone only to lose my baby...
@karentmora@twitter - At least there's adoption if nothing else :). My mom had a lot of trouble getting pregnant. Then she adopted and then she had me by chance 5 years later.
well, 7 years of HTC, and we have been foster parents for the last 3 years, and now we are adopting 2.. so Ive never been pregnant but my husband and I have talked about how we'd announce it when/if it happens.. I used to say Id blast it across FB, but now I'm thinking Im going to keep it quiet as long as possible... Its definitely something I am going to cherish when it does happen, only close family and friends will be called.. or if it happens.
Funny story..
Me- "hey mom, i have something to tell you"
Mom- "you better not tell me that your pregnant."
Me- "Okay then I won't."
Mom- ":o! What do you plan on doing?"
Me- "Having a baby!"
Mom- "And how are you going to raise it?"
Me- "Like you would i child."
Mom- "I need some time to process this"
:D
The t-shirt with the cupcake baking is so cute! And the stories are sweet. My husband and I don't have children yet, but I don't really plan on telling anyone (when we do) until at least 3 months in. I think simple phone calls will do, or in person if we have made plans to see them soon. I haven't really thought about how we'd like to announce it to our friends and family. I do think it's cute when moms-to-be announce to close friends and family at an event the gender of their baby by serving a cake that has pink or blue filling.
hmmm somebody's got a bun in the oven...
@karentmora@twitter - I will keep you in my prayers! I hope everything works out for you!
Well, for the time being, I'm still at university and not doing any family planning yet (only 21!).
But I've always imagined that I'll do some kind of big showy musical number announcing my pregnancy. Just because it would be funnier that way.