Baby announcements - how are you doing it?

[Phoenix85]

I am announcing to my kids by buying them new jamas and a big brother/big sister badge and putting it on the 'jamas, & wrapping them up for Christmas but I'm going to let them open those presents on Christmas eve

Not sure about telling others yet, but probably just tell them, no fancy reveal.

I agree with Russelmuscle, I'm not going to be announcing the specific due date (will just say "July") and no names.

 

[jenni16]

I didn't announce a date last time round either, and luckily he came a week early so I never had any of the 'is baby here yet?!' Not going to give a date this time either, just say 'May'. Xx

 

[russellmuscle]

Its nice for a while but it gets daunting.. I suppose people are just excited, by that point I was fed up.

I was having a baby 2 days after xmas, I couldnt not tell

We learn from our mistakes.

xxx

 

[Blueclass]

I will be announcing the date and already have to some but I think it's because it's my first and i'm super excited. Depending on how it goes will depend if I do it again next time. X

 

[russellmuscle]

Each to their own, I think its only natural to tell folk. I just dont like how the more you give away the more people seem to think they are some how entitled to know everything. That was just my experience others have different.

The date puts so much pressure on, baby will come when it comes

xx

 

[Maud]

We didn't tell anyone the due date last time as I didn't want the harassment as it got near. This time I might have to tell my mum as she's going to have to drop everything and drive 90mins to look after our toddler as soon as I go into labour (things went very fast last time). I guess I could still just say June though as baby could come anytime really so it's not like she can be prepared!

 

[jenni16]

My mum keeps pestering me to tell my younger brother and sister (7&12) but I'm in no rush to let them know yet. They don't need to know, the sooner they know, the longer it is for them to keep asking 'is it here yet?!' I'd hold off until they asked if it was up to me!
I know I'm planning on announcing it to everyone else soon (I'm 13 wks tomorrow but won't be doing anything for at least another week or two yet), but I just don't feel right telling them now, I'd rather wait a couple of weeks.
Maybe I'm just being silly and should tell them now? I don't know :-/ xx

 

[YorksLass]

Got a scan date for 3rd December, so I thought it'd be nice to copy the photo and put it into cards the 2 sets of grandparents can open for Christmas. Unfortunately, the main difference between my partner and I is that I'm very patient and he has no patience whatsoever lol - he wanted to tell our parents at 6 weeks already! Have had to rein him in... We're already arguing over finding out the gender - I want the surprise and he wants to know immediately!

 

[russellmuscle]

Its totally a personal thing, but yeah it does take longer.

I told at 6w then went 2 weeks overdue. I think its quite nice to keep the secret until people "need" to know.

xxxx

 

[Poispinner]

This is how we have just announced ours x

 

[iwanttobeamumm]

I've just ordered some chalkboard pens in Christmas colours and a kids Christmas hat and I'm going to write "my last Christmas as an only child" on our chalk board and have my little girl stand infront of the Christmas tree wearing the hat holding it with the scan on it too (the scans not until the week of Christmas!!!!

 

[iwanttobeamumm]

I've just ordered some chalkboard pens in Christmas colours and a kids Christmas hat and I'm going to write on our chalk board "my last Christmas as an only child" and get her to hold it up infront of the Christmas tree wearing the hat and the scan will be on the chalk board too my scans not until the week of Christmas

 

[jenni16]

That's a lovely idea

I still haven't been brave enough to do an announcement yet...I've got the photo ready and waiting but I just can't do it yet! I'm 14+2 today so I don't know why I'm so scared lol. Xx

 

[Tigger87]

Ahh Jenni! Do it!!! Although, I kind of feel it might have been nice to keep the secret longer... No one seems to care anymore though, iyswim? But definitely stops the rumours or wondering about my size!!! X

 

[jenni16]

I think I've got to the point where I kind of want to see how long before people start questioning! I'm not bothering to hide it (I can't really anymore lol) and I quite often drop hints during conversations and it's so funny to see people thinking 'is she/isn't she?!'
We've got a christening just after Christmas and part of me thinks it would be really funny to turn up with a big bump just to see people's faces!!
I'd love to keep it quiet until it's born then just put a picture up of two babies saying 'oh yeh, by the way...we had another baby!' Haha
I will probably do it in the next few weeks tho. I can't keep quiet for too long!! Xx

 

[StephyLou]

Hopefully my scan will be around the 7th, we're going to get the scan made into Christmas cards and post them out.

 

[happyland]

I love all those ways of announcing! I would like to let people know on Christmas day but my scan isn't until Christmas eve so won't have time to post any pictures.

 

[jenni16]

We finally did it! I was tempted to hold out for a long as possible just to see people awkwardly wonder 'is she? Isn't she?!' Haha

This is the photo we went for in the end. Couldn't get Oscar to smile lol so we went with the surprised and 'Oooh' face lol. Xxx

 

[Unicorn]

These ideas are all lovely ladies
I'm so rubbish, we told family and close friends the day after we found out! We've had a bit of a traumatic ttc journey so felt it was only fair for everyone to partake in the joy as they've been amazing through the heartache!
As it's a high risk pregnancy and we've already had a couple of scans and everything is looking good so far so we've shared the news with pretty much everyone now! We hope so much that everything is going to be absolutely fine but are also realistic that it might not, so we want to embrace every moment we have of this wonderful experience. Also would love more than anything to get as close as possible to EDD and have people ask whether baby is here yet as that would be absolutely amazing xx