How to Tell Family and Friends That You’re Pregnant July 15, 2007

Well, you could write a family e-newsletter and direct everyone to a blog titled “How to Tell Family and Friends That You’re Pregnant.”  That would probably do the trick! (Yes, family and friends . . . this is an announcement!)

But for those of you who are coming to this article searching for other creative ways to tell the world your great news, I have a few ideas and a few websites with more ideas!

For my first child, I was just so excited that the home pregnancy test had two lines, I came out of the bathroom, showed my husband, and then we called our parents.  For the second baby, my son and I bought some blue and pink balloons and a king size Hershey’s candy bar.  We wrapped the candy bar with another paper, strategically placing holes over the candy bar’s name, making the candy bar read, “He or She. . .we will have wait and see!”  It didn’t take long for my husband to figure it out.  Soon we called our families to spread the news.  This time around, I included the pregnancy test in a baby countdown clock all wrapped up with a book on parenting as a Father’s Day gift!  Then we sent out a family newsletter with a link to this blog!

A friend of mine told her husband she was pregnant by preparing a treasure hunt with the clues inside of balloons.  Other fun ideas include creating personalized t-shirts for your youngest with the words, “I’m a big brother/sister!” Or you can wear a shirt with the words, “Baby on Board” or simply with the word, “Baby” and an arrow pointing to your belly.  These would work in a picture you send out to family, or if you were to wear the shirts to a family dinner.

Sending a picture from the ultrasound in a frame to family or friends, or just a baby frame with a note mentioning the picture will arrive on 2/18 (due date), is another fun way to spread the news.

My aunt figured out I was pregnant (with my first) when I told her I couldn’t use benadryl for a poison ivy rash.  I didn’t intend to drop the hint, but I have seen others give creative hints to clue in individuals. (Note: some OB/GYNs say that it is okay to use benadryl while pregnant.  You will want to check with your doctor before you use any over-the-counter medicines.)

On a less light-hearted note, but also very important, you may want to keep in mind the timing of your announcement.  Some people recommend waiting until you’re 10-12 weeks into the pregnancy before announcing it to the world as that is when the risk of miscarriage decreases significantly.  Other people recommend announcing early because if you do miscarry, you will have more support as you work through the loss of the pregnancy.  I tend to wait as I did miscarry my first, after announcing the pregnancy, and found it very difficult to tell people that I wasn’t pregnant anymore.

There are so many creative ways to share the news.  You can also get away with just proclaiming, “I’m pregnant!”  However, in case you need some more cute ideas, check out these websites:

http://www.parenthood.com/articles.html?article_id=10168

http://www.babytalkradio.com/transcripts/creative-ways-to-tell-family-and-friends.htm

http://www.babyfit.com/archive_posts.asp?imboard=139&imParent=2085526

http://pregnancyandbaby.com/pregnancy/baby/Creative-ways-to-say-Im-pregnant-526.htm

And soon you’ll be thinking about all the gadgets and gizmos you’ll need for the little one.  See my posts on other really useful baby tools: ring slings and moby wraps.  These are some of the most wonderful items I believe you can have!

Ezra T. Benson taught, “No more sacred word exists in secular or holy writ than that of mother. There is no more noble work than that of a good and God-fearing mother.” Best wishes on your pregnancy and journey through motherhood.

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