Telling Family
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Need a Gift Idea to Announce 2Nd Pregnancy to Grandparents
Asked by J.S. from Chicago
on November 12, 2006
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I am pregnant with my 2nd child and due in April. My husband and I have decided to announce the pregnancy to the grandparents with our Christmas gift. We were thinki...
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- We announced our 2nd baby with a picture of our son holding a sign that says "I got a baby sister or brother due in August!" Everyone thought it was so cute when we se...
- TO announce our second child, we had a shirt made that said "BIG SISTER April 2006". Then we had our daughter and parents open the present together. It was a huge...
- How about a nice picture of your child with a t-shirt in that says... I'm the BIG sister/brother on it. I've seen this done and it was really cute!
Fun Ways to Announce a Pregnancy
Asked by E.B. from Grand Junction
on June 6, 2008
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We recently found out that we're expecting #4! Neither of our parents are expecting the announcement and they're both out of state so we want to find a creative way t...
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- Take a picture of your youngest wearing a big brother or sister tshirt and email it to them. My aunt made a crossword puzzle for my grandparents when she was pregnant ...
- I used balloons, just like the ones they bring to the hospital, most florists can do that, you know something like congrats, and then the card can say your expecting a...
- E., Put all your kids in plain white t-shirts and paint some sort of message on all their shirts a piece at a time. Ex: shirt #1: Baby #4 Shirt #2: Due Shirt #3:...
How Soon to Tell Family & Friends?
Asked by C.D. from Chicago
on July 23, 2007
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How soon or late to you announce that you are having another child? Do you wait until you are four to five months or sooner? I just found out I am expecting another ch...
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- C. Maybe you're just not sure because you don't know how people will react? I have 3 kids, and they're close in age (Less than 3.5 years age difference between the 3...
- I agree with the previous poster. We get so wrapped up in what we "should" do that we stop ourselves from celebrating wonderful news with those closest to us. And let...
- C., Why would you not want to tell your family your expecting your 4th child. I would be like the others telling everyone everywhere that I was having another baby ...
Creative Ways to Announce Pregnancy to Family
Asked by K.P. from Provo
on November 18, 2008
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I am pregnant with my second baby and due in May. My husband and I decided to wait until Christmas to tell our families since we will be visiting both sides this year...
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- huggies diaper with chocolate kisses still wrapped a miniture rattle and maybe a note telling them or something
- We did the shirt thing, too, for our second. I had my 18 month old wear the "I'm a big brother" shirt under a button up shirt. We had a joint birthday party for my n...
- Take a picture of the positive pregnancy test. Make copies of the picture and wrap it different for each person you give it to, not the same shape...that should give...
Appropriate Way to Announce a Pregnancy? Other Suggestions to Announce Pregnancy
Asked by M.S. from San Francisco
on March 22, 2011
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My husband and I just found out we are expecting our 3rd child and we are THRILLED! Unfortunately, we are expecting less-than-thrilled reactions from our parents. We a...
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- Love your idea! I think it is thoughtful and wise of you to let them have their reactions out of the way before you talk with them. That way, they also can feel more i...
- I am sorry that you have to deal with this.....We are expecting our 2nd and our families are all over the moon.....I would like 3 and expect them to be just as happy i...
- CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!! If you are not on public assistance, expecting family to help out financially or otherwise - it's NONE OF THEIR BUSINESS!!!!! I love you...
When Did You Tell?
Asked by A.P. from Janesville-Beloit
on February 16, 2012
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Ok, I'm dying here, Ladies :). Last week, we found out that we are pregnant! Ahhh, it feels so good to write that! We are so excited and a little stunned! Our firs...
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- CONGRATULATIONS!!! Totally normal, most won't see you before that. I only told those that we would tell if we lost the baby anyway. My sister and his sister were t...
- We told people the first time when I was six weeks (I know, I know...). But, I am sooooo thankful because we found out two weeks later it was twins. That made the ph...
- It varied with all 6 pregnancies. With our first we didn't tell ANYONE until 12 weeks. We live out of state from our families and always preferred to tell them in pe...
When/How To Tell Family That You Are Pregnant
Asked by M.B. from Kansas City
on August 28, 2009
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Hi Moms,
I am just now 6 weeks. I have 2 children (10 & 4). When did you tell your children you were pregnant. When did you tell other family? Did anyone have any "...
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- My daughter and son-in-law told my husband and I that they were coming by the house because they had something to give us for our anniversary. When they came over, the...
- Hi M. - Congratulations!!!! (I'm currently 6wks along too) :) All of our friends and family already know. I know all the risks, and do think it is smart to wait...
- Good Morning M., COngratulations on soon to be new little angel. We invited both of our mom's and Dad's over for Mother's day when I was preggers with our 1st. Gave ...
Fun, Creative Way to Announce 1St Pregnancy
Asked by J.M. from Baton Rouge
on May 12, 2010
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I need some fun, creative ways to announce my first pregnancy. I need some ideas for my parents, in laws, and our brothers & sisters. Also, my mom's whole side of the ...
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- Well I had a friend who didn't tell some people until she was starting to show a little. She bought a shirt that said "I think I might be pregnant" and wore it around....
- I had a cute picture frame and happend to have a baby footprint rubber stamp. I stamped the baby footprints into the middle of a piece of colored paper. Then I wrote "...
- For the whole family, maybe a tshirt that says eating for two, baby bump, or something along the lines to let them know you are pregnant. Having flowers sent with a ca...
How to Tell Him We Are Expecting? Going for the Wow Factor!!
Asked by K.H. from Reno
on December 2, 2011
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Some of you might remember my question from yesterday. Since then I have taken 2 more pregnancy tests and they all came out positive!!! I am beyond thrilled! So now...
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- I don't have any fantastic ideas on how to tell him, but I would say you should absolutely tell him before you tell your parents. As a matter of fact, as much as I l...
- If you decide to wait I would wait until Christmas and have him open some baby themed gift like a gender neutral onesie that says I love Daddy or something for your ol...
- I like the baby bottle idea but most surprising I've seen is the "big sister or brother" tshirts on the kids. My friend had her kids wearing them when her husband got ...
Expecting with a Large Family
Asked by J.O. from Springfield
on December 29, 2009
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I just found out yesterday that we are expecting baby #5. My husband and I always wanted a big family, but neither of us imagined ever having more than 4. We have alwa...
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- Hi J. as a mother of 9 beautiful children ranging from ages 22 yrs to 19 months and considering adding one more to our family. I have to say adding a 5th child will on...
- I always wanted a big family. That's why I operate a daycare in my home. We had 4 children. We spaced them out over 16 years. We didn't have 4 children in the home...
- I also am married with #5 due next month. :-) I don't really think of our family as all that "large," but I guess our society does tend to see it that way! I'm us...
