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When to Announce Your Pregnancy???
Asked by J.M. from Pittsburgh
on October 18, 2008
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I had a miscarriage in April when I was 14wks pregnant and now I'm finally pregnant again! I just don't know when I should announce this pregnancy to our family and f...
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- Every time I've been pregnant, I am so excited and tell everyone right away! I have 3 children,lost one to miscarriage and I'm currently pregnant with #4 and final ba...
- I had a miscarriage after my first child. When I got pregnant again I was scared also. A lot of people have went through and are going through the same thing. I woul...
- J., You said yourself that you want to wait until after you hear a heartbeat so why not wait till then. Find one good friend or relative to confide in and let them kn...
Creative Ways to Announce You're Expecting.
Asked by M.B. from Salt Lake City
on February 4, 2008
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I was wondering if you have any creative ideas on how to tell your husband and family you are expecting.
Thanks!
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- You can get a photo frame that has two photo spaces. In one you can put a cute photo of your son. In the other space you can write something like "coming to a family ...
- Like LeAnn, I made a shirt for my son that said, "Big Brother March 2005" in pink and blue writing. When my husband came home, my son was wearing the shirt and I had h...
- My husband and I just had our first baby last year. I found out we were expecting the Saturday before Valentine's day. It just so happened I already had a special di...
Why Do Peple Wait to Announce Pregnancy?
Asked by V.K. from Minneapolis
on May 29, 2013
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Responses to my question yesterday and to a similar question today got me thinking... Why do people wait to announce their pregnancy to close friends and family? I kno...
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- I'm not good at keeping my own secrets. When it comes to others - consider me a locked vault. But my own? Forget about it. So, each time I found out I was pregna...
- I miscarried at 6 weeks and I was so pissed that my husband had told his family about the pregnancy that early. I had to deal with them not know how to deal with the m...
- I told early on 2 of my pregnancies. Which I lost. This made my mother so emotional it hurt me WORSE. She acted as if she lost the babies, and told all my extended fam...
How to Announce Baby 2.
Asked by E.S. from Cleveland
on August 7, 2008
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I just recently found out that we are pregnant again. My first baby will just be one at the end of the month. This pregnancy was a HUGE surprise. We worked so hard to ...
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- That's awesome E.! I'd say let your daughter have all focus ON HER at her birthday. Of course this is just an idea-there's no wrong way to celebrate new life. Wai...
- Try hinting by cooking a meal consisting of all "baby" foods ex. baby corn, baby carrots etc.
- When I found out I was pg with #2, I went to the hospital gift shop and bought a t-shirt for my (then 3 y/o) daughter that said I'm the big sister. We visited each se...
How Should I Announce I'm Pregnant at Work?
Asked by H.M. from Columbia
on February 26, 2013
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Hi Moms!
I've worked at the same company for almost 7 years and I'm on my second child since I've been there. I've been a remote employee (the only one) for the last...
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- I would just send an email. Maybe tell 1-2 close colleagues in person but no games or anything.
- I like what Rebecca said about the bib thing. My company is *really* weird about this type of stuff. The manager's boss was pregnant, very noticeably I might add, and ...
- Hmmm. I know you are happy. If it was first and family you might want to do something cutesy. However, these are co-workers. I would just send a Note saying there ...
Creative Ways to Announce a Pregnancy
Asked by A.B. from Wausau
on November 14, 2010
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I'm planning ahead here, but what are some fun and creative ways that you announced your pregnancy to your family and friends? We're trying for our second child and I ...
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- Well with my second pregnancy I wrote "I'm gonna be a big sister" on my daughters diaper and ask my MIL to change her diaper for me. When she took her pants off she wa...
- We once received an "expecting" announcement that looked like a the old "coming soon to a theater near you" movie trailer. And my daughter and her husband announced...
- I just recently went through this myself. To announce the second I got a pin for my daughter that said I'm a big sister, then I told her to show Grandma and Grandpa he...
Poll: How Did You Announce the Pregnancy to the Family?
Asked by S.B. from Denver
on March 12, 2008
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I'm a mom of 3 children, so needless to say I've done this before. This one I want to make special because its our last! I'd love to hear all about how you have told...
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- When I found out I was pregnant with my 2nd, my 1st was only about 8 months old. We took a onesie and wrote in marker on the front "I'm going to be..." and on the bac...
- Our daughter was the first grandchild on both sides so we did a "Happy Birthday Grandma" for my mother-in-law..it took her a while to get it! We did something similar...
- With my first, we just told our families right out and we waited until I was 12 weeks (because we'd already had a miscarriage). With my second, I told my family right ...
When Is the Right Time to Announce Twin Pregnancy?
Asked by M. from Dallas
on April 20, 2006
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Hi All,
I am pregnant with twins and we haven't shared this twins news with friends and relatives as we thought we'll keep it as a surprise.But now we are thinking ...
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- I think you and your husband should do what you feel is good for you. Only thing about waiting is all the neat stuff they have for twins to buy for your baby shower. J...
- Congrats to you and your bundles of joy! Me personally I would annouce it before the show that way you can get 2 of everthing, but if not yes at the shower! Good L...
- Have they sent out the invites to your baby shower? If not, then have them put it in your baby shower. If they have, then call all your friends to tell them now. Al...
When to Tell Others I Am Expecting?
Asked by J.C. from Cleveland
on March 29, 2007
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Hi My name is J., and I found out almost 2 months ago that I am expecting again. This pregnancy came as a big suprise to me and my husband, but I think we are happy ab...
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- I can understand your not wanting people to know because it would be alot harder to explain it to them if god forbid something happened. I had a miscarriage in 1999, a...
- When my husband and i decided to have kids we got pregnant pretty easy. I ended up having two misscarriages, one right after the other. I ended up getting pregnant abo...
- i agree that your feelings are totally normal. i went through the same thing. word gets out pretty quickly whether you want it to or not! my last pregnancy was ectopic...
When to Tell Family We're Expecting #3
Asked by L.B. from Phoenix
on November 12, 2007
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This may seem like an easy question however, there are several factors that need to be weighed.
1. My close cousin is finally pregnant and in her 5th month with t...
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- if these close family members have been trying so hard they should know what a blessing a new baby is and should understand. just htink all your kids will grow up to...
- As someone who has had multiple losses and two healthy sons, I say do not hide it too long. I personally would wait through the first trimester (the high risk for misc...
- My feeling on all of this is that you can wait until you are 14 weeks like several people I know have done and tell all of them that you didnt want to tell anyone unti...
