How did/would you announce?

[Bumperstump Cummerbund]

So, I'm getting totally ahead of myself and daydreaming about how I'll tell Professor and everyone else when I'm finally pregnant Positive thinking, right?

Did anyone plan something in advance? If so, what? And if you haven't yet, what WOULD you do?

[Lulliloo]

is there something you are not telling us keike???
i haven't thought about how i will tell people.

[Lisa]

I've always wanted to announce it to DH in a fortune cookie that I have made but he has always been right there next to me when I have found out - except for one time when I was at work and I just blurted it out over the phone.

[misty]

Usually I just blurt it out. This time, I got a 'grandparents' photo fram and put photos's of all the grandkids in it, and then cut out a silloute in paper and stuck that in too, with the words "coming soon....Due 8/10/11..."

[blessedatlast]

With the twins DP was with me and I just kept hitting him on the arm while watching the 2nd line appear.. This time, I sent a pic of the positive test and wrote: I think we should see each other today, I'll pick you up after Tafe. BTW do you like the pic.. Hde called back and said "What is it?" I replied "It's a f...ing positive pregnancy test!" It kinda ruined it Lol.. The line was feint though.. I also sent it to my friend though and she knew straight away... Men!

[~TT40~]

Im keen for ideas too!!
I dont want to just say 'im pg' i want to do something different and special for DH. but yea want something cool...atm looks like it might just be a card or something...
i think the TTC gives us too much time to think about stuff like this... how did you tell him with your others Keike?

[raffy]

With Cooper I sent a picture of the positive test to mum and she said 'should I be excited?' lol well duh I wouldn't send a pic of a negative test lol, with pickle it was the night we were celebrating DFs 21st so I pulled him aside showed him the test and said 'happy birthday' needless to say he didn't stop smiling the rest of the night

[Astrolady]

On BellyBelly. I kept it quiet until 10wks then uploaded my pregnancy avatar. That was my pregnancy with Ashton. Only a select few knew.

To tell Andrew when I was pregnant with Ashton. He heard the "Oh ****" come out of the toilet LMAO.

With Kameron our first born. I took a the positive pregnancy test to Mum's and told her she was looking at her newest grandchild to be. I think with Andrew I just blurted it out and started crying, and I pretty much did the same for Lachlan lol.

[Bumperstump Cummerbund]

i think the TTC gives us too much time to think about stuff like this... how did you tell him with your others Keike?

You're right - I'm gonna be so disappointed I think, pregnancy and bub raising can't possibly be as awesome as I've made it in my head!

Sadly my announcements have always been immediately followed with a 'but....', or I didn't know until I lost the bub That's why I wanna make my next one extra special, I don't wanna be saying anything but good things!

[onthefly]

Ah, I never got to 'announce' it like a normal person. Except on BB. But I was too scared to do that really.
I would love to surprise DH with an announcement out of the blue. That would be great - nothing fancy, just a Guess what?!

[briggsy's girl]

we had planned to give everyone a christmas card with a pic of bub from 12 week scan - but some twit at Target told my aunt and ruined it all so i had to do the family ring around early. i did manage to surprise a few rellos by changing my fb profile pic at 12 weeks - they rang other family instead of asking me outright lol

[LimeSlice]

I just ring people and tell them. lol
All our family is OS or the other side of the country, so no other way really. Besides, I'm not one for dramatics about all that sort of stuff.
I don't even remember how I told DH about DD2.

[Bumperstump Cummerbund]

Oh that is so wrong BG, didja complain? What a bigmouth!

LOL LS, you sound like my sister. She forgot to even tell us for a few weeks, she just goes 'oh, i'm pregnant again btw, been meaning to mention it'

[nothing2lose]

Dp will know when I am rushed off in the ambulance from fainting with shock. At which time they will have to call another ambulance for him!

[aussienic]

For DH he was right there with me when I tested. Well not in the bathroom but you get what I mean..

with Ds1 we told people to their face although with my mum I was scared so she got told over the phone

With our other 3 we got Ds1 first to announce it to my mum.. with Ds3 we got Ds2 to ring the inlaws and when we found out about DD we got Ds3 to ring SIL..

We just changed who found out first each time

With our losses I am not sure why but we just announced it ourselves. Maybe we knew on a deeper level it wasn't going to end well but either way they were announced like the others

[Mum2SweetCs]

I am also getting ahead of myself, but Ive always thought of how Im going to announce it on BB when i post in the PA!

Still waiting for the day lol

[*Ash*]

Out of my 3 pregnancies, this was my favourite moment of revealing a pregnancy:

With DS1, I got a BFP the day before DH's birthday. I kept quiet, which was hard.
I wrapped the HPT up and wrote a card saying: 'this gift isn't ready yet, but here's a hint...'.
My DD handed each present to DH- one at a time - on the morning of his birthday. I saved the HPT for last. DD was sitting next to him as he opened it. I watched the momentary confusion, then realisation, then delight- and he cried. (I had miscarried two cycles previously, and I think he had taken it even harder than I had). I have a photo of DS and DD sitting together as he opened the HPT. It always gives me a lovely feeling when I look at it.

[OceanPrincess]

Ash I'm all teary. That's beautiful.