DH and I were overseas working and campervanning around Europe when we found out we had a bub on the way. We weren't due to fly home until I was 6 months along, so we decided to take advantage of this oppurtunity to surprise our families at the airport. It was SO hard keeping it a secret at times- but worth every effort. The airport arrival was like a scene from Days of Our Lives- when my Mum saw my belly she broke down into tears of joy- and shock! She simply couldn't get over the fact that she would be a Grandmother and she only had to wait 3 months!!!
But, hey- I was nervous about telling people we were living with in the UK incase something went wrong. I also thought that as we were travelling to some obscure places and flying, I was exposing my baby to increased risks in that regard. It made more sense to us to wait until we had actually arrived safely on Australian soil to make our news public.
I think it is wonderful news to recieve in person- but of course you cannot do that for everyone- at least just immediate family. I found we didn't need to actually tell that many people- the news just spread like wild fire!!

Goodluck- I'm sure your baby is just fine.

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