Thank you so much for the ideas...
I am going to try and squeeze another 3 weeks out of this beore the 'announcement'.
I google some and they were really good like printing a tshirt for the sibling to wear with somehting like I'm going to be a big brother....
Cute but I haven't got the children young enough to wear it!!!
Have my BIL and SIL coming up in October and were thinking of getting tshirts made for all the neices/ nephews when we go around for dinner for them to wear ( except mine will have going to be a big brother / sister ). Then seeing how long it takes for them to work it all out!. Only down side is not knowing what the reacition will be and having the children there might help...
My SIL will be ther and I don't know how she will go with me putting it on her son
will have to think a little more on that one ...hmmmmmm
to DF: *WAVE PEE STICK IN FACE* Loooooooooooooookk!!!
To Mum & Dad: I actually told them seperately... Mum went into overdrive about some herbs I'd been taking that you're not meant to while pregnant, so I had to explain to her that I had actually stopped taking them... after that she offered to babysit ><; Dad is a pretty "oh yeah" kind of guy so he was easy to handle to.
IL: DF told them by text message, resulting in OMG phone calls...
I think the longer you don't tell them the harder it will be. And either way it's going to hurt your SIL a bit... Hell my SIL announced she was preg about 3 months after we did and I STILL found that hard to handle because I was petrafied something was going to happen to my baby, and I'd have to watch her have her fourth while I went through losing another one.
GL, I know it's hard but think quick like a bandaid and remember you have your DH for support, Always remember to keep in mind what it would be like to be in the receiving end but also that this baby is your little miricle - who cares what other people are gonna think! I think the shirts may be a bit to "I'm rubbing it in your face" IMO, I'd give them a miss
Yep, I reckon just tell them, tell them how far along and as much as you can don't offer any justifications - it's YOUR news, YOUR body, YOUR baby, they're not even along for the ride because they are spectating. There IS NO RULE on by when you have to tell anyone about your pregnancy - it's so arbitrary and people expect to be told, based on sticky-beakiness.
Consider it good practice for later on when people will ask you how long you'll breastfeed for...as if it's ANY of their business and going to affect them (worse when you say you'll let the child self-wean...THEN the judgments really begin!).
Just tell them you have news and then tell them the news. It's up to them how they digest it - not you, no matter how you package it
If you are worried about the reaction do not do anything elaborate. Just announce it. I announced my last pregnancy by phone to my parents & IL's as that just seemed easier and gave them time to digest it.
telephone we announced with first, But this time number 5 we have had some announcement cards made up and i will be sending them along with my 18 week scan pic to all family. Just wanted to be sure that bub was o.k first
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just wanted to wish you all the best and support when telling your family, my step mother asked me about 4 weeks ago are you pregnant and i feel bad i said no as i didnt know what might happen and was protecting myself and family. as we had the low papp-a score and bad blood results for nt scan.
Last edited by squidipa; September 23rd, 2009 at 08:10 PM.
Yes you are right the t-shirts might be a bit to over the topp.
I thought it was such a good idea to announce....
I do like the ID Squid on the cards and the scan pic. I had thought of that idea but want everyone to sort of get it at the same time.
I cannot believe that I am over 30 and feeling like I am 16 having to tell everyone!!! .
We saw bub yesterday and was very cute laying on its back just relaxing....... Maybe I should follow it's lead!.
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(worse when you say you'll let the child self-wean...THEN the judgments really begin!).
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