Have you told anyone? How are you telling?

[QueenOfThePride]

We haven't told anyone IRL yet. I'd like to do something creative at Christmas, but I need ideas...

[eri_flores]

Here's my creative Christmas idea:

I'll be with mom, dad, brother, sister-in-law and nephew. After presents
are exchanged, I or hubby will get up and say "oh, there's one more gift,
something for all of you" and make a big show of checking pockets, purse,
like "where is it??" then suddenly 'remember' and lift up my shirt to show
my belly, around which I would already have tied a pink and blue bow!
Saying something like "you don't get to open it for about 8 more months!"

What do you think?

Other than that, I told one of my gfs and another pg lady I met last night;
I just couldn't help myself!

[QueenOfThePride]

Good idea! Maybe we could paint a message on my belly with watercolors. Hmmm... Do not open until August 2007.

[supermuma]

I really don't have any creative ideas...so I am hoping to get some from this thread!

I have only told a close friend at work and my boss (many appointments, didn't want to look like I was sneaking around looking for another job!). I almost told my mom this weekend, but the time never came up.

We are waiting a bit to tell most of our family and have thought about doing it on or just before Christmas...but I don't know how to do it!

I am also scared to tell because I will only be 8 weeks and ..well, I am paranoid....but I am sure by then I will be unable to keep the secret in any longer...

I like the bow around the belly idea!

[alisonsvw]

i need ideas too!

I havent told my kids yet. ages 3 and 7. Im going to wait until xmas BUT Ive felt them out and first they were like "yeah DS wants a brother DD wants a "stister" lol and then DS said "oh no remember juliana as a baby! she was a mess! i dont want a baby lol and then she said "im the baby" so im not sure how well our little talk went. Im sure they will be fine with it once i spill the beans. IRL ive told my 2 girlfriends and my cousin.

[dantesmama]

I've told everybody except the in-laws. My MIL is a nurse at the OB I went to my last pregnancy, and I don't need her pestering me about going to a doctor (I'm not going to a midwife until I'm at least 12 weeks) . . . I called everybody else right after I got my BFP, though.

[Aliviasmom]

With DD, I wrapped a picture of the ultrasound that in a frame that said "I <3 Grandma" I had copied the ultrasound on a Kodak machine, so I got wallets and had "See You Soon!" written on it. The ultrasound was at 9/10 weeks and I told my mom for mother's day at about 13 weeks. (Don't know HOW I kept it a secret for so long!) Good luck with ideas!

[mama_b]

We told everyone almost as soon as we found out. We just called and told them. We're not really into being creative about stuff like that. Everyone was really excited though.

[alegna]

We'll tell in the next couple of weeks.... we're getting dd a shirt that either says "I'm going to be a big sister" or "I'm the big sister" from granola threads.

-Angela

[ApplePieBaby]

I was thinking of just showing up with a baby in August :X

[QueenOfThePride]

Originally Posted by ApplePieBaby

I was thinking of just showing up with a baby in August :X

We're too close to our families, they would notice the belly before then, I'm sure.

[krisalee]

We won't be telling any family for a very long time. Last time, we waited until I was 20 weeks, this time will probably be longer. After your 4th, people tend to give rude comments rather than congrats, thus the waiting.

I'll probably annouce it at my LLL meeting tomorrow night as I'm looking for advice on how to keep my supply up while preggo.

[MammaKoz]

I was going to wait until Christmas, but MIL is coming to visit from the coast tomorrow, and well, I've already puffed out in my belly a lot. I mean I seriously look pregnant, there isn't really anyway I could hide it when she is staying with us. Especially with the pregnancy sleepies and puking going on too.

Plus DD and DS know and all DD talks about is the babies in my belly, tells everyone "Mamma is sick because she is pregnant" so she would give it away in no time.

I was originally planning on getting DS and DD t-shirts to wear on our big Christmas Eve get together that said "I'm going to be a big sister again" and "I'm going to be a big brother" and surprise everyone that way, but everyone knows now.

But who am I kidding, I just can't keep good news like this a secret! :

[mama_b]

Originally Posted by ApplePieBaby

I was thinking of just showing up with a baby in August :X

[twilight girl]

Um, I've told you all. I haven't even told DH yet! Probably will wait until later. He has so much stress right now, that it's just not a good time to tell. I'm hoping I don't start getting any really obvious symptoms before he leaves for his trip Sunday!

[Cujobunny]

We've told MIL, FIL, SIL, my mom, my brother and my best friend. My mom told my other brother, my grandparents and my aunt. We'll start spreading the news more publicly after we see the mw. I'm considering not saying anything at work (except maybe my boss) and seeing who will be the first to notice my belly once it gets big.

[Graceoc]

We've told everyone, we are terrible with secrets LOL! All positive happy responses so that is always good : )

[farmama]

we'll be at dh's sister's on Christmas, and i'm thinking of getting a little wooden box as a present for his sister and his mom. When they open it, it will have a little scroll of paper that says, "we're having a baby!"

is that hokey?

btw...

Grace i just clicked onto your link and i love your photos! but i started bawling and my dh just keeps giving me these looks...like "don't make me make you get off the computer..."

[123]

For my parents I have a picture frame that says BABY on it and has a teddy bear. I'm going to put a paper in it that says, "Picture to follow in early August" and send it to them on their anniversary (which is in Jan.).

For dh's side, we're going to wait until Easter. There will be no hiding it by then anyway.

For some reason this baby feels more private than the other two. I really do not have any desire to tell anyone IRL outside our household. And with both the others I had told people within days, I just couldn't keep it to myself. Actually the only person I've really told is dh (who was waiting with me after I peed on the stick). My 12 year old figured it out when I quit wanting to eat, which is a major preg symptom of mine. Not that I was trying too hard to keep it from him.

[PiePie]

I called my family immediately, huge unexpected urge came up to share with my mother. My parents reacted with their version of joy (not very emotive types), and my mom has called many times since (still today) with stupid words of wisdom -- like folic acid (duh), no drinking (duh), no exercise (wrong!), no lifting (wrong!), no coffee (mostly duh but also a little wrong). Most she wants me to see an OB today (Sunday). We are going with a midwife (yet to be chosen) but we don't really want to share that with her yet (she will disapprove, and DH wants the phone to stop ringing off the hook).

DH told his best friend, who was very enthusiastic and cute (he actually wanted to hear about my contipation, gotta find that guy a woman...).

I don't know how I'm not going to scream it from the mountaintops!