How (and when) should we tell our immediate families that we're expecting?
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I think you should tell immediate family right away. Some people think you should wait until you know the pregnancy is healthy, around the 3 month mark but I could never wait that long to share the wonderful news. Plus if, God forbid, something should go wrong you will want their support and they will wonder why you didn't tell them sooner. And I don't think it's weird to tell them in a creative way, especially if it's their first grandbaby. They will appreciate your creativity. Yes, you should tell both sets of parents about the ame time. I would say within a week of each other unless they speak to each other often then you should tell them at least the same day. Congratulations!
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be straight and tell them that you are expectiog a baby and that they are going to have another grandchild. simple?
As soon as you learn the preg is healthy. You don't want unnecessary worrying if something should happen. wait til ur 12 weeks thats when ur out of any miscarriage fears as in the fear goes down.
I personally would wait until after the 3rd trimester.
Then, I'd have everyone over for dinner and make an announcement.
Congratulations, by the way. :)
Take them out to eat and give them a clean pamper.
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i did they where excited on how I told them. there are so many creative ways to do it. we couldn't hold it in when we got pregnant with my second baby but i would of liked to have done this idea i read about months later.
you have both sides over for dinner and make the meal baby like.... mashed potatoes shaped like a bottle, etc. i can't quite remember all the foods someone had used but it was really neat. you could do a search and find some creative and interesting ways. good luck.
We have same situation but mine happened last year. My baby is their first grandchild and second on my side. What I did was to tell my side right away about the situation. My husband told his family about it when I was 5 months pregnant! Well, his father got shocked and his mom cried! As a parent and grandmother myself why wait? If you and your other are happy about it, than just tell them. If they are like me I was never so happy when my daughter announced her 2nd pregnancy to me. Don't stress about, just do it!
make something cute and tell them do a party or something when u see them tell them
My first daughter was the first grandkid for both sides of our family, so we had the same sort of question/pressure.Some folks will tell you to wait until 12 weeks (3 months) to share the news, but I figured that however things worked out, I wouldn't have ever wanted to deny the existence of my beloved baby.
I told my mom by slipping an "I love my Grammy" bib into the pocket of a shirt that I had bought for her as a gift. She nearly passed out.
We told my hubby's folks via answering machine. I know it sounds lame, but here's how we did it - My mother in law had once shown me a baby afghan that she had begun crocheting when she was pregnant with my husband. She was so slow in working on it, that her mother in law told her "Honey, you'll be lucky if you get that done before your first Grandchild is born."
My mother in law then made me swear that I would tell her the minute I got pregnant, in order to give her time to finish the blankie. Soooo.... my husband left a message on their machine, something like this- "Hey Mom and Dad, it's me. Just wanted to say hi. Oh, and Mom - you might want to get to work on that blanket...." It was pretty cute.
Congratulations and Good luck to you!
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