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Whether you just found out you’re pregnant or you’ve known for a few months, announcing your pregnancy to family and friends can be a lot of fun. Some may want to wait until a certain time during their pregnancy, while others want to call everyone immediately after finding out themselves.

Telling the Father: Have a candle lit dinner for two.Enjoy your quiet private time. It will be one of the last times before pregnancy chages your life. Give him baby carrots, baby back ribs, baby cauliflower ,even a can of baby food. At the end, a glass of milk instead of wine and hand him a present. Inside you can have a tiny baby bib that says, “I heart My Daddy” or a pair of baby booties or a book on raising your baby and what’s going to happen in your pregnancy.

If you can’t tell the father right away because he’s away on business, or deployed try sending him a care package. Inside the box place a few baby items, everything in blue and pink and a baby naming book in the center. Place a note on top of the book with, “I need a name soon, I’ll be here by June.” Or whenever the baby is due.

You can also see how long it takes him to work it out. Go to the dollar store and pick up a lot of small baby items, a bib, rattle, bottle, booties, etc. For a week, leave an item laying around the house where he is bound to find them. At the end of the week if he hasn’t figured it out yet, and you’re going mad at his stupidity, prepare the big gift. Have a large teddy bear sitting at the dinner table in the seat beside him, make sure there is a bib wrapped around him and maybe a sign that says:’ Hi Daddy.’ If he still doesn’t get it then play the tape of a baby crying and he soon will.

Invite family and friends up to a party wearing a shirt that announces your pregnancy. There are a lot of shirts out there with clever sayings, “Baby on Board,” “A Bun in the Oven,” ,” I’m 25 and pregnant,” or something else related to the pregnancy. The moment you walk in or take off your jacket everyone will figure it out without you ever having to say a word. Now, get ready for the tears of and excitement. You’ll be answering a lot of questions. Oh but make sure you’ve told the father first.

If you already have children you may want to call the grandparents up and tell them that the next Christmas they may want to add one more to the list. Your pregnancy is a big deal for them as well.

If this is the first grandchild, you may want to get a bracelet link for your mom that reads, ” The world’s best grandma ” or grandparent t-shirts. This will not only be a great present for them but something they will cherish and love forever.

No matter when you spread the news it can be a lot of fun, just think creatively and let the pieces fall. You may even want to try catching all of it on video, so think ahead and prepare for the BIG moment, and I don’t mean the birth.

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