Re: How do you announce you're pregnant?

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>Looking for some suggestions here, I'm hoping (fingers crossed) that

>I'm pregnant and am trying to think of a nice way to annouce this to

>the family - last time with DS1 I made some little boxes and put a

>pair of baby socks in, covered in tissue paper and put a note on top

>saying due to be filled June 2000!

>

>But I can't come up with anything for this time - I did think about

>making a T-shirt for DS1 saying " I'm goner be a big brother " - but

>not really sure about that?

>

>How did you do it? - anybody got any suggestions for something different?

>

>Heres hoping!

>

>Joanne King

That sounds really sweet.

My announcements to DH went:

(He'd been away on a week's sailing course)

After much discussion of his week... " So, how are you? " " I'm

fine...I'm also pregnant " He didn't actually *say* anything, but

shall we just say he doesn't have any taboos about sex in pregnancy...

Second time (he'd been away for work for a couple of days (now that

he doesn't want any more, he doesn't go away!)) I say " We can't go to

Cornwall for the Eclipse " Indignant " Why not? " " Because that's when

the next baby is due " (I did threaten to give birth in the garden,

but it wasn't necessary)

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jennifer@...

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[Guest guest]

>

>> c) I was in maternity clothes and 'showing' by the time I was 7

>wks!!

>Me too!!!

>

>>

>> It's a very personal thing and I do feel like I've been PG

>*forever* this

>> time because it has been known for so long The 'haven't you

>had that

>> baby yet?' comments make me

><sccccccccrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaammmmmmmm>

>

>My most annoying one is " So you'll want a girl this time then?'

>and when i say that it is a boy they then say 'Oh, are you

>disappointed?'

>NO I AM NOT!!!!!!!

>Caroline

>mother of boys and proud of it!

Feels good doesn't it?

I was not happy with just how many people's *first* comment on

learning that DS2 had arrived was " Will you be trying again for a

girl? " (But then I suppose other folk do the lottery on a regular

basis...)

On the other hand, we have to be realistic - many people *do* have a

preference, however much they feel obliged to repeat the " anything as

long as it is healthy " mantra (much as they do about giving birth)

and perhaps it is no bad thing for them to feel allowed to express

some disappointment - and for those of us who are chuffed to bits, we

only have the annoyance to put up with (Does make you feel as though

the 'wrong/duplicate sex' child is less valued by other people though

:-()

in all honesty though I think people are often just making idle conversation.

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