I am pretty sure I will announce after 12 weeks and by then hopefully I will know the gender for sure and be able to just put it all out there in a positive way. 4 of a kind = a full house lol. I wish I could just keep everyone in the dark, but I don't think I can take the comments you typically get when having an all 1 gender family and the baby is the same gender. So anyone have any cute or creative ways they announced to the world?
I announced to very close friends around 5 weeks. But to family and everyone else, we waited until at least 10 weeks and our latest announcement came at 16 weeks.
I kept it hidden until 20 weeks with #4 & #5. I wore big baggy clothes and avoided where I could. When we found out gender I did up beautiful cards announcing the due date and name we had chosen along with an u/s picture. Stopped any stupid remarks from people (even my parents didn't know, only online friends).
There was a thread along these lines not too long ago...my fave was "looks like I'm a pretty good boy mom - the Lord thought he'd send me one more!". I'm not religious or anything, you could always change it up a bit, lol.
Yes I need a good way too lol I'm terrified to tell my mother and I think she will be very angry if I hide it too long so I was just gonna go buy my youngest a big brother shirt and go to their house for a visit and wait for them to notice lol
We are telling everyone that we will not be finding out the sex but we really are going to. That way we don't have to deal with the comments. If we somewhere along the way decide to share the sex and its another boy we will just say how happy we are for another healthy little boys and something like, "Haven't you met our boys? They are pretty awesome!" :)
I was going to wait until after the 12th week, but broke at about 8 or 9 weeks. I mailed this picture out tk family and friends. I also posted it on fb for my announcement there too. I announced my last pregnancy (miscarried at 10 weeks) with ds3 wearing a shirt saying "guess who's going to be a big brother?" It was really cute!!
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Originally Posted by Brandles
I wait until the 12th week before I say(well you can tell by my siggy why :/) but really the only comment I got from people (which it seemed everybody chased down the pregnant lady in walmart with 3 boys in tow just see what she was having lol) was "trying for a girl?" and I would just lie(well ok half truth lol) and say "no we just wanted another one, we love all the blessings God gives us" normally strangers are nice, when I was big they would ask if I knew what I was having and I would say yes another beautiful boy, some would say aww you gotta try again, cant give up now, and some would say well you know you gotta stop now because they will keep being boys and then I would look innocent and reply well whats wrong with more boys? , its the family that kept asking if this was our last, we said yes because it was our last I was getting a tubal ligation (long story but had to wait and then decided later no) so my family thinks I am "fixed" lol so it will be a huge surprise when I announce baby #5 but wont be until later later(my parents can know but everybody has to wait until its obvious lol) my family (other than parents) dont like big families they had only 1 or 2 kids and quit so they think its horrible I have so many so I blow off whatever they have to say anyways lol you will always have someone with a remark that will try to ruin your day but *try* not to let it :)
That is so adorable!!!!
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Originally Posted by Brandles
With #4 we waited to tell until about 20 weeks or so, and my family (especially my inlaws) were PISSED. I sent an email because I knew they were going to flip out (they all thought we were over extended with 3 kids), but turns out the email made my MIL even madder because she thought it was impersonal.
Maybe make a card, like others have suggested. Then it might seem like an announcement, and everyone will be excietd when they get it.
Yeah my mum was a tad pissed to find out I was having baby #5 in just 19 weeks lol. That will teach her for her comment when she found out about #4 "Just because you fall pregnant doesn't mean you actually have to have it, there is abortion you know"....then proceeded to tell me how disadvantaged my children would be because we would never be able to afford to give them anything. Turns out my kids have more than 90% of their friends and just a few months ago she took back all the bad things she ever said and commented that she realises now what a blessing they are and she is glad I didn't listen to her. I hope she remembers that when I announce #6 in the future!!
Omg that is terrible... I would have been very upset if someone told name thatQuote:
Originally Posted by Princess of Pink
I just know my FIL and maybe my MIL will say something about how their boys only make boys and just the thought of it makes me boil. There is truth to it but it is so insensitive. So I will avoid for now and just keep in my private happy place :). A card of some kind would definitely be a fun way to announce it. Maybe a video or something with my boys each holding up a sign.
that's what I did with DD worked greatQuote:
Originally Posted by Wanting-a-girl
And super cute...no harm in another one of those beautiful little guys.Quote:
Originally Posted by Amberlilly55
We always waited till the 12 weeks scan to tell every body! In a way I wish I never waited so long because his time on earth was so short and no body got to share the pregnancy with us, to them it is like he never exsisted I truly regret this:( it is as if nobody truly cares! It wasn't real to them because they had only just found out when he left! When we finally get our bfp. I will do grandparents first, when I find out at least I have support if something happens and people to celebrate with, then close family and freinds at 12 weeks. The children have asked not to be told when I get pregnant again until I really have to tell them, and that they really want another baby :/ So I was thinking of definatley hiding the fact till I hit 20weeks which will be easy as I don't show because I am on the big boned side :p unless this diet shrinks me too much lol I thought I would just add my perspective because it is going to be different to everybody elses! Plus when people ask if were trying for a girl, I say it's a bit late for that now don't you think lol It usually shuts them up pretty quick ;p
I am so sorry for your loss Rainbow. I did tell a few people close to me who know what I have gone through in the last few years and who support me no matter what. So if something does happen with this baby I have those people. We told my boys today and they were all happy. They follow our lead at this age which is a nice bonus.