Question:
creative ways to announce an oops baby?
applesoup
2007-03-19 09:53:46 UTC
Hi, I'd like to hear a lot of ways to announce an oops baby in a unique way. We'll probably tell around 10-12 weeks, so no ultrasound photos.

thanks!
23 answers:
Mum of 6 - newest born 8-25-07
2007-03-19 10:10:01 UTC
why make it any referance to you pregnancy being an oops. Just announce that you are having a baby. There are many really cool ways to do this. I've attached a lot here so sorry if this is so long - all the links are below too.



GOOD LUCK TO BOTH OF YOU!



Show up to a family gathering wearing a shirt that announces your state. These days there are a ton of shirts out there with clever sayings, “Baby on Board,” “A Bun in the Oven,” or something 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 and excitement. You’ll be answering a ton of questions.





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.



If this is the first grandchild, you may want to get a bracelet link for your mom that reads, “#1 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 creative 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’m not meaning the birth.

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4 Creative Ways to Announce Your Pregnancy





For some, pregnancy is something they have been waiting several months or years for. For some it is a total surprise and for others something in between. Regardless of how your pregnancy was confirmed, here are some ways to share your joy with your loved ones.



Humor



Some like to announce their pregnancy with a touch of humor like the woman who put a bun in the oven and asked her husband when he returned from work to get dinner out of the oven. It may sound clichéd, but it is a cute way to let your spouse know. Some women may argue that he still won’t get it and may turn around and say, ‘What, all we’re having is a dinner roll!’



For such better (but slower) halves, a positive pregnancy test in an envelope marked ‘Special Delivery’ may be hitting the nail on the head. After all, it would be boring to say, ‘Hi, honey, how was your day; by the way, we’re pregnant’.



Holidays



Many people wait until the holidays to share the news. One couple, for instance used their Thanksgiving family tradition to tell the family. When children passed out card stock leaves to everyone to write down what they were thankful for that year and put them on the family paper turkey hanging on the kitchen door, Tom and Lisa wrote that they are thankful they will be bringing a new baby to Thanksgiving dinner next year.



Others spread the news of their pregnancy by using the ultrasound picture as the photo for their holiday card or letter and ‘show off’ their baby to family and friends via email and snail mail. Of course, immediate family members may be offended if they find out through a standardized email, but for everyone else on your list, this may work just fine.



Others Prefer to Wait



Some couples, especially those who have had miscarriages or complicated pregnancies, wait until the first trimester is over before they share the news. Some feel that the risk of losing the pregnancy is lower after the first three months or so and only want o share the good news once they are absolutely certain. Others feel that announcing a pregnancy too soon at work may sometimes prevent you from being chosen to go on an upcoming business trip or head the next project. Although discrimination based on pregnancy is illegal, some wait until they are actually showing before they share the news.



Irrespective of when and how you spread the word, enjoy your pregnancy and the years to come.

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Cute Ways to Announce to your Family and Friends that you're Pregnant

By Kendra Spencer



No matter how you spin it, telling your close friends and family that you are pregnant is going to be a memorable and happy occasion. Of course you can just come out and tell them but since this may be a once in a lifetime experience why not make a little effort to make it even more fun and memorable? Below are a list of creative ways to announce to your family and friends that you are pregnant.



'I'm Pregnant!'

This is a fantastic way to immortalize the moment you announce to your loved ones that you are going to have a baby. During your family or friends gathering, have everyone come together for a group picture. Before you take the photo, instead of yelling, "Everyone say 'Cheese'," yell out, "Everyone say 'Anna's (insert your name) Pregnant'!" Take the snapshot at that moment to capture everyone excited expression.



A Picture's Worth a Thousand Words.

Give your loved ones something to keep on their dresser by giving them an engraved photo frame. Buy a frame and have it personalized with your due date month and year on it and put either a poem, picture of your positive pregnancy test, or your ultrasound picture inside. When your baby is born, you can send them a baby picture to replace the placeholder. What a perfect way to announce your pregnancy at a gift giving occasion.



Potluck Surprise.

Are you in charge of bringing a dish for the next potluck? Sign up for dessert and bring cupcakes, cookies or donuts that are frosted with pink and blue icing. Watch to see who picks up on the subtle hint.



A New Family Tree.

A fantastic way to announce to your family that there will be a new baby in the family is to give them an updated version of your family tree. There are many great resources where you can buy or download a family tree. Just leave a blank space under yours and your husbands name and write in pencil your due date. This would make a perfect gift if you had it framed or for those who have scrap booking loved ones, a scrap book page would be perfect!



Pass the Peas.

At your next dinner party, announce your pregnancy by slipping in a subtle, "Can you please pass the peas? I'm eating for two these days!"



Site Update.

A great way to keep friends and relatives updated on your pregnancy is to create an online pregnancy journal, so why not use this as a way to announce your pregnancy also? Do a search for “free online pregnancy journal” and get started building your site today.



Game Night.

If you routinely play games during family or friend get-togethers, try switching out one of the game pieces to announce your pregnancy. For example, tape a new note over on the Community Chest cards in Monopoly to read, "Anna's having a baby, give $10 to each player," or pull out the right letters from your Scrabble Crossword Game game before your guest arrive and hide them in your pocket so you can lay down, "Pregnant" on the board while you play. Or instead break out Candy Land and Hungry Hungry Hippos Game and tell your guests that you have to practice now because soon there's going to be a new player on game night
MSB1963
2007-03-19 10:50:19 UTC
Hi Apple, first of all let me congratulate you. Though you call your baby an "oops" it sounds to me as if you are happy about the surprise. Good for you and your partner :) Babies are a blessing. Now to your question: it depends on the situation why you are calling your child an "oops". Is it simply because it wasn't planned? Is it because you didn't want any more? Or maybe because you are still young and wanted to wait? Is the baby (I don't want to call it an "it" cause that just sounds wrong in my ears) a financial burden? Do you feel too young/old to become a Mommy? As long as you are healthy and your ob/gyn doesn't foresee any complications, enjoy your little secret for a little while. Some people might say you should always wait until 10/12 weeks anyways, because of the 1st trimester risks but when you are ready to tell here is what I did.(I asked my husband and my parents the same question) I calculated the approximate date and and asked if they were going to be busy around that time frame. When asked why, all I said with a big smile on my face "I might need a breathing coach". My husband, who was in the Army at the time and away during Desert Storm was screaming through the phone "We're pregnant, I'm having a baby" What laughter that was... We had been trying to conceive and I miscarried before, so when we decided to wait until he would return from the assignment, it too was an "oops" :) I have a huge smile on my face thinking back on that (even though the marriage didn't work out, my son is the best we ever did "accomplish" during our 10 yrs. :) and I wouldn't trade him for the world). Now, with my parents, I went over there and asked the same question. It was their first (and sadly last) grandchild and they were extatic, kept asking if I was sure, and stop pulling their leg... If you want to use that idea and have more family to tell, you can still do it, let's say at a big family gathering. Looks like your time frame for the announcement is late spring/early summer and perfect for a BBQ. Also, during a BBQ, for example, you could pretend something doesn't agree with your stomach and you could just casually drop a "we don't like this or that anymore, because it gives the baby the hickups". There are so many ways and I pray that no matter how you do it, everybody will be happy for you and with you guys. If you are going to tell close family, you can also go to the dollar store and buy these cute little socks or bibs, or even shirts (depending on your finances) that say "I love my grandma, grandpa, auntie, uncle, brother, sister, etc." Wrap it in a piece of decorative tissue or baby gift wrap and put it on everyone's plate. Even if it isn't the right time in somebody's opinion, don't let that bring you down. Babies are a gift, and sure, they cost money, and yes, they mean work, and, and, and... but the love of a child is something so awesome, nothing and nobody can give you that feeling. And hey, don't forget the "Kodak" :) cause the expressions on some faces will surely be "priceless". Good luck, congratulations and God Bless. MsB.
forgivebutdonotforget911
2007-03-19 10:13:15 UTC
DO NOT DO IT!. Things like that have a way of coming back to haunt you and can be hurtful.



For example, what if 10 years down the road the kid finds out how you announced him? He was an "oops?" He was a "mistake?" You really did not "want" another baby? He was only born because the rubber broke or the tubal ligation failed?



If you plan on keeping the kid and raising it in a loving family, you need to announce his birth as something you wanted and planned and desired to have.
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2015-08-23 10:32:04 UTC
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creative ways to announce an oops baby?

Hi, I'd like to hear a lot of ways to announce an oops baby in a unique way. We'll probably tell around 10-12 weeks, so no ultrasound photos.



thanks!
kikiandcorbinsmama
2007-03-19 10:14:17 UTC
Is anybody's birthday coming up? A holiday around that time? Too bad Grandparent's day isn't until September. Get them a card and stick the little one's ultrasound photo inside. Specifically a card from grandchild. Sign it "from bean" or whatever other term of endearment, along with "Making first appearance on 00.00.00 (date).

Don't necessarily state it's a "oops" baby, but write "suprise!" inside the card :P
Kris L
2007-03-19 10:13:09 UTC
Just tell people that you are 'expecting' ... it may be an 'oops' baby but it's still your baby and you still 'love it' even before it's born ... but for 'something creative' maybe you could print up a 'card' to send out that says 'OOPS...' on the outside, and then on the inside says 'We are pregnant! Imagine that!'
kittyrat234b
2007-03-19 10:22:16 UTC
Please, please, please don't do it. It's cute now, but it will be very painful for the child later. If anything, do it as an 'unexpected blessing'.



I was an unplanned child, and it was the most painful thing to learn when I grew up that I wasn't planned, my parents had to scramble because I was coming, etc. Even though I had the most loving family possible and the extended family was delighted, it caused me no end pain as a child and into my adult years to have the silent knowledge that "I was mistake."



My parents never put it to me that way, but I knew that they had a really hard time of it especially financially because I came along. I ended up accidentally reducing my mother to tears when I told her how I felt as a teenager and didn't feel that much better when she responded by telling me that I was the greatest gift they had ever received.



I still felt bad about it. I got over it in my 20's, but it's not fun.



No cutesy stuff. No announcement like that. PLEASE!!
AdoreHim
2007-03-19 17:20:59 UTC
No baby is an OOPS- no matter if you chose to have a child at this time or not- please do not send out an announce making it known that this child is unexpected, because the child, if they find out will take it as unwanted. My husband was the youngest and treated that way- send out an announcement about your precious gift from God.
Heather Y
2007-03-19 10:00:14 UTC
If its not your first you could say "Oops we did it again" as a play on the Britney Spears song.



If you've got a great sense of humor and a close circle of friends and family you could say "Who knew sex could lead to this?"



You could also say "What is one plus one? If you guessed two you'd be wrong cause we're going to make it three!"
Ridiculous
2007-03-19 10:00:32 UTC
"Oops! We did it again!" or just did it...but, I would not tell that it was an "oops"...what if the child finds out down the road and takes it the wrong way or takes offense to it...
2007-03-19 10:13:58 UTC
when i found out i was prego. i didnt have any trouble telling my side of the family but for my boyfriends side it was a lil diff. but we made a basket full of baby things...powber...diapers.....wipes....rattles..and two bibs one said I Love my Grandma and the other said I Love my PaPa.....they where a lil confused at first about who it was from so i suggest a card included...w/ a message!! but we left it on the table and let them find it when they came home when we got there they where so happy and still are i am due any time now and they have been supportive the whole way!! so dont be scared as long as its what you want!! good luck and congrads!
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2017-03-05 04:57:03 UTC
reading is much better the book continues u thinking so you get greater detail in what folks are thinking and you simply get more imagination
Gerald
2017-02-02 13:54:35 UTC
Reading the book instead of watching the movie is the ultimate way to see what the author designed. Reading uses your imagination, hones your reading skills, and can make your vocabulary
mgabmt
2007-03-19 10:01:16 UTC
take a preg. test, take a picture of the + sign or the double lines or whatever, put the pic in a frame that says granparents or something on it! OR you could just buy a card thats says "to grandparents from child" and on the inside write SURPRISE!!!!! Thats about all I got!! ha ha
keonli
2007-03-19 09:59:01 UTC
lol..an oops baby...how about a card to the people you wanna tell with a picture of a baby on the cover..then inside write..."Ooops, guess who's on their way to Mommy and Daddy's soon???" Congrats and good luck!
danili
2007-03-19 10:04:56 UTC
I would send a card that says on the front "we probably shouldn't have skipped that class on PLANNED pregnancy" and on the inside "We are expecting a little suprise on such and such a date. Just thought we would give you a heads up so you can plan the "I told you so" speech.
Truth Teller
2007-03-19 10:07:28 UTC
I told my neice that I had gone to the doctor and they found a growth in my tummy......Then i told her that the good thing is that its a temporary thing and the ironic thing is that they say we have to name it in about 8 months.



She was thrilled and laughed and jumped up and down. The most ironic thing is that she was 21 at the time....lol
third times a charm
2007-03-19 10:04:36 UTC
hold a dinner party and bring out a cake that says congratulations your pregnant and when everyone acts surprised you act surprised to that is how i did it worked the first time
Sarah
2007-03-19 09:58:20 UTC
I am buying a onesie that I found on ebay. It read "I love my grandma & grandpa" on the front. I plan on giving it to my parents at 6 weeks. I know it early but I can't wait any longer that that :)
chellyk
2007-03-19 09:58:41 UTC
Depending on your families I would keep it low key. Personal experience here noone likes a surprise like an "oops" baby especially if they think they will be finacially responsible for it.
2007-03-19 10:00:04 UTC
Make an announcement at your wedding reception.
elaeblue
2007-03-19 11:38:11 UTC
OOPs I did it again!!!
west side rider
2007-03-19 09:59:03 UTC
dinner


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