5 Fun Ways to Announce Your Pregnancy

Expecting a new member of your tribe? Wondering how, when and where to inform others of your pregnancy? Wonder no more, for here are five ways to announce your new addition in style.

Photography Frolics

There are literally thousands of different ways for doing this, usually involving a photo of a scan placed strategically or perhaps a pregnancy kit. Add a little artistry and a few words, revealing the date, the sex (if known and if you wish to disclose it) and the number of babies (!) and it should be a photograph that will take pride and place in your home forever.

Here are 13 ideas that couples around the world have used to tell others of their excellent news.

Social Media

Again, this is a swift way of distributing the news. You could build up suspense over a few days, or come right out and tell everyone. Facebook is the most obvious platform; Snapchat would be a little strange, and Twitter doesn’t give you a lot of room to write what you wish (unless you use a pic, of course).

One tip; if you don’t get a like for this status from people who you regard as real friends, then it might be worth considering if they’re actually your friends at all.

Getting a Celeb Involved

Once you’ve discovered celebvm.com you’ll spend a good few moments poring through the list of ‘celebs’ on tap. The format is this: you pay an amount for an actor, musician, sportsman, wrestler, magician, comedian or other famous person to record a video message, which can then be placed on Facebook, YouTube or Twitter.

What could be better than Jake ‘The Snake’ Roberts announcing your upcoming arrival, or Chesney Hawkes proclaiming that your One and Only family is about to gain a new addition? And of course, it doesn’t just need to be pregnancy – weddings and birthdays are also fair game.

More Video Fun

McBusted star Tom Fletcher announced the news that he and wife Giovanna are expecting their second child through a video where the duo were playing a video game together with son Buzz – and it soon transpired that a ‘Player 2’ is currently loading.

The magic of smartphones and in-phone apps means that a simple video with good lighting and sound is easy to create and edit. The toughest part is the idea in itself, but anything involving current children and pets is sure to work. If possible, tell a story and build up to a conclusion – growing flowers, buns in the oven, storks and other imagery, most of which can be found on YouTube, are all great visual clues.

Traditional

Yes, newspapers still exist. And yes, they are still read by tens of thousands of people (or hundreds of thousands and more in the nationals’ cases). Despite the fact that the births, deaths and marriages pages are old fashioned, there still remains a romantic and traditional element to seeing the news in print.

Yes, you’ll have to pay, but you’ll get control over what is said in the advert and pictures used. With luck it will find its way to more mature readers who haven’t learned to grasp social media.

Another idea is to post Personalised Photo Cards telling close family and friends, even if you’ve told them already. It could be an invite to a baby shower, printed copies of the scan, or another nice piece of art detailing your great news. It’s a great moment in your life and deserves celebration.