How to announce a pregnancy to friends and loved ones?
Hi Everyone,
In the next few weeks, I'll be telling my family that my DH and I are expecting our first baby! :shock: It's exciting, but also nerve-racking as many of you on here know that family for me is, at the best of times, a very touchy issue.... and at the worst of times, it's a little worse than watching a train wreck. My Grandma will be finding out this weekend as I'm going to visit her and the giant boobs, extreme fatigue and food aversions are rather tell-tale ;) For my parents and DH's parents, though, we are waiting a few more weeks until we're officially at the end of the first trimester. Unfortunately, the idea that folks will just be happy for us might not be in the cards. I know that I need to tell my parents in close succession (they're divorced) as they still have many mutual friends and live in a small town. Beyond that, I'd love some ideas about how to tell family (besides just saying, "Surprise!"), especially as I'm expecting some negative reactions (I'm not 100% done school yet; nobody knew we were trying; we never officially tied the knot, plain old family politics, etc. etc.)
What would you suggest? How did you share your big news?? :-)