
Cutest Ways to Announce Your Pregnancy


By Michelle Stansbury,Β Eat, Drink, Be San Diego
Get ready for your most-liked social media post of the yearΒ βΒ your pregnancy announcement! Whether itβs your first pregnancy announcement or youβre gettingΒ aΒ soon-to-be big brother and big sister involved, these ideas will help you come up with how to announce your pregnancy. SomeΒ traditional,Β moreΒ βpolishedβΒ momsΒ mayΒ decide to do aΒ perfectly styled, professional photoshoot;Β while others let their sense of humor shineΒ throughΒ with a funny (orΒ punny!) announcement. Most moms choose to announce at around the beginning of theirΒ second trimester. This can give you theΒ added benefit ofΒ havingΒ aΒ bit of a baby bump to show off. Whenever you decide to share your big news with the world, make it extra-special with theseΒ adorable pregnancy announcement ideas.Β
Foodie Pregnancy AnnouncementΒ
Food-related pregnancy announcements are popular for a good reason:Β momma has cravings!Β Wondering how to announce your pregnancyΒ with food?Β You can use aptly named brands to help you share your news, like Prego pasta sauceΒ (get it?), orΒ rely onΒ the classic combo of pickles and ice cream to hint at your pregnancy. There are countless versions of βeating for two,β so youΒ canΒ adapt the sayingΒ for whatever your favorite treat is!Β Tacos for two,Β anyone?Β
Pregnancy Announcement withΒ Song Lyrics
Use a cute song to spell out your big news. With two bags of ice, you canΒ displayΒ a visual forΒ IceΒ IceΒ Baby. Or, use a little wordplay to changeΒ songΒ lyricsΒ around to fit your status. Try changing the words of Baby GotΒ Back to βI like bigΒ BUMPSΒ and I cannot lieβ¦ OMG Becky, look at that bump!β You can add in someΒ backgroundΒ tunes, or even sing alongΒ to createΒ your own music video announcement!Β
βFur BabyβΒ Pregnancy Announcement
If this is your first pregnancy announcement,Β involveΒ your petsΒ to help you share the news. WonderingΒ howΒ Β your fur babiesΒ can βannounceβΒ your pregnancy?Β Pretty muchΒ any propΒ orΒ signΒ that works for a sibling announcementΒ will stand in nicely, or you can giveΒ your pet(s)Β job titles like βofficial toy inspectorβ orΒ βΒ apologiesΒ βΒ βdiaper sniffer.βΒ Β
Pregnancy Announcement with Books
Announcing your pregnancy with a maternity-relatedΒ bookΒ is a sweet way to reveal that you are expecting. The great thing about doing a pregnancy announcement with books is that you can incorporate as many or as few people (or animals!) as youβd like. So, a single mom canΒ shareΒ a photo of herselfΒ reading What to Expect When Youβre Expecting solo…Β or aΒ largeΒ familyΒ can get the whole crew in on the photo.Β Images ofΒ babies and pets βreadingβ the books are extra adorable.Β
Workplace Pregnancy Announcement
When youβre ready to announce your pregnancy to your office, grab a box of doughnuts or other treats and write a note inside the box lid encouraging your co-workers to eat up, so you βwonβt be the only one with a growing belly!β The sweets will get the attention of the whole office and the cute reveal will bring on the congratulations.
Pregnancy Announcement Around Town
Finding spots around your town related to pregnancy is a great way to add a local flair to yourΒ Β announcement. If youβre curiousΒ aboutΒ how to announce your pregnancyΒ while tying in local landmarks, look for murals that read βMade in {City}β or a street sign that says βBump Ahead.βΒ
COVID-19 Related Pregnancy Announcement
There might just be another baby boom from all of the pregnancies that are happening during the pandemic quarantines, stay-at-home orders, and lockdowns. For a Coronavirus-related pregnancy announcement, you could reveal that you and your partner βdidnβt practice social distancingβ or got carried away with βquarantine and chill.β Sharing that you two couldnβt stay six feet apart is a silly yet timely way to share your big news.
Tiny Objects Pregnancy Announcement
AΒ pair of baby shoesΒ included inΒ a photo of your familyβs feet is a classic and adorable way to announce a new addition. AnyΒ weeΒ babyΒ itemΒ can work for this type of pregnancy announcement, including:Β hanging a littleΒ onesieΒ on a laundry line;Β sharingΒ aΒ pic of aΒ tinyΒ jersey of yourΒ favorite sports team;Β orΒ featuringΒ otherΒ cuteΒ objects with significance for you and your family.Β Β
Holiday Pregnancy Announcement
If the timing is right, tying in some holiday cheer is a fun way to announce your pregnancy ! For Halloween, carve up a family of jack-oβ-lanterns and put a tiny pumpkin inside of the βMommaβ pumpkin. During Thanksgiving, you can announce that βthe turkey isnβt the only thing in the oven!β For Christmas, a joke about the last of your βsilent nightsβ can share the news of the gift you are carrying.
Sibling Pregnancy Announcement
If this isnβt your first child, include any siblings in the announcement. If the soon-to-be big brother or sister is still sleeping in a crib, you can capture a photo of them with an βEviction Noticeβ sign. For a child thatβs currently potty training, you can opt for some low-brow humor by sharing a snap of them on the toilet announcing that βnumber 2 is on its way!β Star Wars fans will eagerly await their fourth pregnancy to do a movie-themed βMay the Fourth Be with Youβ announcement.
Accidental Pregnancy Announcement
Some couples donβt mind announcing that their pregnancy wasnβt planned! One way to lend an optimistic spin to an βoopsβ pregnancy announcement is aΒ Bob Ross-themed announcement, revealing that there are no mistakes, just happy little accidents.Β
Pregnancy Announcement in PrintΒ
Not sureΒ how to announce your pregnancyΒ online?Β If you arenβt ready to share your news on social media yet, considerΒ going βold schoolβ andΒ sending a print announcement to your closest family and friends. Send the announcementΒ along with a calendarΒ markedΒ with your due date,Β so everyone can count the days along with you.Β
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WhenΒ it comes time to thinkingΒ aboutΒ how to announce pregnancyΒ forΒ your family,Β whether itβs the first or fifth baby on the way (or more than oneΒ at a time!),Β nowΒ youβve got lots ofΒ cleverΒ optionsΒ to consider.