Creative Ways to Announce Pregnancy

Pregnancy is a big step in a woman's and in a couple's life, and utilizing some creative ways to announce it can greatly enhance the joyousness of the moment. Conceiving a baby is something that a couple embraces with complete happiness, and as soon as it is known that the lady is pregnant, things instantly begin to change. Pretty soon there's a lot of stress involved as well, but that does not diminish the happiness of the occasion in any way.

With the announcement, the woman can really catch her husband and other family members by surprise. To receive such good news is good enough to begin with, but carrying it out in a positive, bold way can somehow enhance the effect of the occasion.

Surprise Your Husband!
The husband is the most important person in a pregnant woman's life, and even though he does not share the physical discomfort of the ordeal, he is practically giving birth to the baby himself. Some husbands have an inherent fear of fatherhood, so disguising the news through some way can lighten the blow to a certain extent.

• Get a tee shirt printed with a message that talks about how he's going to become a dad soon. Think of some hilarious line to print on the shirt.
• Ask your husband, if he can take a few weeks off work in about 9 months time, so that you can head for a vacation to the local hospital.
• Ask your husband, if he'll be okay if you bloat up in the next nine months or so, and have unnatural urges to eat, and have irregular and violent mood swings.
• Make a home video that chronicles your time together, and end it with a message about your soon to be arriving baby.
• The simplest thing to do would be to take him out for a romantic dinner and break the big news to him there.

Family Matters!
Once you have given your husband the big news, it is time to spread the joy to other members of the family as well. You and your husband can choose who you want to tell first and how you intend to tell them. Try out some of these ideas to tell it to your parents and other family members.

• Organize a family dinner and announce it there in a fun and innovative way. Offer a toast to the new expected addition into the family.
• Send a card or a letter to your parents addressing them as grandparents. If it is their birthday or some other happy occasion, wish the new grandparents publicly and lavishly.
• You can alternately choose to give everyone an updated version of the new family tree, with the position of the new expected member highlighted.
• You can also record a new voice-mail message that says you are out currently as you are busy buying clothes and toys for the new baby that is due.
• Another way is to get everyone together for a family picture and just before you are about to click the picture shout out that you're pregnant. The picture will be a priceless one.

The best way to tell your grandparents will have to be loud, shocking and direct. Let them feel the intensity of the situation, and show them how thrilled you are at the prospect of welcoming a new member to the family.

To Close Friends
Your friends are the people who you can turn to for help, if you face some problems during pregnancy. The way you inform them is also very important, as they will also be extremely thrilled once you have broken the news to them. Try out these creative ways to announce your pregnancy to your close friends.

• Call your friends over for a meal and litter the house with some baby stuff like diapers, toys and rattles etc. Leave some baby magazines in the bathroom as well and they are sure to get the hint soon enough.
• Send a picture message to all your friends containing the ultrasound picture of your baby. Mention no other words and let them figure it out for themselves.
• Social networking is immensely popular, and you can use it as a great medium to inform your friends.
• Cook a bunch of cookies or brownies based on a baby theme. Use light shades of blue and pink to get the message across.
• Call your friends over for a movie marathon and play all baby movies until, they get curious enough to ask what's going on.

Maternity is a great step and it needs to be shared with loved ones from all corners of the world. You can make the declaration, fun and memorable. By doing so you can ensure that everyone involved has a great time, and does not forget the importance of the occasion anytime soon.