We’re Pregnant! 4 Mums Share How They Announced Their Pregnancy

Grace Irofa

Announcing your baby news can be one of the most exciting part of pregnancy, especially if your loved ones have been not-so-patiently pushing for a baby for a long time. Though it can be tempting to just blurt it out, the best announcements I’ve seen are from couples who got really creative and came up with some truly amazing ways to share the news. So, make your next pregnancy announcement a memorable one.

Get some cool ideas from these mums…

1. Surprise, Surprise – Makhosazana Nkosan, mum to Yolanda and Wandile

We told our parents by taking each of them out to lunch and giving our mothers ‘just a little something we saw and thought they would like.’ The gift was a wrapped bib that said, “I Love Grandma!” It took a few seconds for them to realize what the bib meant and their reaction was shock, then, complete happiness and tears. An amazing moment!

2. Goodbye Tampons! – Theresa Edioye, mum to Skylar

To announce my pregnancy to my little sister, I gave her a box of tampons. She gave me a look like I was stupid and said: “What are these for?” I said, “I won’t be needing these for the next 9 months, so I thought you could use them!” She was so caught off guard!

3. Sweet Treat – Tyna Isado, mum to Simon

We were going to my parents’ house for dinner and wanted to surprise them by telling them we were pregnant. We told them we would bring the dessert, so we picked up an ice cream cake and had ‘We’re Pregnant’ written on it. It was hard to keep quiet all through dinner, both were very excited about the tasty dessert and the good news it bore. Seven months later, we played hangman to reveal the name we had chosen for our little Ella Rose.

4. Wake-Up Call – Ebele Oputa, mum to Godswill

I was getting discouraged after trying to get pregnant for a few months and had no desire to face another pregnancy test. One morning, I got up early (around 5 a.m.) and decided if I was going to take the test today, this was the time to do it. When I saw the positive result, I literally had to rub my eyes (yes, like a cartoon character) and look again.

I heard my husband stirring in the bedroom, so, I ran downstairs and put the test in a Ziploc bag and rushed back up to put it on his pillow. I pretended I was sleeping when he literally laid his head down on it. It was amazing to watch him look at the test as he suddenly realized what I meant to tell.

How did you announce your pregnancy?