The holiday season is a time of joy, togetherness, and happy family dinners where everyone is sharing the latest news. So, no wonder many lucky couples wait till Christmas to share one particularly big news with friends and family. Announcing your pregnancy during the holidays can truly make this time of year so much more exciting and special. To enhance the surprise nature of such a Christmas gift, couples go to great lengths, coming up with funny, touching, and original pregnancy announcement ideas. So, let’s see some baby announcement ideas to honor the spirit of Christmas.
Unique Christmas Pregnancy Announcement
Needless to say, Christmas and gifts come hand in hand. One is impossible without the other. However, this time of the year, you have a very special gift to give. It’s the ultimate gift of life and you are about to share this news with everyone. Of course, any woman would want to have a special, memorable moment of sharing the big news with those she loves, whether it’s their partner, family, older children, or close friends. So, here are a few ideas fitted for all these occasions. Let’s see if any of these ideas will inspire you.
Baby Bump Christmas Tree Picture
Maybe, for some reason, you can’t be with your family this time of the year. Sure, missing Christmas with family can be upsetting. Still, now you have your own little family to take care of during the holiday season. Fortunately, there is a great way to inform your family and friends about the new baby without even saying a word. Have a backlit photo in front of your Christmas tree. Have the Christmas lights on, and make sure your baby bump is showing in the silhouette. Maybe, you can even turn such a photo into a Christmas card for a bigger effect.
Ultrasound Picture
One of the most traditional and personal ways to announce your pregnancy is by giving an ultrasound picture of your tiny baby. Sure, not everyone will instantly find a baby in there or even recognize what that is first. Yet, bringing two and two together won’t take long. Overall, an ultrasound picture for every family member will make a fine Christmas gift. Be ready for some folks to get emotional, though. After all, it’s the first picture of their child, niece, or grandbaby. It’s a lot to take in without a warning.
Letter Board
Give your partner, children, or close family member letter boards as part of their Christmas gift. However, put your announcement on the board instead of leaving it blank. Maybe, at first, you will see their polite confusion of why they even need a board, instantly mixed with joy and tears of reading what it says.
Such a gift will be even more unique, if you don’t have the present unwrapping tradition in a family circle, or have to send the gift by mail. So, now you will only have to sit and wait for that exciting call once the gift is open.
Sure, instead of giving a board, you can also use it for an announcement photo on your social media page. Just put the preferred text, like a due date, and post it next to some baby boots and Christmas decorations.
Photo on a Tree Farm
A happy mom and dad can go to a tree farm to choose their Christmas tree as an expecting couple. While you are at it, take plenty of pictures. Make one of such pictures your holiday card. If your baby bump is not showing yet, add a by-hand signature that this card is now from the three of you. Also, you can take a chalkboard and write down the due date of your biggest gift in the upcoming year. The options are limitless. See what speaks to you the most.
Purchase a Baby Santa Hat
One way to tell your partner or family about the baby on the way is by buying one extra baby hat. Everyone grabs a hat to wear during gift-giving or dinner, yet there’s one little hat left on the coffee table. Whose is it? Well, it won’t take long to guess based on its size of it.
Another way is to leave a small present for your partner, parents, or children on the tree. Tell them to open it and share what’s inside. Seeing a tiny Santa hat (perhaps along with some baby boots or a sonogram) will be a nice hint of who that is for.
Big Brother gift
Announcing your pregnancy to your young children can be quite hard. It’s the holidays, and they think only of gifts and delicious food. So, you should go carefully about breaking down such big news at this time of the year, especially if your children are rather young. So, one way to tell them the big news is with a gift. Find them some big brother/big sister items, like t-shirts, cups, capes, books, etc. Once they find their cool gift, it’s time to have the conversation about the bigger gift expecting them along the way.
Christmas pregnancy announcement – Bottom line
Sharing the baby’s news is always exciting. However, combining this moment with one of the best winter holidays can multiply the joy of such a moment. So, don’t hesitate to pick one of the ideas from above, or choose your own fun, touching announcement during the holiday.
Still, you may also ask for medical advice before making it public. Normally doctors have nothing against mothers-to-be sharing the news with their loved ones. However, if you are still very early on, it may be best to wait for a few more weeks without the announcement. Just to make sure. Though, at the end of the day, it’s a mother’s call. So, with Christmas almost around the corner, it’s time to think about how you want everyone to learn about your new baby.
