Want to Show off Your Baby Bump on Social Media?
When you find out you are pregnant you go through a world wind of emotions in a matter of seconds. A lot of people are so excited and just can’t wait to tell all of their family and friends. We all live in a world that is surrounded by social media and for the most part everyone uses these sites to announce their big news. It is so much easier right? Years ago you would get your family and friends together to tell them big news like a pregnancy or sit on the phone for hours calling everyone in your phone book. Today it so much easier for people to hop on Facebook or Instagram and announce their big news and in seconds it can reach all of your friends and family. It is important to remember that it is suggested to keep your news under wraps until the risk of miscarriage drops dramatically, which happens at the end of the first trimester, around 10 to 12 weeks. That is why there is so much time to plan your big announcement and take the “perfect” picture to post on social media once those twelve weeks hit!
Sending out Baby Announcements
Although social media is the most popular way to announce your pregnancy, a lot of families will send out baby announcements in the mail which is a great way share your news to your close family and friends in a more excluded way. Here are just a few of our favorite baby announcements that we found along the way that don’t require you to hire a professional photographer. Sometimes when you are pregnant the last thing you want to do is get in front of a camera! These baby announcements are all so creative and they don’t have to cost you a dime!
On the other hand, a lot of times you feel so comfortable with your body and your bump that you want to show it off! You know that this will be your first or last time being pregnant and you want to capture every moment you can. Since being pregnant is so special and in a lot families cases, a once in a life time experience, why not spend a little money on pictures that will last you a lifetime? There are so many options on what picture to use for the baby announcement. You can just have a picture of you and your belly, include your whole family in the baby announcement or if you have a child already have them announce their new baby sister/brother! Here are some creative, fun baby announcements that were taken by professional photographers! Don’t forget to make it creative and add your own ideas, personality and interests into the pictures.
Gender Reveal Announcements and Party Ideas
Gender Reveal Announcements
Announcing to friends and family that there’s a baby on the way is one of the most exciting parts of pregnancy. But afterward there’s still more fun to be had. Many soon to be parents take advantage of the suspense surrounding whether they’re having a boy or a girl and use it as an opportunity to reveal their little one’s gender in a sweet and memorable way. The standard wait time to find out the sex of your baby is around 18 weeks. A lot of people will send out baby AND gender announcement cards and some families decide to wait until they find out the sex of the baby and just send out one announcement. Here are a few of our favorite gender reveal announcements that we have found!
Gender Reveal Party Ideas
A gender reveal party is a great way to get all of your families and friends together in one place and for everyone to find out the sex of the baby! A lot of couples will have their OBGYN put the sex of the baby in a sealed envelope to keep it a surprise for the parents as well. There are a lot of event planners that specialize in throwing gender reveal parties that will help you through the planning process. These planners would obviously open the envelope and plan the execution of how the sex of the baby will be announced. If you are under a strict budget, give the envelope to a close friend/family member and let them plan the party to make it more fun for you! Surprises are the best and if you are just as clueless as your guests then it will make the party just that much better! Here are some of our favorite announcement ideas for a gender reveal party.
1. Balloons
Balloons in a box are the hottest new trend for announcing your babies gender. Like we mentioned above you can bring the envelope to any party store and they will fill a box with either pink/blue balloons or you can have a family member or friend take care of it for you. If you want to be involved some how but don’t want to know the gender, have you and your family decorate the outside of the box and make it your own!
2. Sweets
A great way to announce the sex of the baby at your gender reveal party is with the deserts. A great idea is to take the envelope to your local bakery and just tell them what you want. They will make the filling of the cake either blue or pink. This idea works great with cakes, cupcakes or even cake pops!
Whether you go the easier route and post a few pictures on social media announcing your pregnancy or you decide to throw a gender reveal party, keep in mind that this a once in a life time experience so try to enjoy every minute of it with your loved ones. The great thing about a baby announcement/gender reveal is that you can make it public or personal as you would like, whatever best suites your family and lifestyle!
