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2010inHiding
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thoughts about announcing pregnancy at a family member's housewarming?
thoughts?
just learned that some of our family members is having people over this wknd for a last-minute quasi-house warming party.
is this their time to celebrate? is this enough of a reason NOT to tell this wknd and wait for another date?
don't want to steal their thunder either....
wwyd?
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Re: thoughts about announcing pregnancy at a family member's housewarming?
If it were me, I'd wait. It depends of course on how close you are to them. I feel like if I was having a house warming, I wouldn't want someone making my day about them. But on the other hand, if it were my sister (who I'm VERY close with) then I'd be more than welcome to it and excited.
The whole stealing thunder thing I'm trying to be sensitive about as well. My SIL's wedding is next month so I'll be waiting to make any announcements until after. A house warming isn't quite as big, but still - I'd wait. (depending of course on your relationship)
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| Posted 7/17/13 6:40 PM |
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TyReseGreen
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thoughts about announcing pregnancy at a family member's housewarming?
Totally not appropriate. If its there party it's kind of selfish to make it about you. If I were you I would wait a few weeks and have maybe a small BBQ and invite people to your home and announce it then. You can invite them(casual invite) at the housewarming you can call it "a mid summer classic" or something.
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| Posted 7/17/13 7:09 PM |
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want2bemom
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Re: thoughts about announcing pregnancy at a family member's housewarming?
Posted by TyReseGreen
Totally not appropriate. If its there party it's kind of selfish to make it about you. If I were you I would wait a few weeks and have maybe a small BBQ and invite people to your home and announce it then. You can invite them(casual invite) at the housewarming you can call it "a mid summer classic" or something.
ITA! It would be inappropriate to do it at someone else's housewarming party. I would do something small at ur house... I would be upset if I was having a housewarming party and someone took that opportunity to announce their pregnancy.
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| Posted 7/17/13 7:24 PM |
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Kitten1929
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thoughts about announcing pregnancy at a family member's housewarming?
Very inappropriate. It's their party to celebrate their new home. It's prudent to wait for your own special time.
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| Posted 7/17/13 7:30 PM |
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IVFmiracle
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Re: thoughts about announcing pregnancy at a family member's housewarming?
I would plan your own event. Especially since you said in another post that you feel once you announce you will get questions and comments from the family. Let that event be about the house warming.
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| Posted 7/17/13 7:33 PM |
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LSP2005
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Re: thoughts about announcing pregnancy at a family member's housewarming?
It is inappropriate to announce your event at someone else's event. Be it a wedding, shower, house warming, or anything else. It is their event. You should have your own event.
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| Posted 7/17/13 7:36 PM |
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Lala08
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Re: thoughts about announcing pregnancy at a family member's housewarming?
Posted by TyReseGreen
Totally not appropriate. If its there party it's kind of selfish to make it about you. If I were you I would wait a few weeks and have maybe a small BBQ and invite people to your home and announce it then. You can invite them(casual invite) at the housewarming you can call it "a mid summer classic" or something.
ITA!!
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| Posted 7/17/13 8:35 PM |
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Re: thoughts about announcing pregnancy at a family member's housewarming?
Leave it to me to be the odd one out.
Celebrate what? You bought a house. We're all here and see it and love it... but who cares? 
Especially if it was someone like my brothers... I'd totally be okay with them doing this.
But like I said, looks like I'm the lone offender here so don't listen to me.
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| Posted 7/17/13 8:53 PM |
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2010inHiding
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Re: thoughts about announcing pregnancy at a family member's housewarming?
Thanks all. This was how I was feeling too. The last minute invite when we were thinking about announcing this weekend kind of made my plans spiral.
But yeah, I was hesitant anyway. I think we'll just wait till after NT scan....
Now I just have to hope DH doesn't slip up! He was all ready to start telling family.
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| Posted 7/17/13 8:56 PM |
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WockaWocka10
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thoughts about announcing pregnancy at a family member's housewarming?
I wouldn't.
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| Posted 7/17/13 10:26 PM |
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maybebaby
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Re: thoughts about announcing pregnancy at a family member's housewarming?
Posted by MaPetiteLoutre
Leave it to me to be the odd one out.
Celebrate what? You bought a house. We're all here and see it and love it... but who cares?
Especially if it was someone like my brothers... I'd totally be okay with them doing this.
But like I said, looks like I'm the lone offender here so don't listen to me.
Nah, I'm with you! Lol! It's a housewarming...geez!
I don't think I'd necessarily stand up and clank a glass to make a grand announcement, but I could care less if I had a housewarming and someone told the group they were expecting. More reason to celebrate!!
I was just at a friends sons 1st bday and our good friends announced they were expecting. We were all so thrilled.
I don't look much into these things, especially at a housewarming...I don't see them as really big deals.
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| Posted 7/18/13 4:56 AM |
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NYCGirl80
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Re: thoughts about announcing pregnancy at a family member's housewarming?
Posted by 2010inHiding
Thanks all. This was how I was feeling too. The last minute invite when we were thinking about announcing this weekend kind of made my plans spiral.
But yeah, I was hesitant anyway. I think we'll just wait till after NT scan....
Now I just have to hope DH doesn't slip up! He was all ready to start telling family.
I'm going to say don't announce it butnot for the same reason as everyone else.
I think it's ok to announce it at a housewarming. However, I wouldn't announce it to so many people until after your NT scan. Make sure your baby is healty first!
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| Posted 7/18/13 8:08 AM |
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Kitten1929
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thoughts about announcing pregnancy at a family member's housewarming?
I'm of the mindset that you can't give them THEIR time to celebrate their milestone? Why make it about you? It's a wonderful thing obviously but why would you want to steal their thunder? It seems selfish and no one I know would do that to someone else.
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Re: thoughts about announcing pregnancy at a family member's housewarming?
Posted by MaPetiteLoutre
Leave it to me to be the odd one out.
Celebrate what? You bought a house. We're all here and see it and love it... but who cares?
Especially if it was someone like my brothers... I'd totally be okay with them doing this.
But like I said, looks like I'm the lone offender here so don't listen to me.
I'm glad you said it because I was about to say that I was the odd one out.
I went to a friends house warming/Christmas party when we were around 12 weeks. A friend of ours came up to me and hugged me hello and whispered "I'm pregnant"...I said "me too". We were due 5 days apart. Then when we were in a back room with the couple who's house it was my friend said "I'm pregnant" and looked at me...then we announced it too. The couple was SO excited for us. We didn't stand in the middle of the house and ask everyone for their attention. We waited until it was just the people we wanted to tell in the room and throughout the night as other friends showed up we would mention it in passing.
I think it depends how you do it. Don't do a "look at me everyone...attention attention...I'm pregnant" but a casual something with just those that you want to tell I think is totally ok.
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