The news a baby is on the way is beyond exciting, but when you can incorporate a holiday theme into the mix, you can create announcement magic. Traditionally, most couples wait until the second trimester before announcing the news far and wide, but most expectant parents want to share the announcement with family and close friends right away. If the timing lines up, nothing spreads the holiday cheer like a Christmas pregnancy announcement.
A Christmas pregnancy announcement makes the season merry and bright. The upcoming special holiday also offers the excited parents-to-be more creative ways to announce a baby is on the way. If you’re ready to share your big news this holiday season, here are several cute Christmas pregnancy announcement ideas to tell your family and friends about the new addition.
Christmas pregnancy announcement ideas
There are quite a few adorable approaches you and your partner can take when it comes to making a Christmas pregnancy announcement. Whether you want to make a personalized announcement just to the soon-to-be grandparents or a general pregnancy announcement to everyone you know this holiday season, we have fun ideas.
Ugly sweater Christmas pregnancy announcement
Ugly sweaters don’t get shoved to the back of the closet anymore. They are huge during the holiday season, from ugly Christmas sweater day at work to ugly holiday sweater parties. Use this fun trend to mark this December by wearing an ugly Christmas pregnancy announcement sweater. Wear the matching sweaters announcing the pregnancy to an ugly sweater party or take a picture and post it on Instagram or your favorite social media site. There are endearing or funny holiday pregnancy announcement sweaters to pick from.
Elf on the Shelf
Social media posts everywhere show those clever elves on the shelves getting into all sorts of adventures from Thanksgiving to Christmas Eve. Let an adorable elf on the shelf make a delightful Christmas pregnancy announcement for you. Have your elf write a cute message on a chalkboard like “Our Christmas present arrived early this year” along with the due date. Or simply pose the elf on the shelf holding a pair of baby booties, snap the photo, and let social media do the rest.
Let siblings take center stage
If the parents-to-be are already parents, getting the siblings in on sharing this happy holiday news is a perfect choice to help them get excited. Dress the kids in big brother or sister-to-be shirts for the holiday card or have them hold a personalized Christmas pregnancy announcement photoshoot prop. Take the kids’ photos along with the holiday pregnancy announcement and use this for the holiday card or post it on social media.
Baby bump unwrapped
A lot of pregnancy announcements are made via a bump photograph appearing on social media, and your happy news will spread the moment you hit “post”. The holiday season presents a unique opportunity for those baby bump photos to make the rounds on social media. Bump tees, holiday jammies, and ugly sweaters can be used for a holiday baby bump photo announcing the big news. You could also lean more into the holiday spirit and wrap your bump with ribbon and a bow like a present.
Santa, baby
If you’re looking for a super simple way to announce a baby is on the way this holiday season, let Santa do it. Put a charming pair of infant Santa booties and hat underneath the tree and snap a photograph. Post it on social media or use it on your holiday card. That sweet pair of booties will share the happy news quickly.
Social media announcement
If you don’t want to send individual cards, a well-timed social media announcement will do the trick. Thanks to social media sites like Instagram, Facebook, and even TikTok, spreading a pregnancy announcement is certainly a lot easier than back in the day. Friends and family can find out quickly with just the click of a button, and then the congratulations start rolling in through post comments, texts, and telephone calls.
Christmas pregnancy ideas that double as gifts
A personalized Christmas ornament
If you want to make an announcement to close friends and family, you could make customized Christmas ornaments. Use initials, full names, add the year, or any other personal information to let your family know you have a little one on the way and incorporate it into the ornament. Hand them out during the family Christmas party to make the holiday extra special.
Baby’s first Christmas book
There are plenty of baby’s first Christmas books out there. It doesn’t have to be a Christmas-themed book — you could get your childhood favorite or go with another theme, just slip a picture of the sonogram inside the cover to really make sure everyone gets it. It will be the Christmas present everyone remembers opening.
Personalized Christmas pregnancy announcement for grandparents-to-be
Grandparents are over the moon when they find out a little one is on the way, and Christmas presents a special opportunity to share the news. An adorable way to tell the grandparents-to-be about a baby is through a personalized gift. If you want to tell grandma and grandpa about a pregnancy, these gifts are sure to be met with smiles and tears of joy.
- Grandparents-to-be personalized ornament
- Promoted to grandparents mugs
- Promoted to grandparents T-shirts
- Infant Santa booties for the grandparents-to-be
Use the Christmas card to announce
The holiday tradition of sending Christmas cards to friends and family is a simple way to spread the news a baby is on the way. Matching Christmas pajamas has become all the rage for holiday cards, and with the right pair, the expectant parents can announce to everyone on their holiday card list that a baby will be arriving in the upcoming new year. If you’re looking for sweet tees to don for the special Christmas card, try these jolly tees for the mom and dad-to-be.
Pick the announcement that expresses your holiday spirit
The holidays are such an exciting time on their own. Add a baby in and the excitement meter rises sharply. Sharing the news about a pregnancy is personal and every couple may handle the announcement differently. Whether you send Christmas cards announcing the news, tell grandparents-to-be in person, or instantly spread your pregnancy announcement this holiday season through social media, have fun with it.
Find the way that best suits you, tell as few or as many people as you would like, and enjoy sprinkling a little more holiday cheer to your friends and family. Being able to create a pregnancy announcement with a Christmas crossover element sounds like an absolute blast, so don’t miss this chance to jingle bell rock.
Christmas pregnancy announcements are a cute way to tell your circle of family and friends that there is a baby on the way. Pose the kids, the pets, or even the elf sitting on your shelf, and your baby bump will soon become the jolliest news of the season.
