5 Ideas for your IVF Pregnancy Announcement
Congratulations Mama! You did it!
All the hard work has gotten you to this point and now you finally get to announce that you are expecting! So much time has been dedicated to the process, that you may not have been planning for the announcement. There are many ways to announce that your IVF journey has been successful, but here are 5 ideas to get you started.
Embrace the reality of the struggle.
You have gone through the IVF process, and there is no denying that you spent months or even years preparing for it mentally, emotionally and financially. It took a very real toll on your life and was absolutely a life-changing event for your new family! You will look back on this struggle with a complicated set of mixed emotions and know that you did everything in your power to have a healthy family. Consider including the number of times you transferred embryos in your IVF pregnancy announcement. (6 is our lucky number) You can also make a heart with all your used IVF supplies (if you have saved it) around a baby onesie or announcement board. You can even order IVF milestone signs where you include your date of retrieval, freezing, transfer and due date. I am not affiliated with this account, but here is a cute sign I saw on Etsy.
Science did that.
There is nothing wrong with embracing the support that science provided in starting your family! Needles, test tubes, and petri dishes were a very real part of the process that led you to this point. Not to mention the involvement of the doctors and nurses that helped guide you on this journey. IVF is a very complicated and scientific process, and it’s okay to recognize it. Some science-based announcements include “Science and me go way back”, “Worth every shot” and “Made with lots of love and a little bit of science”. If you plan on revealing the gender as part of your announcement, consider filling test tubes with colored liquid!
Follow your faith.
No matter what you believe in, having a child through IVF is nothing short of a miracle. You maintained faith through the hard times that you would get through this, and have a family. It was an emotional journey and the faith you have kept you strong, even when you felt like the odds were stacked against you. “Made with a lot of faith, and a little science”, “For this child, we have prayed” “when the time is right, the Lord will make it happen”. Consider writing your announcement on a board, and cite a meaningful bible verse that helped you through this time or gave you hope.
Add a little humor.
Humor can be a great outlet when addressing a potentially tough or awkward situation. Maybe that’s been your approach to IVF the whole time. If it is, you’re not alone! You can find IVF jokes poking fun at the very real and intense process of IVF. Some of my favorite jokes come from the perspective of the embryo. “I survived the ice age” and “Ice, Ice, baby” are good jokes if you transferred a frozen embryo. Some other funny IVF jokes include “Expensive AF, but still worth it” and “Started in the petri now I’m here”. There are many different baby onesies with IVF jokes on Amazon, consider including a onesie in your announcement.
Make your announcement meaningful to you.
It’s no joke that IVF is a hard and serious journey, but if you don’t want to mention it in your pregnancy announcement, then don’t! It is completely okay to have an announcement that doesn’t include any mention of IVF. It’s up to you! There’s no requirement in that contract you signed with your clinic saying you had to post about it. You can keep your IVF pregnancy announcement simple by including siblings, sports you like, or just tiny shoes and a date. Do what feels right for you and your family.
No matter what you choose, it’s time to be excited for your IVF pregnancy announcement. This is really an amazing accomplishment that you have put so much time, resource and emotion into. Your announcement can be big or small, funny or serious, or full of the faith and hope you had on your journey.
Congratulations. You’re finally here.
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