Queen of pop Beyonce Knowles announced her pregnancy the only way a star of her stature could: via a highly curated photo shoot with all the trimmings.
If you don’t have a team of hair and make-up artists on hand, you might need to get a little bit more creative with how you share the news.
Perhaps you’ll send out cards to congratulate family on their new roles as babysitters; perhaps you’ll stand in front of an oven with a bun inside it; or perhaps you’ll just phone your mum and speak almost exclusively in squeals.
Listen to podcast hosts Holly Wainwright and Andrew Daddo discuss the latest trends in pregnancy announcements here. (Post continues after audio.)
Weird, wacky and wonderful pregnancy announcements were a topic discussed this week on parenting podcast, This Glorious Mess.
The discussion kicked off with the impact of the pregnancy announcement made by Zoe Foster-Blake on other mums and dads-to-be.
“Hers was so good because it was so quick,” said co-host Andrew Daddo.
Holly Wainwright agreed, arguing Foster-Blake’s post has almost set a new standard for pregnancy announcements made by Australian women.
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Less is more. Hey, it's great news that you're pregnant, but going all-out with these announcements just heralds the fact that your family and friends are going to be subjected to ostentatious "look at me!" displays every time the baby does anything in the future - which isn't really something anyone but the parents enjoy.