10 original ways to announce a pregnancy

The times have passed when declaring that the stork was coming was the most common way to announce the arrival of a new baby. Currently, ways to announce it to family and friends have invaded social networks with funny images and very original ways of expressing it.

We recommend ten more or less original ways to announce it:

• The test. A positive pregnancy test, the famous stick on which the test can be done, with all its color and shape variations, is one way to express the change in a very early stage of the pregnancy.

• The ultrasound. Setting aside the one circulating as a joke on social networks for April Fools' Day, showing the world a small sample of the fetus is a loud, clear, and unequivocal message of what's happening.

• A calendar. Finding a calendar for the new year or the current one, marking the approximate date and putting names or numbers on it. To avoid confusion with wedding dates announced well in advance, we can write "Save the date, we will be one more."

• Putting hands in the shape of a heart on the still undeveloped pregnant belly. It's a message like "love is here," and we like hearts, that's obvious, we use them to accompany all the sunsets in the world.

• Loading. Every day we charge all kinds of electronic devices and eagerly await the completion of that charge. The image of an advanced pregnancy and the loading symbol convey a clear message, and by that stage, we're almost at 80% battery, we can't wait!

• New baby footwear. In all shapes and sizes, no matter what type of footwear we like, buying baby shoes can only have one goal: announcing a new follower for the fashion industry.

• A variant of baby footwear we found is made with the parents' feet. The image of the feet on the bed is complemented by the baby's shoes when it hasn't been born yet.

• Comparing the mother's and father's bellies. Those who enjoyed drawing on the abdomen decided that in the early months of gestation when the difference is not very noticeable, the content could be very different. For mom, the baby, and for dad, choose from beer, ham, paella, tapas, all the pleasures of life.

• And speaking of life's pleasures, some believe that with the arrival of the new baby, they will part with some, putting video games or very small bikinis up for sale implies that something will definitely change.

• For those skilled with Photoshop, there are countless movie posters about pregnancies that can be modified at will. The one for Juno, for example, makes it quite clear.

With all these suggestions, it is quite clear that the times when announcing a pregnancy was a very private matter have passed.