The journey to pregnancy looks different for everyone. If yours involves months or even years of in vitro fertilization (IVF), intrauterine insemination (IUI), or surrogacy, congratulations on making your dream a reality! To help you celebrate the unique path that brought you here, we’ve put together 20 memorable IVF pregnancy announcement ideas to get you started.

Whether you’re seeking inspiration for a cute social media reveal or a heartfelt message designed specially for your friends and family, you can find the idea that best suits your personality from our list. From clever wordplay to photos that tug at the heartstrings, these ideas are crafted to celebrate your triumphant IVF, IUI, or surrogacy journey toward parenthood.

Recipe for Baby = Love + Science + Dash of Hope

Use this customizable recipe card-style announcement to share your exciting news. It lists the key ingredients that got you here, like “Love,” “Science,” and “Hope,” leading to the joyful result: “Baby!”

Our Bundle of Joy Made with Surrogacy Love

Showcase a custom-made baby onesie with “Made with Surrogacy Love” written on it. You can then take a photo with your surrogate holding the onesie over her belly to acknowledge her important involvement in your path to parenthood. If your surrogacy journey includes the adoption of your child, you should also explore our list of 23 adoption announcement ideas.

The Little Embryo That Could

Share a playful illustration of a toy train with a petri dish and a baby carriage, symbolizing the determined journey of IVF with the caption, “Thanks to IVF, our little engine is on the way!” There are also onesies available that can complement the idea.

Project Parenthood: Completed

Create a checklist detailing the IVF milestones you’ve been through and the final goal — a baby — checked off. If you plan to post an image of it to your social media, include a sonogram and some baby stuff, like a pacifier, baby shoes, and a onesie, to add more depth and to drive the meaning home.

Their Bun, My Oven

Order some funny complimentary T-shirts to celebrate the classic pregnancy saying, “bun in the oven.” The parent can wear one that says “My Bun, Her Oven,” while the surrogate’s shirt will say “Her Bun, My Oven,” symbolizing the surrogate’s role in baking the precious gift of their baby.

Delivering Happiness Soon

To celebrate your surrogacy success, hire an artist through a site like Etsy or Fiverr to illustrate a group of storks carrying an ultrasound image. They can identify the flock as the surrogacy stork squad, bringing joy and happiness to your family.

Worth the Wait

Let the world know that the wait is over! Lay out a onesie with the words “worth the wait” on it, then surround it with a sonogram and the syringes and medications from your IVF journey for the perfect picture set up. Don’t forget to safely dispose of all the medical items once you’re done.

Our Science Experiment Worked

Celebrate the power of science involved in bringing your child into the world. Make a sign or purchase a onesie that says, “Our science experiment worked!” You can take your pregnancy announcement to the next level by dressing in lab coats and safety goggles.

Made With a Little Extra Love

Set up a sweet picture of baby shoes surrounded by all of the IVF medication vials and a syringe. The image represents and celebrates the extra effort and love that went into making your little one.

So Cool, I Used to Be Frozen

Make them laugh with a silly onesie that declares, “I’m so cool, I used to be frozen.” It’s a great way to celebrate your little one surviving their very own ice age during the embryo stage.

Bumpin’ After the Bumps in the Road

For those who’ve shared the ups and downs of your IVF efforts along the way with your friends and family, take a picture of your baby bump while standing next to a road sign that says “Bump Ahead,” or find a cute shirt to share the message. After such a stressful journey to pregnancy, the laugh is well deserved.

How Do I Like My Eggs?

Celebrate your IUI or IVF success with a hysterical shirt that asks, “How do I like my eggs?” And the correct answer is, of course, “Fertilized!” Use it for a fun picture for your pregnancy announcement or as the perfect outfit for your egg retrieval day.

Bringing Light to Our Lives

Highlight the life-changing impact of your surrogate with a sunrise photo of her with you and your partner. The bright image will reflect the warmth and light that your surrogate has brought to your lives.

The Best Miracles Take Time

Your baby is a miracle that you made happen. Honor your patience and perseverance in bringing them into the world with a unique onesie or sign that proclaims, “The best miracles take a little time.”

The Journey to Our Tiny Toes

Craft a heartwarming announcement featuring a pair of baby shoes surrounded by a winding path of footprints, symbolizing the incredible journey to parenthood through IVF. Add milestone moments of the stages of IVF to each footprint to represent your journey to parenthood.

The Rainbow After the Storm

Design a heartwarming pregnancy announcement featuring a vibrant rainbow, symbolizing the cherished arrival of a rainbow baby after a previous loss. This concept not only celebrates the upcoming addition to the family but also respectfully honors the fertility struggles that precede the rainbow baby’s arrival.

Our Never-Give-Up Journey to Baby Bliss

Create an honest visual timeline of milestones and setbacks, leading to a positive pregnancy test. You can pair the image with a caption that says, “Through every setback, with every injection, and in every tear, we now have proof that dreams really do come true when you never give up!”

Loading … Baby in Progress

This one’s for the computer lovers out there! Have an illustrator create a fun and lighthearted pregnancy announcement featuring a loading bar with the caption, “After a few glitches, we’re now Loading … Baby in Progress.”

Our Tiny Miracle is on the Way, Courtesy of a Special Angel

Share a heartwarming photo of your surrogate with angel wings behind them, as they hold an ultrasound image. This is a great way to announce your pregnancy and thank your special surrogate for helping bring your miracle into the world.

Our Love Story’s Perfect Plot Twist

Use an open storybook with an ultrasound image nestled within the pages to symbolize the perfect plot twist in your ongoing love story. Add a note that reads, “Our love story took an unexpected turn through IVF, and we’re overjoyed to announce the newest character joining us soon!” Or find a “plot twist” onesie and add your due date for a cute twist.

Whether it’s heartwarming photos, creative illustrations, or clever wordplay, the IVF pregnancy announcement you choose should reflect the joy and resilience that accompany the IVF process. They can reveal as much or as little of your journey as you prefer. As you embark on this exciting chapter, let these announcements serve as the first of many celebrations of this new beginning.