What’s going to be big for moms-to-be and new parents this year? This is what we predict:

Less-Than-12-Week Spill

Kate Middleton and Jessica Simpson announced their pregnancies earlier than the traditional 12 weeks. Why not everyone else? A poll of The Bump readers found that 58 percent of pregnant women let the cat out of the bag in the first trimester. Blame it on the trend of over-sharing on social media, or maybe just the fact that women reason that they’d want their friends and family to know the truth even if something  bad happened. So they’re telling early!

Neon in the Nursery

Want a bold look to baby’s nursery? We’ve seen neon colors on everything from wall art to diaper bags to strollers. Neon has stepped off the runway and on to baby gear!

Baby Name Trends

Celebs have been naming their babies after hues of the rainbow for years, but with emerald being the Pantone color of the year, our bet’s on naming babies after shades of green — think Hunter, Kelly, Jade, Fern and Forest. After all, Drew Barrymore did name her baby girl Olive in 2012.

What’s out in 2013? Naming your baby after a city, like Brooklyn, Paris or Austin. This year, moms will take a cue from Reese Witherspoon, who last year named her baby boy Tennessee, and try Georgia, Virginia, Carolina or even Montana.

Also on the rise this year are popular names from the beginning of the 20th century. Due to the Downton Abbey craze, more babies will be sporting names like Mary, Edith, Anna, Robert and Thomas.

Royal Baby Fever

Just as wedding dress designers’ collections were inspired by Kate Middleton’s wedding gown gown after her wedding day, we’ll see maternity clothing designers incorporating her maternity style into their designs. And moms-to-be will be emulating her pregnancy look! Also, expect to see lots of royalty-inspired baby gear and décor in stores. Everyone will want to copy the next prince or princess’s style, too!

New Ideas for Gender Reveals

The trend of announcing your baby’s gender has gone beyond cutting a cake to discover pink or blue filling. Once couple made a “Gangnam Style” themed dance video, and others have sent family members boxes filled with pink or blue helium balloons.

Another hot trend is the “ultrasound party,” where an ultrasound technician comes to your home during a party to show your close family and friends baby’s gender live and in person!

Mommymoons

You’ve heard of a babymoon (and maybe even a daddymoon), but now mommymoons are becoming increasingly popular. Don’t know what that means exactly? It’s when an expectant mom takes a trip or plans a party for a little R&R before the baby arrives — without her partner. We’ve heard of a beach getaway with fellow expecting mamas, heading to a spa resort or hosting an at-home mani-pedi party and prenatal yoga class with friends. It’s a great way to enjoy some “me” time before middle-of-the-night feedings and diaper changes become routine.

Sip and Sees

2013 will be the year of the “sip and see”: a postbirth bash hosted by the parents where friends and family stop by the house, sip some drinks and see the newborn. Baby showers for second and third babies can be controversial, but with a sip and see, parents can easily celebrate the birth of their new arrival in a new, different, more casual way.

What trends are you seeing with your pregnant and new mom friends?

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Chad and Camie Berry received the gift of a lifetime 14 years ago, welcoming their daughter Madisyn into the world after the couple endured five miscarriages. Today, the proud parents gush over their daughter and want to bring the same joy to other expectant moms and dads across the country by hosting sonogram parties at baby showers, venues and at the homes of soon-to-be moms and dads.

A sonogram party looks something like this: finger foods and drinks are passed around the room while the mother-to-be stretches out on an examining table and a technician moves the wand across her belly. Imaging equipment is hooked up to a TV screen or a computer monitor for all the room to see. Guests will get a sneak peek of what the baby-on-board will look like.

The Berry’s offer their costumers a “glimpse of your little miracle” by offering low-cost ultrasounds to couples celebrating the joy of their pregnancy. Miracles Imaging is the name of their company, and the parents work hand-in-hand: Camie, 38, is a certified sonographer and her husband, Chad, 37, is a former lab technician. As part of their package deal, they set up and bring massage tables and screens so that guests can view the baby (or babies!) with ease. The reason they love what they do? Berry and his wife are able to offer ultrasounds to their customers for about 70% off what they would normally pay at a doctor’s office, but they insist that their services should never replace a routine medical exam. They see their business as as a more affordable alternative to a 3-D image ultrasound.

Thinking about their favorite memory on the job together, husband Chad says, “The most touching one we ever did was for a couple in their 40′s trying to have a baby. She finally got pregnant and they planned a dinner at home but didn’t tell the parents. One of the grandparents (who had been diagnosed with cancer) was crying hysterically the whole time. He could watch it in his own home; it was the most rewarding experience to provide that to someone.”

Medical experts caution against the experience, though. The ACR (American College of Radiology) and the Food and Drug Administration, discourage having ultrasounds purely for entertainment and not for medical reasons.

While we don’t feel strongly one way or the other, we want to know how other women feel about sonogram parties: Would you ever want to go? Would you ever have one? Do you think it’s safe for baby and for mom?

Tell us your thoughts!

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