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SweetJenna
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How did you announce your pregnancy on FB...if you did?
SweetJenna
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The first time around I wasn't on FB so I didn't tell anyone that way, I just told my boss today, so I no longer need to keep it a secret. So I'm looking for a creative or interesting way to announce it.
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Re: How did you announce your pregnancy on FB...if you did?
I will never post it on fb that just seems so creepy to do to me. So many ppl on that site that I am more acquaintances with than real life friends. Any real life friends would be pretty insulted that they had to learn about it that way as opposed to making it more personal and picking up the phone. That is the plan or to tell them in person.
I think a pic of the sono is a cute idea and send it in a pic message on the phone. Not sure if I will do that ,just a thought.
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This is not a slam against you, but I think that FB pregnancy announcements are so lame-o. They just seem pretty unnecessary to me. I'll tell the important people in person when I'm ready to share the news.
Some people can't share the important news in person.
Everyone I am friends with are IRL friends, but some live out of the country so things like phone calls just don't happen.
I am a chef and announced this way: Trying a new recipe out, it's called bun in the oven, bake at 98.6 degrees for 9 months.
Yeah, I don't think it's weird at all. I'm only facebook friends with people I am friends with in real life, or my gigantic Italian family. There's no way I could, or would want to, call everyone! But I really hate talking to people on the phone, so maybe that has something to do with it...
As for how I will 'announce' it... not sure yet. Probably just post a picture of the little blobby once we get one!
I just put up my u/s picture as my profile pic and the first person to comment said, "Something we should know?" and I said, "No, it's self-explanatory....I'm due May 15."
Also, only people on my FB are ones I talk to. I don't have old high school people or work acquaintances. I do have a few distant relatives but I've blocked them from seeing my posts.
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In order, I posted this video (which is how we told DH's dad and stepmom who had been in Europe for the past 8 weeks)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9logWahZi8
Then I posted some pics from the NT scan and I said "today I am thankful for plums, elastic waist pants, and the reason I'm obsessed with both: Ethan's baby brother or sister, due in April."
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I don't think it's weird either. We have lived all over the country and have friends spread out all over. It's not possible to call everyone. And when I think of it in reverse, I love seeing the posts of my friends that I don't talk to regularly announcing they're pregnant. I wouldn't know otherwise, I figure that's what FB is for anyway, keeping up with people that you don't necessarily talk to everyday.
Sorry I don't have a clever way to announce it, I just wanted to weigh in on the weirdness issue.
My sister did something really cute. She said...
Wanted to let you all know that I have been diagnosed with the Egyptian Flu. There is no vaccine. I just have to wait nine months and then I will be a mummy.
Ok, it was actually kind of lame, but it made me giggle.
I tagged my husband and a post, and wrote that we were expecting our first child.
I had already told the important people, like my folks, grandparents, aunts & uncles, and close friends. But since alot of our extended family and friends were on Facebook, it seemed the easiest way to let everyone know.
It never crossed my mind some would consider it tacky or w/e.
I am going to tell anyone of importance directly, but I do have tons of old friends on facebook who I chat with on there but definitely don't get together with. I figure if I don't post it myself, then someone else is bound to post it on there, so I would rather be in control.
I plan to put up baby pictures of DH and I as my profile picture.
We called family and told them already. We specifically asked for NO FB posts because we haven't told friends yet. When we're ready, we're going to contact personally our close friends and let them know. However, I have too many contacts on FB that are old friends from HS that I got back in touch with, etc. that are still friends but aren't that close. 150 phone calls or personal visits is just a bit much for me, so, once we've told the most important people, we'll be making a FB post to let everyone else in on it. I don't think it's tacky, but, everyone has to do what feels right for them personally.
I think posting a sonogram pic or a pic of me in a shirt that advertises the pregnancy (this is our 1st) will be the way we do it.
That is adorable!!
I don't think it's weird to post it on fb..I'm not friends with anyone that I don't actually know, and I've already told family & close friends in person. So in a few weeks, I'll probably put something up on fb. I still care about friends that I was very close to in high school and college, but have drifted away from after moving away..and I am thrilled for them when they announce an engagement, or a pregnancy, or a new home. And I'm sure that some will be really excited to hear my news too!
IMO, the whole point of a fb is to keep in touch with people and let them know what's going on. If you don't want anyone but the people you talk to regularly to know anything about your life, then just tell those people when you talk to them and delete fb..Don't get me wrong I'm definitely not one of those serial status updaters who is 24-7 on fb and telling everybody my every move..(I hate that!) but I don't think its weird at all to want to tell people you know about something so exciting!!
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I concur.
I put up a picture of Kate in her Big Sister shirt. No announcement needed.
I'm also pretty sensitive to the fact that several of my FB friends are having tttc, so the little games and subtle clues are pretty annoying and hurtful to them.
I'm the same say. I posted an announcement that we're expecting, but I will not be posting any pictures.
I'm a FB junkie since I left TB 6 months ago (obvs I'm back now! haha!) I guess some people have randoms on their FB, but I don't really.
Anyway, we had pro pics taken last week and I will be posting a picture that we took of my DS in his big brother shirt. I think it's cute
Ditto. Make a phone call if you can't tell them in person.
... is craving pickles and ice cream.
(I might steal that idea).
I think that is where Facebook gets particularly handy -- the status updates after the big news. Once it's just "the latest appointment went fine," no one wants to be contacting everyone individually. Or fielding multiple update requests.
I'm not announcing until I hit the 2nd trimester, which is the Thursday right before Halloween. My husband actually just said tonight that I should announce it by saying "name just came up with the perfect Halloween costume - an expectant mother!" (and he'd put expectant father).
I think it's a cute idea, so I might use it.
I use FB as a way to keep in contact with friends that are now scattered across the country. I don't think it's lame at all to announce on FB - sometimes you just can't make tons of phone calls. I barely want to talk to anyone on the phone these days, since I've been so sick with m/s.
I updated my status as, "is harboring a feisty fugitive, expected to arrive in April 2011!" It got a TON of responses.
I'm on FB and still didn't decide to announce it on there. My personal choice not to, but you can if you want.
My husband and I announced our pregnancy with a puzzle that we came up with. You are free to use it. We announced at Thanksgiving and handed this puzzle out to everyone to see who can figure it out first! It was fun.
https://www.thebump.com/pictures/Keywords/all/details/439247/
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