Announcing on April fools?..

nanipepi

was thinking of making our social-media announcement today on April fools.. Thought it would be funny but now having second thoughts. What do you all think?

sarabx

It's my birthday so I think that's a great idea! All though you may have speculation if your being serious or not! Lol

eah325

I know a lot of people who jokingly announce on April Fools. And I've had friends who have struggled with infertility, miscarriages etc who become devastated by the fact that people think it's a joke to announce fake pregnancies. I guess what I'm saying is be careful about it because you never know the challenges of those around you, so make sure it's clear you aren't joking.

shelbydd

eah325 said:

I know a lot of people who jokingly announce on April Fools. And I've had friends who have struggled with infertility, miscarriages etc who become devastated by the fact that people think it's a joke to announce fake pregnancies. I guess what I'm saying is be careful about it because you never know the challenges of those around you, so make sure it's clear you aren't joking.

This! It's very inappropriate to joke about something so personal that can effect people like that. Obviously yours wouldn't be a joke but I would be very careful.

relax&smile2

As someone who struggled with infertility, I would just lean towards not making it a joke. You never know who is going through it. It's painful enough to see people announce they are pregnant when you are constantly worried that it may never happen for you and potentially going through very painful procedures with a specialist. That's just my two cents though.

RositaRae

I struggled with infertility and loss myself. We are announcing on April Fools because we are pranksters and love this holiday. As someone who has gone through a very hard time getting pregnant, I don't see anything wrong or offensive about announcing on April Fools. I think it's a mean joke if it isn't true and you say "just kidding!" Since you are actually pregnant though, I don't see why you shouldn't!

thinkpink101

I briefly considered it too. Then I read a few blog posts about how fake pregnancy announcements are really hurting a lot of people and decided against it. Besides, I need to tell my family first, and our boys, which I'm really dreading. I will have to say something soon though.

PlainJane8350

I think it's O.K. because you're not joking. I've also had a miscarriage, so I'm not announcing on Facebook at all, but even if you were joking I wouldn't be offended. My miscarriage obviously affected me since I'm not announcing on Facebook at all, but not to the point where I'd judge you for an April Fool's joke. If you're really worried about offending people, then just text it to the people you really want to prank. My best friend is betting on how long it takes my mom to believe me. Have fun today!

LoveLee85

My view is you are not announcing a fake pregnancy, but a very real one! No reason why you cannot announce a very real pregnancy today. We are announcing in person to family on Easter!!!!! I'm over 4 months!!!! No idea how we kept it a secret so long other than im not showing yet. LOL

theglitteredpterodactyl

sarabx said:

It's my birthday so I think that's a great idea! All though you may have speculation if your being serious or not! Lol

Happy birthday, birthday twin! April Fools babies unite!

ETA I think it's fine to announce today, since it's not a joke and you actually are pregnant. I think the hurt comes from the false alarm, or the casual attitude people can have towards pregnancy, but that doesn't seem to be the case here. Granted I've also never dealt with any fertility issues, so I don't know how much my opinion should count.

lemondroplife

If I could have waited to tell everyone today, I would have done it. But since I have known since January and was over the moon with excitement I was not able to not tell everyone.

J0C0TX

I did.  And there was only one person who even questioned it. 

A fake one - HELL NO!  A real one when it's our 3rd and people will already be wondering are we crazy... that's ok

Have fune!!!

jenboston22

theglitteredpterodactyl said:

sarabx said:

It's my birthday so I think that's a great idea! All though you may have speculation if your being serious or not! Lol

Happy birthday, birthday twin! April Fools babies unite!

ETA I think it's fine to announce today, since it's not a joke and you actually are pregnant. I think the hurt comes from the false alarm, or the casual attitude people can have towards pregnancy, but that doesn't seem to be the case here. Granted I've also never dealt with any fertility issues, so I don't know how much my opinion should count.

Make that three... it's my birthday, too! I just turned the big 3-0

Mawmee

I have struggled with infertility and loss myself. I think fake announcements on April Fools Day are cruel, BUT I planned to announce today and thought it would funny to have that "ya ok, April Fools!" response. However, I didn't make it that long and announced on Monday lol. As long as it's the real deal, I think it's hilarious. My opinion.

kaybee03

I announced today, not thinking. I just wanted to make it until April and we did a gender reveal with family last night... I had some people make comments like I was lying... I would never make it up, just couldn't hold it in anymore. If it doesn't bother you to get skeptical comments, then go for it!

dreamofautumn

My cousin did and nobody can figure out if she's really pregnant!

LouLouLove

You're not joking, which means it's not terrible like people who announce fake pregnancies. However, when I do see people I announce on April 1st I usually ignore it. I feel like they're either being a tool or just choosing a poor day to announce and I'll wait for them to clarify later.