Are you going to announce your pregnancy on FB?

brunette mac · September 2010

So are you going to announce on facebook that you're pregnant?!

I don't know if I will...probably not. I will announce that the baby is born haha. I'd love all the attention but as fun as that is, I wouldn't enjoy announcing sad news and there is always that risk. What do you think?

ManiacMcGee · September 2010

Yep. I'm going to do it sometime after the first tri. I don't really see why not.

Heather & Nayt · September 2010

I think I will announce after my first u/s or into the 2nd tri. I am not 100% sure yet, but I do have some fb friends who are having trouble trying to get pregnant and I want to be respectful of them too.

sakura · September 2010

I definitely won't 1st tri, if not longer. I had a MC though so I am extra paranoid. Plus, it took us a year to get pg again and I know how difficult it is to constantly read pg updates from FB.

TheCricket · September 2010

I have only really friended people I know well, so announcing it is NBD. Now, if I had friended my entire senior class, everyone I had ever met and a ton of people I barely knew, I might not.

robbie3982 · September 2010

I definitely will, but not until some time in 2nd tri.

cassiejo84 · September 2010

We did after seeing the heartbeat on u/s. There is always a risk that I'll have bad news to share later, but I'd rather friends and family hear it from us than "through the grapevine".

beachmama321 · September 2010

Yes I am but not until after my first appointment and maybe not until my second trimester once the risk of mc lowers. I plan on posting pictures so I figure I should announce it too! It's part of the experience and the fun

inlovewithB · September 2010

Not yet. I have changed the settings on mine and DH's facebook accounts, so that no one can write on our walls or tag us in photos. We want to get through at least the 1st Tri before it gets out on FB.

marhar7106 · September 2010

I already did. I was too excited not to share. I already had my first u/s, but it was early and I still haven't seen the heartbeat yet. Hopefully I'll be seeing it on Wednesday. It does make me a little nervous telling everyone so early, but I'm trying to live in the moment right now and celebrate that I am pregnant right now and hope everything works out as planned.

Temp38995750004016 · September 2010

We are announcing to friends via Christmas cards. I'll probably post something on FB late second tri, or just let them figure it out by photos...I post a lot of photos of myself and DH.

LadyXaverian · September 2010

My next appointment is next week at 11w5d. After the appointment, if the heart beat sounds strong, I will let my husband, parents, and sister announce on their FBs. They've all been itching to let the cat out of the bag.

I probably won't personally announce it, but their announcements will send people over to my page with Congrats. That's fine by me.

LegalLadyBug · September 2010

We still haven't even told ILs yet. We're waiting till we hear the heartbeat to tell them and probably wont tell FB until close to end of 1st tri. I had a friend who told FB early 2 times and both times ended in m/c so she had to go back and tell everyone. I know some people don't mind and want the support but I don't think I could do it so I'm trying to avoid that scenario.

Nechie122 · September 2010

Do people even still use Facebook anymore? I have an account and the FB iPhone app, and it seems the updates are getting fewer and fewer. I think the kids have all jumped over to FourSquare. Anyway, I'm going to be all old-school and just, like, tell people. In person. Very retro.

Hotomale · September 2010

I was thinking of posting something after the 20 week scan so we can say that DS is getting a brother/sister.

krisnogard · September 2010

I will after the first trimester.. I learned from a friend who announced hers very early. It was heartbreaking for her when people kept facebooking her and asking how the baby was doing and she had to answer back that she lost it at 11 weeks.

Mrs.Ginger0718 · September 2010

I just did friday night. I had my first appt friday afternoon, and my doctor said that I'm in the clear to tell people. We have a lot of people that live out of town, and that we talk to, but not all that much, so we decided to post it. Now, I won't be posting about every episode of ms or every single time I feel the baby kick (like some of my friends do) but I will do small updates and let people know about the website updates, so if they want to see what's going on, they can do it on their free will, not reading it on their wall.

MissLadyTay · September 2010

No. Definite no.

EmandChris08 · September 2010

We're going to announce around 15 weeks or so. I'm still planning to wait a few more weeks to announce at work (just started a new job), so I will announce after that. I also want to make sure that I finish telling close family and friends in person (or over the phone) before making the announcement. We've already told most of our friends and all of our immediate families, but there are still a few more people in our lives who would probably be hurt if they found out through facebook rather than hearing it from us personally!

nadine21404 · September 2010

We FB announced last year at 11 weeks after having a successful appointment and seeing the baby and hb on an ultrasound. 1 week later I went for my NT scan and found out the baby had passed in the last week. I had a missed miscarriage due to a possible chromosone abnormality. That mc was so hard to post but the overwhelming support and prayers from everyone helped me get through it.

I am VERY cautious about doing it this time though... WIll definately wait until 13 weeks at the least... may wait until anatomy scan too. Only time will tell.

thediarywithin · September 2010

I already announced it by just putting a picture up that says we are expecting. Some people haven't noticed a thing others are slowly seeing it. It's been interesting to say the least.

rowanthefrog · September 2010

Yes....after the NT scan.

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collyflower · September 2010

Yes - after we confirm a heartbeat. This is what we did for DD.

JenWhite123 · September 2010

I actually just deactivated my FB account. I felt like I was spending too much time on FB.

luvdv8 · September 2010

I didn't last time and I won't this time- everyone that needs to know will find out from us in person/over the phone.

MrsB*7*21 · September 2010

luvdv8:
I didn't last time and I won't this time- everyone that needs to know will find out from us in person/over the phone.

This exactly!

I'm from a small town so word will spread quickly enough without putting it on facebook. So many of my facebook 'friends' are people that I don't see or talk to anymore so I don't really care if they know I'm pregnant. I also had a m/c in May and am so glad that I hadn't said anything on fb, I don't need all those people knowing my business. I plan to tell or call all of my extended family and my friends sometime after first tri.

august06mom · September 2010

Nechie122:
Do people even still use Facebook anymore? I have an account and the FB iPhone app, and it seems the updates are getting fewer and fewer. I think the kids have all jumped over to FourSquare. Anyway, I'm going to be all old-school and just, like, tell people. In person. Very retro.

LOL. Guess you didn't see this:

https://articles.cnn.com/2010-09-10/tech/facebook.google.time_1_mark-zuckerberg-facebook-web-users?_s=PM:TECH

Um, yeah, people are still using Facebook.

As for me, I won't announce on Facebook. I don't have a million friends, but I'll probably tell the people who I truly care to know in person. Everyone else can find out when I post pictures.

bunnybaby11 · September 2010

I am still very undecided and i do agree with some of the pp. The people who are closest to us will know/already know. The others they can be told in person. It's a catch i do have a lot of friends on there from HS and College but i rarely if ever see them and do not care if they know or not. Time will just tell I guess.

c446784 · September 2010

my Dr. told me not to put it it on fb yet. we have not told our parent's yet... waiting to tell them in person and when both are here,.. two weeks... I am waiting at until I am at 10 weeks to tell most of our friends..We know too many people that told everyone than had m/c during the first trimester... so I think it is a bit too early..

As far as fb goes maybe when we find out the gender.

soon to be Mrs. Connolly · September 2010

Nope

mrstommyp · September 2010

I think I will just post a pic of DD in a Big Sister shirt and see who notices, lol. Everyone I am super close to will of course get to hear it from me either in person, or over the phone depending on how far away they are. We will wait until after my first appointment at 8 weeks to tell anyone however.

jandaj1359 · September 2010

I might announce on FB after 20 weeks. It's definitely not a priority.

CutieBean79 · September 2010

Yea, we did it at 12w3d...couldn't wait to share the news.

heylee · September 2010

Yes in my 2nd trimester and after I tell my dad in person once he gets back here .

The_Quiet_One · September 2010

Maybe, but there are a lot of people we want/need to tell in person or over the phone first. Might just post some u/s photos at some point and see if anyone notices.

MrsManning10 · September 2010

I really didn't want to do a whole announcement, but my sister keeps pushing the issue... So, I figured that what I will do is just let her make an announcement that she is going to be an aunt. She is not married, and I'm her only sibling, so anyone that is close to us will "get it". This won't be until we are past 1st tri.

purpledawgy · September 2010

I was outed at 7 weeks by someone else.

Aprilynn0206 · September 2010

Yep- we are. We have a lot of friends and family that primarily keep up with us on FB. Life is very busy for us so it will allow us to share the news with those who we would like to have time to see/speak with but haven't had the chance.

kaube · September 2010

We told both sets of parents, the siblings and their SO's as soon as we got our BFP. (We are close families) We also told a couple of close friends each. Our rule was we only told the people we would tell if something happened. We have had one ultrasound at 6 1/2 weeks where we saw the heartbeat, but are still waiting until our ultrasound at 12 weeks to tell the extended family. Once they all know we will FB announce (probly around 15 weeks)

comfortable · September 2010

TheCricket:
I have only really friended people I know well, so announcing it is NBD. Now, if I had friended my entire senior class, everyone I had ever met and a ton of people I barely knew, I might not.

Ditto for me, I've deleted people I don't really talk to and am really selective about who I add, so only people I am close with should see the announcement.

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