Anyone NOT posting on FB

K-hart · January 2011

I'm just wondering if anyone is waiting to post on FB? I don't know, maybe it's just me, but I'm just not comfortable with the idea quite yet. I'll probably wait until my next OB appointment which is at 16 weeks before I post anything (I'm 12 weeks now). I know that baby is doing fine, I'm just not ready to share with the entire FB world yet.

Is anyone else waiting?

newbmom347 · January 2011

Me! I don't know if/when I'm going to post an announcement on FB. I'm sure it will come out at some point, but I don't see why it's necessary to make a "formal" announcement. The majority of my "friends" are people that I only stay in touch with because of and through facebook and my close friends and family members that are also FB friends already know. For me personally, it just seems unnecessary.

gone_awry · January 2011

I don't think I'll announce anything on FB aside from the results of the gender/anatomy scan at 20 weeks. I'll only even do that because I have a lot of family on my FB page and it's easier to make an announcement on FB than to email.

callen3 · January 2011

I'm looking forward to sharing our news on FB. But I'm going to wait till we hit 2nd trimester.

tiff012982 · January 2011

I'm not posting anything and asked those that know not to post yet. I am going to wait until screening is complete, probably 13 weeks or so.

UCONNHuskies · January 2011

I don't plan on posting anything. Of course, I'm sure someone will accidently out me before 6mths, but so far so good about the few people we've told keeping quiet. I've suffered a loss, and have many friends who have also, so I don't want to make them sad by having to read about it and my every thought, as some of my friends have done/continue to do.

harri339 · January 2011

I'm not posting anything until I put up a picture of our 20 week anatomy scan. I haven't told anyone besides our immediate families, so I don't want the girl I shared a locker with in sixth grade to find out before my friends.

NFG0603 · January 2011

Waiting and most likely not posting - well in a status update that is! I may even turn off my wall so that folks cannot "congratulate" me publicly. If I do post pictures as I am further along I am sure people will comment but that will be far less than having it show up on my wall and subsequently in the news feed!

It is totally a sign of the times however, I am not sure how I feel about posting pregnancy and u/s pictures on a social media site.... just me...

tourqeyes · January 2011

I probably wouldn't if I had a million friends on there, but I have kept it to my closest friends and family, so I think I will in a few weeks.

callen3 · January 2011

harri339:
I'm not posting anything until I put up a picture of our 20 week anatomy scan. I haven't told anyone besides our immediate families, so I don't want the girl I shared a locker with in sixth grade to find out before my friends.

Wow. I had to re-read that. Upon first glance, I thought you were saying that you are a sixth grade student. Duh! My brain doesn't work right sometimes.

By the way, the 20 week scan is a great way to share.

Augustmama1113 · January 2011

I probably won't share anything on Facebook. I'm annoyed with all of the hype on posting engagements/pregnancies on Facebook. Plus I've learned about too many pregnancies on Facebook when I should have received a phone call or email about it.

chelfe22 · January 2011

I will probably post something after my NT scan. I just don't feel comfortable yet. I wasn't going to post at all but then I realized there are just too many people to tell and I am not up to calling/texting all of them so FB is easier.

SarahPLiz · January 2011

I've decided Im not posting anything. After our next appointment, and I hear the HB, we will unleash our parents on the world and I'm sure everyone that needs to know will, in about 5 minutes. My mom works at my hometown elementary school so she can tell the whole town in 2 seconds flat. Also, my mom's family has a newsletter every Sunday (like a chain email) so we'll announce that way. Then Im sure it wil make its way to FB.

kjgilhoo · January 2011

This is why I am waiting to post. Until I have chance to call/email my friends and family from home I really don't want them to have to find out through FB. That being said, I may private message people through facebook to fill them in, but won't shout it out in a general status.

fancefpp · January 2011

I'm not posting it on FB at all. If someone puts something on my wall, I don't care, but i'm not updating my FB status with pregnancy news. I kind of think it is a little annoying when a pregnancy woman only posts about their pregnancy, like they have lost their identity.

Matt Dvorak · January 2011

I'm waiting at least a month or two. I just saw a fb friend post today about a baby in June - sounds like a good time to me to come out to everyone!

Oneday82 · January 2011

I do want to eventually post something on facebook, but I'm not really sure when/how. Maybe once I start really showing I'll feel more comfortable announcing!

myownparis · January 2011

I'm waiting. I won't get an ultrasound until 18-20 weeks, but will probably hear the the heart beat at my appt next week. I might post after that.

belleaur · January 2011

I'm waiting until mid February. I have a group of girlfriends that I really want to tell in person before I tell the rest of the world and we are having a girls night in February. I will announce it then.

TanyaKM · January 2011

callen3:
I'm looking forward to sharing our news on FB. But I'm going to wait till we hit 2nd trimester.

Same here. I've ignored a lot of friend requests because I want Facebook to be actual friends, not random people I hardly know (does that make me a b!tch?). As a result, I really do want to share my news on FB... we're military, so a lot of our friends live in other places. But, I want to wait until second tri before I say anything.

nhinze01 · January 2011

I think that I will probably post a picture after my NT scan on 2/4. I will be 13 weeks by then. Everyone close to me knows already, but we are waiting to tell our 4 year old until then and I was to keep the "Are you excited to be a big brother"? questions to a minimum.

tourqeyes · January 2011

TanyaKM:

callen3:
I'm looking forward to sharing our news on FB. But I'm going to wait till we hit 2nd trimester.

Same here. I've ignored a lot of friend requests because I want Facebook to be actual friends, not random people I hardly know (does that make me a b!tch?). As a result, I really do want to share my news on FB... we're military, so a lot of our friends live in other places. But, I want to wait until second tri before I say anything.

This. I've had some people get upset about that and not understand, but it's how I choose to keep my information and facebook page.

atack · January 2011

I won't be announcing it on FB. I am sure once I am showing and pictures show up they will speak for themselves!

babybchbum · January 2011

I've decided that those who need to know or want to know will find out on their own. there is no need to make a major announcement on FB.

DH's cousin did this as soon as she found out and I feel like this is going to be the longest 9 months because of her constantly posting her ailments.

andersjc · January 2011

I'm really not a fan of posting our announcement on FB but MH will most def want to (he's so excited for everyone to know). So I may let him say something after the anatomy scan and I will just "like" his status. I'm still thinking about it though.

Themetastic · January 2011

I am undecided. If I do post on FB, it won't be until I am around 15-16 weeks. We are going to start spreading the news around 12 weeks and I want to make sure all the important people know before posting anything on FB.

snoopy3319 · January 2011

I don't think we'll do any formal announcement. My close family and friends already know, so we'll just leave it at that. I've already had a few eager family members make comments that I've had to erase. I'm just not in the mood for some acquaintances to find out and make comments.

Fisherman'sWife · January 2011

I will probably put something on FB, but not until well into the second tri when all of my friends and family have been personally notified.

I just don't want there to be a bunch of "Congratulations" posts on my wall but not let everyone know what its about.

alioopsiedaisy · January 2011

5953fpp:
I'm not posting it on FB at all. If someone puts something on my wall, I don't care, but i'm not updating my FB status with pregnancy news. I kind of think it is a little annoying when a pregnancy woman only posts about their pregnancy, like they have lost their identity.

this exactly.

Chitown chic · January 2011

cbruckner32:

I probably won't share anything on Facebook. I'm annoyed with all of the hype on posting engagements/pregnancies on Facebook. Plus I've learned about too many pregnancies on Facebook when I should have received a phone call or email about it.

This exactly! Plus after taking a year-plus to concieve, I remember getting annoyed at friends whose every status update mentioned their pregnancies, and vowed not to be like that when I got KU.

frenchybri44Wed140111 · January 2011

I'm in the same boat. I'm 10 weeks now but definitely want to wait before I post anything. I'm ok with telling people in person and our families and most of our friends know, but there's something different about Facebook... I'm not sure what it is but I'm just not yet comfortable with saying anything about the pregnancy to that many people, a lot of whom I'm not even that close with.

I have had the occasional post from other people that could totally out me, but I've just deleted them and mentioned to the person individually that we're keeping it off of Facebook for now.

emd2887 · January 2011

I'm still undecided about the FB post. We're not planning on announcing it to the majority of our friends until about week 13, but if one of my own family members posts something about it in their own status we might have to say something. I figure I can control what people write on my own wall, but if one of my aunts/cousins/siblings writes something, we'll end up "coming out" sooner than anticipated. I went through a gigantic friend purge over the weekend so that the only people I'm friends with are family members and people I actually see/talk to so that if something does inadvertently get said, it's only people I would want to know who find out. We'll see what happens and play it by ear.?

laurenbncha# · January 2011

Am I the only one that thinks that making a single pregnancy announcement is =/= to losing my identity and sharing every moment of my pg with FB?

Also, while I realize that this might not be a popular opinion, I think that feeling like everyone you know is going to be disappointed to find out on FB vs a call or an email is a little off. I feel like sharing on FB is the least intrusive way to share a pregnancy. Yes, I'm excited about it, but I'm not going to pretend like it's the biggest thing in all of my friends and families lives right now.

MonAndMax · January 2011

laurenbncha#:
Am I the only one that thinks that making a single pregnancy announcement is =/= to losing my identity and sharing every moment of my pg with FB?

Also, while I realize that this might not be a popular opinion, I think that feeling like everyone you know is going to be disappointed to find out on FB vs a call or an email is a little off. I feel like sharing on FB is the least intrusive way to share a pregnancy. Yes, I'm excited about it, but I'm not going to pretend like it's the biggest thing in all of my friends and families lives right now.

I completely agree with you. I mean people announce what they eat for breakfast every morning, so I don't think one post about a pregnancy is obnoxious. I do end up hiding people from my news feed who ONLY post (usually to complain) about their pregnancy/baby, but that's a whole different extreme.

I am telling my close friends whom I see or talk to regularly in person, and after that I will make an announcement on FB and then that will probably be it until we know the gender, and then when the baby is born. But, I don't post a lot on FB anyway, so ymmv.

Jamers822 · January 2011

I want to post something eventually but I am definitely still waiting. My problem right now is that I am facebook friends with some of my co-workers and I am not ready for work to know. I am more concerned that as more people find out somehow it will make its way onto facebook (someone congratulating me on my wall). I might post something after our 15 week appointment or after our anatomy scan. But I am not ready to post anything for awhile.

MrsW801 · January 2011

I'm not sure yet if I will post any formal announcement at all, but definitely not doing anything until later down the road, maybe after the anatomy scan.

gala818 · January 2011

I am not going to be posting a status update on FB. I have quite a few people on my FB page that do not even know me anymore and want this to remain a personal experience. My family members and friends will find out after 1st trimester.

amama87 · January 2011

I'm still on the fence about whether I will make a "formal" announcement on fb. Part of me feels its unnecessary because the important people will already know, and another part of me would like to share the news. I still have some time to think about it because I have some health issues that could affect this pregnancy, so I probably would not post anything until we know the gender anyway.

MrsMiller1002 · January 2011

I've already told my fam and close friends. I think I'll post either after I hear the heartbeat or at 12-13 weeks. I dont see the harm in telling people, after the 1st trimester. If people are friends on your FB then chances are they are or were a friend at some point in your life. so why not share the good news! (unless your a 15 year old girl who got KU and doesnt know whos the father, I say tell the world!)

My husband and I's good friends are already so happy for us.

But I have a rule that until we're in 2nd tri, we only tell the people we would feel comfortable telling if something went wrong.

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