Did you announce on Facebook?

Ann679 · February 2012

If so, how did you do it?

boymomstrong · February 2012

We just made our announcement this morning. We put up a few pictures in an album labeled "Our Baby 2012" And people have been sending in the love all day!

Nothing fancy at all, we did not want to make a big deal out of this or any thing like that, we just wanted to put it out there so that our loved ones accross the country knew...

Its a little scarry to be officially "out", i feel a little like, "better not mess this up now! Too many people know!" But thats just me...

mandalinn25 · February 2012

We did, but right away. We were very open on FB and my blog about our infertility and IVF process. It isn't for everyone, but works for us. Good luck.

kzawisl · February 2012

I kept it simple. Uploaded a pic of me holding a onesie and let peopple figure it out....then after like an hour, i posted of pic of me holding TWO onesies (we're having twins) and then it REALLY got crazy.

snoangel79 · February 2012

Not till 29w... I am paranoid crazy though haha I posted a picture (the one below) and posted we are expecting boy and girl twins in less than 8 weeks! (I am having a c-section at 37w due to my complications). Amazing response <: it was really nice considering a lot of people knew my cancer history and I assume they thought I wasn't ever going to have children. Only a few close people know we did Donor egg though as it's not really anyone's business (we are going to tell our kids but don't want anyone to tell them beforehand). I assume people "think" I went through fertility treatments though...

MrsNap_515 · February 2012

we did...our families and close friends knew already.

but at halloween, me & my girflfriends at work all went as m&m's, with shirts we made, and i went as a yellow m&m, and i put a picture of a peanut with an arrow pointing down, saying "peanut inside due this spring" and that's how we broke the news to everyone else! my job went crazy, i work with kids, so all the moms were crying because many of them knew of our struggles, it was fun! then i posted a picture of me in my shirt on fb! it was fun

kelnyc · February 2012

Yep, even though a lot of people knew, many friends in FB land (and back in NYC and PA) did not. Mine was the pic of us holding hands in front of the "Bump Ahead" sign.

byrne15 · February 2012

I just put an u/s pic and said something like, "so excited for our new addition, coming this august". I thought about being creative, but I ended up just coming out with it.

vanessagorc · February 2012

I would not, it's just not my style. But I wouldn't steal that joy from dh if he wanted to (in the 2nd tri).

But if it suits you, go for it.

Mayan2011 · February 2012

vanessagorc:

I would not, it's just not my style. But I wouldn't steal that joy from dh if he wanted to (in the 2nd tri).

But if it suits you, go for it.

This.

MAbride0808 · February 2012

I want to and probably will not too far away. I was very vocal about our IF and many of my FB friends have been following. I just want to see a heartbeat before I post anything. Now I just have to think of something creative.....something I'm not.

naybird · February 2012

I did. After we got good results from our NT scan I broke the news. I said We are happy to announce that I'm pregnant! My 5th IVF cycle worked. Baby E is due in June and we are thrilled.

I've always been open about our struggles, so everyone was thrilled for us!! Also a couple friends reached out to me to let me know of their struggles and asked for advise and just wanted to talk. So I was happy I did it.

gidge · February 2012

I don't think I will but I know DH really wants to post an u/s pic as soon as I get the ok.

I'm sure the baby will come up on my Facebook at sometime but making a specific announcement doesn't feel right for me.

bumpuser6119831 · February 2012

I tag about 20 people in a picture that said baby on board. I have clients as friends on Facebook and I am not really to tell the world unless they ask.

SMF&ADS091507 · February 2012

We do plan on announcing on there, but it won't be for a while. I have no idea how we will do it, but I'm not too creative so it probably will be a more straightforward announcement.

lovebug33 · February 2012

We will when we know what flavor we are having!

Reilly626 · February 2012

A magazine cover that had Jen Aniston announcing twins- I'm a Jen with twins, I covered her face with my own, it was a hit. My husband wrote a nice announcent.

drubie · February 2012

mandalinn25:
We did, but right away. We were very open on FB and my blog about our infertility and IVF process. It isn't for everyone, but works for us. Good luck.

This. I posted "and baby makes 3..." when we had our ultrasound and saw the hb.

DrRx · February 2012

When we graduated to the OB I posted "I'm nurturing my inner child...literally!"

07may07 · February 2012

vanessagorc:
I would not, it's just not my style. But I wouldn't steal that joy from dh if he wanted to (in the 2nd tri).
But if it suits you, go for it.

Totally agree with this. We were fairly open with our journey but not to the point where all of our hundreds of facebook friends knew. Plus, I know that all the FB announcements I heard over the years sometimes stung and I guess I fear that I may have a friend or two on FB who might be struggling with IF and I don't want to hurt them.

DeputiesWife · February 2012

gidge:
I don't think I will but I know DH really wants to post an u/s pic as soon as I get the ok.
I'm sure the baby will come up on my Facebook at sometime but making a specific announcement doesn't feel right for me.

this is us.

DH doesnt post much on FB and asked me not to make an announcement -- I wasnt planning on it anyhow as it isnt my thing.

BIL takes our family photos and Im sure it will be obvious next time he posts them.

I mailed this to our family -- they're all out of state and also to our close friends here and back home.

aah1013 · February 2012

We announced last week (18 weeks). It was the anniversary of my husband's big car accident (what caused our IF in the first place). We said, "On the third anniversary of DH's accident, we are happy to announce that we are expecting a little girl in July!". We got a wonderful, supportive response. I'm happy we shared and happy that we waited this long. Had he not had a "anniversary" to announce on, we probably would have waited until week 24.

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