February 2013 Moms
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Who has/hasn't announced on FB yet...
For some reason I'm terrified to announce on FB. Everyone that we're close to already knows, work knows, distant family knows, etc. But yet, I keep delaying it... This is so not like me. I usually have the biggest mouth on the block! 
Anyone else experience an irrational fear of announcing on FB?
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Re: Who has/hasn't announced on FB yet...
I will never announce on FB and this is why.
I announced our last pregnancy on FB at 13 weeks thinking we were in the clear. Then we lost our baby girl two weeks later. For months I had random people (not close family and friends) asking about my pregnancy and then about the baby.
It was hideous.
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Mom to Ava 12.21.04 and Austin 10.22.06
BFP 12/5/11...natural m/c 12/23/11
Mom to Ava 12.21.04 and Austin 10.22.06
BFP 12/5/11...natural m/c 12/23/11
My super all about me birth story:
Then: Fraternal twins born at 26 weeks in 1983. Me: 640 grams. Brother: 840 grams. Family kept watch in the NICU for 5 months before being allowed to go home. On oxygen for a year and a half after being released.
Now: Me: PhD student and married. Brother: Lawyer and married.
Dad's wedding speech: Thank you to all the family who stood watch and prayed for our children's survival. Well now the little scrawny chicken is married. Who would've thought? (Thanks dad for making me laugh and cry at the same time).
My BFP Chart
We announced today after finding out we are having a girl. Posted some pictures from the ultrasounds we've had and of my bump. When baby is born I will not be putting pictures all over Facebook and want to keep my baby off of the internet. It will be just family and close friends getting pictures via text or maybe email. It's nice that Facebook has the "Add Life Event" feature and the added the ability to put Expecting on there. You can put your due date, the sex if you know it already and include a picture if you want.
Cheers to everyone!
I think that's a totally individual and personal choice
No real right or wrong to how/if/when you do it. Some people use FB to update really close family and friends all at once instead of making a bunch of calls (especially if everyone lives out of state), some people are really casual FB users who rarely log in, some post updates about EVERY FUGGING THING, some like to get into debates/convos and not really spread personal info, etc etc...
Only do it if it works for *you* - I don't think anyone should feel pressured to or not to reveal on FB
Right ovary removed 09.04.2012 via vertical laparotomy
Essure implant placed on remaining tube 06.13.2013; successful followup scan 09.30.2013
I've done this as well. Although my lovely husband decided to announce on his fb without mentioning it to me. I don't care so much, but one of our fb friends happened to be a patient at my ER that night and told me about it, and said congrats. We have many of the same friends because we went to high school together. I don't feel the need to announce on my fb though.
We won?t announce till after the babe is born. I have only told 2 members of my family - my "surrogate mother" and my sister.
Those friends who know are those who I will see in person.
I?m in no rush. We didn?t announce DS until after his birth either.
We have family all over the world so do use FB to post pics of DS and keep them updated on his adventures so have nothing against FB per se.
We are so thankful that our second daughter, Lillian Elizabeth "Lily", was born healthy and happy on February 11, 2013. We love her to pieces.
We lost our first daughter, Hannah Grace on May 4, 2011. She was buried on May 14 during a beautiful service at my home church. We are grateful that if she could not be here with us, that she is healed and whole with the Lord. We look forward to the day when we will get to meet her. We love her so much.
I won't "announce" the pregnancy, but yesterday, I posted that DD and I had doctors appointments, and that DD, baby and I were all doing fine. I wasn't going to say anything, but I was sick of feeling like i had to avoid mentioning the pregnancy on facebook. It is a big part of my life right now.
And with my last pregnancy, I announced it at 13 weeks, by posting an u/s picture. I lost the baby at 14. My mom posted a nice poem for me, so I didn't have to unsay it. I just took down the u/s pics once the wound wasn't so fresh.
I haven't yet because of my late loss. I may post at 24 weeks because I'm sure I'll get tagged in pics from a few weddings we will attend and my shower pics.
I have to say, after my loss, I posted about it and was overwhelmed with the support we received. We also had many friends who opened up to us in private messages about their losses.
I'm looking forward to posting because I know people will be happy to see that we are getting our second chance.