Anyone NOT announce on FB yet?

D&S724 · December 2012

I'm 18 weeks, and although family and friends know about my pregnancy, I haven't shared it on FB yet. I think it's because of my loss over the summer, coupled with the fact that I have placenta previa. I'm just not ready for the whole world to know yet.

A friend of mine, who is 12 weeks, just made her announcement. She's never had a m/c, so I'm kind of envious that she doesn't have that worry and doubt that comes with being PgAL. I wish I could feel the same way.

Honestly, I was debating even anoouncing on FB, but part of me wants that experience of sharing the joy, KWIM?

ZeeSunflowery1 · December 2012

I have a few friends that didn't even post about their pregnancies until they were nearly full term. There's nothing wrong with that...especially after going through a PgAL.

Do what feels right to you.

gogadgetgo · December 2012

I haven't yet and probably won't until after the holidays. There are still a few more people that we need to tell and are telling the ILs it's a boy on Christmas. I announced at 12w with my first. All the important people know so it would just be icing on the cake.

I had a friend who didn't really announce anything formally, just started talking about random pregnancy stuff. And another who announced when her son was born, nothing prior. Whatever works best for you!!

MermaidNM · December 2012

I haven't. And I haven't told my job. I have to tell my job soon though.

laurenann82 · December 2012

I haven't. MH really wants to tell all of his close friends and family in person, and there are some that he won't see until Christmas. I'm going to post our ultrasound picture after our anatomy scan on January 4th. Everyone important will know that I'm pregnant by then and it'll be a quick and easy way to let them all know if it's a girl or a boy.

CRLSMC2011 · December 2012

We haven't said anything and may not until baby is here. It is my first pregnancy and no history of problems in my family. It's partly a privacy thing (why do the people I know from high school who I haven't talked to in 15 years other than on FB need to know?) and partly being evil. We have friends who we are not going to see until March and haven't told and plan on just showing up to see their reaction. They knew we were TTC last year, so they won't be too surprised, but really excited.

lumosmaxima · December 2012

We haven't posted anything, but I think we might at some point - which I would have never said a few weeks ago. Don't push yourself into anything you're not comfortable with...give it some time and your mind may change, but if it doesn't, then oh well!

star510 · December 2012

I am 19 weeks 4 days and haven't announced yet. I've told family and close friends and a few select people at work, but it still isn't public knowledge yet. I'm just pretty private and haven't felt comfortable "announcing" yet. I have my a/s at 21 weeks 2 days, and if all goes well with that, I plan on announcing on Facebook.

I have no history of loss, but one of my friends had a miscarriage at 12 weeks earlier this year. She announced at 10 weeks and was devastated to untell everyone two weeks later. That same friend is now pregnant again and 10 weeks behind me (she's 9 weeks now). She announced on Facebook this time around at 4 weeks. I was shocked she would announce so soon given what happened earlier this year. She said previously she was so stressed about keeping it a secret that this time she just wanted everyone to know. It's a very personal decision, and for everyone it is different.

maysmiles · December 2012

Im 20 weeks this weekend and I havent announced on FB yet. I just had my anatomy scan and until the doc calls me with the official good to go confirmation Im keeping the news to myself. Coworkers, friends and family know, but most of out of town friends still dont know since that's what I use FB for.

JulieK79 · December 2012

We haven't posted anything on FB yet, but we will once we have our ultrasound on January 2nd. Our family knows, as well as closer friends, but we wanted to wait until later on to announce to the whole FB world.

katwoman08 · December 2012

I haven't and don't plan on it. I'm not on FB all like that. I didn't last time either. Some folks I know posted some congratulations and stuff after DS was born and of course people didn't know what was going on so that is when I told/confirmed that I was pregnant. LOL.

April! · December 2012

I haven't either. I think we'll do it after the AS on January 4. Most of my family, and all of the friends I see regularly already know.

I also had a loss and remember how hard it was to see other people's announcements. One of my friends was due a week before my loss EDD and she was particularly obnoxious, with constant tummy photos including some of her bare bump. I don't want to be like her!

But I also want to share our happiness. Another friend just announced she is due in June, and I have to admit I'm a little envious of both her confidence and of all the nice comments she got!

MinnesotanMom · December 2012

I waited until we knew the gender and everything looked OK on the 20 week ultrasound. Now I plan to post sometime after Christmas, after I've told those close to me that it's a girl. But I think any decision is fine.

fancefpp · December 2012

I haven't and won't announce on FB. I might post a pic after he is born. You don't need to post on FB for the world to know if you are uncomfortable with it. Totally understandable!

LN1024 · December 2012

M husband and I already put on FB that we are expecting our little one in May. I think either decision is fine. However I do not understand when people make the decision based on them not wanting people they haven't talked to in years or that they don't care enough about to know... why are they one of your FB friends then?

pnutg · December 2012

Ill probably announce on fb when the babys born!

SandiaPinaMama · December 2012

My sister didn't ever announce on fb, and then just starting posting cute baby pics. There were many people who she doesn't talk with often who were very hurt that she never even told them she was expecting.

whirlygirl00 · December 2012

I didn't because I was bleeding and having some complications. I have my a/s on Monday and if things are looking good I will probably announce it on Christmas along with the sex if baby cooperates.

pamelakate910 · December 2012

I'm also PgAL and I'm not talking about my pregnancy on FB AT ALL! Barely told family and friends. My Husband and his family are OVER THE MOON excited and my side of the family and I are mostly just scared. My m/c was pretty devastating. I waited until almost 15 weeks to tell family that we were expecting. My side of the family understands my wish to privacy but apparently my hubby's side doesn't quite get it because I seem to be the topic of conversation at all holiday get togethers (he has a large extended family) and even when his mother runs into childhood friends in the grocery store. I have gotten so many phone calls and text messages in the past month from people I haven't talked to in at least 10 years it's not even funny. I had to unfriend people and put more privacy on my FB so that it wouldn't be all over the place.

scrgl · December 2012

We didn't put anything on fb and probably won't. We see our friends a lot and told all of them and our families, called/skyped with out of town friends, and some of them have told other people, which is fine, but we're strange and don't like to put "announcements" of any sort on fb. Don't mind when other people do, but not our thing. I'm sure pictures of me with a baby belly will get posted/tagged, which is fine, and I'm sure we'll post a few pictures after the baby is here (which will probably surprise the fb "friends" that we haven't told because we don't talk to them often!).

ippichic · December 2012

Haven't announced on FB and probably won't. I'll probably post pics after LO is born, but nothing else.

EMLarie · December 2012

I'm not announcing it on FB at all. We've told family and the people who we actually talk to face to face, plus a few long distance friends.

RachelandEduardo · December 2012

We have not annouced on FB and don't plan to. I haven't had a previous loss but we just are not entirely comfortable with it. Neither of us use FB to make personal annoucements and feel like it would be weird to start now. If someone happens to post a photo of me pregnant thats fine..

gradmommy13 · December 2012

We didn't announce and aren't planning on it. We also had 4 losses, but that's not the main reason why we're not announcing. We just don't feel comfortable sharing such personal info on Facebook (I honestly have absolutely no problem with other people doing it, though).

krwact · December 2012

As another PgAL mama, I too have no plans to announce on Facebook. I rarely post updates on myself anyway, mostly just comment on other people's. As a PP mentioned too, other people's pregnancy posts hurt a lot during my IF and m/c (which almost no one knew about) and I just hate to think I'd be causing someone else that kind of pain. I've toyed with the idea of posting about my struggles and announcing at the same time but that feels icky to me for a few reasons. I don't know exactly how I'll handle it once he's born.

ashleyh828 · December 2012

I was actually having the same thoughts!

I had a missed miscarriage last February. I was worried about annoucing and then something happening.

I have also contemplated annoucing because I know how it felt after the miscarriage seeing everyone posting their announcements. I literally cried everyone annouce we are pregnant or we are expecting a...

Then I deactivated my fb because I couldn't do it anymore. I felt like I was torturing myself. Then I finally became okay with it. August was the first time I didn't cry when I found out someone else we knew was expecting. Then we conceived.

I have since gone back on fb, but have struggled with posting because I wonder if anyone is feeling the way I felt.

MaggieMooMom · December 2012

I have not announced on FB yet either. I also had a loss over the summer and was more hesitant with my announcements this go around. We did announce to family around Thanksgiving and to the rest of our friends via our xmas cards that went out two weeks ago.

I plan on announcing on FB next week after we find out the sex.

girlontheway · December 2012

I'm also 18 weeks and have not announced on facebook. I'm not too sure I even will. Don't get me wrong, when I found out I was pregnant I wanted to shout it from the roof tops, but i think posting it on facebook would just create annoying problems, open myself up to poor advice and create some jealousy with some people I know, but am not close too. I want my pregnancy to be special and full of love.

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