FB Announcement ideas?

Re: FB Announcement ideas?

• jmccall79 member

  May 2013

  I posted the ultrasound pic and said "I'd like you to me our Little Tater Tot(that was his nickname then and still is).  He/She is supposed to make their appearance on (and gave the due date)."   I wasn't single at the time, but I'm sure that it wouldn't have mattered.  Most people that "mattered" to me already knew, but that was my way of announcing to my FB world.

  

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• babymama619 member

  May 2013

  MelRC117:

  If you are inviting someone to the shower I would hope that they are close enough to you to tell with a phone call or person.nbsp; I would completely side eye an invite from someone that I wouldn't talk to enough to know that they are pregnant but just found out from Facebook and a shower invite. Completely gift grabby.I don't think having Facebook be the main source of announcement is the "classy" route.nbsp; If you want someone to know, tell them with a phone call or in person.nbsp; The people who will gossip or whatever it might be would probably not be people you would need to call/tell in person and will do whatever gossiping however you chose to post whether its a photo of the ultrasound announcing arrival date or just a simple "Happy to know that my little one is due and healthy!"

  
  
  Not sure why I'm going to justify to you, but I will. I've been a nanny for 15 years. After raising other people's children I will invite them to my shower and they will be happier than all get out for me, however we don't phone or text. Its a strange form of family. Also on my father's side I have 7 aunts and 30 cousins. We are not all close on a day to day basis but we do attend showers and weddings and get together a when we can. In my world it would actually be more rude not to invite people rather than just stick to my closest friends and family.
  Lastly, as far as gift grabby, one of my former families has five year old triplets and has offered me everything, I mean everything, so mostly I'll be registering for diapers and childproofing supplies.and FYI, FB is not my main form of announcement, my closest peeps already know and are super happy and supportive.

  
  

  

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• jmccall79 member

  May 2013

  I didn't use FB to tell "everyone" that I was pregnant.  Like I said in my pp, everyone that mattered, truly, already knew.  I used FB to tell people that I don't speak to on a regular basis, but keep up with here and there.  I did not use it as a "shower invitation" thing, it was purely an announcement.  I didn't take your post as you were going to use your FB announcement as a shower invite, but as a way to tell "the rest of the 'world'" that you're expecting and I think that's perfectly fine.  However, if you were saying that you were going to announce a shower invite on FB, without telling others that your expecting, I might find that a little odd...but again, I didn't take your original post as that is what you're planning on doing.

  

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• mel1987 member

  May 2013

  Any update on facebook will be fine, just post about your excitement for your LO. It's not a class thing or not. It's a way to let your FB friends updated in your life. Be happy! Post about your baby!

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