Will you announce on FB?

jen-and-ryon · October 2013

My annoying MIL has taken it upon herself to announce that today is my due date and she can't wait to see the baby (she also misspelled my daughter Kendall's name!) (I corrected her) So now everyone and their uncle knows and is asking for updates. (Update: there are none!)

Will you be posting on FB when your going to the hospital or do you have an annoying in law/parent to do it for you?

CherryHolly · October 2013

I will probably post after she has arrived. I don't see the need to give everyone a play by play. But then again, I have already posted when my scheduled induction is.

BrittanyCupcakes · October 2013

I'm not sure if I'll announce it or not. I think we'll just call/text the important people, and then post an update later on after she's born. I've had a few friends that expect me to tell them the minute we go to the hospital so they can be there, and we aren't that close, so that's so not happening.

BlessUrHeart29 · October 2013

I don't think I'll post when I go to the hospital because I want to avoid having tons of people demanding updates. I'd prefer to just wait and post after the baby is born. We'll let family and a few close friends know, of course. Hopefully they can all make the connection that since we haven't posted on FB about it, they shouldn't either. They did pretty well keeping the fact that we were pregnant off of there until we brought it up.

Lilpoppy · October 2013

BrittanyCupcakes said:
I'm not sure if I'll announce it or not. I think we'll just call/text the important people, and then post an update later on after she's born. I've had a few friends that expect me to tell them the minute we go to the hospital so they can be there, and we aren't that close, so that's so not happening.

This exactly!

hartsl01 · October 2013

No, I won't post anything until after LO is here and after I've called all of our friends and family. I've already talked to DH and parents/IL's/siblings about this as well. I just don't want family and close friends finding out about LO on FB. My best friend found out about our engagement that way because DH got too excited about it. I told him this time around, absolutely NO social media until the phone calls have been made!

tmccord21 · October 2013

I may make a post that I'm on the way to the hospital. Not sure. I bet my sister will announce and tag me though.

sarahcatie · October 2013

We are not announcing when we go to the hospital. We'll make a FB announcement after DS is born and after the "important" people are notified.

ScorpioMum · October 2013

I will post after we call the people that are closest to us. I have a lot of far away friends and family that will only find out on FB.

BlessUrHeart29 · October 2013

hartsl01 said:

No, I won't post anything until after LO is here and after I've called all of our friends and family. I've already talked to DH and parents/IL's/siblings about this as well. I just don't want family and close friends finding out about LO on FB. My best friend found out about our engagement that way because DH got too excited about it. I told him this time around, absolutely NO social media until the phone calls have been made!

I want to avoid this as well. I'm thinking though that I'll put my mom in charge of calling my aunts and uncles. My dad can call his dad, and DH can call his family. I'll probably text my cousins. I just want to be responsible for as little as possible, but also make sure that the people we are close to don't have to find out on FB, haha!

aesisson88 · October 2013

We will post when he is here. We have asked the people who will be around not to post until we do.

elllaf · October 2013

Nope. We will announce once he arrives and we have had time to ourselves.
Most of our family and friends live out of state so it's an easy way to announce his arrival and his name to the masses.
It's important to me that dh and I be the ones to do it.
I'll be mad if someone beats me too it...but only for a second lol

cassey910 · October 2013

I am not sure if I will post when I go to the hospital but I did make sure all the family knows not to post anything until I say it's ok.

jen-and-ryon · October 2013

So am I right in thinking my MIL is being a selfish B, who wants attention? Or am I being an angry overreacting pregnant girl?!

blathnat · October 2013

Last time I posted a heading to the hospital wish me luck kind of post, but after we had called immediate family. I don't know what I'll want to do this time, I'm playing it by ear.

Mom2Ary · October 2013

We decided that we would WAIT and text/call everyone we want to know first. They have all been informed NOT to post online. My dear soon to be MIL found out I was pregnant because I posted a picture online and a friend commented about my baby bump before we had a chance to tell anyone else. Granted my best friend knew before anyone else, she got us caught as we wanted to wait until 25 weeks to tell due to previous losses I've had. Needless to say MIL was very unhappy of how she found out; so this time we are calling or texting family first then posting with baby picture and status once those important to us know.

stephl3055 · October 2013

We are not posting when I go into the hospital (scheduled induction). We will let family know via text/calls when I'm in active labor, when she arrives, and when we are ready for visitors. Everyone has been told to post nothing to facebook before us (mostly aimed at younger BILs).

We will be the first to post her arrival and picture, which we'll do shortly after she's born. The only reason we are doing it that way is because I know BILs will not be able to contain themselves once they get to the hospital and they will post something. Our baby = we post about her first.

HFrizzle · October 2013

Once he's here, yes, but we aren't alerting anyone to even the date of my c-section. We have no family here in Idaho and they are spread all over the US....from California to New York. So it's just easier for is.

yesthisiskim0401 · October 2013

I will post for myself. But none of my immediate family (mom, dad or brothers) is on FB. DH is banned from posting updates until well after DD2 is born so his BSC family who is on FB won't find out before I want them to. Yes, I have issues, but my issues with my IL's are much bigger than "who gets to know first".

ETA: I will post one generic "in labor" post so people will STFU and leave me alone (see my other thread) and then post that she is here once I'm ready - probably a few hours after she's born and DD1 meets her.

MissJackieMeri · October 2013

My fear is that my MIL will post it on fb before my fiancé and I can call & tell anyone. So soon I'm having a talk with them about posting pics or any info before me or my fiancé can let those who are closes to us find out first. And my fiancé and I will be the first to post anything about our sons arrival!

My MIL drives me insane about this. We send little things to our families about the nursery and don't post it on fb but send it via text msg but it always ends up on fb. I'm starting to really hate fb bc of her. I don't post a lot about my pregnancy on there but that doesn't stop my MIL.

JRWies22 · October 2013

jen-and-ryon said:
So am I right in thinking my MIL is being a selfish B, who wants attention? Or am I being an angry overreacting pregnant girl?!

I think she's being selfish! It's your info to share first. Your baby, your announcement. :-) My grandma is a big FB-er and posted something about my cousins engagement before they made it public. I'm concerned she'll do that to us, especially since we are team green and everyone is anxious to know the gender. Reading this post is making me think I need to say something to her before baby arrives so she doesn't spoil what is suppose to be our surprise.

lbethke99 · October 2013

There will be no FB announcement till there is something to announce - the birth of our baby! And it will be done by myself.

EmJ&B · October 2013

Nope. And the fam has been told not to.

jen-and-ryon · October 2013

Clearly I need to call my MIL out or she will be posting pictures and who knows what!

ohkay · October 2013

Definitely will not be posting when I'm on my way. I assume family members and friends know not to post, but I should probably mention it when I tell them we are heading in. I will post when she has arrived, but only after everyone on the tell first list has been notified.

finnybooboo · October 2013

I don't think I'm going to post that I'm going/in the hospital, and would like everyone else to respect that too. The people who I want to know, we will contact them individually.

jen-and-ryon · October 2013

yesthisiskim0401 said:

I will post for myself. But none of my immediate family (mom, dad or brothers) is on FB. DH is banned from posting updates until well after DD2 is born so his BSC family who is on FB won't find out before I want them to. Yes, I have issues, but my issues with my IL's are much bigger than "who gets to know first".

ETA: I will post one generic "in labor" post so people will STFU and leave me alone (see my other thread) and then post that she is here once I'm ready - probably a few hours after she's born and DD1 meets her.

I also have other issues with my mother in law. So clearly this makes me pissed.

LittleLeahBee · October 2013

Yeah, I'll be posting that myself from my phone for sure. I am a social media addict, so I don't want anyone to get to it before I do. I also want to make sure that either my husband or myself are the first to post pictures. I'll be asking people that take any to please wait to post until after DH and I have posted at least one ourselves.

Crinita · October 2013

Oh jeez, I didn't even think about it but I am like 99.9% sure that my MIL will be the type to do that. Yep.

tashad18 · October 2013

I am not a big fan of the people who play by play their labor/delivery as it is happening on facebook. Also not a fan of those who have a baby and the first thing they do is facebook it instead of spend some time bonding. I'm sure my mom or other family members will be posting pictures though.

ohkay · October 2013

jen-and-ryon said:
So am I right in thinking my MIL is being a selfish B, who wants attention? Or am I being an angry overreacting pregnant girl?!

I'm sure she is just excited and posting... But it really isn't her business to be posting. I can't get over how she spelled her name wrong, especially since you went with the traditional spelling.

Sdeux · October 2013

We aren't even planning on telling our family or friends until after he is born. Just to avoid the non stop texts and calls we will be sure to get. I also want to avoid having a crowd in the waiting room right after I give birth. We want some time together as a brand new family and time for me to get cleaned up a bit and feeling better before we let any visitors come in.

jen-and-ryon · October 2013

So am I right in thinking my MIL is being a selfish B, who wants attention? Or am I being an angry overreacting pregnant girl?!
I'm sure she is just excited and posting... But it really isn't her business to be posting. I can't get over how she spelled her name wrong, especially since you went with the traditional spelling.

She spelled it Kendell!

sweettwilight16 · October 2013

I don't plan on saying anything until she's born, but I do have a few friends I plan on texting (like the one who's watching our dog

). I could see DH doing this & if he does, I guess I'm okay with that- it's cute to see him get excited. But I would not be cool with anyone else announcing it.

RedZee · October 2013

I hate when people post their labor progress on FB. I think it's totally weird. One of my good friends posted "1 cm!!" a week before her due date. No one needs to know that.

Last time I was in labor for 22 hours getting constant calls from my dad and MIL. This time, if we could, we wouldn't even tell them but we'll need to 'cause we'll need to drop off DD.

Those who need to know will be informed we are on our way by text/phone call. After LO is born, we'll send a text to the people we are closer too. Then I'll post a birth announcement to FB.

MySunshine213 · October 2013

sarahcatie said:

We are not announcing when we go to the hospital. We'll make a FB announcement after DS is born and after the "important" people are notified.

Ditto. Also, I asked those important people not to post anything on FB until we do.

jackiesue586 · October 2013

I'll have dh do a mass text with a picture telling all of our close family/friends after baby is born. I don't plan on telling anyone I'm in labor because I don't want people bugging me if I have a long labor.

I don't care if people announce on fb for me. But I'll probably just announce when ever I get to it after he's born.

mweav1025 · October 2013

I have a text message saved to my sisters and best friend to let them know that I am in labor. I won't announce on Facebook until after she has arrived. I will let me LBs know via Facebook message but only expect them to update you guys and not on FB. I don't plan on sitting on FB while I am in labor. i will also call my parents and probably the ILs when we head to the hospital. If I have to get induced I might announce the date on FB and then everything after she is born.

ksimo6 · October 2013

No! I will post a pic when we are settled and ready for visitors. We have already told the fam that we would prefer no posts until we do it.

CousinVicki · October 2013

you all are so weird, what's the big deal ? even if people ask for updates, it's not like you are going to be checking FB to answer, so who cares?

That being said, we will just announce post-birth, but if someone did say we were at the hospital (i doubt they would) i have bigger things to worry about, like ohhhh pushing out a baby.

cdbayes · October 2013

We will after family has been notified. I could totally see MIL making an announcement to her 10 friends she has...

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