Anyone not planning on doing a whole FB announcement?

Annsor · January 2014

I'm not planning on announcing at all. Maybe a belly pic before I deliver then a picture of the baby. I'm pretty private and don't much care for "friends" input or opinions. I don't plan on sharing the news with people other than immediate family. I joked with my SIL that I was going to hide my bump with baggy clothes and oversized bags as if I were famous. She probably thinks I'm an idiot lol

icaughtfire · January 2014

We'll probably do a cute picture of my daughter holding the ultrasound or something. We have family & friends spread across the country and that's the easiest way to let everyone know. We're happy about the news and want to share it with those we love so a Facebook announcement works for us.

formerwigirl · January 2014

I am thinking something similar to @brittneyandadam. I am thinking I will only do my announcement once we get to the second trimester. I know how badly it hurt to see constant updates while trying to get my BFP so I feel like I am a hypocrite if I do lots of posts. I want to be open about our infertility and how long it took us to get here. Hopefully I can give hope to someone else going through the same thing.

Ciardasully · January 2014

We will. We both live far from our families and we do most of our communicating on Facebook. But it won't be until after the first trimester.

AccioPizza · January 2014

I will definitely do something, although not something too elaborate because I'm simply not that creative. Close friends and family find out first, either in person, over the phone or through an email. I have tons of aunts, uncles and cousins but it doesn't seem right for the general public to find out at the same time as them, kwim? We'll wait til second tri to post though. To be honest, I love te congratulatory posts and -- as a previous poster said -- it would be very odd in my circle not to have an announcement.

kenshiela · January 2014

Yes for us, probably around March

lily8543 · January 2014

I think I'm in the minority, but I will never put my kids online. I have many reasons- truly crazy family members being the main one. I also think it's awkward to just announce a pregnancy, either on fb or in real life. Last time it just came up in conversation with most ppl rather than a formal announcement. Just my 2 cents.

colleendd · January 2014

We weren't going to announce it even though we have told our friends and family in person...but...I totally outed us on Facebook today by accident. I took innocent pics of my boys reading on the couch all cozy with a blanket. DS#1 had a Christmas book "making room for a little one" and DS#2 had a book "I am a big brother." Of all of the books they have it had to be those two! What a brain dead moment!!! Needless to say, it sparked tons of questions. Oops.

Finally914 · January 2014

We will make an announcement once, but not until we know if it is a boy or girl. We also have struggled with infertility up to this point with 3 miscarriages... And so seeing so many preggo posts were heartbreaking to me. I want to share my story of infertility that resulted in hope, because doctors said we had 1% chance to conceive on our own... I want to respect those who might be in the shoes I walked in during infertility/miscarriage season of my life. But we are that 1%.
God does work miracles. That's what I want people to know. Our pregnancy is a testimony to God's ability to be that 1%.

AmandaR204 · January 2014

Well I don't have an elaborate plan, but when I have my anatomy scan I'll probably post a pic with the gender and due date or something...? I'm not into big to dos though.

thereht · January 2014

Forget FB. There are plenty of busy-body grandmas and aunties who will spread the info faster than a prairie fire.

KAYJAYBABAY · January 2014

Yes, because it's going to make people shit their pants

jortiz780 · January 2014

Jen9608 said:

I'm torn. This will be our first, but some of the FB announcements I've seen are so gag worthy to me I can't stomach it lol. The one that most recently got to me was the couple was standing in a construction zone with hard hats on and one of those "bump ahead" signs. (I don't mean to offend anyone doing something like this. Just not my style My friend suggested coming up with something really sarcastic that almost makes fun of all those announcements. That's more my style.

My hubby wants to do something sarcastic too...like we saw one where the woman was puking in a toilet in the background and the guy was doing a thumbs up in the foreground of the pic. So hilarious...but I told hubby we couldn't since I wasn't puking. LOL ;-)

Bstevens21 · January 2014

No - I just don't feel the need. We have lots of extended family too, but we will let our parents pass the news along to their siblings. Then I know comments will happen on face book, so not that I want it to be a secret, just dont think it needs to be explicitly stated for all those that I'm not close enough with to tell in person.

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