When did you/are going to announce on Facebook?

juneandboo · July 2015

Hi ladies,

I'm just under 12 weeks right now. We've told family and a handful of very close friends, but that's basically it. For those that are going to (or have already) posted on Facebook/etc -- when did you announce, and why? I'm trying to decide if I really want to wait until I'm 14 weeks....

Thanks!

CaraBoonie · July 2015

I'm nearing 11 weeks and have told family and my closest friends. Thursday we have another ultrasound and if it looks good I'll tell friends if I see them in person but won't go out of my way to tell any more until 12 weeks...I plan on posting on Facebook aka going public to everybody at 14 weeks. My biggest issue was feeling like I was lying to friends when seeing them in person, so once I feel secure being honest in person I'll care a liiiittle less about telling the planet. But it'll still be fun when I do

babybluu · July 2015

I announced at just over 6 weeks because it was something I felt comfortable doing. Not everyone does, and that's totally understandable. I Am 14 weeks now so it feels like it was forever ago! Just about 2 months

LisaLelik · July 2015

No Facebook for me. This is way to special to me to announce on FB. I've just told my 6 best friends at a dinner I hosted for them last night and was showered with love hugs and kisses. First FB interaction on this will be a picture announcing the arrival in Jan and then I plan on avoiding regular mom updates on FB. I'm 13 + 3.

LauraFi · July 2015

Currently 12 w 5 d, have a second ultrasound tomorrow. We haven't announced on Facebook yet but a couple weeks ago told both sets of parents in person and some close friends, and now our siblings and a handful of additional friends. Will probably announce on Facebook this Friday once we've had the ultrasound, and been able to privately tell some more friends and let our families know they don't need to keep it a secret any longer. I regularly purge my Facebook friends list though and am not the type of person to accept friend requests from people i don't know or are just acquaintances, so for me announcing on Facebook is a way of telling friends and family that I don't see or talk to very often.

lyannast · July 2015

Posted a picture of our bub after our 12 week scan. We had told all our closest friends in person already

ashhsa · July 2015

I decided not to announce on Facebook, my husbsnd sent a text out to our close friends this week (13 w) I actually surprisingly regret it a little, as my husbsnd sent out the text he revived most of the well wishes. Haha. It's silly really but I wouldn't have minded a little more of that positive energy (and attention

) ) slung my way, and I'm not usually worried about that type of thing. Of course I still prefer not having people j haven't spoken to in years knowing the most personal detail of my life. So you win some you lose some

somewhereinafrica · July 2015

I posted at 12w after my scan but it was also the day after our wedding anniversary so was kind of nice as we had so many well wishes for that. I live overseas so actually telling people in person is not an option. It was so overwhelming reading all the lovely messages people sent! We have moved a lot so reading from people I haven't seen in years but was very close to at points was so nice, ok I cried at one point reading and remembering how many special people we have known and met but that's ok when your pregnant to cry over the soppy stuff right?!

Momona1 · July 2015

I am telling all my friends in 2 weeks via private messages or email. That will be after my 13 week ultrasound.

I've decided to only post on Facebook after the baby is born.

dpurejoy · July 2015

We announced after our 11 week appointment with the midwife where we had confirmation that all was well. We posted this pic

jlmiller92 · July 2015

I just posted today at 14 w 3 day . I waited so long because I didn't want it to effect my job. But I just ended up deleting everyone from my job because my mom want to throw me a baby shower while I'm home visiting I'm a few weeks and I wanted to be the first to announce that I was having a child.

laxdixdar · July 2015

I thought I would at 14 wks, but that's today and it doesn't seem like it will happen. I'm the opposite. I want to announce, but then again I don't.

TifVB · July 2015

We haven't even told our 7yr old yet. We have been waiting until 14 weeks. Which today I am officially 14weeks....I am going to the dr today to hear it's little heartbeat and I think we will tell her tonight she is going to be a big sister. I am going to announce it on FB next week. We are having pictures next Monday and it will be announcement pics....so I probably will not get them back until I am a little over 15 weeks...but that's alright!

m6tonner · July 2015

I will be 20 weeks on our anniversary in August. If we "announce" at all, it will likely be after our anatomy scan.

EmberMoon · July 2015

We told family and close friends in person first and then announced on fb at 12 weeks. We were skipping a lot of parties and events and I didn't want people thinking we were avoiding them. Plus I was worried that someone else would leak the news.

teachmegs817 · July 2015

Our 12w appointment is Friday. We have our announcement card made up, so if all goes well this Friday, we will announce by the end of the weekend. Majority of family and our close friends already know. I've been talking about it a little more freely with people, so it won't be a huge surprise to most.

peppercorn16 · July 2015

We did it at 11 weeks!

mcrane8 · July 2015

I read one of those "you know you're a millennial when" lists the other day and the first thing listed was "you're not really pregnant until social media knows". I LOLed! So true, but whatever...I don't care that I'm super basic. I'm waiting until our 2 year anniversary in August...I'll be about 18 weeks. I'm already a chubmaster (hello bump) so I assume people will start to guess that I'm pregnant anyways. I don't really care as long as my friends and family know.

The big hurdle for me is work...I would not want them to find out from someone else before I could have a conversation with my boss, who I love.

Sovvy · July 2015

I'll be waiting until I'm past about 14 weeks and all our family knows.

JandJ62914 · July 2015

I announced at 13w1d because my doctor considers 13 weeks the start of the second trimester. I decided early on that I wanted to wait until the second trimester. Also, all my closest friends and family knew already and I didn't have to worry about anyone important in our lives finding out the news on Facebook and being hurt!

shaybe90 · July 2015

We are announcing Friday. I'll be 13 weeks and Friday is our five year anniversary!

Chelsey092 · July 2015

We had our NT scan yesterday so we told our families. We announced on fb last night at 12w4d. We had our 4 year old hold the ultrasound pics and said he was being promoted to big brother. We were going to tell family after my appt at 10 weeks but my Dr wasn't able to locate the HB. The scan went great and my LO was moving around like crazy! I forgot how amazing it is seeing the baby on ultrasound for the first time.

saraawlbr · July 2015

We'll be announcing on FB around the 16 week mark. I have a few people from the office on FB and want to tell my boss before we go social, haha. We're super busy at work right now and then i'm off for a week so, i'll be telling her when i'm back in the office in a couple of weeks. I was never crazy about the idea of posting on FB but, much like some of the PPs have said, I have a lot of friends and family who live further away so we don't get to see them that often and want to share our news.

adamswolfpack · July 2015

I posted it yesterday @ exactly 14 weeks lol

amyelise25 · July 2015

I'm going conservative and announcing on FB after the anatomy scan (19 weeks). We announced to my family at 13 weeks. We have an appointment today (14 weeks) and will start announcing to friends, coworkers, and DH's family starting tonight. We've had MMC, so we've held onto the news longer.

jennybean54 · July 2015

This one is totally up to you! I am waiting until 14wks just because my first was an mc at 12 wks but I didnt find out till my appt at 14 wks. I had announced it to family and friends (not Facebook) and though I thought it would be terrible telling everyone we lost it, but everyone was super supportive and really helped me get through it! I couldn't believe how many of my friends and family had gone through a similar situation. Now we are on to pregnancy #2 and I am choosing to wait for the big Facebook announcement till we are in the 2nd trimester... Coming soon!!

abbi1995 · July 2015

I told my family and close friends when I found out. I posted to social media at 14weeks.

cameronreed · July 2015

@juneandboo Thanks for posting about this because I've been contemplating the same thing. I've always imagined myself posting a big announcement with a cute pic or something super cliche, but the more my pregnancy progresses (11w2d), the less I feel the need to tell other people. My family and close friends already know. I don't know if it is because I'm young and unmarried...it's not like I'm ashamed or anything, I've just felt really private lately. I'm sure I'll end up posting it eventually, but probably not anytime soon.

Best of luck to you!!

kmcc14 · July 2015

We had our NT scan on Monday at 11w2d. We are going to make it Facebook official on Saturday at 12 weeks.

Kris10day · July 2015

I'm going for my first ultrasound (although i'm already 11 weeks) tomorrow, so if all goes well we'll be announcing on facebook this weekend

enkb · July 2015

We announced yesterday at 13w4d. I wanted to tell everyone when we first found out, but held off to just close family, and when the 12 week mark hit I didn't feel like I was ready to share (silly pregnancy hormones!). I'm glad we did though, it was alot of fun to read all the supportive coments from people we have been close to over the years. I have lived abroad and in a bunch of different states, so it was impractical to tell everyone individually. I'm looking quite pregnant already, so I wanted to stop trying to hide it and make sure that people heard it from me first.

fragglemom · July 2015

I'm 14 weeks today. I think we're going to wait until the anatomy scan. We just announced to our families last week and I want to be sure that people aren't finding out about the baby from facebook. I want to be sure everyone knows and the facebook announcement will be about revealing the sex.

TinyDancer51510 · July 2015

We told parents and everyone we wanted to know before FB on Father's Day and the two days following. I was 11w, 3d. Then after everyone knew, I posted on FB. I HATE finding out about close friends big life events through FB so I wanted to make sure no one felt like that. Plus once certain family members knew it would've been over soon anyway. Lol!

Blueyedsky · July 2015

I'll be 12 weeks tomorrow, but my appointment isn't until next week. I think I'll start announcing to everyone I see right after that, and then I'll post to FB later that week or the next week.

MommyAlexia · July 2015

16 weeks for Facebook. That's what we did with our first. We will start telling close family and friends at 13 weeks. I'm 11 weeks today, and so far we have only told each of our parents. Heard the heart beat today, and getting very excited to share the news with family!

woahitszdtet · July 2015

We told close family weeks ago, and we are about to start telling closer extended family this week. I will announce on fb monday which is the day i hit 12 weeks, right after seeing and telling my grandparents. I uave a very big family though and its the easiest way to tell everyone. Only the ones im q little closer too will get the call

Rakastajatar · July 2015

it's great everyone has their own way and feelings on when. always best when you are most comfortable.

My DH would have already but I'm having it my way on this one. I'm waiting til first tri is over.

We already told our parents and bestest friends plus my work knows which was the big one for me. But not all the staff knows, just the ones I'm closest too. So I feel like everyone that needs to know, knows. And FB is for all my other distand friends who i don't have face to face time with.

amc2890 · July 2015

Posted at 12

at 14 weeks now and everything is fine!

SummerOH · July 2015

Probably when the baby is born lol. We haven't even told family. The only people that know are a few of my super close friends. FB announcements aren't my style, though I don't think anything negative of those who choose to do so.

hotmailcg · July 2015

I refuse to put personal details on any social media site. It amazes me how much people share. The Internet is permanent. I make sure no family or friends share my info either. Anything I want to tell a lot of people I send a mass email.

claireloSC · July 2015

I am going to post after my NT next week. So at 12 weeks. We've told most of our close friends, all of our family, and work. I told work early because it was my reason for quitting the job. They are laying people off there so I had to get something more stable.

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