@maggiemadeit I love it! Is that a baby boy doll? That’s what I considered doing for our social media reveal, but we still haven’t posted anything. I’m enjoying annoying MIL by not announcing
Me: 30 DH: 31 Married: 2012 BFP #1 Sept 2014, MMC Dec 2014 | BFP #2 May 2015, DD Jan 2016 | BFP #3 May 2017, MC July 2017 | BFP #4 Jan 2018, MC Feb 2018 | BFP #5 July 2018, fingers crossed
I say announce whenever you want. I mean sure, don't go up and steal the mic and announce at their reception, but I feel like this stuff spreading around at large family events like weddings is inevitable.
And can I just say I find the whole concept of "thunder stealing" to be complete crap? I know it's a shock, but people are allowed to be and are capable of being excited for multiple things at the same time! What a concept, I know!
My sister, who got married after me, announced they were expecting their second a few weeks before we found out we were expecting our first. Oh the horror. /sarcasm
@lovesclimbing I completely agree. I don’t know why people get so bugged. To me it’s just piling on the happiness all together and it makes everything even more exciting when good news follows good news. I guess *some* people are vindictive and purposefully try to hurt others by overshadowing but for the most part I don’t think that’s the intention.
So cute @Shelbyville30! Thanks for reviving this thread. We had family photos taken this weekend and I think I will use this as our social media announcement.
Me: 30 DH: 31 Married: 2012 BFP #1 Sept 2014, MMC Dec 2014 | BFP #2 May 2015, DD Jan 2016 | BFP #3 May 2017, MC July 2017 | BFP #4 Jan 2018, MC Feb 2018 | BFP #5 July 2018, fingers crossed
love your pic!!! I don’t about you but I was STRESSSSSSIN’ about coordinating outfits! I ended up managing but I think it was at the cost of a few more wrinkles!
Omg yes, especially because the white sweater I planned on wearing didn’t fit the day of. I figure the pics of DH and DD are what I really care about and they coordinated well lol.
Me: 30 DH: 31 Married: 2012 BFP #1 Sept 2014, MMC Dec 2014 | BFP #2 May 2015, DD Jan 2016 | BFP #3 May 2017, MC July 2017 | BFP #4 Jan 2018, MC Feb 2018 | BFP #5 July 2018, fingers crossed
Me: 30 DH: 31 Married: 2012 BFP #1 Sept 2014, MMC Dec 2014 | BFP #2 May 2015, DD Jan 2016 | BFP #3 May 2017, MC July 2017 | BFP #4 Jan 2018, MC Feb 2018 | BFP #5 July 2018, fingers crossed
We just shared our announcement today! My due date it March 5th but we have our c section scheduled for Feb 27th! My heart is exploding Pinterest cuteness right now lol! I usually never do anything super crafty or creative, so this is very exciting for me!
Finally announced our rainbow on facebook. Said how we are excited to finally announce that we're expecting our rainbow March 2019. The picture is huge, so I put it as a spoiler.
@Kenneylynn3 So cute!! Love that you added your dogs in the announcement with you!
TTC #1 since April 2015 June 2016 - CP 2017 - Medicated Cycles & IUI's IVF w/ PGS - January 2018 FET #1 - April 2018 - BFN ERA Cycle May / June 2018 ERA Biopsy June 2018 ~ Results: receptive (no change) FET #2 - July 2018 - BFP Beta #1 - 137 Beta #2 - 410 U/S #1 7wk1d - HB 144 U/S #2 9w1d HB 166 Anatomy Scan 1st 11/2/18 2nd AS 11/19 EDD March 28, 2019 Baby Girl born 3/26/19
Anyone else NOT do a social media announcement yet? I keep waiting for a “natural” time to announce and clearly there isn’t one, lol. I wanted to do one on Halloween, but that didn’t pan out. Then I was going to do one on Thanksgiving, but I weirded out and got shy about it, much to the annoyance of my family (they want to be able to share family pics that include me). Finally I decided to buy a special Christmas ornament and announce with a photo of that. I even paid extra to expedite it so I could announce early in the month...well it’s been hanging beautifully on the tree for nearly two weeks and still no announcement. And now I’m thinking it’d be tacky to announce so close to Christmas, and heaven forbid definitely not on Christmas itself. WTH is wrong with me? 😫
The pressure is mounting because I just put together my invite list for the baby shower, and there are a handful of people I haven’t told yet (been waiting for an opportunity to meet them in person, but I’ll obviously just have to call them at this point).
@navete I don’t think it’s necessary. I’d definitely tell people before they get a baby shower invite, but people find out plenty of other ways.
I only did a social media announcement because I hate telling people in person (and having the same awkward conversation over and over again) and it kills a lot of birds with one stone.
DD1: June '16 DD2: March ‘19 :::: Married since 2011 :::: USN Wife ::::
@navete much to my il's dismay, we waited until about 22 or 23 weeks. Not everyone who was invited to my shower is on FB, and found out by invite. I also sent out Christmas cards on Thursday that said "trading in our silent nights for a bundle of joy" mostly for people who aren't on FB. I think you would be fine any which way, whether you choose to not announce at all, or even if you do it on Christmas.
@navete we still haven’t done one and I don’t think we will. The grandmothers would probably appreciate if we did... but I just haven’t felt comfortable/ready. We did mention it in our Christmas card, but I’m pretty sure everyone who received that already knew. You definitely don’t have to announce, but I think a Christmas announcement is sweet!
I was actually about to post on FB a week back (had it all written up with photos), but when I showed to MH for final review he surprised me by being very resistant to the idea. He said he doesn’t know why, but he feels it would jinx things. He’s not a suspicious person by any means so that threw me off. He said it’s not common practice where he’s from to make an announcement before a baby is born (but I also think social media has changed customs for many cultures recently). It doesn’t help that I’m on the fence about it myself. On one hand I want to keep such an intimate event limited to people we actually interact with regularly (do I really need high school acquaintances that I haven’t spoken to in nearly two decades to know?), but on the other hand I feel like we haven’t fully celebrated this pregnancy because we’ve been so cautious. Plus we both have a ton of relatives overseas and a FB post would be the easiest/quickest way to spread the news.
Anyway, it looks like we can’t go wrong with a decision one way or the other. Thanks for letting me vent ladies, and for the feedback ☺️.
@navete Don't stress too much over it! MH was the opposite and was dying for to finally announce it. For me, I would have been fine waiting until the birth. Good news, you can use the baby ornament for next year as well And if you announced after Xmas, I think it would be good as well. For me, the holidays keep going thru the new year I will say, once we did it, I felt better all around. We also have a huge family so was a lot easier to just announce and get it out fo the way.
TTC #1 since April 2015 June 2016 - CP 2017 - Medicated Cycles & IUI's IVF w/ PGS - January 2018 FET #1 - April 2018 - BFN ERA Cycle May / June 2018 ERA Biopsy June 2018 ~ Results: receptive (no change) FET #2 - July 2018 - BFP Beta #1 - 137 Beta #2 - 410 U/S #1 7wk1d - HB 144 U/S #2 9w1d HB 166 Anatomy Scan 1st 11/2/18 2nd AS 11/19 EDD March 28, 2019 Baby Girl born 3/26/19
@navete I also considered announcing on social media multiple times before deciding it just didn't feel right for whatever reason. I ended up just posting a regular photo of DH and me at a wedding where you could clearly tell I was preggers.
@navete We didn't announce on facebook yet. We took family pictures at a Christmas tree farm a while back, so for Christmas I'll post a picture of DS1 holding a sign saying 3+1=4, March 2019. We also sent Christmas cards with the announcement to friends and relatives with whom we are not as close.
@lindseyb918 that's what we did when I was pregnant with DS1. My MIL was visiting, and we went hiking to a waterfall, so she took a picture of me and DH and I just shared that, without any more details. But people figured it out right away.
@navete We haven’t announced on social media yet, either. I keep putting it off. Now I’m not even sure I’ll put anything on there before the birth at all. Like @lelkcot, we did mention it on our Xmas card but nearly everyone we sent that to already knew anyways. It’s just not super important to me that random people from high school know I’m pregnant.
I finally made the FB announcement! I kept it light-hearted and simple, yet I still feel like I exposed myself to the masses 😅🤪. Wishing you all a wonderful 2019!
Re: Pregnancy Announcements
Married: 2012
BFP #1 Sept 2014, MMC Dec 2014 | BFP #2 May 2015, DD Jan 2016
And can I just say I find the whole concept of "thunder stealing" to be complete crap? I know it's a shock, but people are allowed to be and are capable of being excited for multiple things at the same time! What a concept, I know!
My sister, who got married after me, announced they were expecting their second a few weeks before we found out we were expecting our first. Oh the horror.
We had family photos taken this weekend and I think I will use this as our social media announcement.
Married: 2012
BFP #1 Sept 2014, MMC Dec 2014 | BFP #2 May 2015, DD Jan 2016
love your pic!!!
Married: 2012
BFP #1 Sept 2014, MMC Dec 2014 | BFP #2 May 2015, DD Jan 2016
Married: 2012
BFP #1 Sept 2014, MMC Dec 2014 | BFP #2 May 2015, DD Jan 2016
June 2016 - CP
2017 - Medicated Cycles & IUI's
IVF w/ PGS - January 2018
FET #1 - April 2018 - BFN
ERA Cycle May / June 2018
ERA Biopsy June 2018 ~ Results: receptive (no change)
FET #2 - July 2018 - BFP
U/S #1 7wk1d - HB 144 U/S #2 9w1d HB 166
Anatomy Scan 1st 11/2/18 2nd AS 11/19
EDD March 28, 2019
Baby Girl born 3/26/19
The pressure is mounting because I just put together my invite list for the baby shower, and there are a handful of people I haven’t told yet (been waiting for an opportunity to meet them in person, but I’ll obviously just have to call them at this point).
I only did a social media announcement because I hate telling people in person (and having the same awkward conversation over and over again) and it kills a lot of birds with one stone.
You definitely don’t have to announce, but I think a Christmas announcement is sweet!
Anyway, it looks like we can’t go wrong with a decision one way or the other. Thanks for letting me vent ladies, and for the feedback ☺️.
June 2016 - CP
2017 - Medicated Cycles & IUI's
IVF w/ PGS - January 2018
FET #1 - April 2018 - BFN
ERA Cycle May / June 2018
ERA Biopsy June 2018 ~ Results: receptive (no change)
FET #2 - July 2018 - BFP
U/S #1 7wk1d - HB 144 U/S #2 9w1d HB 166
Anatomy Scan 1st 11/2/18 2nd AS 11/19
EDD March 28, 2019
Baby Girl born 3/26/19
@lindseyb918 that's what we did when I was pregnant with DS1. My MIL was visiting, and we went hiking to a waterfall, so she took a picture of me and DH and I just shared that, without any more details. But people figured it out right away.