https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:50:40 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-youwill-you-announce-your-pregnancy-on-facebook/page/2#post-1567506 Mon, 14 Apr 2014 11:51:46 +0000 ChiCalGoBee 1567506@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@theotherstark: I've felt the same way for a while...I don't want to share any pics of the baby on FB. My husband and I need to have a convo about that I guess...my Instagram only has 15 people and is private so I anticipate sharing there, but I am wary of FB which I know has way too many people on it. My husband wants to share the news there, and he totally should if he wants to. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-youwill-you-announce-your-pregnancy-on-facebook/page/2#post-1561919 Fri, 11 Apr 2014 06:04:31 +0000 jhd 1561919@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We announced around 16 weeks on Facebook but had also spent quite a while cleaning out our friends list! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-youwill-you-announce-your-pregnancy-on-facebook/page/2#post-1561869 Fri, 11 Apr 2014 03:33:08 +0000 Pumuckl 1561869@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't, the people who needed to know were told so in person by us. </p> <p>We did a really short announcement of the birth though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-youwill-you-announce-your-pregnancy-on-facebook/page/2#post-1561808 Fri, 11 Apr 2014 00:26:02 +0000 lamariniere 1561808@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For LO1, we announced on FB at 20 weeks.<br /> For LO2, we didn't announce until she was born. But by that point I hadn't posted anything on FB in nearly a year, and haven't posted anything since. All the people who needed to know were privately informed by about 18 weeks. </p> <p>I really wish I could just delete it all together, but some of my social groups use FB for events. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-youwill-you-announce-your-pregnancy-on-facebook/page/2#post-1561614 Thu, 10 Apr 2014 21:25:54 +0000 delight 1561614@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I put a picture up of me looking down at my tummy with " can't wait to meet you" at 22 weeks. So most people already knew by then anyways. But I guess that was "announcing" it to anyone I hadn't seen in awhile! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-youwill-you-announce-your-pregnancy-on-facebook/page/2#post-1561610 Thu, 10 Apr 2014 21:23:48 +0000 sera_87 1561610@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>#1: at 9 weeks after the first ultrasound<br /> #2: haven't officially announced it yet. Maybe won't until little guy is here. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-youwill-you-announce-your-pregnancy-on-facebook/page/2#post-1561598 Thu, 10 Apr 2014 21:19:31 +0000 Purpledaisy 1561598@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I put up an announcement at 14 weeks after our NT scan. I was excited to tell everyone!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-youwill-you-announce-your-pregnancy-on-facebook/page/2#post-1560877 Thu, 10 Apr 2014 17:59:37 +0000 QBbride 1560877@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I announced when my son was born but never mentioned anything about my pregnancy before then. Mainly because I was paranoid something would go wrong, and I felt like all my close family/friends knew already. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-youwill-you-announce-your-pregnancy-on-facebook/page/2#post-1560860 Thu, 10 Apr 2014 17:57:35 +0000 lemondrop 1560860@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, but I don't keep acquaintances on FB, just friends and family. We announced after the NT scan came back ok and again when we confirmed the gender. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-youwill-you-announce-your-pregnancy-on-facebook/page/2#post-1560836 Thu, 10 Apr 2014 17:53:57 +0000 Happygal 1560836@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@kjpugs: ha! This was totally my sister. I heard her tell the bagging guy at the grocery store about her pregnancy. Cracked me up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-youwill-you-announce-your-pregnancy-on-facebook/page/2#post-1557300 Wed, 09 Apr 2014 17:52:26 +0000 MsLipGloss 1557300@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hells to the Naw! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-youwill-you-announce-your-pregnancy-on-facebook/page/2#post-1557283 Wed, 09 Apr 2014 17:41:14 +0000 MrsStar 1557283@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did when I was pregnant with lo (I deleted a bunch of people off my friends list before posting) but I don't think I'll do it again when we have another lo </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-youwill-you-announce-your-pregnancy-on-facebook/page/2#post-1557228 Wed, 09 Apr 2014 17:04:35 +0000 birdofafeather 1557228@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we did when we found out we were having a girl around 15 weeks. we told everyone important well before that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-youwill-you-announce-your-pregnancy-on-facebook/page/2#post-1557214 Wed, 09 Apr 2014 16:56:13 +0000 PurplePumps 1557214@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd put it on facebook when my belly is undeniably showing or 6 months, whichever is later. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-youwill-you-announce-your-pregnancy-on-facebook/page/2#post-1557192 Wed, 09 Apr 2014 16:38:53 +0000 dolphin 1557192@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't do an official announcement, but I posted photos from our babymoon when I was 6 months, so of course it was obvious by then! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-youwill-you-announce-your-pregnancy-on-facebook#post-1557151 Wed, 09 Apr 2014 16:15:55 +0000 Ms.Pumpkin 1557151@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We probably won't end up announcing on Facebook, I'm just not comfortable personally with the big FB announcements... but neither Mr. P or I are really big FB posters to begin with. We don't even have our relationship status posted! :silly: </p> <p>We're not making a secret of it at all, and we're super excited about it of course, but our big news tends to be shared and celebrated in other venues. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-youwill-you-announce-your-pregnancy-on-facebook#post-1557128 Wed, 09 Apr 2014 16:03:28 +0000 LovelyPlum 1557128@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@justdarling: @happygal: @sweetiepie: :heart:</p> <p> @mrsrain: this is pretty much what we did, too. I wanted to celebrate, but I could not stand the thought of it hurting someone else the way other announcements had hurt me. So we announced at 25 weeks, on the (Catholic) feast of the Holy Family, December 27, and said that we were overjoyed to share that a baby would be joining us in April. I said it had been a long road, and that we were grateful for the support that had gotten us to this point. And to all our friends still on their journey, know you're not alone. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-youwill-you-announce-your-pregnancy-on-facebook#post-1556849 Wed, 09 Apr 2014 14:36:17 +0000 Happygal 1556849@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsrain: That's very lovely and exactly along the lines of what I hope to get to share some day. Thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-youwill-you-announce-your-pregnancy-on-facebook#post-1556827 Wed, 09 Apr 2014 14:32:19 +0000 kjpugs 1556827@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did. I was excited! I told strangers at the grocery store checkout or at Subway... why not facebook?! And it was fun to connect with old friends who happened to be pregnant around the same time who I wouldn't be connecting with again otherwise. No regrets. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-youwill-you-announce-your-pregnancy-on-facebook#post-1556821 Wed, 09 Apr 2014 14:31:03 +0000 mrsrain 1556821@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Happygal: I said something along these lines:</p> <p>"After much hoping, waiting and praying, we are overjoyed to share that Baby M----- is due to arrive in early June!"</p> <p>My goal was to make it clear that we did not get pregnant easily, without bringing people down by going into the details. We have since opened up with friends and family members as it has come up more naturally. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-youwill-you-announce-your-pregnancy-on-facebook#post-1556785 Wed, 09 Apr 2014 14:24:55 +0000 Happygal 1556785@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsrain: do you mind sharing how you did this? If I get pregnant, I probably won't share on FB, but would send an email to family and close friends. I want to share that this has been hard, but I don't want to be melodramatic sounding about it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-youwill-you-announce-your-pregnancy-on-facebook#post-1556733 Wed, 09 Apr 2014 14:16:45 +0000 JerricaBenton 1556733@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We didn't really, mainly because I'm always self conscious about sharing on fb. It wasn't a secret though, and after we found out we were having a girl a few people commented. That would have been annoying if we were trying not to post about it on fb but whatever. Then I posted a picture of us on vacation when I was 8 months along. I'd probably handle it the same way if we have a second. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-youwill-you-announce-your-pregnancy-on-facebook#post-1556725 Wed, 09 Apr 2014 14:15:21 +0000 regberadaisy 1556725@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. I'm a B about denying FB requests so everyone on my list is a friend/family. Albeit some are far away and we don't talk often but none I consider an acquaintance. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-youwill-you-announce-your-pregnancy-on-facebook#post-1556704 Wed, 09 Apr 2014 14:12:38 +0000 singingbee 1556704@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did because we have a lot of out of town family. We lost our first baby at 20 weeks and had to tell that, so everyone was very happy to see this announcement. We waited until we were 22 weeks along and Said something about how we were blessed ad overjoyed to announce we had a baby girl on the way. People joined in our misery and we let them share our joy too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-youwill-you-announce-your-pregnancy-on-facebook#post-1556685 Wed, 09 Apr 2014 14:07:44 +0000 jessibear 1556685@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did, but not until we were about 6 or 7 months along. We also did it pretty subtly. I posted a photo of the two of us on vacation and the caption said something like "Family photo. If you look closely, there are 3 people pictured." Even though we didn't make a big deal about it, I actually ended up being really touched by responses from some people I'm not in frequent contact with who I never expected to care/notice. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-youwill-you-announce-your-pregnancy-on-facebook#post-1556632 Wed, 09 Apr 2014 13:55:03 +0000 cascademom 1556632@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, after our 20 week ultrasound. Next time around, I'm thinking of not doing it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-youwill-you-announce-your-pregnancy-on-facebook#post-1556576 Wed, 09 Apr 2014 13:37:09 +0000 bushelandapeck 1556576@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did after we found out what we were having. Still undecided if we will do it this time though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-youwill-you-announce-your-pregnancy-on-facebook#post-1556570 Wed, 09 Apr 2014 13:35:27 +0000 Littlebit 1556570@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did at 13 weeks after our NT scan. I did a big sweep and deleted a bunch of randoms from my facebook before I did it, though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-youwill-you-announce-your-pregnancy-on-facebook#post-1556560 Wed, 09 Apr 2014 13:32:54 +0000 preggomeggo82 1556560@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, we told friends and family in person and then posted some pictures around 13-14 weeks. I've been posting a weekly bump picture too.</p> <p>I've also edited my friend lists many times though. I'm pretty comfortable with those who I am connected to. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-youwill-you-announce-your-pregnancy-on-facebook#post-1556555 Wed, 09 Apr 2014 13:31:12 +0000 mrsrain 1556555@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We live in a different state than most of our friends and family, so it was the easiest way to share our news with everyone (after we called our closest friends/family). That said, we had struggled to conceive and it was important to me that we acknowledge that in our announcement. I remember how difficult it was to see pregnancy announcements before we were able to successfully conceive. So we did announce, but tried to do it in a sensitive way. </p>