https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:30:41 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-plan-on-announcing-your-pregnancy-on-facebook/page/2#post-13491 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:06:35 +0000 skibobrown 13491@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm going to post soon in the next few days. I'm almost halfway through my pregnancy (19w2d now), so I think it's about time. All of the important people like family, close friends, my boss, etc. already know. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-plan-on-announcing-your-pregnancy-on-facebook/page/2#post-13372 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:48:17 +0000 plantains 13372@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No one in my circle of friends makes announcements on FB, it just isn't done. More often than not, I find out old friends are pregnant when they post pics of the baby. We will not be announcing. We won't necessarily try to hide it after 2nd trimester but there will be no announcement. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-plan-on-announcing-your-pregnancy-on-facebook/page/2#post-13340 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:50:12 +0000 cyneswith 13340@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We'll probably tell siblings/grandparents when we hear a heartbeat. Not sure whether we'll post it to facebook then or wait until we have a confirmed gender. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-plan-on-announcing-your-pregnancy-on-facebook/page/2#post-13326 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:33:52 +0000 SugarplumsMom 13326@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm undecided ... I'm leaning towards a no. On one hand it'd really be fun and convenient since everyone I know is so far away, on the other hand, I'd hate to get stray baby comments from old high school friends if things don't go well. Then again the support, even if most of it is just online comments would really help if people knew. I don't know ... but there's a long while before it's time for any announcements anyway. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-plan-on-announcing-your-pregnancy-on-facebook/page/2#post-11000 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 17:21:44 +0000 keiki_mama 11000@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I posted a recent picture of myself around the 19 week mark and everyone kind of figured it out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-plan-on-announcing-your-pregnancy-on-facebook/page/2#post-10983 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:59:26 +0000 eeh 10983@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Hola: I think some people set up a separate profile so they can be very strict on the settings and therefore who sees information about their kids without having to weed out a lot of things on their personal facebook which may be used for networking. I can kind of see the benefit of it and could also see it being used as a virtual baby book and a way to share big milestones like Baby XYZ took her first step today. Then you automatically have that information recorded and it's shared with people you want it to be shared with. Not sure if this is something I would personally do or not but I can see the benefits of it.</p> <p>Announcing on facebook: we'll probably say something. Yes pregnancy is personal but it's also a public thing in the sense that I can't hide the baby bump. I also don't accept friend requests from people I'm not actually familiar with so everyone on facebook is someone I would share the information with anyway. However, details about the pregnancy will probably stay private. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-plan-on-announcing-your-pregnancy-on-facebook/page/2#post-10966 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:36:57 +0000 safdxb 10966@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't plan on posting on Facebook until I'm showing, and maybe then posting a picture of my belly and letting my everyone that doesn't know yet figure it out for themselves. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-plan-on-announcing-your-pregnancy-on-facebook#post-10943 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:13:47 +0000 X0X0X0 10943@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We told close family members at 10 weeks. But we posted it on Facebook after the NT scan. I was 13 weeks, so i thought it was pretty safe to tell our friends. I posted an ultrasound pic and the following (minus our names):<br /> X and X sitting in a tree<br /> K-i-s-s-i-n-g<br /> First comes love<br /> Then comes marriage<br /> Then comes baby V in a baby carriage </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-plan-on-announcing-your-pregnancy-on-facebook#post-10940 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:10:11 +0000 Red 10940@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We contacted family and close friends and let them know personally. I think FB is a great way to keep family updated as long as you use their privacy settings. We posted pics and updates on facebook as the pregnancy progressed but made sure it was only viewable to a family and close friends. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-plan-on-announcing-your-pregnancy-on-facebook#post-10922 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:51:54 +0000 sorrycharlie 10922@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>hola abejita: LOL i was wondering this too. friends of ours have a fb profile for their dog. they update the status, and everything. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-plan-on-announcing-your-pregnancy-on-facebook#post-10896 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:35:33 +0000 kiddosc 10896@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I moved 1400 miles away from my family and friends to be with DH, so I keep up with a lot of my people via FB. We're almost 13w now, and trying to figure out how we want to announce on FB. We'll prolly have done it by the end of the week. I've told all my close friends and family on the phone or in person already. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-plan-on-announcing-your-pregnancy-on-facebook#post-10888 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:22:19 +0000 Mrs.KMM 10888@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think I will. DH and I don't use Facebook much anymore anyways so it would just seem very forced to me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-plan-on-announcing-your-pregnancy-on-facebook#post-10882 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:10:41 +0000 junebugmama 10882@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husbands family is from Peru. He has some family members here who we are close with and will receive our announcement Christmas card, but a couple weeks after that we will post it on FB to let them know. They mostly communicate through FB due to costs and things. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-plan-on-announcing-your-pregnancy-on-facebook#post-10845 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 14:38:42 +0000 Mrsbells 10845@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we are not announcing on facebook; I think to share this type of information in more personal way than a facebook status </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-plan-on-announcing-your-pregnancy-on-facebook#post-10827 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 14:19:13 +0000 HabesBabe 10827@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'll prob post something at 12 weeks-- hubs wants to tell our friends NOW but I'm super paranoid and don't want to until the 12 week mark, either. I don't think he can wait, so we'll tell friends after my first pre-natal appt (around 8 weeks). I'm only 4 weeks now and he's dying to tell people!</p> <p>We told our immediate families right away (the day after we got our BFP). I figured that if something went wrong, I wouldn't mind their support, but I don't want all of our friends to know/bring it up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-plan-on-announcing-your-pregnancy-on-facebook#post-10826 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 14:16:47 +0000 hola abejita 10826@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sort of related, but why do some parents make FB profiles for their yet-to-be-born children? </p> <p>It's a bit weird to be sent a FB friend request from your friend's fetus with the U/S picture as their profile photo. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-plan-on-announcing-your-pregnancy-on-facebook#post-10815 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:53:08 +0000 lavender 10815@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I announced at 12 weeks and it was such a relief from all the questions! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-plan-on-announcing-your-pregnancy-on-facebook#post-10814 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:49:08 +0000 cyndistar3 10814@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I will after we get our first ultrasound. Most of the "important" people know already, so I think it will be good for our distant relatives and what not. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-plan-on-announcing-your-pregnancy-on-facebook#post-10812 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:46:22 +0000 mrsjyw 10812@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH is anti-facebook. I've been trying to edit my friends list down and also have strict privacy settings of my wall/photos/etc. I probably will not post anything until the second trimester if at all for friends that are in far away places!</p> <p>Elsewise, my close friends/family will have my blog to follow and e-mail chains. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-plan-on-announcing-your-pregnancy-on-facebook#post-10810 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:41:57 +0000 winniebee 10810@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Good idea about blocking wall! I may have to do that this week until after everyone learns the news. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-plan-on-announcing-your-pregnancy-on-facebook#post-10809 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:41:15 +0000 winniebee 10809@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband is anti-facebook and I haven't asked him how he feels about a post about it. If I do post something, it would be in a few weeks, after I tell folks at work and everyone we plan to tell IRL. Maybe a Happy Thanksgiving post and that we have a lot to be thankful for, including Baby Winnie on the way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-plan-on-announcing-your-pregnancy-on-facebook#post-10804 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:27:12 +0000 Adira 10804@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I probably won't <i>announce</i> on Facebook... more of not hide it. We'll tell our family and friends and then after that, I won't try to hide it and if something baby-related comes up, I won't refrain from posting it. But I probably won't do a "Hey, we're expecting!" post. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-plan-on-announcing-your-pregnancy-on-facebook#post-10798 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:18:00 +0000 themcmom 10798@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We posted about Moose on Facebook, which made it weird when Moose died so late in my pregnancy. With Wombat, we didn't post anything online until after she was born. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-plan-on-announcing-your-pregnancy-on-facebook#post-10794 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:12:46 +0000 MamaLove 10794@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>FB makes things so complicated!!! I think we will eventually post it, but we plan on telling our immediate family around 11-12 weeks. And then we'll tell extended family after that, and then work &amp; friends.</p> <p>FB makes it hard, because as soon as you tell friends, then they tell other friends who might reach out on FB. But I am friends with work people on FB so I need to make sure they don't find out that way... </p> <p>So complicated! :) I may end up disabling my wall between 12-14 weeks when we plan on sharing the news. I probably won't officially announce it until we know the sex. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-plan-on-announcing-your-pregnancy-on-facebook#post-10316 Sun, 06 Nov 2011 08:36:45 +0000 PBandBaseball 10316@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The hubs is sort of anti-facebook, so I doubt that I will post any official announcement. When we tell our family &amp; friends around 12-15 weeks, I'll probably ask them not to post about it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-plan-on-announcing-your-pregnancy-on-facebook#post-10188 Sat, 05 Nov 2011 18:52:22 +0000 mediagirl 10188@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'll definitely wait a while before I post anything on Facebook. We're telling my parents at 12 weeks and I'm going to have to sit my mom down and tell her not to write anything, as well. She gets a little over-excited sometimes. I want to wait until we have our gender scan before we say anything publicly. I have blocked people from writing on my wall, so no one can post congrats to me when they do find out. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-plan-on-announcing-your-pregnancy-on-facebook#post-10184 Sat, 05 Nov 2011 18:46:31 +0000 leelee 10184@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm a pretty private person so I don't think I'll be posting any sort of announcement. I may post a picture but that's doubtful. </p> <p>@sorrycharlie and @heatherlovesskenny: I know what you mean, my SIL started posting baby bump pics every week starting at 5 weeks, when there wasn't even a bump! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-plan-on-announcing-your-pregnancy-on-facebook#post-10178 Sat, 05 Nov 2011 18:37:52 +0000 sorrycharlie 10178@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@heatherloveskenny: oh my gosh! I'd be so mad. I've noticed the same thing with people posting it as soon as the get the test. </p> <p>actually this summer, my cousin announced his g/f of a month (!) was pregnant. it was all over their facebooks. I said to my aunt that I couldn't believe they were telling everyone already (at 4 weeks)..and at 7/8 weeks, she miscarried. people still write on her wall, "how's the baby!" and she has to say that she miscarried. agh. I just want to avoid that whole thing if possible. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-plan-on-announcing-your-pregnancy-on-facebook#post-10170 Sat, 05 Nov 2011 18:30:52 +0000 HLK208 10170@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: I agree, I won't be sharing anything until at least 12 weeks (which makes me angry since MIL posted our ultrasound photo on her facebook and I'm only 9 weeks)</p> <p>Lately, there's been quite a few of my pregnant facebook friends who have shared the same day they got the positive test. I don't get it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-plan-on-announcing-your-pregnancy-on-facebook#post-10169 Sat, 05 Nov 2011 18:28:26 +0000 filly 10169@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we'll probably post it once we learn the sex :) </p>