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It'd infuriate me. I think I should be the first to announce.
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I'd be annoyed. I hate Facebook b/c it's always causing problems like this!
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I would be pissed! I don't think it's anyone's business to announce before the parents. I had someone congratulate us on FB before we announce and I was really annoyed over it. I know they were being nice, but come on!
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heads would roll.... so rude!
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Yes, it's not their announcement to make!
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I would be if they didn't ask first. I kid you not, someone announced that my dad passed away within about fifteen minutes- before his siblings even knew. I will forever be leery of sharing anything with then or even people who might tell them.
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Honestly, I thought I would be ... But my brother did and it didn't bother me. I think it was because I had gone through 17 hours of labor and then an emergency c-section ... I didn't even look at my phone for at least 8 hours. By then I was glad people knew DD had arrived and was healthy!
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That would annoy me. My sister put up something vague about my engagement on Facebook before we called everyone in the family. I had to delete it and explain to her why. There was no way my casual acquaintances were finding out about my engagement before my grandparents. I am a little worried about my family being overexcited when LO arrives and doing the same thing.
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Hm I'm not sure but at that moment probably ?
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I don't think we will be able to avoid it. I would prefer to be the one to announce but I know as soon as we make the calls to family (well, I won't be but dh and my mom will) it'll be on Facebook before they hang up.
Le sigh.
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Oh hell yes. My SIL announced my engagement before DH was off his knee and I was blowing steam out of my ears, a baby? You'd get cut.
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I had an acquaintance congratulate us on FB before we had announced it. All our closest family and friends already knew, but come on! I feel like it's decent courtesy to wait for the new parents to announce it first before you go posting anything.
That being said, when it did happen I didn't care as much as I thought I would. All I cared about was our new boys!
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Nah. We had a scheduled c section and everyone took pics and posted them before I was even out of recovery. But I had also posted that morning to ask for prayers since I was really nervous about the surgery, so it wasn't like people didn't know he was on the way. I wasn't even remotely concerned about Facebook for a good week at that point. When i finally did check in I found a lovely picture of myself looking scared shitless in a hospital gown and hair net while waiting to go back, though. Thank you dear husband.
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Yes! I'd be super pissed! My BIL announced my pregnancy on his facebook before I did, and way before I planned on telling extended family/random friends.
I plan on locking down my facebook so no one can tag me or post on my wall.
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I voted other. I think it depends on the person. If it was my grandmother, then I probably wouldn't be offended.
If it was someone else, I might be.
If it was a close friend and she was just extremely excited for me, then I probably wouldn't be offended it either.
But considering I have a smart phone and probably will be on my phone, I will probably be the first one to announce it.
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I thought I'd be upset too but a friend congratulated me and I was okay with it. I felt it was more of a low key way to announce which is my personality.
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Yes...I worry about my MIL, but I'm pretty sure that all I have to do is warn her not to...but if I don't, she'll post it before I can even call my brothers.
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It would annoy me big time!!! I plan on blocking people from posting on my wall when I get close to my due date... But I guess that doesn't stop them from putting on their wall though
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Yes.
Unless it was my mom/DH and I asked them to.
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I jut hate those people that announce Every one else's news like its their own.
I have issues with people posting pictures of the bride on Facebook while the ceremony is still going on! Not cool!
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I would be furious.
If you didn't contribute to the creation of the baby, it's not your place to announce anything pertaining to him/her.
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DH's Aunt always "shares" our pictures of big moments and I have met her TWICE! Just yesterday was DS's first birthday and she shared a picture of him on his birthday. I don't like not being able to control who sees the pictures either...
My MIL was also the first to announce our first pregnancy to his family, it was irritating... but not on facebook.
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@Cole: my sister found out my grandpa passed away through facebook. Awful!
For my lo's arrival I wouldn't care though. Actually id appreciate it, and I'm sure someone else did it for me because I didn't go online for awhile after lo was born. I was too busy, and I know family and friends wanted to know.
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Yep!
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@Cole: that's so sad!
I found out that my brothers best friend had passed away on Facebook before my brother, and some of the friends family, had been told.
I hate Facebook for the same reason mr bee mentioned!
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Only if they didn't ask me first...
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This happened to me! And I was so very angry! It still ticks me off when I think about it, and LO is 16 months old.
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I would be so mad!
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Someone congratulated me before I announced but I didn't mind.
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Yes! My sister did this to us.
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It happened to me (SIL, MIL, and two cousins-in-law). At the time, I was running high on new baby fumes, so I shrugged it off. Now (5 months later), it makes me seriously pissed to think about.
Le sigh. I know I should just let it go...
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Personally, I don't care. Two reasons: to me, Facebook is pretty impersonal, so I don't really care who announces first there. Secondly, I'm not a big phone person at all. I kind of dread having to make lots of phone calls, so I don't--I tell one person something, like my mom, and ask her to spread the news. Even for my closest friends, I didn't call them all-I sent a mass text.
So I know that even if this were the pre-Facebook days, I still wouldn't be the first to announce to everyone I know. I'm just too lazy/phone shy.
Even after 12 weeks, when we decided it was safe to announce to everyone, I just sat on the information another 2 weeks. No reason, really. I just think it's weird to make a big announcement out of it. lol. I realize from reading baby boards that's not the norm.
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No biggie to me. I love FB for communication, but otherwise don't care. I was congratulated by a few people from work before we announced (my boss knew my water broke), but didn't care a bit about social media until much later the next day to even announce it.
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My SIL did. No big deal because she wasn't stealing our thunder on purpose, but it was still annoying.
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I ended up being induced and only a few people knew about it, so once lo was here, dh told the important people and then went home and announced it on facebook. My phone was broken so I spent the 4 days in hospital technology free which I really enjoyed. If the circumstances were different and someone else announced it then I would be really upset!
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I announced it when LO arrived, then my sister shared my update. My family commented and saw her share instead if my original post. It annoyed me since I had to seek out the comments on her page later.
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Yes. This is incredibly rude.
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I wold be annoyed, up mainly because I'm not on FB so my business shouldn't be on there anyway. I wouldn't care if it was just close family or friends congratulating me.
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I would be livid, and would also say something. I warned anyone who would listen before I had the baby about facebook, and god help them if they'd done it anyway!
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I would be so annoyed! I'm going to designate someone who will be at the hospital to announce it from DH's account before anyone else can! It may be petty, but I don't want anyone to steal our thunder!
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