Can you help me with a pregnancy announcement caption?

[yellowboka]

Okay, so, I know some people aren't for announcing on social media but I'm definitely one of the people who loves a good pregnant announcement!

I did the big massive paragraph and soppy speeches when announcing DC1.
People are going to be quite gossipy this time (I presume, which I'm not bothered about), and I'd rather leave it with a nice picture with a really short and sweet caption for baby #2, but not as simple as 'due __' etc. Maybe something a bit humourous that really subtly incorporates how unexpected this one is?

Something along the lines of...
"This year is unbelievably full of blessings'
or even something like
'Best oops ever'.

Or would a picture be better to keep it short?

I know I'm making a big deal about it but it's definitely one of my favourite parts of the pregnancy. With DC1 I'd announced by 12 weeks and I'm already 14 this time.

My pregnancy was unexpected after a 3 month relationship.I just put that I was expecting a baby with ..... and tagged my now dh.He did the same.

I had my DD holding scan pic with something along the lines of Big sister alert, we can't wait to meet you!

noso & BurnedToast

Well, it was my husband's idea. I'd just put nothing at all. But then I suppose the largest portion wouldn't know that there are any kids at all, because some of them are so far away we only see them once in a while or not at all.

We never post anything about/with them either.

The song wasn't mandatory either.

Just a pic with surprise?

Does DC1 have a toy that he likes, something like Lego maybe?
How about two piles of said toy, DC1 next to one and a scan pic behind the second, with the caption "learning to share from xxxxx (date)"

My own announcement involved my dog, who is notorious for stealing socks, holding a baby sock and was apparently so subtle most folk either didn't get it or thought we were getting a puppy 😂. This despite it being captioned "More socks to steal from xxxx date"

I'm obviously too old for half of this malarkey. It all sounds a bit try hard to me. Just tell people you're pregnant and that's it. It's not an advertising campaign.

A photo of your 3yr old holding the scan pic and a cheeky face with a "every trouble maker needs a partner in crime! Due December 2019" or whatever

The best "announcement " I saw was when I fbook friend of mine just posted a pic of her newborn! It was amazing, no one (apart from her family and closer friends obviously ) had a clue she was expecting.

This is how I plan to do it. Absolutely no one needs to see a photo of the inside of my uterus (not even my parents) and I don't expect anyone outside of my close family and circle of friends to give a shit that i'm pregnant

@bee222 that's how I 'announced it' and to be honest to was only to stop relatives from posting first and then me receiving a shit tonne of messages stating 'I didn't even know you were pregnant'. Because to be honest if we haven't chatted in 9 months and updated each other on our lives why would you care?

"we had sex" I do like.

Or "God's will".

But, tbh, I find the whole idea excruciating and toe-curling but then, I am old so reading this thread and just SO happy that none of my friends would actually do this so I don't have to make up some fatuous "congratulations" in my actual RL!

But congratulations over SM, OP, as apparently it's important to get validation from strangers.

Picture from internet

Just stop being social media insane and enjoy your pregnancy? Honestly, I do not get this. Unless you’re obsessed with validation and attention, what do you actually gain from these twee, idiotic Facebook likes?

*Fwiw, we did a bread in the oven and a link to an appropriate song (I think it was Yummy, yummy, yummy, I got love in my tummy) for DC1, the same but with a smaller bread roll next to it and a different song for DC2 and DC3 will be an even smaller bun next to the bread and the roll with another song.

Scan pictures are naff*

Oh the irony 😂😂😂

It's a sad state of affairs,all this posting of things on social media. Maybe you will grow out of it by the time you have baby No.5

Goodness the bitch ploppers are out in force today...

I just did a scan pic with the caption "Here we go again...!!"
OP, just do an eviction notice or similar, and congrats on your pregnancy

I’ve noticed most people recently haven’t announced until after the 20 week scan which is actually very wise.

I think the wording suggested by OurChristmasMiracle is lovely - "with love and grace our family grows. Baby 2 due xx date". Very tasteful!

Otherwise I'ld go for the big sister/big brother angle. Not so sure about posting the scan pictures, as I imagine some people who have experienced infertility/baby loss might find it upsetting.

I’m young and I’m the same, I don’t know anyone who hasn’t done a huge announcement on every social platform.

I didn’t though. I did however post a photo of us walking out of hospital with our newborn as it was Christmas morning and it really was the best gift ever!!

I know that a lot of people experiencing infertility or who have suffered baby loss can find it upsetting to see scan pictures plastered all over social media, so something more subtle might be a more sensitive way to do it.
Some sort of big sibling t-shirt for DC1 and tag your partner might be a good way forward.

How about your child holding a sign which says either 'I'm being promoted to big brother /sister'
Or 'Only child until 'insert month'

Friends if ours changed their cover picture on Facebook to them all standing in a row, with dad then eldest holding bags of ice, and mum to be holding her tummy. Then just waited for people to click.

A little tacky yes but certainly the most original (non) announcement I've seen to date

Gosh people are weird about pregnancy announcements. The reason so many pregnancies (and new jobs, and engagements, and so on) get announced on Facebook is that it’s an efficient way to let your wider group of friends know with a single announcement.

I do know people who told almost nobody until the baby was here and then announced the birth. Glad it suited them, but there was something a bit Victorian about the idea for me - can’t mention that you’re in a certain condition, such things are unseemly to be public about you know, etc. But I had terrible pregnancies (after multiple losses) and felt like it was shit and lonely enough without keeping it all to myself.

That said we were very boring so I have no ideas for clever announcements, sorry!

Gosh people are weird about pregnancy announcements. The reason so many pregnancies (and new jobs, and engagements, and so on) get announced on Facebook is that it’s an efficient way to let your wider group of friends know with a single announcement

You can do all this in person though, or WhatsApp/text etc. The only reason to do any of these types of announcements on Facebook is for the likes and attention. I find new job announcements even weirder than pregnancy announcements