To think that this is attention seeking (new baby and Facebook related)?

[Molkymoo]

An acquaintance of mine had a baby two weeks ago. For a week she and her DH repeatedly posted photos of the baby on Facebook, but refused to reveal the sex. Obviously people kept commenting and saying they couldn't wait to find out the sex.

After a week they finally revealed the sex (boy) and said that they had chosen a name but were "keeping it private for now". So again, a week of continuous photos of "baby" and loads of people asking them what the name was.

No name announced as yet.

Both she and her DH are generally attention seeking.

AIBU to think that it is totally attention seeking behaviour? Fair enough sometimes it takes a while to choose a name, but why keep a baby's sex secret for a week?

They are clearly not dealing with gender ambiguity because they are running the same "secret" for the name now and seeking attention by posting tonnes of photos.

They sound like a pair of total dickheads and I think you'd save yourself a lot of hassle if you cut them off. Or soon you will be guessing what secret first word the child said or his secret shoe size or what secret school he got into.

They sound difficult.

Do they think people care that much?!

Put on their page you are honoured they chose to let you know his name first in secret and the name Dwayne Gaylord is just divine

Unless they are your best mates I would be tempted to write WHO THE FUCK CARES YOU PAIR OF SADDOS

Only flaw in my plan is 1. I look like prize twat. 2. I don't get to find out the sex.

Tough call

Who does that?!
Who doesn't want to sing from the rooftops every last detail of their new arrival - rather than play some infantile guessing game?!

If they were dealing with gender ambiguity, then surely you would not post anything on FB, knowing that it would prompt a flurry of questions.

I bet you are not the only one rolling their eyes at this behaviour.
I would not respond on the announcement and then I would be hiding them quick-smart!

I would post a passive aggressive retro meme about vague attention-seeking posts on Facebook.

They sound extremely tiresome., I block anyone who posts uber attention seeking posts....let's face it, FB is by its v nature a haven for attention seekers so it's a bit pointless blocking them all

When they do the grand reveal, please post the comment,

"Haha lolz pmsl rofl (or other suitable Facebook frendly acronym) no! Come on, what are you REALLY calling her?"

Pleeeeeease

but why keep a baby's sex secret for a week?

Why not? Their baby, they can do what they like.

It's a bit weird though different. Playing guessing games on Facebook. 'And now that we've revealed the sex, you're next challenge is to guess the name.....' What kind of attention seeking arseholes people do that?

I'm amazed everyone's saying YANBU!

Of course they're attention seeking. And this bothers you because ... ?

I've never known anybody not behave in an attention-seeking way when they've got a new baby! It's kind of expected, isn't it?

You're just jealous that you didn't think of this

They sound such fun!

Seriously block, unfriend or at the very least hide them.

Because posting things on Facebook invites comment. Being obtuse on facebook is provocative, ("my hairs such a mess", alongside a cleavagey selfie) When the comment is all one way, it gets a bit boring. Its good to see an alternative opinion, even if its playfully antagonistic.

My, they sound tedious. I get fecked off if parents pst more than a couple of pics a month!

When little baby Necropolis-George has kept them awake for the ninth night running, they'll be less smug.

Necropolis-George

Baby Necropolis-George

Oh, that's made me giggle

Bizarre. I didn't use FB when I had my DCs but if I had another baby hey I can dream right there's no way I'd be able to stop myself doing a full on announcement with photo(s), name, time and weight the very second I had access to wifi.

In all seriousness though I hope they weren't dealing with gender ambiguity as that must be incredibly hard.

Maybe the name is really 'out there' actually kind of hope it's necropolis now and they are waiting til they've told close family (who may not be on FB? Elderly relatives etc?) or perhaps waiting til they've registered him so nobody on FB can talk them out of it... people are much less likely to criticise if it is already official.

So they have a name, but they want to keep it private, but are happy enough to post a photo. Are they celebs? Is the Daily Mail camped outside?

How do all you MNers run into these ridiculous people?

Yes they are behaving absurdly. Dump them.

PMSL at wellwellwell

Guess three times a day - finish each set of guesses with 'Rumplestiltskin'.

Urgh so attention seeking!! They sound as though they think their baby is the most exciting thing that's ever happened to anyone fortunate enough to be one of their friends on facebook.

I would hide their posts if I were you OP, it's only going to get worse. -wait untill you've found out what the name is of course--

Classic mumsnet! Completely obvious case of a couple being a pair of attention seeking saddos over their precious baby, but of course the baby might just be a hermaphrodite

Classic mumsnet! Completely obvious case of a couple being a pair of attention seeking saddos over their precious baby, but of course the baby might just be a hermaphrodite

I've never known anybody not behave in an attention-seeking way when they've got a new baby! It's kind of expected, isn't it?

It's not expected amongst my friendship circle, and from the sounds of it your friends would drive me mad! I would certainly reconsider a friendship if I saw this kind of stuff on Facebook, but nobody I know has done anything of the sort.