to find certain pregnancy posts annoying?

[BellaDianne]

Ok, I know IABU most likely but I have a couple of pregnant friends who like to post constantly (5+ times a day) about their bumps online, every video of every kick, every description of every symptom, one was posting from the moment she found out she was pregnant (she posted the test online), there have been posts about how someone didn't move for her on the train and she posted a photo of the bloke who refused to stand up, has invited us to a 'gender reveal' party even though she's only 16 weeks and hasn't had her anomaly scan.

AIBU to want to scream every time I see a post from either of them?

Yes I know, I can delete them. I'm 27 weeks pregnant and incredibly irritable and having a horrendous pregnancy with every complication under the sun (probably adding to my annoyance...)

33 weeks here, haven’t posted a thing on social media. All my friends and family know but this is something I’ve not shared and don’t intend to.

@MsHopey nope, she's finding out at the 20 week scan and can't afford a private one as she also posted about this too 🤣

Wait. Or are we saying she can't enjoy a gender reveal in case her baby is poorly and I've missed the point?

Oh. Thats mad. Why pay for a bloody party if you're that skint?
I did get mine done (no party just really wanted to know what colours to buy) and it was only £40! And I'm normally super skint!

She's just excited, don't be such a misery guts.

Honestly, the occasional once monthly ish post is lovely. I love baby bumps, I love to hear that people are having healthy pregnancies, I do not love hearing it every damn day. I don't want to see every item of clothing you've bought, or hear about all of your symptoms, or hear about how incredibly in awe you are of your miracle body. Eurgh!!! #scrooge

@MsHopey as someone who has had 3 miscarriages and one tfmr at 22 weeks I think she is bonkers inviting people to a gender reveal after only a 12 week scan but that's my opinion. I'm sure loads of people do it

@Oysterbabe lol I really am a proper misery guts aren't I lol.

This is why I deleted SIL.

Gender reveal, baby shower, buying Ted Baker clothes solely to plaster over FB while up to her eyes in debt and asking her dad for a tenner for fuel to get to work. Twat.

I think people get too self involved.
Social media is pretty much all talking about yourself, even though pretty much all of us don't give a shit was at least 95% of our "friends" post.
And when I post I normally don't give a shit of my friends care or not. My posts are mainly for me and to have a record of things.
I didn't post much when I was pregnant. But I am a newsfeed filler mom I never thought I would be. But as cheesy as it sounds, the best thing in my life is DS.
I know it can be a LOT to see constantly. But most people just get way too excited and can't help themselves.

Yes annoying. Cull if you can.
Otherwise just regard it is them journaling, but online and in the same way I wouldn't read their boring pregnancy journal I would just skip past their posts.

Pregnancy seems like a total game/competition to some people.

Oh OP...you just wait till the babies arrive - THATS when the real competition really kicks off

Weddings and pregnancy seem to be the worst thing ever on FB. Along with the making memories photos and silly poems re full time mummies etc. I rarely bother with it anymore.

I’m 16 weeks and haven’t said a single thing on social media.

I did however post a pick of my new dog😊

*picture not pick. Bloody autocorrect

We haven’t posted anything official on Facebook. My partner and I have decided not to post anything of our child online. I want their internet footprint to be as close to 0 as possible.
I personally have a love hate relationship with social media. I use Facebook but only to keep tabs on what photos of me etc my family post (if people who aren’t on social media know how many photos of themselves are online through other peoples social media accounts, in some cases they’d have figurative babies!). I will be ensuring no family members or friends post any photos of my child online (a task I’m sure will be quite difficult!).
Thankfully no friends and family on my timeline post too many pregnancy type posts. Lots of pictures of their kids though. I probably annoy people by only posting about my dog!

I don’t use FB, only Instagram. I either unfollow or mute people on there I cba with. Yes, there is now a mute option OP and it’s a GODSEND .

I am 27 weeks pregnant and totally agree with you. I do post bump pics sometimes but I make it clear that it’s not all rainbows and sunshine. This is a much wanted baby after two late first trimester losses last year so I’m beyond happy but I don’t feel the need to bore everyone stiff about it.

Eurgh the #makingmemories ones are so cringe. No, Susan, you're poddling around in Skeg like 2,9856,345 other people.

God I find it all cringe, I have a current friend who is the most self indulgent pregnant person posting all over fb and even posted a photo of one of her scans with a birthday hat drawn on it and "happy birthday dad" to her DH on fb

BeakyPlinder I'd think you'd made that up if I hadn't seen the same thing. So cringey!!

@Mousefunky a mute button? How?!

Ugh that's way over the top! I think I posted twice in whole pregnancy- once was when I updated my profile picture with myself at a wedding with bump, and once to say that I was long overdue and ready for her to come!
If I were you I'd unfollow now, can you imagine what it will be like with all the baby posts?
'LO's first smile/shit' etc

I find it enjoying too. I don't see the point, I posted one brief status to say we were having our first, because MIL had started posting and friends (not the closest ones who already knew) had started asking questions on FB. Other than that it hasn't been mentioned. If I have questions etc I ask someone I know or come on here. I'm very aware I have friends who have had struggles and also this might be the wrong thing to say but pregnancy isn't that exciting for me let alone anyone else. To me it's a means to an end and I'm not having a bad pregnancy at all. An ex work colleague is 12/13 weeks and posts about a dozen times a day, I've muted her.

A relative of mine did the constant photos of her pregnancy thing and we were so glad when she finally gave birth.

THEN we got weekly 'I am 1/2/3/4/etc weeks/months' old photos and I wanted to slap her.

Annoying not enjoying!!!!