Social Media Announcement?

[Zaplolly]

At what point did you (if at all) announce your pregnancy on social media ie the usual scan pic etc??

I don't think people should be judged or be called tacky for doing what they feel is right for them on social media, some of the posts on here have made me quite angry! I posted a picture of a baby grow, his first teddy that his auntie bought him and the scan picture at 13 weeks after we had told close friends and family as have friends abroad who we couldn't tell face to face, it's lovely to read through the positive warm comments aswel left by distant friends.

@Dunnock91 I totally get why people do it and I don't thibk it's tacky to announce(although the way some people do it with videos and professional photo shoots seems pretty narcissistic IMP). You are excited and happy and want to tell the world and you have every right to do that if it's right for you. Personally though having experienced a loss I won't be sharing anything on SM. For one thing I know how fragile the baby is even after 12 weeks and like some others have said I would hate to have to announce again if the worst should happen. Also I found that when I miscarried every happy pregnancy announcment I saw on FB was like a punch in the gut for me. Of course my friends were just happy and weren't trying to hurt me in any way but it still did hurt a lot to see that other people were in the 'club' of pregnancy and I was no longer in the club. Might sound silly but it's the only way I cab explain. Of course I was happy for people but I was also very sad for myself. I personally would not want to contribute to anyone else's grief if they are going through the same thing. Totally a personal choice though.

We “announced” it on Facebook at 12 weeks once we’d had my NIPT results and dating scan back ok. We both work in large departments and I have quite a lot of friends from where I used to live so it was just easier than telling people individually and saved anyone complaining that we hadn’t told them!

I do get the point about it being hard for people who are having trouble conceiving as I found it hard myself when we were ttc (it took us a while and I am 38 so knew nothing was guaranteed).

However I found it easier seeing people’s pregnancy/birth news on social media than hearing it face to face as it gave me a chance to get the sad/envious feelings out of the way before I saw them face to face or went in to work and heard other people talking about it.

Bottom line: everyone uses social media differently and there is no right or wrong so do what feels right to you.