Pregnancy announcement with subtle nod to infertility

[windsor22]

I'm nearly 12 weeks pregnant following our first IVF cycle, after 2 years of TTC naturally.

I feel comfortable enough now to start thinking about making our announcement on social media. Close family and friends already know. I've also given friends who I know are also on the ttc journey the heads up (but I'm aware some, like I did, might be suffering in silence).

I'm only really posting on social media to tell more distant family and friends - I don't have a lot of followers (and my pages are private) but still there are still people I want to know and I feel like I deserve to be able to make an announcement after our difficult journey.

I don't want everyone to know the ins and outs (literally!) of our treatment but I do want to subtly hint that we had difficulties, just to give hope to people who are still on the ttc journey and also to raise a little glimmer of awareness that not everyone conceives easily.

I was thinking of something simple like "our little miracle due this November" but just wondering if anyone has any other ideas or quotes I could use etc.

Thank you x

Huge congratulations and that’s really thoughtful of you. As someone who’s going through fertility struggles at the moment I definitely appreciate when people’s posts have a little nod to the fact it wasn’t the easiest journey, it makes me feel less alone and that there is still hope for us and it certainly makes it sting a lot less. I think the “little miracle” is nice and I also know someone who put “the best things in life are worth waiting for”. 💐

Something like “ a gift I thought would never happen “

describing it as a miracle doesn’t really inspire hope to anyone struggling

"It's been a long road but we are delighted to announce" seems to cover it.

I don't have kids /never wanted but I am aware of all the posts from friends who use that sort of wording that there must have been a history of trying or losses had.

I would agree something about it being a long or difficult road would convey the message.

Miracle could just as easily mean it was a one shot wonder.

Congratulations and fingers crossed it's smooth sailing for you for the next 6 months!

My friend announced with 'made with lots of love and a little help from science' or something like that.