If you 'announced' your pregnancy on FB when did you do it!

[Heatherbell1978]

I'm 14.5 wks pregnant with #2. It was around this point last time that I put something on FB. I haven't had the chance to tell my boss yet but once I do I guess I could then announce it, I'd be 16 wks.
For some reason I'm feeling more cautious about it this time though. I'm 39 and last pregnancy was fine but have noticed a tendency for people I know on FB not to announce their second and all of a sudden a baby appears! (Obviously I'm talking about people I don't see much).
I'd like to announce something but just wondering when others say something.

No announcements yet. I'm in the second trimester now but miscarried our first baby so I'm waiting until birth.

The first time we'd announced to everyone and would have posted the 12 week scan but it was bad news. I'm more cautious now.

I announced his birth and it felt just right. I think some people were surprised but everyone was lovely.

We weren't planning to but as I showed from fairly early on, we told most people in person at 12-14 weeks and didn't want people hearing it second hand from other friends so we did post something at about 14 weeks. Not a scan pic though - just an announcement.

We posted a picture of DD looking at a book, the book is "I'm a new big sister". Announced at 12 weeks after the scan.

I announced mine with a picture of 2 babies in my arms.

I was 14 weeks

After 12w scan and I'd told work for both.

However. I also took it as an opportunity to go through my friends list on FB and if they weren't a close enough friend that I'd tell them I was pregnant at that point/want them to meet future DCs then they got unfriended!!

Keeps my friend list healthy!

I won't be. As above posters have mentioned seeing pregnancy announcements on fbook was one of the hardest parts of having fertility treatment, and I would hate to be the cause of a friend crying in to their pillow. It's much gentler to receive the news by text, not that it's less upsetting.... Hmm I can't explain it, but fbook posts were hard.

I don't begrudge those that do, I understand that side too.

Never did. Saw absolutely no need to. Individually formed those I felt the need to inform/those who didn't see me face to face.

Others found out when we announced the birth.

i know friends doing it as soon as they pissed on the stick, at 6 weeks, 13 weeks, 22 weeks and just announced the birth
its up to you - but if you do do it later on make sure no one mentions it ive seen that happen to someone whos friend made a comment pretty much annoucing it for them by mistake

I told my family and close friends who I wouldn't want finding out via Facebook first then we had our 12 week scan a day before we went to Spain. At the scan they measured at 12+6 so we done Facebook/Instagram pictures the next night from Spain when I was 13 weeks. We originally werent planning on doing the whole FB thing but were told at 4 weeks I was miscarry so got really excited after the scan and just decided to do it.

I wont put it on facebook. First because I am quite private and rarely put personal stuff. Second because a couple of friends are struggling with infertility

Never, but then after a stillbirth and a miscarriage, I guess I'm a bit more cautious than most. Honestly I never saw the point of FB pregnancy announcements. The people you really like will have been told, why risk awkwardness with acquaintances if something goes wrong?

But if something sadly did /does go wrong then everyone will understand why you suddenly burst into tears /run out room / get upset if someone says they are preg

Everyone is different

Tho totally understand those who had a mc or stillborn why you want to say nothing 💐💐💐💐

As I said previously this baby has taken 10yrs ttcand lots of ivf so DF and I are overjoyed its finally happened

Told my parents and sisters the day I got bfp.

Told close friends at 13 weeks (and that it was twins)

Announced on Facebook at 16 weeks. Mentioned it was twins at 24 weeks.

The second time round I didn't make an announcement as such but did ask for advice on car seats maybe around 30 weeks. The first time baby was mentioned was when I posted a photo of her and her older sisters when we got home. A close friend had had a still birth just a few months prior to my baby's birth and I just couldn't bring myself to do an announcement. With my first pregnancy(twins) I posted my scan photo around about 12 weeks