Facebook Announcement

It hasn't been a secret for a few weeks now, but I was still intent on not posting on Facebook.  There's just something about letting the WORLD know about our pregnancy and knowing that there is always a chance that something could go wrong.  I also am not big on being the center of attention.  Okay, I admit, I like it to be all about me sometimes (lol), but it's also kind of uncomfortable and awkward at the same time.

Hubby was ready to tell our families after our 9 week appointment.  I wasn't ready and he agreed to wait until we reached the second trimester.  Although, we did let a few people know before then, like our parents, and a few aunts and uncles, but mostly we kept it to ourselves.  Once we made the big announcement to our families, Hubby immediately wanted to post on Facebook.  I made him wait some more.

I saw another IF friend's announcement picture, and I knew exactly what I wanted to do when I saw it!  It was perfect.  Not too mushy or cutesy, and it screamed Amber and Tony.  I thought it was a PERFECT idea.

Part of the reason I hesitated to make the FB announcement was because I have learned how hard those are on so many facing IF.  I've never really been bothered by the baby announcement, pictures, etc, but I know that there are many that feel a crushing blow every time they see one.  (The one exception for me was learning my cousins were pregnant via FB when they KNEW my story.  I really thought I should have been told before seeing it on FB.  FYI, I am over that now though.)  I wanted to make sure that my announcement was sensitive to others, and also maybe help bring a little awareness toward infertility.  I also needed to keep it short and sweet, as Hubby is a fairly private person and I wanted to respect that as well.  He told me I could put whatever I wanted, so I did have his approval, but it still took me awhile to come up with what I wanted.

Without further ado, here's what I posted:

16 years of marriage
14 years of trying for a baby
2 years of medical intervention
2 losses
which finally = 2 babies arriving January 2014!

 

 

 

 

I have to admit, it was a LOT of fun after the post was made!  Within seconds the "likes" and comments started rolling in.  Of course, a lot of people already knew, but many were shocked and excited to hear the news.  As of right now, the status has received 195 likes, and we have well over 100 congratulations.  Amazing!  It makes me feel a little self absorbed to tell you those stats, but I can't help it.  Hubby and I had so much fun reading all the comments and are blown away by the support.  I suppose I didn't expect anything less, but it is fun to finally share our news and feel the love come pouring in.  We also have received several texts as well.

 

I even had one person send me a private message, telling me about their miscarriages and reason for it.  She asked if I had a similar issue and what sort of medical treatment did we get.  As it turns out, we don't have the same IF problems, but I was able to refer her to our clinic and offer her some advice.  It felt so good to be able to help someone else.

 

It was a lot of fun and I am so glad that I finally broke down and made our news officially official, now that it is on Facebook.