the perfect reason for an LTTCer to quit facebook.

[tamithomas]

when i do get my BFP i will never ever mention anything on fb. I might put a picture on once the child is born, but to me it feels like showing off, and thats not me

I did the idiotic thing of announcing my only BFP we managed to get in 3 years at 4 weeks, worst mistake ever. Ended up losing it at 5 weeks. Vowed to myself that if we manage to get anoter BFP, no one is going to know except for my mom and dad, and that the only way BFP pictures are going up is if I'm out and about at a family event and people tag me in a picture and people ask me if i got a bump.

 

[J_Lynn]

I say sometimes that I am going to announce it to everyone who will listen because since 22 I haven't been able to get pregnant; but seriously when it comes down to it - I don't think I'll say anything just because I don't want to be that annoying pregnant chick to my friends who may be going through this crap and just not wanting to talk about it - ya know? So I don't want to make them feel how everyone else makes me feel. So if I ever get pregnant, I'll be hush hush about it till about 3 days before I go to the delivery room. *sigh* maybe someday. Plus, I'll be too scared to say anything .... mc are too common so I am not going to allow myself to get excited until I'm at least 5 months along. If I've waited almost 29 years, when it happens - if it ever does - I can wait another 5 months or so get excited about it really happening lol If that makes sense ...

 

[arizonagal]

https://mobile.slate.com/blogs/futu...ion_turns_facebook_baby_photos_into_cats.html

Have you guys seen this? Something funny, you can turn all your friends baby pictures into cats.....now if we can find a way to do this with ultrasounds and auto block any BFP announcements!

I'm addicted to Facebook but I admit it's not good for me to have to see all those happy families

 

[tamithomas]

https://mobile.slate.com/blogs/futu...ion_turns_facebook_baby_photos_into_cats.html

Have you guys seen this? Something funny, you can turn all your friends baby pictures into cats.....now if we can find a way to do this with ultrasounds and auto block any BFP announcements!

I'm addicted to Facebook but I admit it's not good for me to have to see all those happy families

I tried it and ever since then, I can no longer use facebook on Chrome. It literally made facebook void on that browser even after i uninstalled it. Too bad though, for those that it works apparently it's hilarious

 

[arizonagal]

Oh bummer! The app must have bugs!

 

[Needababynow]

I have friend that was ttc for 3 years, she finally went on Clomid and got her bfp. Instead of posting all over fb, she put it in her blog - which she had previously talked about infertility issues. I thought that was a tasteful way to announce her pregnancy. She knew all to well how it can make someone feel to see bfp's via fb!

It was nice to see how everything progressed - IF - I wanted to and if I didn't I just didn't go on her blog. I wish more people knew how awful infertility is and how painful it can be when everyone else is getting pregnant and you're not.

 

[cybermum81]

I have friend that was ttc for 3 years, she finally went on Clomid and got her bfp. Instead of posting all over fb, she put it in her blog - which she had previously talked about infertility issues. I thought that was a tasteful way to announce her pregnancy. She knew all to well how it can make someone feel to see bfp's via fb!

It was nice to see how everything progressed - IF - I wanted to and if I didn't I just didn't go on her blog. I wish more people knew how awful infertility is and how painful it can be when everyone else is getting pregnant and you're not.

I agree, just checked my fb and first 4 posts are from pregnant people moaning, one is my best friend, I've blocked her this morning, I told her to text me when she goes into labour ( I was her birthing partner 7 years ago before I started on my quest for a baby with my new husband started) not helping out this time though! I just cant face it, after 3 losses, I'm struggling to even go shopping for baby gifts for her! Feel like a bad friend because I love her like she's my sister.
I've sorted though my Facebook and blocked all pregnant people. Having a real down day

 

[Needababynow]

Hang in there cyber mum! I was optimistic when I woke up now I'm down in the dumps and depressed again - how quickly the mood can change.

 

[J_Lynn]

My hubby and I were watching baby shows on TV last night again like we always end up doing .... he just loves them, they scare the crap out of me (hellur - don't want to think about how much pain that is! lolol) and I was in a good mood because we were talking about when it will be my turn and just having a generally good time. Then I woke up to an Event invite to a girls babyshower whom I hid her feeds about 6 months ago when she found out she was pregnant after a one-night-stand with some guy she knew for a whole 3 hours. *GAG* I love her to death, but I haven't even spoke to her more than twice (and that was out of force when I ran into her in town) since she announced her pregnancy. After I got that, my good mood went away and I've been down since then

I really think I am going to have to get rid of my FB soon LOL

 

[wannabeprego]

It is already so bad now on FB with all of the baby pics and pregnancy announcements that I suppose this was inevitable.. Sigh..They need to rename the web site "Baby Book"...

I just got off of FB and a girl I went to highschool with just had a baby recently, and she literally is posting pictures of her baby with a sign for each week, "Week 1 sign " pic of baby, "week 2 pic of baby", "week 3 pic of baby", "week 5 pic of baby" etc in squence together.. How obnoxious can she get with these pictures!! Good lord!!!

 

[tamithomas]

For me what tops the idiot on facebook award is a friend of mine, granted she rose to the occasion and beat all odds on her own as a teen mom. She made it work as in foudn a job, finished college and lives better off than i do now. Even went off to have two more afterwards and she's literally my age 22 at 3 kids. She was one of the lucky ones unlike most who stay with their parents and pretty much and the baby over. But, that still doesn't mean you should be proud to be a teen mom.

When did this patting on the back for having unprotected sex at a young age and being irresponsible become something to be proud of? She put her status "watching high school moms!! love it so much to relate too."