Facebook Pregnancy Etiquette 101
Trying to get pregnant and being on Facebook causes serious misery. From “big announcement” status updates drowned in exclamation points to nursery pics (YUCK), it all sucks.
“Omg, did you see my ultrasound pictures?!”
I understand why you feel the need to share. But the barren girl next to you in the status meeting is the last person in the world who wants to hear about it.
“Why are you so bitchy?”
What does an infertility-related meltdown look like? It doesn’t take much to trigger it after some bad news… a lesson I learned the hard way.
![“You need to [gain/lose] weight.”](https://www.peanutmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/guppy4.jpg)
“You need to [gain/lose] weight.”
There are few times in life where people feel it’s OK give you advice on your weight. Unfortunately, when you are trying to get pregnant is one of those times.
“Did you try putting your legs in the air?”
Ah, another gem for the “Captain Obvious” category. I can’t even count how many people told me this over the last year and a half.
“You just need to relax. Then you’ll get pregnant.”
If you tell someone they need to lose weight to get pregnant, you’re basically calling them fat. By telling me I need to relax, what’s that saying?
About Me
Hiya! I'm Lydia, aka Peanut Mom. I live in Iowa with my husband and two kiddos, both the result of iVF. My daughter "Peanut" is eight and my son "Squeak" is six. Welcome!