You have waited nine months for this moment - or perhaps even longer if it took a while to conceive.
You have just experienced one of the most precious moments of your life and you cannot wait to tell your wider circle about this amazing experience. But wait, why is everyone suddenly texting you congratulating you on your baby boy? They love the name, they can't believe he is here, they can't believe how big he was.
WHAT?
Some people have a friend like this - a friend who is SO SUPER EXCITED for your new arrival that they only go and post your news to the world before you can say 'placenta'.
Baby news etiquette differs for everyone. You almost need to make an action plan about what is going to happen, who you tell first, who you don't tell until the baby dust has settled.
A friend I know had to ask a relative to remove a quite unflattering picture of them in the birthing suite that had posted to social media. TMI much?
And it isn't just birth announcements that are being broadcast through social media - we've heard of people who have been informed about the death of a grandparent through Facebook.
It has prompted more and more couples to take to social media ahead of their baby's birth and posting privacy plea's: One couple wrote: Our baby will be soon here. Please allow us the joy of announcing our baby's arrival. We have waited nine months for this special moment.
There are important things in life. Friends are close to the top. So is family. What these people do is not malicious. It is maybe selfish. Or misguided. My advice? Focus on your new family and all the love and happiness it brings.
