Nothing wrong with this at all!!! I actually had this conversation with my in laws the other night. They are the type tell everyone and tell them not to say anything? this is our first and only girl so we thought we would even keep the name a surprise. My 2 boys (11 & 4) doesn't even know! So after they meet her FIRST, we will announce publicly.

Thanks for the input everyone! I haven't gotten any angry texts back from my mom so I think she took it okay. We'll see in a few hours!

I've discussed this with my mom, and I could tell she was offended even though she agreed to it. I just plan on sending pics via text at the same time I post to FB/instagram. I don't get on social media very much, so I won't be posting labor updates, and that's what I really want to avoid, because I have a huge family and everyone is super nosey. But I'm taking what I can get, and just putting my foot down with pics being posted. I hope everything works out for you.

I'm due in a couple days & i intend to tell my family not to post anything until I do which won't be for a week or so. I'm not sure how they'll take it because they love posting on social media.

I always request to let us be the first to post a pic. Others can post stats/announce but no pix or labor story until we the parents do.

Were not on any social media (apart from this app) and we have family that aren't local so with our first we asked that no pictures get posted at all. We didn't feel it was right tithe people that hasn't met our son yet and also a bit weird that we wouldn't see the pictures ourselves. Everyone cooperated which was handy, I would of been really upset if they hadn't.

i dis my last delivery and a men with i have someting see the picture first than me me sister send him at time my baby born she take the picture and before my placenta out he meet my baby by pictures ?

My husband asked the same of all our visitors and they were all respectful and understanding. We didn't end up posting anything on Facebook until two days after she was born because we were selfishly enjoying her ... didn't want to be distracted taking phone calls or replying to comments. Just wanted to soak it all in!

My stepsister's mom posted sooo many pictures of my stepsister in labor and of the baby even after the request not to. She even posted one where you could clearly see her vagina and it had to be taken down ?

Yes I did mention no pictures until we post one first. Then you can post away all you want. We had no issues with it. Our problem was the mil showing up with our kids not even an hour after birth. Arg! Was I pissed! I was barley stitched up and had minimal time to try to breastfeed and in walks my kids and then mil just left and left us with 3 kids and a newborn in the hospital until my mom showed up 2 hours later. Man was that stressful!

This reminds me of when my mil posted the ugliest wedding pics from on her phone duringggg the ceremony ? double chins and bad filters everywhere ! And this was after we asked her to photograph our wedding (as she's a photographer) and she changed her mind to a no a week before. Let's hope they get it right this time ! I want to be the one to announce our baby and only after my family far away knows!

My request is that no one is to post anything till I have as baby is mime I should be the first to tell ppl

Hm I haven't thought about this but I definitely want the first post of our baby to be posted by us. My hubs and I are photographers and I want to make sure the first photo people see of him is well done and not just thrown up there by my mom or someone haha.

I'll definitely be mentioning it to them!

My 2 yr old is not on any social media and so is this one when she gets here. Once my 2 yr old was born when i send fam members and frenz pic i let them knw nt to post it on any social media and they respect it