My husband and I have been trying to conceive for 18 months. My cycles are irregular. We failed 3 rounds of Clomid, endless ovulation kits where I never got a positive... I don’t have to tell you ladies, this process can be just awful at times. Well, amazingly this month, somehow without meds or trying, it worked and I’m pregnant.

Like most people, I have, and regularly use, Facebook, Instagram, etc. and I have considered deleting them, because seeing endless photos of others newborns, or worse, pregnancy announcements, is just too hard. Now, I have no idea how hard any of these people had to try to conceive, but it always “looks” like they tried for a month and voila! After all, most people don’t share their awful fertility journey because its not cute or glamorous. I find myself becoming hateful and resenting people for not considering how hard it must be for people like me, people who haven’t been able to conceive, to see that.

Now, I totally understand and agree with the fact that if I don’t want to see it, I shouldn’t look, BUT I have chosen to take another path.

I decided during this journey that I WILL NOT post a social media announcement of my pregnancy.

I will be pregnant, and that is the goal. I will be overjoyed and savor the moments where I get to tell my parents and friends. I will want to scream to the world, but I refuse to forget the heartbreak I felt each time I see someone announcement yet another pregnancy. I do not need likes and feedback to tell give me satisfaction. The people I really want to know will hear it from me directly, and honestly, I don’t care about the likes or feedback from anyone who would find out from social media instead of me or my husband directly. So why take the chance that I am crushing another woman’s heart, just to get the glory and attention that goes along with the announcement? I know how that feels, and I want to try and minimize that for those waking this same path. Because honestly, at the end of the day, I’ll be having a baby and that trumps everything else, including social media love.

(I know this post mentions I’m pregnant, but I’m hoping you all get the point. This is not meant to be an announcement, but more encouragement for some and reconsideration for others). Baby dust to all ❤️❤️❤️