What do you think of this? RE: telling people

I have several friends that I just don't speak to on the phone regularly. Actually, come to think of it-- even with my close friends, it's more about email than the phone. After working all day, most people just prefer to be home, and not on the phone-- including me.

And, I have this weird thing about calling people that I don't normally talk on the phone with-- I even hate to order food.

ANYWAY, is it SO impersonal to tell people I am pregnant on email? I am not talking like a mass email.

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We got an email once that had a link to a youtube video of them actually telling everyone they were pregnant -- it was super cute!

We've also gotten an email that had a link to the people's blog where is told us they were pregnant but also explained the two years IF issues they had to -- that was really wonderful to read

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If it's someone you regularly communicate with via email, I see nothing wrong with it.

I did this for one of my friends OOS. We never talk on the phone. Actually, when she got pg first, she emailed me. I thought nothing of it b/c it seemed normal since this is how we communicate.

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Posted by Lizzy

We got an email once that had a link to a youtube video of them actually telling everyone they were pregnant -- it was super cute!

We've also gotten an email that had a link to the people's blog where is told us they were pregnant but also explained the two years IF issues they had to -- that was really wonderful to read

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I told a lot of people by email. Like you, I kind of hate talking on the phone. I waited to tell my folks in person, and I told my close friends that I see regularly by phone or in person..mostly because they find my email ways annoying generally (it's a spoken joke among us) so I figured I'd make telling them a little special. Everyone else I told by email.

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I told a bunch of friends over email so no I see nothing wrong with it.

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ok-- thanks. You guys made me feel better.

Once I get a few emails out-- I can come out on here too!

I am anxious to just be open about it-- and these two screen names things is really annoying!

I am 13 weeks on Sat-- so, what am I waiting for.

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I think it's fine. I'm not a big phone person. I called some friends and others I told via e-mail. The ones I told via e-mail are the ones I mainly catch up with over e-mail.

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I told quite a few people by email- especially my NC friends from when I lived there with whom most of my communication is through email.

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Fisher Price has an e-card that announces the pregnancy. It's very cute and I used it to tell my friends that I don't see regularly.

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click here!

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I've told plenty of people both times via email. I'm just not a phone person in general.

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Heck.. I even told my HUSBAND through a text message

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i did it with a couple of my friends, i sent an email, just saying "i have some news " see attached, and attached a pic of my sonogram pic.

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A lot of friends and family found out about this pregnancy from my Facebook page. Not one of them mentioned to me that they were bothered by it

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I told some people by e-mail. DH and I are very fortunate in that we have a pretty large list of people that we consider friends. It would have been impossible to call everyone, especially because the pregnancy made me very tired. I explained the fatigue in the e-mail and everyone understood.