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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I had a baby who needed surgery right after birth.  It was not a condition that was known before birth, so a surprise.  I think my workplace especially was expecting a birth announcement (because that's how it was done in my office), and I got messages asking if I'd had the baby yet when there was no message "baby born!  mom and baby doing well!"  I don't even remember what I did because I was just trying to deal with everything -- I think I told one head person the the basic details of what happened and she spread the word so I didn't get a million messages.  They sent a gift basket.  Fortunately it was something that could be resolved after surgery with no lasting effects so I was able to update later.  Same to family and friends.

It was not something I could keep confidential because she was in the NICU for a while and I was blindsided by this development, so that wasn't really an option.  If it was something like a condition that needed to be monitored, I wouldn't disclose.  No reason they need to know.  [/quote]

Frankly after going through some medical issues before my child was born I worship the ground oversharers walk on because I did not have a single freaking clue how “common” medical issues are either in the womb or post-birth. In fact I reached out to some barely-acquaintances on Facebook that had shared about going through something similar years prior, because I felt so alone. Obviously do what is best for you and your family but man people have to start feeling comfortable talking about real life. [/quote]

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