Status update, I'm expecting a child: Mums-to-be can now let friends know they're pregnant on Facebook

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By Daily Mail Reporter

Last updated at 8:10 AM on 29th July 2011

Facebook users can now list that they are expecting a child on their profile - complete with due date and chosen name.

Users of the social networking site have been able to add family members' to their accounts since December 2010.

But new changes to the site mean they can also add an 'Expected: child' field to their page to let others know their baby news.

Newest addition: Parents can share the news they are expecting without creating a new page

Previously, parents had to create a new profile for their unborn baby breaking Facebook rules which state all users much be at least 13 years of age.

The new option now lets users prominently display their momentous news without using a separate page.

 

To add the setting, parents must edit their profile settings and choose 'Expected: Child' from a list of options.

An update is also published to the public news feed informing their followers of the change in circumstances.

When launched on Wednesday, a glitch in the system meant practical jokers could enter their friends names as expected children.

This has now been fixed.

Update: The new option lets users prominently display their news without creating a separate page

HOW TO ADD AN EXPECTED CHILD TO YOUR ACCOUNT

• Click 'Edit Profile' on user profile page
  
• Choose the Family & Friends tab and select 'Add another family member'
• From drop-down menu click on 'Expected: Child'
• Enter a due date and a chosen name for the unborn baby

Since the site was developed frequent  additions to options about personal relationships have been added.

This has allowed users to tailor their information to more thoroughly represent themselves.

In February the site began allowing users to list their relationship status as "in a civil union" or "in a domestic partnership".

This was helpful for those in less common forms of partnerships as well as gay couples and was seen as a victory for civil rights.

 

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