Setting Boundaries: Addressing a Friends Use of My Pregnancy for Social Media Attention

Some people can’t resist turning every moment into content, and OP is learning that the hard way. She’s pregnant with her first baby, and her friend Sarah started out being sweet about it, like “I can’t wait for you,” “I’m so excited,” all the right vibes.

Then Sarah’s excitement quietly morphed into a full-on social media campaign. OP says Sarah began posting photos of them together with glowing “best aunt” captions, using OP’s pregnancy to rack up likes. OP is private, she wants major moments kept within her close circle, and Sarah keeps brushing her concerns off as “just good fun.”

Things got worse when Sarah posted a sonogram picture OP shared privately, captioning it like she’s the one witnessing the miracle.

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So I'm (29F) currently pregnant with my first child, and my friend (27F), let's call her Sarah, has always been the type to seek attention online. She's constantly posting about her life, which is fine most of the time.

However, recently she's been using my pregnancy to gain likes and comments on social media. It started with subtle mentions of being excited to be an aunt, which I appreciated.

But then she began posting photos of us together with long captions about how she can't wait for my baby to arrive and how she's already playing the role of the best aunt ever. For background, I've always been a private person and prefer to keep major life events within my close circle. Her constant online posts about my pregnancy make me uncomfortable, as if she's using my experience to boost her own image.

I feel like she's turning my personal journey into a public spectacle for her own benefit. I tried talking to her gently about it, expressing that I'd rather keep things more low-key, but she brushed it off saying it's all in good fun.

Yesterday, she posted a sonogram photo that I had shared with her privately, captioned with how she's so grateful to witness this miracle up close. That crossed a line for me.

It's one thing to share excitement, but it's another to take such an intimate moment and make it about herself. I feel like she's stepping over boundaries and using my pregnancy for her own gain.

I'm torn between confronting her directly about it, risking our friendship, or just letting it go and feeling uncomfortable. So WIBTA for telling Sarah she can't use my pregnancy for attention on social media?

I honestly don't know if I'm wrong here, really need outside perspective.

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It also feels like a pregnant woman asking if she’s wrong for wanting space from an overbearing friend.

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OP thought Sarah’s “aunt” comments were harmless, until the posts about OP’s pregnancy started getting longer, louder, and more frequent.

After OP asked for a low-key approach, Sarah still posted pictures of them together, acting like OP’s bump was her personal storyline.

The real boundary stomp came when Sarah shared OP’s privately sent sonogram, turning an intimate moment into a public flex.

Now OP has to decide whether confronting Sarah will protect her privacy or blow up the friendship she’s trying to keep.</p>

What's your opinion on this situation? Join the conversation!.

OP might not be the “bad guy,” but Sarah’s already treating her pregnancy like it’s Sarah’s content calendar.

Still wondering if you can set boundaries with Sarah’s pregnancy posts? Read the AITA where a woman told her friend she was too obsessed with her pregnancy.