Mark Zuckerberg , the founder and director of Facebook , the social network announced that its partner, Priscilla Chan , is pregnant.
"Priscilla and I have a story that we are excited : we are waiting for a drink, "he wrote the businessman.
"This will be a new chapter in our lives. And we have been very fortunate for the opportunity to touch the lives of people around the world, Cilla as medical and educator, and through this community and philanthropy. Now we will focus on making the world a better place for our son and the next generation, "said Zuckerberg.
He also revealed that they were looking for a baby for several years, and lost three pregnancies . "You feel full of hope when you know you're going to have a child. You start to imagine what will become dream and hope for their future. You start to to make plans, and then go . It is a solitary experience . Most people do not discuss abortionsinvoluntary because you're worried that your problems will distance you, as if you weredefective or had done something to cause this. So he fights on your own, "he reflected.
"In open and connected world today, the discussion of these issues were not away ; wegather . Generates understanding and tolerance , and gives us hope ", Zuckerberg continued.
"We hope to share our experience will give more people the same hope we feel and help more people feel comfortable sharing their stories too, "he said, while said that the pregnancy is so advanced enough to have been minimized the risks.
Congratulations!
All message posted by Mark Zuckerberg: "Priscilla and I have some exciting news: we're expecting a baby girl!
This will be a new chapter in our lives. We've already been so fortunate for the opportunity to touch people's lives around the world -- Cilla as a doctor and educator, and me through this community and philanthropy. Now we'll focus on making the world a better place for our child and the next generation.
We want to share one experience to start. We've been trying to have a child for a couple of years and have had three miscarriages along the way.
You feel so hopeful when you learn you're going to have a child. You start imagining who they'll become and dreaming of hopes for their future. You start making plans, and then they're gone. It's a lonely experience. Most people don't discuss miscarriages because you worry your problems will distance you or reflect upon you -- as if you're defective or did something to cause this. So you struggle on your own.
In today's open and connected world, discussing these issues doesn't distance us; it brings us together. It creates understanding and tolerance, and it gives us hope.
When we started talking to our friends, we realized how frequently this happened -- that many people we knew had similar issues and that nearly all had healthy children after all.
We hope that sharing our experience will give more people the same hope we felt and will help more people feel comfortable sharing their stories as well.
Our good news is that our pregnancy is now far enough along that the risk of loss is very low and we are very hopeful.
Cilla and our child are both healthy, I'm extremely excited to meet her and our dog Beast has no idea what's coming. In our ultrasound, she even gave me a thumbs up "like" with her hand, so I'm already convinced she takes after me.
We're looking forward to welcoming her into the world and sharing more soon when she's ready to come out and meet everyone! — with Priscilla Chan. "