| 1 | Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg in November. |
| 2 | Zuckerberg. The co-founder of the world's largest social network used a Facebook post Friday to announce that Chan is pregnant with a baby girl. |
| 3 | Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his pediatrician wife, Priscilla Chan, are expecting a baby. |
| 4 | The co-founder of the world's largest social network used a Facebook post Friday to announce that Chan is pregnant with a healthy baby daughter. |
| 5 | He didn't say when the baby is due. |
| 6 | Zuckerberg, 31, also said the couple had suffered three miscarriages over the last two years. |
| 7 | He acknowledged in his post that many people are reluctant to speak publicly about miscarriages. |
| 8 | But he said he and Chan, 30, decided to share the information after hearing from friends who had similar experiences and ultimately were able to have children. |
| 9 | "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," Zuckerberg wrote. |
| 10 | "It's a lonely experience." |
| 11 | The social media mogul added, "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." |
| 12 | He said the couple, who married in 2012, hopes to encourage other parents who may be struggling with difficult pregnancies. |
| 13 | "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," he said. |
| 14 | Zuckerberg also said: "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." |
| 15 | So will they be posting baby pictures? |
| 16 | Zuckerberg didn't make any promises, but he wrote: "We're looking forward to welcoming her into the world and sharing more soon when she's ready to come out and meet everyone!" |