Did You Tweet or Update Your Facebook While in Labor?

on August 13, 2009 at 11:00 AM

Kimora Lee Simmons tweeted during labor. Eryka Badu and her baby's dad Jay Electronica tweeted pre- and post-delivery too. Blogger Heather Armstrong and her husband both gave tweet updates during the birth of their second child.

Okay, but these people are famous. What's the excuse for the rest of us who tweet our way through childbirth?

Twitter wasn't "in fashion" when I had my boys. I wasn't even blogging yet when I had my first. However, I am guilty of leaving a blog teaser when my water broke with my second. I couldn't help myself. What fun would it be to wait until after the baby's arrival? At that time, I was blogging for ClubMom (remember ClubMom?) and had a small following of readers. I couldn't let them down, right?

So based on this knowledge and my new Twitter addiction, I know I'd do it again — with a little Twitter and a side of Facebook.

To me, it's just fun. I was excited to share that exciting day with my online friends. They had been with me through most my pregnancy. And believe me, they listened to me whine far more than some of my real-life friends. :) Plus, it was nice to know they were rooting for me. We need all the help we can get in that arena. And it's not like I had a contraction and then updated. I wasn't that into it. But see, now I have this iPhone thing...that would have been tempting.

Well, if you're at all interested in writing, think of it as adding a good dose of suspense and excitement to the storyline of your life. Hee hee.

I'm curious, when you went into labor, did you tweet or update your Facebook status? Did you leave teasers on your blog or jump on CafeMom real quickly to tell your friends?

About the author Sheri Reed

is a writer and the Entertainment, News & Sports editor for The Stir. She loves a good film, watches lots of good TV and follows Ryan Gosling's every move because she has to -- for work.

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Comments (10)

SkroveMomma

on Aug 13, 2009 at 11:11 AM

my friends husband texted us every time she pushed! that was a little extreme to me!

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LokisMama

on Aug 13, 2009 at 12:23 PM

I had a home birth, so I was sitting on my compputer while i was in labor!

MarleyDnMe

on Aug 13, 2009 at 3:14 PM

I let everyone know threw text and facebook and cm that my son was born. I had my laptop by my side the whole hospital stay (4 days) and was posting pictures. Technology is so awesome. We were alone in Washington and all my family and friends back home got to experince what i was going threw.

lynnseyfaye

on Aug 13, 2009 at 5:36 PM

I updated my Myspace account from my cellphone with updates while I was in labor. My labor was extremely easy, and i laid there for 18 hours, so it's not like I had anything else to do. The reason I did it was because, everytime a friend of mine had a baby, and I couldn't make it to the hospital, I had to sit around with anticipation for hours, waiting to find out details, and it drove me nuts, so I didn't want to do the same things to my friends and family that couldn't be there. My mother in law was at work when I went into labor, so when the baby was born I sent pictures through text message to her phone so she could see my son.

amybuddy45

on Aug 14, 2009 at 8:28 AM

My hubby had to do it for me. I went to the hospital for a normal visit and I ended up not leaving. My computer is at home and I don't have a mobile device with the web.

mmmommy0207

on Aug 14, 2009 at 10:13 AM

I think I'll update my facebook with all the major stuff...water breaking...ready to push...he's here, and then post pics. I love my internet card!

nily

on Aug 15, 2009 at 5:29 PM

No but the day that I had my accident I came home from the hospital and made a post here of what had happend to me, later I made another post telling all my CM friends that I had labor pains and my water had broke and that I was going back to the hospital. My baby was born the next morning a 35 week preemie and when I came home I read all the good wishes my friends had reply for me.

lovinangels

on Apr 17, 2010 at 6:21 PM

we kept up with facebook and texting. think about it, it's not that odd. Hubby used to run out and call everyone... Now you call the majors (grandparents and bff's) and the rest of the world gets a bulk electronic message. Brilliant.

TexasWife

on Aug 10, 2010 at 3:20 AM

We used Facebook. I did it for a family member who lived out of state but wanted to be there for me. I would update what the Dr said each time. Finally, when I was about a 9 or so I quit and posted about her weight when I had slept. lol. I plan on printing it out and putting it in her baby book. This is to show how excited the whole family was about her arrival.