From the article: Social Networking in Labor and Childbirth
Twitter and Facebook are social networking sites. More and more moms are using these social networking types of sites in labor to let people know what is going on and even ask questions. Would you Twitter in labor? What about Facebook? What would your tweets and messages look like? Would you do it?
Yes, but depends on the individual
- All through my labour I was on a monitor so I couldn't but if I wasn't, I would have as I had family members thinking it was okay to put all over facebook all the details that I thought I should have told my friends on facebook due to some being hours away. Next time, if they don't find out I'm anemic, I might depending on the lenght of my labour (my first was under 3 hours established labour!) But, I think its up to the individual who's in labour what they want to do.
- —Guest Cody-Jay's mummy
Absolutely not
- Are you kidding me? The birth of my baby is something that will be between me, my husband, and medical practitioners. My family and friends will simply have to wait for news. Thank God our hospital has crappy cell reception, so we don't have to worry about the phone blowing up, not like it will be, since it will be put on silent.
- —Guest Aayin
Yes nothing wrong with it.
- I have lots of out of town immediate family members and it is the only way they will know what is going on. However that being said I will not post every waking details of my labor and delivery, but it will be a welcomed distraction to the pain and waiting.
- —Guest jill
Most likely
- After a c section last time, it was my plan to do it naturally this time. If this happens, I will be glad of the distraction of Facebook. If its another c section, then baby will be welcomed to the world online after I am stitched. A lot of my friends are desperate to see what this baby looks like after the neverending pregnancy!!!
- —Guest Tom's Mummy
Heck no!
- That's to much information! I don't need nobody checking my status like 100 times to see what I'm up to. Really, nobody cares and people just love to be nosy. So, no, I wouldn't do it.
- —Guest mommy 2 be
Not me but...
- I wouldn't be doing it but I know my boyfriend will be. During the second ultrasound when we found out we were having a boy, faster than the blink of an eye he was tap tap tapping away at his phone to update everyone and out it on all the social networking sites.
- —Guest NewMomma
NO. WAY.
- First, I despise twitter. Second, I'm going to be a LITTLE busy!
- —Guest chloe8100
maybe... maybe not.
- I am not sure who would really be that interested, other than a few people who have told me already. But if I did I wouldnt give intimate details, just the basic stuff to let people know how it's going. I think I will bring my laptop and if they have wifi then I will probably do some facebooking. mostly it's a good way to pass time and take your mind off the pain. Besides that I think I would be interested in the updates if someone I knew was having a baby.
- —Guest baby brother is almost here!
might...
- I have several online friends so I will probably use myspace and facebook to keep them updated. Plus my mom lives 8 hours away. The only drawback to this is that we're planning our first homebirth and I'm afraid this might intice more people over to our home than are welcome. We'll see how things happen :)
- —Guest waiting on #4
ewww
- All I have to say is TMI...people please!! Every person in the world does not need to know every single detail of your labor and delivery. Anyone who would call you while you are in labor should know better - besides, just turn your phone off or tell the hospital not to send calls to your room.
- —Guest susieq
Social media invades the delivery room!
- DH & I decided not to tweet during labor b/c we didn't want family finding out second-hand what was going on. Unfortunately, a friend of mine spent her day tweeting and demanding to know what was going on, which worried some family members that something was wrong. We wanted it to be private until we were ready for people to know what was going on. I know it works for some people, but I'm glad we kept our experience a little private until we were ready to tell people Bean was born.
- —IrishScribbler
Heck yes!
- It was a great way for us to send updates to people who lived far away. It also kept people form calling incessantly!
- —Guest MnTMomma
