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Facebook labor updates?
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One of my best friends is in labor right now, and her husband is posting continual updates on how dilated she is, that her water broke, that she's completely effaced, etcetera. My husband (who is pretty modest) commented that now the whole world knows how open her cervix is.
So what do you think of such personal updates? Will you (or your husband) be sharing that info? Do you think it's TMI or not?
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Re: Facebook labor updates?
While we won't be sharing that info, I don't think anything bad about those who do.
I had a friend who recently did this and I loved knowing where she was (esp. since she was late and we had all been on baby watch).
Knowing how open someone's cervix is doesn't seem like TMI, to me at least.
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I'll probably update every so often how dilated I am. A lot of my family and friends will be following me through facebook for the updates. Especially people like my grandmother who I can't text but who will want to be hearing what I'm going through from me and who I honestly don't want to talk to on the phone during the process.
I don't think it's TMI at all, but that's just me. I know there will be some people who will think so but everyone differs on opinions.
Yeah, we won't post anything until after he's out and we're home.
First off I could see me going into false labor or something and then having to be back-peddle and feel like an idiot. Secondly, I'll need DH focusing on me and helping me through contractions... not on Facebook.
To each their own but I don't think all 100+ of my friends need to know that I'm 8cm dilated, 90% effaced, and at station 1.
I don't see it as TMI. You are only sharing the progress of the birth...it's not like they are showing crotch shots of the actual delivery. lol
When I go into labor (or surgery), I plan to update that I am in labor and going to the hospital. I then will post AFTER baby is here and announce the news with baby's info. That is more my style.
Most of it is TMI. I can understand announcing that you are headed to the hospital or something like that, and then updating once the baby has been born. But anything in between is too much.
My SIL had to go in the night before to get some of the cervix ripening medicine. Her dad posted on fb about getting another grandson the next day. There were several comments and then SHE commented about how she could really feel the cream on her cervix working. NO ONE touched the post after that. Definitely TMI!!!
All of this.
To each their own. I certainly won't be updating the FB world on the status of my vagina, cervix, etc. I'll probably do one once I'm admitted since so much of our family is spread across the country, but family will get phone calls/texts once the baby arrives, and FB will find out later or through all of them posting on my wall.
While it's obviously a VERY personal part of our bodies, it temporarily becomes a common topic of conversation during pregnancy, especially labor--so while I didn't do that while in labor with DS, I don't side-eye people that do. If nothing else, it keeps those annoying "is the baby here yet????" questions at bay once you go into labor.
One reason we didn't do that when I was in labor with DS was we didn't want a lot of people knowing we were at the hospital--mainly, members from our church who were known to just "pop in" when women were in labor. We don't have that problem this time (we live in a different state) and only have a few friends here, and wouldn't mind them showing up to wait in the waiting room while I'm in labor.
I will not be doing that, and I will kill DH if he does! haha I'm sure DH will contact those who should be contacted, and actually would like to know those things, (some family, close friends) But not all people on facebook want to know that stuff.
TMI in my opinion!
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We will probably post when I go into labor and then again when Baby Alex is born. I think we will be too busy otherwise.
Personally, I wouldn't mind those posts. We lots of friends and family who lives a distance away and might like knowing.
I do too. There's no need. I don't want my DH spending time on the phone, updating the world as to what's going on. I want him to be focusing on me, his children, and this once in a lifetime opportunity. Simply posting when we're leaving and then updating once the babies arrive is more than enough information.
I posted on facebook earlier today that I'm 2cm dialated and 50% effaced and asked my friends on there to say a little prayer that this baby stays cooking longer. Most of my friends have had their own kids anyways, so I don't even think about it being TMI.
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You said it girl. And for us, there will be very few people that will be informed that I am in labor or even at the hospital. Most people will get an update (and facebook) when we're finally home and settled. I will not, however, post the baby's name and stats and birthday on FB. I've read a lot lately about babies identities being stolen from those types of posts. Apparently it's a big thing these days...