We did text a small group of people that we were at the hospital, then that I was about to start pushing. I regret doing that, because I ended up pushing for 4 hours and people were worried about me. Next time, all info will be on lockdown until baby is here and we're settled into recovery.
This happened to me too. Told friends I was 10 cm, all is good! Then all of them were worried when they hadn't heard news.
Next time we are not telling anybody anything. Except we need to find someone to watch our DS so who knows how that will work, lol.
I would be super super ticked if anybody posted details before I could and would not want my H posting anything about status of delivery.
Nope. And immediate family had been informed beforehand that we would strongly prefer that they keep news of me in labor/having AJ off fb until we announced it ourselves. They were all smart enough to listen, thank god.
I did have a running update post on my local (private board similar to proboards) and updated some on Got Pregnant too. I was in labor for 29 hours and very little was going on until the last 3 hours or so, I had to occupy myself somehow!
Nope. And our family had strict orders not to post anything until we did, especially after my dad announced my pregnancy on FB after specifically telling him we weren't ready (still raging about that one). I had him at 7:30pm, called parents, texted close friends, and then announced on FB the next day.
We did call and update our parents while in labor because I stalled for a long ass time, but that was the most info anyone got.
We did text a small group of people that we were at the hospital, then that I was about to start pushing. I regret doing that, because I ended up pushing for 4 hours and people were worried about me. Next time, all info will be on lockdown until baby is here and we're settled into recovery.
This happened to me too. Told friends I was 10 cm, all is good! Then all of them were worried when they hadn't heard news.
Next time we are not telling anybody anything. Except we need to find someone to watch our DS so who knows how that will work, lol.
I would be super super ticked if anybody posted details before I could and would not want my H posting anything about status of delivery.
Yeah we can't do total lockdown unfortunately because we'll need childcare for DS also. Hopefully that will restrict it to only one or two friends plus my parents.
Nope. I didn't post until after 11pm the day they were born and they were born before 8am. I did have quite a few congrats on my wall from friends that got an email and co-workers...my boss sent out an announcement right after they were born. I think she was overly eager!
Post by badtzmaru22 on Sept 1, 2014 15:01:51 GMT -5
We texted family and a few friends when I got admitted, and then again with a pic and stats after the births. We posted on FB fairly quickly after that both times.
We didn't want MIL - her mother - up in our business until the baby was there so there was no discussion of it on FB. Without that, while msniq didn't mind -or at least vaguely tolerated - that I live-GBCN'd her Peter Jackson director's cut-length stay in L&D, post, I wasn't about to post to FB about it.
Post by Velar Fricative on Sept 1, 2014 15:10:37 GMT -5
Our immediate families and BFFs were getting updates via text but we didn't want anything on Facebook until I posted the announcement. The induction process lasted 1.5 days for me so I can only imagine what would have been happening on FB. I posted several hours after her birth.
I have seen mothers themselves live-tweeting/updating on FB and there was no way I would have been up for doing that even while bored to tears during my slow induction. I admit I can't wait for a HS classmate of mine to give birth later this month because based on her pregnancy updates I'm thinking her L&D updates are gonna be amaaaaazing.
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Post by redpenmama on Sept 1, 2014 15:19:01 GMT -5
Nope. H posted a pic of the L&D sign during my labor with DD, so people knew it was happening, but that was it. With DS, we texted/FB messaged with friends who knew while I was in labor, but H didn't post anything until after DS was born.
I have friends who have FB'd all of the gory details throughout their deliveries, though. As a spectator, I enjoy it but would not do it myself.
My H posted a photo 2 days after DD was born and with the second kid he didnt even do that. We didnt tell anyone I was in labor the first time except my mom bc she was driving 6 hrs to take care of the dog. Everyone else was notified after baby was born. Second was a planned c-section but still didnt tell anyone until the baby was born. Ditto PP re: loving no one bothering you when you are in labor/recovery.
I had a sibling post to facebook a blow by blow of labor and then the announcement which is how my parents found out the baby was born and the name etc. Not cool at all but to each his/her own.
I posted when I went in to labor (it was about 3 am) and then around 5pm when they told me I was having a c section. I didn't not post anything about how I was progressing past 2cms or anything like that. We posted pretty much right after she was born because I know my in laws would have said something first and I would have been pissed. So we sent out a mass text and then copy and pasted it immediately to FB so they didn't have a chance.
No, I locked down my wall and told our immediate families not to post anything. Apparently FIL can't keep his mouth shut, because DHs cousin posted that she was going to meet our baby boy...like 2 hours into my induction, hadn't even started pitocin. I sent her a fb message telling her to take it down.
I announced the birth the next morning, no name, no pic (hadn't decided name yet, and the bassinet was out of my reach to take a pic). Dh posted the first pic later that day.
God no. We post on FB very rarely. With DS2 and DS3, DH announced their arrivals after they were born and tagged me. That was it. I don't think we were on FB when DS1 was born.
I have four girlfriends from college and a BFF from growing up who I consider my inner circle. Those friends got the labor play by play via email, text, or phone call. And I got their play by plays as well and loved knowing the details--because they are my best friends. I am not about to share that level of detail with someone other than a super close friend.
Nothing to anyone (text, phone call, FB-even family) until after baby was here. With DD it was the afternoon so we called everyone after I got moved to my recovery room when she was about three hours old. With DS, my parents knew I was in labor since they watched DD. He was born in the middle of the night so he was seven hours old before anyone (even my parents!) knew he was here.