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post #41 of 78
10/16/10 at 11:12am
Hate Twitter. Love Facebook. Still think it would be best for each person to have 1 specific buddy.
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post #42 of 78
10/16/10 at 11:17am
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Originally Posted by WifeofAnt View Post
As far as I knew Twitter was through mainly through text messaging and the computer side was secondary.
Yeah, I mainly text my tweets, which is why I may be able to do it during labor. No way I would be able to if I had to do it from a computer. And I mainly use my blackberry for net access, and it takes awhile for me to be able to pull up Mothering and post threads/replies, so that's another reason I'd like a birth buddy just in case. I am fb friends with a mom in this ddc (bebegim), so I could probably just go ahead and ask her since she'll probably know what's up relatively quickly...and she's due about 2 weeks ahead of me. That's just an idea if you are starting to think of pairing people up
post #43 of 78
10/16/10 at 1:15pm
Count me in! Not at all familiar with Twitter, but I also think the FB group sounds like a neat idea, whether or not we each have our own dedicated birth buddy.
post #44 of 78
10/16/10 at 4:42pm
Hmmm...I think I'll just update via a thread here when I go into labor; then a quick update that thread when Squirt is born.
post #45 of 78
10/16/10 at 6:08pm
I agree with Annette.

I will not be on my computer when I am in labor. I can easily update FB or text from my phone in labor, but updating here only phone is a PITA.

However, I really doubt I will do much updating to anyone when I am in labor and I would rather not post it on FB for my friends and family to see (I don't want them calling me or coming over). I have no problem giving small updates to this DDC though, so maybe a text buddy would be best.
post #46 of 78
10/16/10 at 6:16pm
Thread Starter 
Ok, I'm going to say that for this particular thing, for birth buddies, I will match people up and you can text/call updates as you want and your partner can post a thread for you. It's up to you if you use your birth buddy or not, obviously. If someone else wants to organize something on twitter or facebook that's cool, let's just make it something separate from this birth buddy list.

I will take suggestions for your buddies, but I won't make any promises because I don't want to worry about upsetting someone if I can't make it happen (ie more than 1 person requests someone else). Feel free to PM me any suggestions you have.

I think I'll keep this open for participants until the 20th and then list the matches by the 1st of Nov.
post #47 of 78
10/16/10 at 6:38pm
I'm in. I can do call/text/facebook. Due the 5th and very active online... at least until this one is born.
post #48 of 78
10/16/10 at 8:38pm
I can be involved.
I would love to help keep others updated.
Mine should be simple and straightforward since I am having a cesarean, but I have FB phone and texts so i can jump online and update about my buddy easily enough.
My due date is 12/31, but my surgery will be sometime the week of the 10th.
post #49 of 78
10/16/10 at 9:27pm
I'm definitely in and I'm a total texting fiend, so getting updates to my buddy shouldn't be hard Plus, I like the idea of being able to post cervix updates to someone to post for me here instead of via my fb status I'm due the 17 if you're using DDs to match people up. Thanks for taking the lead on this
post #50 of 78
10/16/10 at 9:30pm
Maybe we need to make some kind of a chart... whether someone is a FTM, has a history of babies born in a certain week, is being scheduled, ect. Wouldn't be much use if both birth buddies were having their babies at the same time!
post #51 of 78
10/16/10 at 11:44pm
Thread Starter 
WoA, stop trying to make this so confusing! There's no sure fire way to avoid that. We could always have 1 or 2 people volunteer to be back ups in case you can't reach your buddy though.
post #52 of 78
10/17/10 at 12:35am
Sorry... overacheiver.
post #53 of 78
10/17/10 at 2:23am
Perhaps, we should do this on Google Docs, so we can all view the information and update it accordingly. Babies are so unpredictable! This way, we have our 'back up' mommas figured out.

The document's privacy can be preserved with its setting. We use Gdocs for work ALL the time.

I am happy to share my FB which has my email and phone number too:
http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=1252152960
post #54 of 78
10/17/10 at 9:26am
Texting is easiest for me. I'm due December 14th but if i follow in the path of my DD#1 i will probably go at least 2 weeks early!!! I'm just excited that our time is getting here to finally get to hold our little ones!!!!
post #55 of 78
10/18/10 at 12:30pm
I agree that texting is easiest. I am due either the 5th (ultrasound) or the 15th (dates) so really I am all over the map, but hoping that the earlier date will prove correct and i will have babe in arms in the first week of December!
post #56 of 78
10/19/10 at 3:01am
Oh, I'd love to be a part of this!
post #57 of 78
10/19/10 at 7:11am
I like the google docs option.... although I have not thought it through, perhaps it wouldn't work?

I'm due on the 12th, DS came 3 or 4 days early and I have absolutely no intuition when this one is coming.
post #58 of 78
10/20/10 at 1:45am
I don't really text much, so I am not sure the best way for me to stay in touch with a buddy, but I'd like to participate. I am due the 8th, DS was a week late, and I think this one will be sometime around the due date, but who knows.
post #59 of 78
10/21/10 at 7:25pm
i am in
but i am in canada so txt many be $$$
what a great idea

i am on facebook if anyone whats to be my firend
natalie smusiak
post #60 of 78
10/22/10 at 1:35pm
sure, I'm in. Due Dec 3rd, first little guy
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