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Thursday, December 10, 2009

Live from the delivery room: Kimora Lee Simmons uses Twitter while in labor

Kimora Lee Simmons' Twitter account

Kimora Lee Simmons' Twitter account

In case you haven't heard, Kimora Lee Simmons gave birth to a baby boy over the weekend. The baby daddy is actor Djimon Hounsou. The new guy in the house joins Kimora's daughters, Ming, 9, and Aoiki, 6, from her previous marriage to Russell Simmons.

Here's another interesting detail about Kimora's new baby: She used Twitter while she was in labor and also to announce his birth (see image). (No word on his name yet, but I'm sure we'll find that out via Twitter, too.)

Call me crazy, but I still can't get used to the idea of reading tweets from expectant moms while they are in the process of giving birth.

I know everyone has their own way of dealing with the stress of labor and delivery, and perhaps posting updates on Twitter is one of those ways.

Or maybe we're losing our ability to live privately and in the moment––even during something magical like childbirth––without technology glued to our fingertips?

What's your take on using Twitter, Facebook, blogs or other social media apps to post live updates about child birth?



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  • tonyiaeverett@yahoo.com's Avatar
    Posted by tonyiaeverett@yahoo.com Sun Jun 7, 2009 8:15pm PDT

    so what its not that serious

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  • hakim's Avatar
    Posted by hakim Sun Jun 14, 2009 5:16am PDT

    HALO

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  • wendy's Avatar
    Posted by wendy Sun Jun 14, 2009 7:04pm PDT

    why was the beginning talking about a dying baby???-weird.

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  • Mrs. P's Avatar
    Posted by Mrs. P Mon Jun 15, 2009 9:55am PDT

    Just her - I am not really sure why the term "baby daddy" is racist...I think some people are just out to make everything racist...

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  • MR.TYMER LOC's Avatar
    Posted by MR.TYMER LOC Wed Jun 17, 2009 10:24pm PDT

    CONGRATS MOMMA!!!

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