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

    By Charlene Prince Birkeland, Shine staff | Parenting – Mon, Jun 1, 2009 10:14 PM EDT

    Kimora Lee Simmons' Twitter accountKimora Lee Simmons' Twitter accountIn 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?



     

    45 comments

    • hakim
      hakim  •  2 years 11 months ago
      HALO
    • Mrs. P
      Mrs. P  •  2 years 11 months ago
      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...
    • wendy
      wendy  •  2 years 11 months ago
      why was the beginning talking about a dying baby???-weird.
    • MR.TYMER LOC
      MR.TYMER LOC  •  2 years 11 months ago
      CONGRATS MOMMA!!!
    • Dante
      Dante  •  3 years 0 months ago
      That is creeepy . . . really creeeeepy
    • siphiwo
      siphiwo  •  3 years 0 months ago
      nasty nasty business . i think we are taking the whole social networking sites a little too far! i Don't wanna know how your labour was or anything else thats intimate for goodness sake !
    • christina x33
      christina x33  •  3 years 0 months ago
      ugh! twitter! i think there is ENOUGH social networking sites out there!
      myspace. facebook. social splash. twitter.
      i stick to my myspace and facebook. i dont need all that stuff.
      nd these addicts! there is no need for it! get off your computer and do sumthing! (and this applies to meh as well lol)
    • Anniemh20
      Anniemh20  •  3 years 0 months ago
      I must admit updating my facebook status while in labor... I was early so I wanted to quickly let people know without calling a ton of people
    • Angel_Wings
      Angel_Wings  •  3 years 0 months ago
      Other than her last name, and the business that Russel helped her start,and the one she took from Russel Simmons, she has nothing else going for her. Ghetto in the Hollywood making baby daddies, for that large child support. She wont marry him because she would loose that big alimony check..but she'll have babies..because hey... if she tires of him too, thats just more money coming in... Just ghetto...thr real Kimora shines through, that nice house russel worked his ass for... ghetto hoe !!11
    • garcia
      garcia  •  3 years 0 months ago
      angel_wings17~your a hater! I'm not big on the whole twitter movement but hey man...to each their own. Both pregnancies, I walked against my contractions and meditated all thru labor so I could have the most natural experience possible. I barely made it to te hospital with both my babies and they were both almost 9 lbs.
    • Alee
      Alee  •  3 years 0 months ago
      The twitter thing has gone way too far. I can understand calling your mother or husband when you start having contractions, but tweeting? Come on Kimora I know you have more class than that.
    • DropDeadLeticia
      DropDeadLeticia  •  3 years 0 months ago
      Shes fuckin weird.
    • Cari W
      Cari W  •  3 years 0 months ago
      When I was in labor I was braiding my hair. I had just gotten my hair done it was looking good. I didn't want it to napp up so I was braiding my hair during between contractions. I can believe it.
    • Season
      Season  •  3 years 0 months ago
      Is it THAT important to be in the spotlight at ALL times? WTF...
    • Rowdygirl
      Rowdygirl  •  3 years 0 months ago
      I guess some people can't be out of the limelight even when they're spewing forth a new human being.

      She's now disgusting in EVERY WAY !
    • A Yahoo! User  •  3 years 0 months ago
      SHOULD NAME BABY MINIKI! A COMBO OF THE GIRLS NAME
    • sir
      sir  •  3 years 0 months ago
      F
    • Veronica
      Veronica  •  3 years 0 months ago
      WEIRD!
    • Just Her
      Just Her  •  3 years 0 months ago
      Although it has found it's way into the common vernacular, the unfortunate phrase "baby daddy" is indeed racist, inappropriate, and disrespectful. Do you say that when a white couple has a child? I'm certain that you did not mean this in a rude or racist way, but rather a comical one, so just choose your words a little more carefully in the future.

      That being said, I do agree with you- it is a little TMI for my taste, but that's Kimora's personality, so whatever.

      Love & Light!
    • Dreamer
      Dreamer  •  3 years 0 months ago
      Who cares?
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