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11-07-2009 at 1:57 AM
BlackBeans...
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Irritated with constant FB Baby updates

The majority of my friends already have kids, and these same friends are also on FB.  They constantly are posting updates about their babies.  Now I am not trying be a jerk and say that no one should ever post about their kids ever, but all day?  I get around 30 texts from FB on my phone throughout the day and theyre all about babies.

"Aiden slept for 5 hours"-S

ten minutes later:

"Aiden is breastfeeding and he is hungry"-S

"Does anyone have any good recommendations for nursing bras? Mine get all milky when I feed Aiden"-S

"I just changed Aidens diaper...healthy boy...but stinky boy"-S

"I just fed Aiden a grape!"-S

"AIden likes grapes"-S

"Aiden is 6 months, 4 days, 3 hours, and 7 minutes old right now!"-S

"Aiden just made the funniest noise...aeerrraaapppppppnnnaaaaaccckkkhhhuuuu"

 

I understand that peoples kids are important to them, and that some moms really are stuck at home and dont get to interact with other adults a whole lot, but some on!!!  I dont want to ignore my friends, and I truly am happy for them and love their kids, but geeez!!!  Whats even worse, when their babies wake up at night, they post on FB about their kid waking up, and my phone alerts me!!! (and yes I know I should just take them off alerts, but I havent figured out how to do that yet!)


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11-07-2009 at 2:49 AM
Sue_sue
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Pity these people; this is the biggest news of their day.

Block facebook from your phone, and then you don't have to deal with this.


 
11-07-2009 at 6:15 AM
RevJen
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I think we all need to find a place in the middle of the country and build a baby/kid free commune.

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11-07-2009 at 7:26 AM
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The part that makes me sad about this is that there are SO MANY normal mommies who don't do this.  I know my 2 sisters don't, and so many friends, but then you get one person like this who gives the rest of them a bad rep, ya know? 

It IS irritating!  I'd definitely try to figure out how to take the alerts off (at least for this person in particular) your phone, so at least you aren't getting woken up in the middle of the night!

 

Also, just a side note:  check back on this board during the week.  It's pretty dead on the weekends for sure.  But it's a fun place to be!

11-07-2009 at 8:57 AM
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RevJen:
I think we all need to find a place in the middle of the country and build a baby/kid free commune.

Count me in!

11-07-2009 at 10:28 AM
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Me too.  Especially since one of the ladies is due the same day as I was.  Every time I see her updates I get upset and remember the m/c.  I think I will block her post for a while that I way I can ignore them.

Another friend is still home on maternity leave so she really has nothing better to do and no other news other than hour by hour updates on her baby.  It just shows how desperate she is for human interaction other than just her baby so I kind of feel sorry for her.


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11-07-2009 at 10:29 AM
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11-07-2009 at 4:31 PM
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i hear ya! my one friends updates are that her 5 mo old pooped all over her hubby,  and the 3 yr old did this or this. i really don't care about your kids BMs. 

i understand putting up pics and such but every update about them and there bodily functions is irriating.

I love your siggy by the way, you are a girl after my own heart:)   I live for old movies also.


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11-08-2009 at 2:55 AM
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Hide their newsfeed?




 
11-08-2009 at 1:56 PM
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I find it incredibly sad that these people have nothing to talk about, nothing interesting go on.. like they just stopped having lives once they reproduced.
 
11-08-2009 at 2:46 PM
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If you run your mouse over one of the their status updates a "hide" option will appear just to the right of it.  I used this for one friend, I love her dearly but my news feed area would be just her updates some days.  I wanted to know what everyone else was doing too!

So she doesn't know (because she would be hurt) I just go over to her wall once in awhile and comment on something or say hi. 

 
11-08-2009 at 4:04 PM
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Holy annoying. Like Sue_Sue said, pity these people. This is truly all they have going on in their lives.


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11-08-2009 at 8:29 PM
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JuneBride5:

RevJen:
I think we all need to find a place in the middle of the country and build a baby/kid free commune.

Count me in!

I'm in!




 
11-12-2009 at 7:20 PM
BlackBeans...
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Thanks for the feedback...seriously.  I started wondering whether I was being an old cow or not.  Glad to know I am not the only one irritated with the constant baby updates!

 

AND...thank you so much for the info on how to hide her posts...thats GREATLY appreciated!


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