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Facebook pages for unborn babies – the new parenting trend?

Parents-to-be are creating Facebook profiles for their unborn babies. Great idea or gag-worthy?

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Posted: 1 June 2011
by Joanna Harvey
Facebook profiles for unborn babies - would you make one for your baby?
Facebook profiles for unborn babies - would you make one for your baby?

American mum-to-be Ellie Green and her husband Matt shared their pregnancy news on Facebook - by making a profile and sending friend requests to family and friends from their unborn daughter, already named Marriah.

“Everybody is on Facebook, all of our friends are on Facebook, things fly through Facebook now. Within a day Marriah had more than 100 friends,” said dad-to-be Matt.

The couple post updates and messages from Marriah as though she is speaking from the womb.

“People started interacting with what Ellie was typing. She would say ‘I’m kicking mum today and doing somersaults,” and people would comment ‘Do somersaults this way, or that way,’” said Matt.

Marriah Greene is listed on Facebook as “growing up at God” and “studying labour and delivery at Tummy University.”

A study has also found 5% of babies ad toddlers under 2 have profiles on social networking sites – a trend we spotted earlier this year. 

What do you think about this new craze? We’d love to know!

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So what do you think?

Lorna
I don't agree with people pasting their children all over the internet - it just seems a bit creepy. You don't who's looking in. My profile picture includes my daughter but she is fully clothed. I know people who put photos of their children in the bath and all sorts of other photos. If you want friends and family to see your darling, send them an e-mail or is that too old fashioned? About 2 years ago
Charmaine
Its an easy way to share your photos with friends and family all together and you can restrict who sees them, I wouldnt set up a page for my son though
About 2 years ago
Sym

I haven't done a profile for the girls and they wont have one for a long long time. I think it's sad but you really can't trust people these days and it can lead to all sorts with strangers chatting to them. I do love posting pics of our girls on my profile though but I generally have cartoons as my profile pic and all my personal pics are restricted to who I accept as a friend. I am a lot more careful about who I am friends with on sites like Facebook because of the pics of my girls and all my friends know not to post a pic of my kids without asking first. That was the strangest thing I've found. My auntie, who to be honest is a bit of a irresponsible git, posted loads of pics of my youngest without asking. It was only pics of her in her car seat and a highchair when we went out for a meal once but I still thought it was out of order to not ask.

About 2 years ago
samantha marshall-pleavin
i dont agree either i dont personally agree with face book anyway,so no dont agree with putting unborn or born kids on the internet full stop,each to their own,you dont know who's looking sammy mum to be and mother to three boys x About 2 years ago
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