am i the only one that doesn’t want pictures of my newborn taken, sent or posted ?

I feel the same exact way!

I feel the same way, people in my family feel like their beliefs and opinions are the best and don’t respect my opinions but I’ve always respected theirs. My dad and husband are the only ones who support my decisions and never question them. Those are also the only people who I respect 100%. Some people don’t deserve the privilege of being a part of a kids life if they can’t respect the parents wishes, give them an inch and they will take a mile.

I told my boyfriend I don’t want pictures of my baby posted online mainly because if someone is close to me they will see her all the randoms on the internet don’t need to see my baby.

I can completely understand that! My husband and I are telling our parents and the godmothers that they can take photos, but nothing should be posted or shared round until he and I decide to post about it and tell them it’s ok. They all agreed to it thank goodness!!!

Same fr , not until my baby is 4 months +

I feel the same way, however I know my family from past babies and have no disbelief that they’ll share my baby around with their friends and family and for that reason I’m not allowing anyone to see her face or see her until I’m ready to post pictures of her.

I don't either. I do not even use fb or insta. I don't want anyone to post her.

I think about how weird I would feel if there were a bunch of photos online of me that were posted when I was a kid, before I gave consent or had the chance to pick and choose my own photos to be posted. It's a problem that our generation does not have but our kids will have due to social media etc. Because I would feel uncomfortable if there was a cache of my baby pictures online posted by other people, I have decided that I don't want just anyone posting pictures of my kid willy nilly. But... I have not figured out guidelines or rules yet to address this potential issue

@Alyssa exactly !! i’m not a photo person myself i don’t like people taking pictures of me or posting me and when i do let people take pictures of me it’s always on facebook or sent around after i ask them not to be.. so i want him to have a choice if he wants to be posted or if he wants people taking pictures of him.

@Caprii it might help if you tell your close family why you feel this way. I feel the same as you but I explained to my husband, and my mom it’s because I want to keep her to myself for a a little bit before I share her with everyone else. People are also very judgmental and only want to see a pic of my baby to see who she looks like etc. I have two boys ages 8 and 6 and we as a family are all over instagram. We always post special moments like birthdays, holidays etc. I will of course without thinking do the same when my baby girl arrives, as those special moments will now include her. However in the very beginning when she first gets here I honestly just want to keep her to myself for a hot second. I’m not having any more kids after this. I think that’s fair. My husband and my mom completely understand.

I feel the same way.