Lights, Cameras?, Action

unaveragejane · April 2012

No offense meant for anyone who is planning on pics and/or video, but I have never ever wanted to be filmed or photographed giving birth. It just freaks me out. Once the action is over and all the pink wobbly bits are all safely covered back up, I'm okay with some photos. I can't imagine my kid is ever going to go, "Mommy, I'm so mad that I can't get to see myself popping out of your hooha." Am I missing something?

notfrancie · April 2012

i completely agree with you. Live in the moment, people, live in the moment!

rissa_n · April 2012

We video'd DD's birth from the shelf on the wall that was behind my head, so you can't see anything graphic at all (I would NEVER do a full on vag shot in a gajillion years), you can't see anything except the back of my head and knees, and then there's a baby there. I've watched it several times actually, and I'm so glad we have it. It always makes me misty-eyed. We'll probably do the same thing this time, I like having a record of baby's first seconds in the world

But no one, including me, wants to see anything shot from the business side of delivery <shudders>

PrimReaper · April 2012

I'm a photo junkie so I may have someone to take photos of "moments" during labour and delivery - husband and wife moments, baby on the chest, maybe even pictures during pushing. All above the waist, of course. I love the emotion captured in those first moments and totally missed out with my last delivery.

As for video, no thank you. I don't need to see or hear myself screaming obscenities at everyone in the room.

Josie22 · April 2012

Yes, you are missing something. You're missing those who have it done tastefully. It's more about remembering the emotion, then getting a crotch shot.

Here's a great site for more information.

https://birthphotographers.com/

acbfreire · April 2012

I am not really into the video. I want pics and then after LO is born DH can film. But again, it is a personal choice, do whatever you are comfortable with.

aligail · April 2012

Totally agree - and if I was photographed, I would definitely not want to share the pictures publicly. It just seems like such a private, personal thing. I am always surprised when people post birth photos on facebook and such

Katie829 · April 2012

My hospital doesn't allow you to take pictures/video of the birthing process. Not that its a big deal for me, because I don't want to have my picture taken then. I want them to take a pictures after we are both cleaned up.

KrissyMiss · April 2012

OP, I'm with you. Some pics after we're all cleaned up are ok, but I'm not the type of person who wants the whole process documented visually.

FutureNichols · April 2012

Josie22:
Yes, you are missing something. You're missing those who have it done tastefully. It's more about remembering the emotion, then getting a crotch shot.
Here's a great site for more information.
https://birthphotographers.com/

Heard about them before through a friend. Hers was tastefully done. HOWEVER, my aunt taking pictures/recording her granddaughter's birth in to this world. *cringes* no one was pregnant or having sex for months after that. That was more than what I ever wanted to see of my cousin. When my aunt said she had pictures, I didn't think that was what she meant.

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