Hospital Newborn Pictures- Something to think about. :)

dunvilles · December 2013

Our hospital has two professional photographers that take newborn pictures. I'm talking CUTE pictures with the nice backgrounds, props, etc. We used our hospital picture for our birth announcement they were so nice. The awesome thing was that she came into our hospital room and turned it into a mini studio.

I was glad that we brought a few cute knitted hats and outfits with us for pictures.

Not sure if most hospitals do this and thought I'd share!

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magentawarped · December 2013

Our photos of DD were pretty meh...didn't see the need to pay $200 for them. We declined and had newborn studio photos done a couple weeks later.

dunvilles · December 2013

magentawarped said:

Our photos of DD were pretty meh...didn't see the need to pay $200 for them. We declined and had newborn studio photos done a couple weeks later.

That stinks! Ours were very reasonable.

BB0214 · December 2013

My hospital has this too. I'm planning on bringing some pretty clothes to put on my baby for it.

ramfan05 · December 2013

Our hospital is supposed to have this. However, with DS, I realized after getting home that even though we were in the hospital for 3.5 days (CS), no one ever came and asked if we wanted newborn pictures! We ended up with no professional newborn pics of DS. This time around, we have a session tentatively scheduled with the lady who does our family pics all the time, so I won't be getting the hospital ones if they come around this time.

ahare2009 · December 2013

Our hospital has them done through Bella Baby, I think it's a national thing. I hope they turn out well and are reasonably priced.

JackieP1023 · December 2013

I know ours takes pictures for their own online 'announcements' page. I'm not sure how many they take, or the prices. We probably will be doing a smaller NB photo session later on-but I still plan on bringing some cute 'photo' clothes just in case!

Mazingmommyof6 · December 2013

I have always purchased the smallest package offered and can upgrade later if I want to. I do the same with the kids school pictures

slwprincess · December 2013

They were just ok for DS and they never showed up for DD. I pay for pro photos at 10 days so it wasn't a big deal to me.

RondackHiker · December 2013

ivedonethisb4 said:
I've been thinking a lot about this whole newborn pictures idea and I really wanted cute ones done but baby is going to be in NICU in a place far from home for about a month...once baby comes home it won't be 'newborn' anymore..

I have NO idea if the delivering hospital or children's hospital that baby will be at will attempt to take any sort of photos.

So I'm kinda in limbo but pretty sure I will end up with nothing.

This is confusing to me. I've a ton of photos of DS in the NICU. I love them. They're beautiful and sad and moving and perfect. He was so adorable and lovely! Why wouldn't you be able to do photos in the NICU? Take them yourself or hire a photographer. It's not hard.

And you can take them when you get home. Babies are kind of adorable all the time. It's silly to say you'll have nothing.

RondackHiker · December 2013

TyrannosaurusLex said:

ivedonethisb4 said:

I've been thinking a lot about this whole newborn pictures idea and I really wanted cute ones done but baby is going to be in NICU in a place far from home for about a month...once baby comes home it won't be 'newborn' anymore..

I have NO idea if the delivering hospital or children's hospital that baby will be at will attempt to take any sort of photos.

So I'm kinda in limbo but pretty sure I will end up with nothing.

Sometimes I get confused by how often you repeat the details of LO's medical problems/potential needs post-birth. We've been with you since the beginning girl, we are paying attention! We know! FWIW I'm looking at a pre-term baby spending some time in NICU too. I'll be bringing my own camera and hopefully a few reasonably talented friends will too. They won't be professional shots but they'll mean the world and so much more to us no matter what.

And I agree with Tlex. You don't need to remind us what's going on in every single post you make. We remember!

ziggy903 · December 2013

@ivedonethisb4 I recommend talking to a professional about your anxiety and worry- it's a lot for one person to go through, and we've just noticed you seem to point it out at all times, even when it's not relevant. We want you to get help if that's what you need.

Honestly? My pregnancy hasn't gone anything like I've planned either. I've been in the hospital for a week, and I'm not leaving until baby is here. My MFM told me today that she would be suprised if I make it to 34 weeks. LO could need to come out in two weeks, or it could be tomorrow. We don't know. I'm looking at definite nicu time for LO, and surgery a few months later for hypospadias and the mass of who knows what between his cord and penis.
But trying to move forward is important. Dwelling on the issues isn't going to help you feel better. Speaking with a professional is the only thing that has a chance. I'm in the process of working through things myself- I know how hard it must be for you as well.

Also, fwiw, I have a friend who had her twin boys unexpectedly at 29w5d. She had a professional photographer brought into the nicu about a week later, and she loves those pictures. They remind her of how far they've come and commemorate a huge part of all of their lives. It may not be the photos you always wanted- but they will be real photos of your baby's first days of life, and they'll be beautiful.

gfam23 · December 2013

car seat said:

ivedonethisb4 said:

I've been thinking a lot about this whole newborn pictures idea and I really wanted cute ones done but baby is going to be in NICU in a place far from home for about a month...once baby comes home it won't be 'newborn' anymore..

I have NO idea if the delivering hospital or children's hospital that baby will be at will attempt to take any sort of photos.

So I'm kinda in limbo but pretty sure I will end up with nothing.

Due to a ton of circumstances we weren't able to get our 'newborn' pics done until she was 7 weeks old. She's still a tiny squishy baby in those pictures. It'll be fine whenever you can all get home if you want them, promise.

Agree. My first daughter was in the NICU and we didn't get hospital pics and had a professional shoot when she came home, at about 3-4 weeks old. She still looks super tiny and newborn in the pics. We used them
for her birth announcements.

ETA as TLex and Rondack said, we also had friends and family who took amazing photos in the NICU and have many of those framed.

RondackHiker · December 2013

megash113 said:
@ivedonethisb4 Everything Car said. And you will be able to get pictures with props, etc., later. If you want professional photos of LO - even in the NICU! - do it. Will they be the ones you imagined? No. But you will treasure them, and you will be so glad you have them.

I know this is a really scary time, but you need to find a way to focus on the positive. Like the fact that you're going to have a beautiful little squish in a matter of weeks. Forget everything else for a little while and think about how incredibly cool that is.

Eta tag

Yup.

Right now you're making everything about complications and issues and that isn't healthy. You need to talk to your doctor ASAP about it so you can start handling things in a better way than focusing only on that and talking only about that.

Things are hard and don't go as planned, but when it's all you think or talk about something has to change or you will break down.

JackieP1023 · December 2013

While it isn't the same at all, I wanted to share that with our 2nd tri stillbirth in 2011, the nurses took some beautiful pictures of our daughter for us. They are very treasured, although not everyone would be comfortable with having them.

I would imagine even in the NICU, they (or you, or whoever) could get some pretty amazing photos that will be among your most prized possesions, even if they aren't 'good enough' to frame or share on an announcement.

I will go ahead and echo PP: while NB photos are traditionally done within the first few weeks, there is nothing wrong with having them done later on. As a matter of fact, I just got an announcement about a week ago from my cousin's 4th baby, born in September (I think). The photo was obviously fairly recent, as baby was wide awake, on his belly, holding his own head up. It wasn't the traditional 'sleepy newborn' type photo, but it was an absolutely adorable announcement!

notreal2 · December 2013

My cousin's son was in the NICU for a month. She liked to pull out the pictures she had of him whenever he would complain he couldn't do something. Finally, the kid ot exasperated and said, "Yes mom, I know, I had a damn IV in my head, I can do anything." He got his license this year and she got the pictures out to remind herself of that same fact. It's really sweet, maybe a bit helicopter-y but sweet. Let anyone take any pictures you want, you never regret too many pics, just not enough.

RondackHiker · December 2013

Bookshelves said:

notreal2 said:
Let anyone take any pictures you want, you never regret too many pics, just not enough.
This! My sister's preemie was completely unexpected, and she doesn't have any professional newborn pictures. I snapped as many as I could, and yeah, some of them are out of focus because I'm no professional, but there are surely some precious ones, too. I got one when baby was a day old -- tiny 4-pound niece, reaching for Mom's finger and smiling. She's wearing hospital clothes and kind of jaundiced, but my sister wouldn't trade that picture for 100 professionally staged newborn photos.

I adore my NICU photos. I know I said it before but I will again. There's one of me touching his hand. I'm 12 hours post csection, in a wheelchair because I can't walk, puffy and red and with horrible hair. He's covered in tubes and wires and only in a diaper and it's the most beautiful thing ever.

Some of the photos I don't share much, because people will be dumb about it and talk about "you both look bad!" Shut up. It's gorgeous. I also have some that are more traditionally breathtakingly beautiful, plus the NICU garb. It's part of his life and his newborn story. You'll want photos and they can be lovely.

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