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Nude Baby Photos on Social Media

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I was just wondering what your thoughts are on nude baby photos on social media sites. A co-worker is out on maternity leave, her daughter is probably a little over a month old and she posted a photo on FB of full frontal nudity in the tub, everything is visible. Don't get me wrong I don't see an issue with these types of photos, but on FB? With all the sick people out there and stories of people sexually abusing kids at younger and younger ages wouldn't it seem like that would be something you should keep private in your home? And these photos might be private to her friends only but doesn't it come out that the person who abused a child is most times close to the family. I'm not trying to start a debate on these photos but I was just wondering if I was being paranoid about the safety of a child. As soon as I saw the photos I was shocked and the first thing that went through my mind was what if someone saw this who had tendencies towards children, would this invite unwanted attention.


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  • whataboutsciencewhataboutscience member
    Aware this is an UO and I would never say anything to someone I know who chooses to take nude baby pictures...but I don't like nude baby pictures period. Just because they're little, it's okay to take naked pictures of them? They certainly can't consent and will likely be embarrassed by these images when they are older. Our children will be properly clothed in all photos.
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  • Ecat504Ecat504 member
    No no no you are not being paranoid. I would never never put a picture of my naked child on the internet, ever!
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  • JSS1002JSS1002 member
    Never have done it, never will. I feel like it should be common knowledge that the internet is basically a pedophile's playground.  Nothing is as safe or private as you think it is, no matter what your "settings" may be.
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  • BethanyAnn27BethanyAnn27 member
    Nope. Just...no. There are some things that should be kept private. This is one of those examples. I don't think many people realize that once you post something on social media, even if your privacy settings are well maintained, it is out there forever. Nothing on the internet is really private, and it never goes away. 

    My thoughts are that if you wouldn't want a complete stranger seeing it, don't post it. Would this coworker feel comfortable standing in the middle of a crowded street and handing out this photo to every single person that walked by? Probably not, because it is down-right creepy and you don't know what types of people you are giving access of that photo to. 

    My DH is very much against posting baby photos on social media. We will probably have some family photos of us + LO hiking or out doing other activities with friends because that is what DH and I post now on occasion. But no photos of just baby. That is just our preference, and we are pretty private people. Family and friends will get to see our LO and we will take lots of pictures. But some things are better for just us to enjoy, not for the whole world to see. 

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    Nope. Never. Never ever. I know that there are people who prowl for that kind of thing out there, and it freaks me out.

                                                                            
                                                          
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  • JustCricketJustCricket member
    I didn't even think you could post that on FB or IG... but no no no. It's one thing to take a funny/cute pic and keep it for you and your family. It's another to post it online. I also don't even know how I feel about posting baby pics in general. I'm torn.


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    Negative ghostrider, too many creeps in this world.
                                                                                      
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  • SunnyaljSunnyalj member
    I took a naked bath tub picture of my baby girl when she was 5 or 6 months old because she had the most amazing fat rolls on her legs and I want to remember them forever! But I would never never never ever post them on the internet. Ever.
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  • bf43005bf43005 member
    Thanks for the input and glad to hear everyone feels the way I do about it.  I was shocked and going to say something to her but she's a co-worker and didn't know how it would be received (didn't want to create work drama).  As a FTM I don't have an answer for how I would handle every situation and try to keep an open mind but this just seemed very wrong.


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  • emmylu30emmylu30 member
    I totally agree with everything above.  My SIL took a picture of my son in the bathtub and posted it to FB.  Even though you couldn't see his private area I made her take it down immediately since I don't want naked pictures of my son anywhere on social media.  I barely have any pictures of him on social media period.  
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  • ashaw512 ashaw512 member
    Ppl post to much inappropriate stuff on FB anyway. There's no way in hell I'd put my baby's nakedness on FB. I'd tell how awful it is and to take it down.
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  • punnybunny punnybunny member
    I don't mean this to sound like the unpopular opinion, but I have a question- what about delivery pictures? Like baby being weighed or cuddling on mom's chest? When baby is obviously naked but through creative angles or hand placements, all you can see is baby's naked arms, chest, or back? No "below the waist" type shots. Are those less of a faux pas? I'm just curious. I'm still debating whether I will post many pictures online of baby at all. I mean, I will probably do a newborn photo shoot (my cousin is a photographer) and post a couple of those to satisfy the people of fb's demand for baby pics, but beyond that I would rather keep baby relatively private.

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  • JackieB15JackieB15 member

    I'm not sure, but I'm pretty sure that naked pictures (no matter the age) are against TOS on Facebook.

    There was a case here where a college football coach had pictures of his kids in the bathtub on his work phone. He was fired and charged with possessing child pornography. The charges were later dropped and he just got his job back, but it just goes to show that you can't be too careful with that stuff.

     

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  • peanutbuttervibespeanutbuttervibes member
    Oh hell no.
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    beccalou12 said:
    I don't mean this to sound like the unpopular opinion, but I have a question- what about delivery pictures? Like baby being weighed or cuddling on mom's chest? When baby is obviously naked but through creative angles or hand placements, all you can see is baby's naked arms, chest, or back? No "below the waist" type shots. Are those less of a faux pas? I'm just curious. I'm still debating whether I will post many pictures online of baby at all. I mean, I will probably do a newborn photo shoot (my cousin is a photographer) and post a couple of those to satisfy the people of fb's demand for baby pics, but beyond that I would rather keep baby relatively private.
    well i won't be posting delivery photos either... so there's that.


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  • pbeckaroo35pbeckaroo35 member
    I'm like some of the people above. No posting of our LO on social media/internet at all. 

    And to naked baby pictures like others have said - oh hell no. 
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    No naked pics will ever go online of our LO. We are really hesitant to even put up any pics at all on FB. Too many creepers out there.


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    JackieB15 said:

    I'm not sure, but I'm pretty sure that naked pictures (no matter the age) are against TOS on Facebook.

    There was a case here where a college football coach had pictures of his kids in the bathtub on his work phone. He was fired and charged with possessing child pornography. The charges were later dropped and he just got his job back, but it just goes to show that you can't be too careful with that stuff.

     

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  • JSS1002JSS1002 member
    I think something to remember is that whether clothed or naked, you're creating a digital footprint of your child -- the internet is forever, and s/he will have to live with whatever you post for his/her whole life.  That could be nothing, but it could be something.
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    JSS1002 said:
    I think something to remember is that whether clothed or naked, you're creating a digital footprint of your child -- the internet is forever, and s/he will have to live with whatever you post for his/her whole life.  That could be nothing, but it could be something.
    This!

    None of us here grew up with FB so we obviously have no idea about the potential implications. I'm sure by the time they are 18 the technology of the world will have drastically changed again. I'd rather let him decided what he wants online when he's older than start his "footprint" from birth. 
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  • Linz-ELinz-E member
    I have never and will never post pictures of my kid(s) without clothes.
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    pbeckaroo35 said:
    JSS1002 said:
    I think something to remember is that whether clothed or naked, you're creating a digital footprint of your child -- the internet is forever, and s/he will have to live with whatever you post for his/her whole life.  That could be nothing, but it could be something.
    This!

    None of us here grew up with FB so we obviously have no idea about the potential implications. I'm sure by the time they are 18 the technology of the world will have drastically changed again. I'd rather let him decided what he wants online when he's older than start his "footprint" from birth. 
    That's not to say that I haven't posted pictures of J -- I most definitely have.  Probably too many. ;-)  But I would never post naked pictures of him or anything that could come back as traumatizing - just him at his cutest!
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  • LTMamaLTMama member
    I've taken pics of DD in the tub, but I always threw a washcloth over her so she wouldn't be embarrassed by the pics when she was older.  And they didn't go on Facebook.

    People have no sense about what they post online.  Facebook privacy isn't that great.  As a friend told me, I never put anything on Facebook that I wouldn't want to come up at a confirmation hearing :)
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