Photos with baby

tbiscuit18 · June 2014

I literally had a breakdown and ugly cry earlier as I was putting together DS's baby book. I was going through pictures to send over to be printed and discovered that I'm the one taking all of the pictures. There are literally maybe a handful of pictures of me and DS. When I mentioned it to DH today he told me to "take more selfies with the baby." F***er. Then he said he would "try" to remember to take pictures of me with the baby, it's just hard because he doesn't think about it. Obviously I'm hormonal, but now I'm all worried that my baby will look back through his baby pictures and wonder where his mom is.

Stupid hormones. And thanks for the vent.

tbiscuit18 · June 2014

But the screwed up thing is that DS is my baby! I shouldn't have to ask, it should be a given - Take my damn picture!!

apinkpelican · June 2014

Same here!! I have to ask my DH to take pictures of us. Men...

LunaBug924 · June 2014

I've been having the same issue. I had an ugly cry when I realized we don't have a picture of the three of us in the hospital. DH was taking all the pics and no one thought to take the camera and get our first family picture. We'll never get that moment back and it makes me so sad.

Even since then I don't have many of the 3 of us or of me and her. Im always the one with the camera. I think this is just something we have to accept. Sigh.

MissLadyTay · June 2014

Yup. This is actually a pretty big issue between MH and me because I take tons of photos of the kids and make (what I like to think are lovely) scrapbooks. It's one of the few things I'm really proud of. I take so many photos of my husband with the boys. And when he does take a photo of me it's when I ask and he acts like its SUCH an inconvenience. His photos are horrible because he doesn't take the time to make a nice one. It makes me so angry.

haylo33 · June 2014

Opposite here. The day DS was born, my husband was taking all the pictures and we realized the next day we only had 2 of him and the baby and they weren't very good. Then we had to big everyone hoping they took a few. We have a total of about 5. Oops

lavendergiraffes · June 2014

@LunaBug924‌ if it makes you feel better we don't have a family picture in the hospital either - actually none at all! I got really upset when I realized that too... Her baptism is on Sunday so I will be insisting on some then!!

gypsymystic · June 2014

I have the opposite problem, there are none with DH in them...

tbiscuit18 · June 2014

@LunaBug924 I'm sorry, that really sucks. We have 2 pictures of the three of us and they are both really bad. I only have 1 pictures of me and DS from the hospital after he was cleaned up. Otherwise the rest are immediately after he was born and I'm almost positive all but one show my nipple.

Craved1 · June 2014

I am the "selfie queen" when it comes to pics w/ LO. I am all about capturing every moment. (Sometimes too many moments, some may say!)

gutsysneakers · June 2014

Same here. Totally forgot to take one of the 3 of us at the hospital. Fail. Also hoping to get more of me and DD. Ugh. It's kind the last thing you think of between your sore vag and leaking boobs.

Helmink0804 · June 2014

I'm with @Craved1 I'm taking selfies all the time with LO. We have more of me and Brooke than Daddy and Brooke. I keep trying on weekends to take some of the two of them or they'll all look the same of Daddy in work shirt- the only difference would be what Brooke's wearing. I told hubby to start taking selfies- he claims he's horrible at it.

cnbean · June 2014

I also don't have a single photo of us as a family in the hospital. I was so sad when I realized that after DS1 was born that I swore we'd make sure this time. Sad to say, we didn't.

PattyTC · June 2014

I was really upset about all of this as well. I was even more upset when thinking about how my MIL is always saying she needs to get this pic and that pic of so and so holding DD. She has yet to get a single picture of me holding her. We have one picture of me and DD that I insisted DH take and it's terrible. A million of everyone else holding her. I carried and gave birth to her and she is going to look back and wonder who I am.

LunaBug924 · June 2014

@PattyTC this is EXACTLY my MIL. In fact, I distinctly remember her staging a whole bunch of photo ops in the hospital with DH's family. I wish I had been in the mindset to take more control, but I was a bit distracted and not on my game. This is also the woman who thinks I'm just a feeding machine and is ready to grab DD from me the second she pops off my boob. Luckily I was able to put a stop to that behavior, but now thinking back to the hospital scene is making me stabby.

@MK1013 I agree! We need to get the word out and educate these would-be photographers!

spinsoffresonance · June 2014

I had the same issue when I was putting together an album for DD1's first birthday. And worse, we only have 2 pictures of the three of us as a family. So make sure to ask other people to take pictures of the 3 of you too.

bookishnerd · June 2014

My DH took the worst pictures of me in the hospital (and posted them to Facebook) and they're the only pictures that have me with the baby so far. Mostly I haven't really wanted my picture taken, I feel like I look so awful most days! I'm a bit jealous of folks who have their act together enough to have done newborn pics!