https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 05 Apr 2026 09:40:54 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-people-take-a-lot-of-pictures-of-themselves-your-baby-in-the-hospital#post-1312598 Thu, 02 Jan 2014 05:22:27 +0000 SugarplumsMom 1312598@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. Our hospital doesn't allow any visitors :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-people-take-a-lot-of-pictures-of-themselves-your-baby-in-the-hospital#post-1312543 Thu, 02 Jan 2014 00:44:13 +0000 HLK208 1312543@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, but it's because I took all of the photos! I want my LO to see that everyone we know was excited and cared about their arrival. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-people-take-a-lot-of-pictures-of-themselves-your-baby-in-the-hospital#post-1312540 Thu, 02 Jan 2014 00:28:55 +0000 googly-eyes 1312540@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, because we barely had visitors.. I wasn't ready for them and I guess that's not how dh's family does things. We didn't have visitors til a couple weeks later. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-people-take-a-lot-of-pictures-of-themselves-your-baby-in-the-hospital#post-1312534 Thu, 02 Jan 2014 00:19:45 +0000 Sapphiresun 1312534@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep. I broke my tailbone delivering, so I couldn't sit down for three days after giving birth. I could only side lie to nurse/snuggle which seemed weird to take pictures of. So there's a photo of literally every person who came to visit LO in the hospital holding her, except me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-people-take-a-lot-of-pictures-of-themselves-your-baby-in-the-hospital#post-1312521 Wed, 01 Jan 2014 23:49:35 +0000 Grace 1312521@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jedeve: I think that makes sense. And if you were feeling ignored, I can definitely see why you'd be turned off. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-people-take-a-lot-of-pictures-of-themselves-your-baby-in-the-hospital#post-1312496 Wed, 01 Jan 2014 23:22:46 +0000 Boheme 1312496@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We didn't allow visitors, and my doula took all the pics so my husband and I could focus on taking in the moment. It was amazing and I have zero regrets!</p> <p>PS - I looked like hell, but I'm still happy to have those pics :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-people-take-a-lot-of-pictures-of-themselves-your-baby-in-the-hospital#post-1312475 Wed, 01 Jan 2014 23:11:57 +0000 jedeve 1312475@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@septca: I pushed for three hours. There are a few really blurry ones our doula took when they laid him on my chest. I look like HELL. Maybe that's it,,,jealous of moms with easier births who are sitting up and smiling and not looking like they were hit with a Mac truck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-people-take-a-lot-of-pictures-of-themselves-your-baby-in-the-hospital#post-1312473 Wed, 01 Jan 2014 23:10:45 +0000 jedeve 1312473@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@maybebaby: haha, maybe that's it! That I'm like, I'm the one who gave birth!!</p> <p>@Grace: I think maybe it's because I mainly associate it with my SIL who is posing and posting photos on Facebook for likes and stuff like that. </p> <p>@catlady: haha hormones - agree. </p> <p>I think I just find it odd. I mean, I have pictures of me with nieces and all. But those are just candid ones from when we were playing. And I'm going to have another niece/nephew any day now!! But I couldn't picture going into the hospital and saying, "hey! Get a picture of me and the baby!"</p> <p>It's one of the reasons I don't want visitors this time around. I don't want it to turn into a mini photo shoot again while I lay half naked and bloody and ignored in bed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-people-take-a-lot-of-pictures-of-themselves-your-baby-in-the-hospital#post-1311470 Wed, 01 Jan 2014 11:05:06 +0000 septca 1311470@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a few. At first, I hated looking at them because I looked AWFUL after 4 hours of pushing. But now I think they are really sweet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-people-take-a-lot-of-pictures-of-themselves-your-baby-in-the-hospital#post-1311454 Wed, 01 Jan 2014 10:41:25 +0000 autumnlove 1311454@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, but it doesn't bother me! I love seeing the pictures of LO and aunt, uncle, friend, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-people-take-a-lot-of-pictures-of-themselves-your-baby-in-the-hospital#post-1311436 Wed, 01 Jan 2014 10:16:17 +0000 Foodnerd81 1311436@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We didn't have many visitors (which is what I wanted) and I was actually the one who took most of the pictures, so I'm fine with those. But I have way more of Dh holding her than me which annoys me a teeny bit. I do have a couple of me and C that I love though. I looked not so hot- broken blood vessels in my face from pushing, dirty sweaty hair, but changing the photos to black and white in an app works wonders :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-people-take-a-lot-of-pictures-of-themselves-your-baby-in-the-hospital#post-1311429 Wed, 01 Jan 2014 10:09:00 +0000 Grace 1311429@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I can see how it would irk you to not have many pics of yourself with your LO. It's a momentous day that many don't think to document. However, would it make you feel better to remember that it was an important day for your family too? That was the day that their beloved grandchild and wonderful neice/nephew was born? How sad it would be for your LO that his/her grandparents and aunties were kinda "meh" about her/his arrival! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-people-take-a-lot-of-pictures-of-themselves-your-baby-in-the-hospital#post-1311381 Wed, 01 Jan 2014 09:28:52 +0000 Mamasig 1311381@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have pictures of myself with the baby and I look horrible! I like looking at the ones of all the visitors with him. It makes me happy to see how many people came to meet him and loved him from the start. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-people-take-a-lot-of-pictures-of-themselves-your-baby-in-the-hospital#post-1311373 Wed, 01 Jan 2014 09:16:24 +0000 Anagram 1311373@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband took dozens of pictures of me, each one worse than the last--- as in, me within seconds if giving birth, my hair matted, my gown down on one side, looking pale as death and huge as a whale.</p> <p>I actually hate that he won't delete them because I prefer to remember the birth of my Lo the way I was experiencing it rather than through pictures where i tend to focus on how awful I look.</p> <p>We do have nice pictures taken of the three of us, me and LO, and Him and LO the day we left the hospital. We all posed outside (there's a nice skyline at the hospital ) for some "going home from the hospital" pics that I really like. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-people-take-a-lot-of-pictures-of-themselves-your-baby-in-the-hospital#post-1311371 Wed, 01 Jan 2014 09:13:55 +0000 catlady 1311371@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! This happened to us, not only in the hospital but also at all the recent holidays. I had to specifically ask people to give me my baby back to get a photo with her. It drives me nuts, although I'm not really even sure why. I blame hormones. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-people-take-a-lot-of-pictures-of-themselves-your-baby-in-the-hospital#post-1311355 Wed, 01 Jan 2014 08:51:20 +0000 swedishfish 1311355@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, but just like @MapleMoose: I didn't look so great so I didn't really want pictures of me. I gave birth to R so only I have a memory of that moment! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-people-take-a-lot-of-pictures-of-themselves-your-baby-in-the-hospital#post-1311351 Wed, 01 Jan 2014 08:47:26 +0000 Dandelion 1311351@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope...I'm looking forward to people being able to do this next time! DS went stright to NICU and S was gone, so this is finally everyone's chance! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-people-take-a-lot-of-pictures-of-themselves-your-baby-in-the-hospital#post-1311349 Wed, 01 Jan 2014 08:45:38 +0000 rachiecakes 1311349@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, DS was getting oxygen and had IVs, and I was sick for 4 days in the hospital after giving birth. I'm actually pretty sad that we didn't get to have 'visitors holding the baby' pictures. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-people-take-a-lot-of-pictures-of-themselves-your-baby-in-the-hospital#post-1311346 Wed, 01 Jan 2014 08:42:40 +0000 MapleMoose 1311346@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, everyone had pictures taken holding my daughter but thankfully no one except DH took pictures of me holding her. I was not looking my finest and wouldn't really want those unflattering photos of me floating around lol. The birth is your memory. The first time each person held your beautiful newborn is their memory to capture. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-people-take-a-lot-of-pictures-of-themselves-your-baby-in-the-hospital#post-1311342 Wed, 01 Jan 2014 08:40:45 +0000 maybebaby 1311342@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, this happened to us as well. Everyone took the opportunity to have a photoshoot with LO! We do have a few of me, but this will definitely be something I keep in mind for next time. It's like...I just gave birth to this child, a little credit here? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-people-take-a-lot-of-pictures-of-themselves-your-baby-in-the-hospital#post-1311338 Wed, 01 Jan 2014 08:13:13 +0000 jedeve 1311338@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have SO MANY pictures if everyone holding my LO in the hospital. Grandparents, aunts, etc. - everyone made sure to get a picture. I didn't realize till months later there is only one of me holding my LO in the hospital. I don't know why it bugs me, but it really does! Maybe because I don't think of the birth as their memory, but mine?</p> <p>Does this bug anyone else? </p>