https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 30 Apr 2026 02:40:02 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-hospital-have-a-baby-photographer-come-to-your-room/page/2#post-2605813 Thu, 18 Aug 2016 05:50:53 +0000 MrsKerch 2605813@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@nana87: Oh so precious! Love this. Hope our experience turns out similarly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-hospital-have-a-baby-photographer-come-to-your-room/page/2#post-2605807 Thu, 18 Aug 2016 03:00:48 +0000 nana87 2605807@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had no idea this was a thing until the photographer came by, but we love how ours turned out! She also wasn't intrusive at all-- came by and made an appointment with us to come back later so we'd be prepared. Also Sh brought all the props (swaddling cloth, backdrop, hats, headbands, etc) so we didn't have to have had anything (we didn't!). Here's one of ours: </p> [attach=1484/16/oc3i9o.439x600.image.jpeg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-hospital-have-a-baby-photographer-come-to-your-room/page/2#post-2605688 Wed, 17 Aug 2016 19:53:14 +0000 Woolly Mammoth 2605688@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was happy with the photos the photographer took at our hospital. They weren't amazing or anything, but they were good photos. She happened to be there when my mother-in-law was visiting along with her sister and mother, so there's a really nice shot of them all crowded around me admiring the baby. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-hospital-have-a-baby-photographer-come-to-your-room/page/2#post-2605669 Wed, 17 Aug 2016 19:09:39 +0000 autumnleaves 2605669@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes both times they stopped by and we scheduled for them to come back later in the day. We ordered a few prints each time. It was a lot cheaper for us to do this than hire a professional. We were really happy with our experiences. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-hospital-have-a-baby-photographer-come-to-your-room/page/2#post-2605665 Wed, 17 Aug 2016 19:02:55 +0000 sunny 2605665@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bloved: so adorable!</p> <p>They stopped by for LO1. The pics were ok, but I still bought them. I wasn't happy with the personal photos I took and the newborn photographer we hired didn't take photos until she was almost 2 weeks old. </p> <p>LO2 was in the NICU until discharge so we didn't have the "normal" photographer. However, there was a volunteer NICU photographer who came to do complementary photos. They are AMAZING. In fact, months before, I had actually looked into hiring her for newborn photos but she was out of our budget. It was just an amazing coincidence that she was the NICU photographer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-hospital-have-a-baby-photographer-come-to-your-room/page/2#post-2605661 Wed, 17 Aug 2016 18:56:41 +0000 mrsrain 2605661@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, with my second. I was skeptical but they turned out great and we ended up buying them! </p> [attach=1308/16/oc2vuh.600x400.image.jpeg] [attach=1308/16/oc2vuj.400x600.image.jpeg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-hospital-have-a-baby-photographer-come-to-your-room/page/2#post-2605649 Wed, 17 Aug 2016 18:19:41 +0000 daniellemybelle 2605649@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This thread makes me feel better. LO was also fussy, we were learning to nurse, I didn't have milk yet, recovering from C-section... They kept coming and I kept sending them away and they seemed so baffled and put off! I was honestly embarrassed we couldn't do blissful newborn pictures. I saw friends &amp; family with gorgeous hospital pictures and felt like a weirdo for not getting it together!</p> <p>Next time I will say no off the bat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-hospital-have-a-baby-photographer-come-to-your-room/page/2#post-2605633 Wed, 17 Aug 2016 17:36:28 +0000 mauxie 2605633@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD - no, hospital didn't offer<br /> DS1 - yes, (diff hospital)he took them but I didn't purchase<br /> DS2 - photog didn't come around, I was out pretty quick. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-hospital-have-a-baby-photographer-come-to-your-room/page/2#post-2605631 Wed, 17 Aug 2016 17:33:37 +0000 MrsKoala 2605631@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, I've never heard of this! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-hospital-have-a-baby-photographer-come-to-your-room/page/2#post-2605630 Wed, 17 Aug 2016 17:32:57 +0000 Andrea 2605630@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, but I only got shots with DD1. I wasn't ready when they came by for DD2 and they couldn't come back because it was New Year's and they wanted to get outta there. Boo! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-hospital-have-a-baby-photographer-come-to-your-room/page/2#post-2605467 Wed, 17 Aug 2016 13:35:42 +0000 Littlebit7 2605467@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours did. The experience was quite humorous, the woman was maybe 75 and hilarious. The pictures were generally terrible, but I just had to laugh...DH crept up behind the photographer and snapped a pic of LO once she was all set up. I internally cringed for .5 seconds (I'm a photographer and know thats generally a no-no with "pros"), but then realized that I didn't have the energy care. Turns out DH's photo was the best out of all of them!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-hospital-have-a-baby-photographer-come-to-your-room/page/2#post-2605403 Wed, 17 Aug 2016 11:56:36 +0000 Mrs D 2605403@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes - they do this at my hospital and I have been pleased. $50 for newborn pictures is a steal in my book - they havent been great but have certainly been good enough...</p> <p>The nurses ask you first if youd like them to come by - so I think you can say no and you will never see them! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-hospital-have-a-baby-photographer-come-to-your-room/page/2#post-2605395 Wed, 17 Aug 2016 11:50:11 +0000 pinkb 2605395@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, it's actually one of the nicu nurses who does it on her off time. She was great, worked quickly, and only used natural light. She had everything needed for cute newborn photos no need to bring anything of your own. You have the option of taking pics with the baby, we just did baby. With DD they came out ok and with DS I really liked them. We bought the smallest package with both kids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-hospital-have-a-baby-photographer-come-to-your-room/page/2#post-2605353 Wed, 17 Aug 2016 11:10:24 +0000 MrsRcCar 2605353@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love my pictures from the hospital of my boys. We didn't get pictures until the day we were headed home. Which was around day 3 with N and day 12 or 13 with E </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-hospital-have-a-baby-photographer-come-to-your-room/page/2#post-2605350 Wed, 17 Aug 2016 11:06:34 +0000 peachykeen 2605350@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was so annoyed with the photographers at our hospital. We told them we were not interested from the very beginning and they kept coming back and were SO PUSHY! Other people's photos do look nice, but we were dealing with health issues from my pre-e (got worse after delivery) and LO's jaundice (delivered 3 weeks early) that photos were the last thing on my mind. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-hospital-have-a-baby-photographer-come-to-your-room/page/2#post-2605349 Wed, 17 Aug 2016 11:06:14 +0000 KT326 2605349@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our hospital offers it but we declined since we had a friend come by with his camera. He got some really good shots of DH and DS. </p> <p>I don't think he will be able to stop by for this baby so we might do it this time. I'm hoping to at least get a shot of all four of us. Hopefully this birth is a little smoother (I had major swelling and had to have a catheter until the night before I was discharged. I did not feel like being in any pictures!). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-hospital-have-a-baby-photographer-come-to-your-room#post-2605338 Wed, 17 Aug 2016 10:53:29 +0000 psw27 2605338@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, but maybe because my LO was in the NICU? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-hospital-have-a-baby-photographer-come-to-your-room#post-2605315 Wed, 17 Aug 2016 10:26:49 +0000 BSB 2605315@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. Not at my hospital. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-hospital-have-a-baby-photographer-come-to-your-room#post-2605314 Wed, 17 Aug 2016 10:25:56 +0000 rachiecakes 2605314@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My hospital didn't offer photos. :( I wish I knew beforehand because I was so sick while I was there I didn't take many photos.<br /> They didn't do pictures or footprints. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-hospital-have-a-baby-photographer-come-to-your-room#post-2605283 Wed, 17 Aug 2016 09:35:26 +0000 tlcbaby 2605283@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bloved: That is adorable!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-hospital-have-a-baby-photographer-come-to-your-room#post-2605265 Wed, 17 Aug 2016 09:21:59 +0000 Reese 2605265@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, my hospital no longer offered it - I imagine because everyone felt the way most of you do lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-hospital-have-a-baby-photographer-come-to-your-room#post-2605264 Wed, 17 Aug 2016 09:18:54 +0000 snowjewelz 2605264@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There might have just been a pamphlet? If someone came, I honestly do not recall! Unless DH declined or something when I was sleeping? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-hospital-have-a-baby-photographer-come-to-your-room#post-2605260 Wed, 17 Aug 2016 09:16:47 +0000 skipra 2605260@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had someone come by with our first and my mom insisted we get the photos done. I do not regret it at all. We did have to ask her to come back at a better time and it was fine.<br /> My second was born at a different hospital and I never saw a photographer. Not sure if they just don't offer it or if I just missed them or something. I kind of regret that we don't have hospital photos for LO2! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-hospital-have-a-baby-photographer-come-to-your-room#post-2605258 Wed, 17 Aug 2016 09:07:42 +0000 Mamag511 2605258@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They came by, but like many others we also declined. They came the day after dd was born, but I was still really not feeling great from my cs. I had some friends use the in-hospital photographers and loved them!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-hospital-have-a-baby-photographer-come-to-your-room#post-2605251 Wed, 17 Aug 2016 08:56:18 +0000 yin 2605251@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't want to be bothered and declined. I don't have any regrets. My sisters both had photos done at the hospital, and it was so expensive and not worth it in my opinion. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-hospital-have-a-baby-photographer-come-to-your-room#post-2605243 Wed, 17 Aug 2016 08:44:16 +0000 catlady 2605243@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, ours sent a photographer but we weren't under obligation to buy the photos, so we gave it a shot. Like previous posters, ours also came at a bad time. She wanted LO to go to sleep but LO was awake, so she kept asking if she'd go to sleep if she gave her a pacifier (as if I'd know with a baby who was like 1 day old at that point). Finally, she just took the photos with LO just looking kind of squinty in this little basket. The lighting was bad and the photos came out very strange, but MIL wanted some so we bought the smallest package and never looked at them again. We actually found them all in LO's closet when we were cleaning it out a few weeks ago and I kept one for LO to laugh at later and threw all the rest away. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-hospital-have-a-baby-photographer-come-to-your-room#post-2605225 Wed, 17 Aug 2016 08:01:05 +0000 twodoghouse 2605225@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They came by at a really inconvenient time and I was frazzled and told them we weren't interested. After the fact, I realized I could have arranged a time for them to come back, but I couldn't conceive of a time when it would actually be convenient, haha. I sort of regret it because my sister did the hospital pics and they are really sweet. I don't have any newborn pro photos of my kids, so all of our pics from the first couple days are grainy, blurry, with me looking a hot sweaty mess in the background. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-hospital-have-a-baby-photographer-come-to-your-room#post-2605215 Wed, 17 Aug 2016 07:36:19 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2605215@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They had it at our hospital but you had to ask to have them come.<br /> We declined. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-hospital-have-a-baby-photographer-come-to-your-room#post-2605210 Wed, 17 Aug 2016 07:24:22 +0000 erinbaderin 2605210@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think this is a thing in Canada - I had never heard of it before Hellobee. I didn't have it and I don't know any friends who did. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-hospital-have-a-baby-photographer-come-to-your-room#post-2605208 Wed, 17 Aug 2016 07:14:47 +0000 Smurfette 2605208@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bloved: that is adorable!</p> <p>They did and took pictures. They weren't great and we didn't buy any. Might just skip it this time. </p>