https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 22 Jul 2026 19:06:33 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/monthly-photos-2#post-2755428 Wed, 05 Jul 2017 20:40:58 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2755428@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Every 6 months. But I take about 621826 a day anyways, soooo. Haha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/monthly-photos-2#post-2755427 Wed, 05 Jul 2017 20:20:11 +0000 birdofafeather 2755427@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I moved to yearly pics after 1 year. I think DD1, I have an 18 month pic too. But didn't get to it with DD2. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/monthly-photos-2#post-2755297 Wed, 05 Jul 2017 15:28:11 +0000 abbydabbydoodlebug 2755297@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We still try to do a half birthday and birthday picture in the same chair and lovie that we used for her monthly photos as a baby. We'll try to do the same for #2 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/monthly-photos-2#post-2755257 Wed, 05 Jul 2017 14:41:15 +0000 snowjewelz 2755257@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I stopped after a year and I honestly take so many pictures already... But if you're good about remember and your kid will stay still enough for you... Why not? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/monthly-photos-2#post-2755197 Wed, 05 Jul 2017 13:32:51 +0000 MenagerieMama 2755197@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We tried after a year but gave up after a couple months because keeping her in one spot was so hard! The second year we basically had to be like wildlife photographers to get good pictures. Now she's a total ham and likes posing :) We were crazy though and did weekly pics for the first year which for LO1 was fun but now for LO2 is super tedious but I don't want her to feel left out and second child syndrome ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/monthly-photos-2#post-2755152 Wed, 05 Jul 2017 12:42:41 +0000 erinbaderin 2755152@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was pretty happy to stop doing monthly photos, but it was mostly switching them into the "month" onesies and posing them in the same chair that got tedious. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/monthly-photos-2#post-2755142 Wed, 05 Jul 2017 12:35:38 +0000 ShootingStar 2755142@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did monthly for DS for the first year and then we switched to quarterly. We're planning on doing the same for DD. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/monthly-photos-2#post-2755140 Wed, 05 Jul 2017 12:33:24 +0000 youboots 2755140@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did weekly photos for the first year now do monthly from a year on. She's 2 y 4 mo. I don't plan on stopping- usually it's just 5 minutes somewhere around the day she was born. I post on IG with comments and enjoy looking back and reading on my Timehop.</p> <p>I also print 4x6s for an album. All that said I am a professional photographer so this is what I enjoy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/monthly-photos-2#post-2755138 Wed, 05 Jul 2017 12:32:45 +0000 Miss Ariel 2755138@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What I did is take monthly photos the first year, then every other month year 2, every 3 the next year, then every 4 months, then 6 months, and maybe every year from age 5. </p> <p>Dd is currently 2.5 and so far the only one I've missed is at 20 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/monthly-photos-2#post-2755122 Wed, 05 Jul 2017 12:12:28 +0000 wrkbrk 2755122@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@catgirl: Quarterly pictures in the same chair with the same lovely is a great idea post 2! I might steal it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/monthly-photos-2#post-2755120 Wed, 05 Jul 2017 12:11:34 +0000 catgirl 2755120@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@meadow: I only continued because DD was pretty easy going about the whole thing. If she wasn't into I probably would have stopped. I think it's only worth it if it is fun!</p> <p>You could maybe do quarterly pictures? That would still allow you to see the changes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/monthly-photos-2#post-2755119 Wed, 05 Jul 2017 12:11:23 +0000 wrkbrk 2755119@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@meadow: It depends how much you like it! When I realized one of the biggest feelings of sadness about my son turning one was the end of monthly photos, I realized I could keep doing it (DUH). I love it, so we still do it. I am sure I will not do it past 2 though - cant be one of those moms telling people her 4 year old child's age in months. ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/monthly-photos-2#post-2755118 Wed, 05 Jul 2017 12:10:55 +0000 littlejoy 2755118@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We took monthly photos for a year ... then we just made an effort to take photos with the "fancy" camera as much as possible. I'm really happy with what I have from her first 3.5 years. I print 4x6 "fancy" photos from Shutterfly, and iPhone photos through PostalPix ... all of them go into 1 yearly album. It's really awesome to have. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/monthly-photos-2#post-2755093 Wed, 05 Jul 2017 11:26:16 +0000 meadow 2755093@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@josina: Hah - yes getting them to sit still together and look at the camera is getting so much more difficult. That's part of what makes me wonder if it is worth it :-p </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/monthly-photos-2#post-2755092 Wed, 05 Jul 2017 11:25:53 +0000 nanilani 2755092@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We took monthly photos up through a year, but it got to be such a production trying to get my wriggly baby to sit still and pose that I was starting to dread it each month. If he were more docile (hahaha, yeah right!) I might have continued, but it wasn't worth the effort after that point. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/monthly-photos-2#post-2755091 Wed, 05 Jul 2017 11:25:04 +0000 josina 2755091@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did monthly through age 1, then 1-1/2 and 2. Once they're moving it's much harder to get those photos anyway! ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/monthly-photos-2#post-2755089 Wed, 05 Jul 2017 11:23:25 +0000 catgirl 2755089@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did monthly pictures in a designated spot until 2 - I'm really glad I did! Even though I take a ton of candid pictures I liked having her in the same location with the same stuffed animal to compare to. From 2 to 3 we are doing quarterly pictures in the same spot. Haven't decided our game plan after that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/monthly-photos-2#post-2755086 Wed, 05 Jul 2017 11:19:07 +0000 Adira 2755086@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I stopped taking monthly photos after the first birthday and I don't regret it. I feel like I still take plenty of photos of them that it's not really necessary to do the specific monthly photo. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/monthly-photos-2#post-2755085 Wed, 05 Jul 2017 11:15:51 +0000 meadow 2755085@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I enjoyed taking monthly photos through my children's first year. It is amazing to look back and see how much they have grown.</p> <p>Will I regret not doing it for year two? Are they going to change so much from month to month that it will be fun still? </p>