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To have exchanged the voucher

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HemelHan · 24/07/2024 16:52

DM bought me a voucher for a maternity photo shoot. Honestly I find them so cringe and it’s really not me so I contacted the photographer who agreed to exchange it for a newborn photo shoot with me paying the difference.

DM said she would have happily paid for a newborn one too and it’s a shame etc etc. but surely it’s better than wasting the voucher?

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cardibach · 24/07/2024 17:51

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Why would you regret it?

Lostworlds · 24/07/2024 17:50

It was thoughtful of your dm but not to your taste so you’ve done the best thing in swapping it. That way the gift doesn’t go to waste.

2 years later and I still don’t regret not going a pregnancy photo shoot.

zzar45 · 24/07/2024 17:48

It probably would have been good to give MIL a heads up, she clearly interpreted it as you thinking it was one or the other.

I think it’s a thoughtful gift, the photos could have been as posed and styled or as relaxed as you wanted and often even though some women don’t feel their best during pregnancy they do have an appreciation for it after and c can enjoy seeing how their body changed.
Neither is right or wrong though.

AllTipAndNoIceberg · 24/07/2024 17:48

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Why do you think this? Do you know the OP?

Or do you actually think that deep down, most women regret not having had themselves professionally photographed during pregnancy?

Turophilic · 24/07/2024 17:46

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25 years on and there's nothing about my pregnant self I need reminding of, beyond the existence of my children!

S1lverCandle · 24/07/2024 17:45

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She won't 🙄

blackrabbitwhiterabbit · 24/07/2024 17:45

Maternity shoots ARE cringe and a little bit tacky, IMHO.

fungibletoken · 24/07/2024 17:44

I think your reasons are totally fair but I'd probably have let her know before I contacted the photographer.

marmiteoneverything · 24/07/2024 17:41

YANBU to not want a maternity photoshoot. I also find them cringey so I can see why you wouldn’t want one.

YABU (in my opinion) to have changed the gift without giving your mum a heads up. Just would have been the polite thing to do, I think.

Lowerechelons · 24/07/2024 17:41

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A maternity photo shoot? A photo shoot of Op pregnant? I can say in the 25 years since I was pregnant I have never once regretted not having professional photos of it. Never even thought about it.

WigglyVonWaggly · 24/07/2024 17:39

There’s no way I’d do a maternity shoot and there’s no way I’ll ever regret not doing one in the past so I’m with you 100%!

MinniesCountdown · 24/07/2024 17:38

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FictionalCharacter · 24/07/2024 17:24

YANBU. No point in keeping a voucher you won’t use, and daft to use a voucher for photos you don’t want.

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