Baby modelling - would you?

[babymodelling19]

NC for this. DD is 4 months and was recently approached for modelling by a large agency. Have you done this? What can you tell me about it? I of course think she’s gorgeous but not sure about putting her through whatever might be involved and I’m not sure what benefit she might gain from it.

Hindsight is such a wonderful thing. These months are so precious and pass so quickly, don't waste any of it. My babies are teens now and I can only advise you treasure every minute you have with your 4 month old. They change so much during these months, don't spend them in studios.

And never got £500! For a catalogue shoot (although we are in Aus now) was about $200 at best!

You would miss out on the big money so often. They have a bunch of babies waiting around and swap them out for less cranky ones in front of the camera all day long. A tiny chance your baby makes the final shot and earns the contract (plus rollovers if the ad is re-used).

Waiting around in a dark, hot studio is so boring, especially once you have a crawler. And then a toddler. Nightmare!

Sorry that was a really long post!!!

To summarise:

1)Don't pay out for photos
2)Don't expect to be making loads of money.
3)Expect to waste a lot of time and effort.
4)Don't be shocked if your child hates it!

I definitely think it's something to wait until they are a bit older and can under stand what's going on and therefore enjoy the experience and more importantly say no!

My first post was so long MN wouldn't post it
Rather then bore you with it again feel free to pm me if you have any specific questions.

£500 a day. 😂😂 yeah right.

You sound strangely disingenuous OP. Why are you pretending to agree but "yeah butting" to everything anyone says?

We did it with DD1. It was good fun, she earned a few quid and we got some lovely photos. What's more, Her backside featured on a well-known nappy brand

I've applied for DD (3months) to join some reputable agencies and am waiting to hear back. I know someone in the child fashion industry so have had some advice from them and have seen a little of the behind the scenes, including her returning huge amounts of clothing to to brands rather than the models keeping them.

My mum was approached when I was a child/baby but she declined because she thought it was child exploitation but I think A) someone's got to do it B) I could have had a bit more money in my savings! But tbf I've seen to pro photos of me from nursery and I look like I'm on the edge of tears so probably wouldn't have done well.

If DD hates it we'll stop, I'm not going to drag her kicking and screaming or even just unenthusiastically.

No. Iv had brands contact me about it too and i just dont like the whole using your baby as a marketing tool thing
Also, and this is more the case for older children. Iv known kids growing up that were models and they developed terrible egos

Not disingenuous, ColeHawlins, just keen to know what benefits there are. Seems overwhelmingly negative but reckon there must be some reasons parents do it.

You'll get the same kind of answer about child modelling here as you will about piercing a baby's ears.

It's not a very MC thing to do, and MN is overwhelming a MC forum.

If you tried Net Mums (for example), you'd get a totally different response.

What's MC?

Yeah net mums has a running thread for it and there's a Facebook group where you can get advice "Child Modelling advice for parents"

Woo! Go working class me dragging down the MC in laws (not piercing DDs ears though, she can be bullied into it when she's old enough to give in)

Middle class

I'm 40. I don't t think I could get away with it...

not piercing DDs ears though, she can be bullied into it when she's old enough to give in)