Newborn photo shoot

[Mum2be12]

Was really looming forward to doing a newborn photo shoot and I’m so sad I may not be able to. Is it a really bad idea to still do one with this corona virus issue?

Do your own photos at home instead. Much cheaper and when you look back at them in a few years time they will be much more meaningful memories. Your baby will be just as cute whether they are professionally photographed or captured by camera phone.

Do it yourself

What @PardonWhat said a million times. Bounty are scum.

Ignore the arseholes jumping in just to put the boot in.

I wouldn't do it at the moment, no. I understand why you feel you've missed out though as it's nice to have some decent, professional shots of your baby alone and with you. We had some done and they're beautiful - not cheesy or naff at all. I know your baby won't be as young as now, obviously, but there's no reason why you can't have a photo shoot when the corona thing is over. In fact, it might work out better because your baby will be smiling and sitting up and showing more of their personality.

Absolutely it is. Photographers can carry the virus. It’s a shame but you will still have lots of lovely photos of your baby anyway

I understand your being disappointed but why not Google ideas on how to do your own? Some of our best photos of our children have been taken by us and we have paid lots for professional ones over the years. Always try the back and white filter on them as they can make even mediocre pics look amazing! Congratulations on your new baby.

Every photography business I know of has announced temporary closure in the last 24 hours. Weddings, parties, christenings etc have all been cancelled.

Focus on what yo can do instead

I don't think your unreasonable to be disappointed, just take your own. I know this isn't how you feel about it, but it is just a pretty picture in a frame. You've got so much more to focus on, try and let this go. We've probably lost several thousand pounds on a holiday, but sometimes extraordinary shit happens to remind you what's really importan. Life just sucks sometimes.

Use your phone to take pictures... do not take a new born out unless it’s 100% needed they are so small and vulnerable

GrumpyHoonMain

Sorry no. They’re scum.

iPhone, washing basket, fluffy jumper, jobs a goodun

I'm also pregnant and this is the least of my worries.

My parents are both high risk so are isolating, and cannot look after my 2 children while I am in labour. This means my husband will be looking after them and i will be giving birth alone.

It will be weeks, if not months before my family meet my new baby.

That's if my very high risk family meet my baby at all, they may not come through this. They may not see my other 2 children again. My eldest child is old enough to understand this (and everything else) and is beside herself with worry.

My first baby was still born. My second was born prematurely, I developed sepsis and went into toxic shock - we both very nearly died. This was when the NHS was at breaking point with a pandemic. If something goes wrong this time, they'll have next to no staff/resources to deal with it.

Get some bloody perspective.

(All the issues I've listed arent even the tip of the iceberg of what we're dealing with. Theres still a much bigger picture and vastly wide ranging host of knock on effects)

Look on Pinterest op for some home photo shoot ideas.

Confuddledtown

I’m sorry about your situation but what an uncalled for comment.
This isn’t about a game of Top Trumps.
I’ve seen a new mum cry in one room because her newborn has life limiting disabilities and a mother in the next room cry because her newborn was born without fingernails and they’ll never get to paint them together. I felt heartbroken for both.
It isn’t about ‘perspective’ or winning.

Is this your only worry?

@PardonWhat I'm not trying to play top trumps. At the end you'll see that I say that my worries at the moment arent even the tip of the iceberg of what we're dealing with as a society. Many people will die. We are going to lose lives, loved ones and livelihoods. Our way of live is going to be changed forever.

I've cancelled our newborn shoot. I cancelled our trip to Disney land last month. Couldn't give two fucks, it's a drop in the ocean compared to what's coming. My sister has just called off our wedding I'm sorry, I get we are all going through disappointments here but perspective is needed to get through it. I apologise if you thought I was playing top trumps - I'm not. I'm not saying my problems are worse than others. I'm just trying to highlight that there are bigger things at play here, and if we keep that in mind it will strengthen our resolve to get over the smaller ones.

Confuddledtown

But there are always, always, always going to be ‘bigger things’. If we could only discuss the biggest issue that anyone has got then we’d have a very quiet forum.
I hope everything goes well with your labour!

And please dont be so insensitive to say I'm using my still born baby to "win" something as petty as a tit for tat on a mumsnet forum ffs

grudieabbey

And let’s hope you don’t reproduce again. That’s a lot of nastiness to be passing along.

Confuddledtown

I never said that. I’ve wished you the best.
But if we could only ever discuss the very very very worst circumstances then someone who couldn’t conceive could try and trivialise your (obviously awful) circumstances.
Please don’t try and alter what I’ve said.

I understand your sadness. Please don't listen to the nasty comments. You feel it's a time you won't get back with your newborn. Just try to take some nice ones of your own.

I'm not trivializing what you said. Your closing remark was "it's not about perspective or winning."

Any "winning" that involves play my "top trump" stillborn baby card is not a game I'm interested in playing, never mind winning. I would much rather be the loser.

I do think perspective is needed. Taking a step back and seeing the bigger picture of what going on in the world right now makes us grateful for what we have, and helps us get over minor disappointments. I know that's what helping me get through all this right now.

Yes it's a bad idea. I'v taken some really lovely photos of my babies over the years. The key is good lighting, so pics close to the window on a blanket.

Check the news out. There is this really nasty virus and we dont fully know how it effects people.