Photos of your baby

[AFal43]

It makes me feel uncomfortable when friends and family freely take (loads of) photos of my baby (now almost 18months). With mobile phones, there is no permission asked . It's just automatic!?!..
I've asked for them not to be shared on Facebook but they are upload them on their Google photo accounts. And taking photos like every 5 minutes when they visit - they spend time looking through the len rather than spending quality time interacting with him. It also makes me uncomfortable to leave him with them to actually babysit cause they just be taking pictures without me there. What do you think?

The only ones who took pics of my babies were their grandparents, none of whom used social media.
What exactly are your concerns? You can just ask them not to take any photos?

It's my partners sister and boyfriend (an old uni friend of his) I m sure how secure 'Google photos' is. Gmail is hacked often. Anyway it's just the amount of photos and videos per visit seems strangley excessive... A couple is nice to have a memory of the day. Should I say something and how to put it not to upset?

My MIL did this for a while. All she did was snap pictures and then scroll through them, and then ignore my DD. I made a comment one day, passively and not argumentatively. Something along the lines of 'she will know your phone better than her Grandmother the way you go on. How about you put it away for a bit so she knows your face?'. After saying it a few times, she got the idea. Now my DD is 19 months and my MIL doesnt do it much at all and it is much better. I am also a person who doesnt allow photos on social media, but I agreed to allow my MIL access to my photos of DD, so she doesnt feel the need to take many herself. Does your DP's family see your DC much? Maybe they just want to have some pics of your DC if they dont see you often. Maybe offer the same to them, and then you can manage what they get.

I am having a similar problem.. my MIL snaps in my daughter face with the flash on!!. I have said oh that's bright!! To try and get her to take the hint. I've told her not to put them on social media, which she has listened to.

I'm quite intimidated by her and shes very temperamental. When shes in a mood she will point blank ignore me and my DD when we visit.

I've just sent her loads photos I had taken of my DD professionally and shes not printing them off and putting them everywhere, shes also made copies for family members that I dont know that well. But I dont know how to address it because I think she will bite my head off.

Sometimes I dont know if my judgement is clouded because I really dont like her, shes always been unwelcoming with me.

So yeah I'm glad I've read this and following for some advise also

Thank you, I'll try something similar and drop hints. I'll also try to speak frankly with my partner .. I'll see how tomorrow goes first...
Does anyone know for sure (one way or another) if Google Photos site secure?

Honestly OP, I dont think any online site is secure. If you are worried about your photos getting out through a hack I wouldnt put them online. I use google photos for mine, but I am more concerned with social media. I figure photos are free for everyone on social media, so I dont know why my pictures would be targeted for hacking on google. I figure they would be more after my bank accounts. Maybe I am naive though.

Google Photos is a common way to back up your photos, it's private unless it's set for people to view, it's secure enough.

YABU

Thanks for your advice, appreciate it