Is it true?

[rainbow1982]

That when you've just given birth some stupid bounty woman comes round trying to take photos of ur child and selling them to you? A relative told me she'd heard about it today and it's making me angry thinking that this is even allowed to happen? I'm 23 weeks and I will lose it if someone pushy tries to do this at the most vulnerable time in your life? It's disgusting!!!!! 😡😡

Doesn't happen in my local hospital. Maybe ask your midwife if it's their hospital policy to allow bounty reps in to the wards?

Well not immediately after, on the ward at some point they might but you can just say no they do ask first.

It is true. I'm sure someone will be along soon to rant and rave about it. But you can and should say no, and you are not obligated to accept anything from them.

With my first I said no thanks and the bounty woman said "but this pack contains the form you need to register your child and claim child benefit so you have to take it". I now know that is utter codswallop. Just say no thanks, firmly and move on.

It happened in mine, I basically told her to fuck off after she came around for the third time. I discharged myself in less than 24 hours so it was definitely a hard sell.

Yes this does happen, although not straight away after birth. You can always say no to them

There is a move to stop it as so many people hate it. You can refuse. Why dont you ask at the hospital you are booked in with and request they dont come to you

Why are you angry about something that may well not even happen. I’ve had two children in hospital and never seen a Bounty representative.
Just say you’re not interested.

I had my second baby couple of weeks ago and the Bounty lady came round and asked if I’d had my pack. I said I would like the pack, but didn’t want to give any details and she gave me the pack and then left with no argument at all. I think with my first born (four years ago) they were slightly more pushy, but still not too bad. I agree with you that it’s not on that they’re even in the hospital but I think that some women do look forward to the pack and want to use the photography service.

I think it depends on where you live, I'm in NE Scotland and didn't have it with either of my kids.

I had the Bounty pack with my first but they didn't try to take any photos and they certainly weren't pushy about anything. We got Child Benefit forms at the registry office when birth certificates were issued.

Just wanted to say i dont think the Bounty woman is “stupid” by default - she is doing a job.

You are 23 weeks - out of possibly 40-42. Dont get so worked up.

They didn't at my hospital in the SW.

Yes it does happen.

It’s never happened to me (I have three children) but I’ve been lucky enough to have a 6 hour discharge with all of mine, straight from the delivery room so I never made it to the postnatal ward.

Happened to me a few hours after giving birth. I was bleeding very heavily and a nurse was removing my sanitary pad when this stupid bounty woman came up. She insisted on chatting to me despite it being obvious that the nurse was doing something very personal. I was really annoyed about it.

I was in at the weekend so no Bounty lady. She did come round on Monday before I was discharged, she asked if I wanted a photo and I said no thanks, so she left. Some women have said the Bounty lady was pushy and pestered then or told lies but that wasn’t my experience, she just went away.

They did to me but it wasn't immediately after. They come round the post natal ward. My DD was born early morning and I can't remember when it was exactly but I think she popped by that evening. It really wasn't a big deal as you're making it out to be though. I had visitors so she could see I was busy and I just said thanks but no thanks. She wasn't at all pushy and simply gave me a leaflet with some info on and left.

It happens at our hospital in the midlands. I just said no

Just tell her no I think you need to calm down abit.

Didnt happen with my last and it was so long ago with my first I cant remember. You don't need to get so worked up about it though, just so not interested 🤷‍♀️

Didn't happen to me

I think "disgusting" is a bit of an overreaction - you can just decline. Also it's not when you've "just given birth" as in they dont come into the delivery room! They come to the postnatal ward, ours was the day after.

Never heard of this and didnt happen to me when I gave birth 10 weeks ago in Hillingdon. I would definitely have said no as I looked like crap. Hoping to book a studio photography session in a few weeks now baba is smiling and looking less wrinkled!

Yes it is ... I was having a post birth mel to down when my son was in scbu and I told her '' you can fuck off as well'' .. not my finest moment but in my defence I was very ill and stressed and did apologise later .. 🙈🙈 she shuffled out backwards 🤣🤣

Yes there was a lady in the ward that we were on. She wasn’t pushy, we just said no thanks. That was it. Was so tired I barely caught a word of what she said!

I don't see why you're angry - just say no? A lot of people would love a professional photograph in those first few hours, a lot of people also wouldn't, just refuse.