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!!!!! 😡😡

What I find more worrying is a private company having access to women at a vulnerable time and collecting their personal data. The full use of the data is not fully explained by the reps, probably because they don't know themselves where it is being sold. I can't believe the NHS allow this to happen.

I totally agree.

The same lady came around with both my children 3 and 4, she was lovely and not pushy at all, she took some absolutely beautiful pictures and they were a lot cheaper than the photo shoots with photographers, she had lovely little props and different types of blankets etc and was so gentle with both my children, our youngest was premature and when she popped her head around first I was sat alone crying as did was hooked to wires tubes and oxygen etc and she came and sat asked if I would like a cuddle it was one of those moments where a cuddle even from a stranger some how made things that bit better, I honestly felt like she really did care and understand.
There were others who did say no thanks and she just no worries and congratulations.

I had them with both of mine. They aren't pushy and it was the midwife who added were they allowed in to even speak to you, so they didn't enter my room without permission.
I live the pictures I have if both of mine and cherish the one photo of me and my daughter just an hour after she was born, as there was no other adult with me to take pictures.
If you don't want them just say no, it will pale into insignificance once you've given birth.

Article from last year about Bounty being fined £400k for illegally selling users' data:

www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/apr/12/parenting-club-bounty-fined-selling-users-data

It seems you are right to be concerned OP!

There was a Bounty rep on the post-natal ward I was on. I said no to the photos and to her having my details, and she went away leaving me the pack. Not pushy or hard selling in the slightest.

Though she did request that I left some feedback on their website about my 'experience'. This was not long after they were fined for selling data, so they must have been desperate for some positive publicity.

Extremely sorry for your friend's loss.

Get a grip seriously !! Just a no will do
its not disgusting some people like it some dont

That's shocking. It doesn't seem they do it in Scotland though, just checked their site.

Do they realise their stupid company is the same name as a chocolate bar

For my DD, I can remember some silly pack full of mini bits of this and that which I already had or didnt want and couldnt face more stuff so gave it to someone else and they seem to have stopped it by the time second one arrived ... however for many people it was a highlight, so horses for courses!

Re the photos, I cant remember being forced into photos, but certainly had them for all babies and they are in fact the only professional photos (apart from school photos) which we have ever had done ... as I prefer less staged family snaps. The photos are fine.

It happened to me 11 years ago, I told her/him that my son could very well die and I already have a Polaroid of him, the worst was when the vicar was doing the rounds, I told my husband to get her away from me. My son was in the NICU on the brink of life and death.

Yeah they came round the next day. She wasn't Intrusive and I didn't feel pressured at all. I just got the free passport sized photos but it's nice to look at the online gallery every now and again.

@rainbow1982 why have you focused on one poster to respond to, telling them their an idiot when many posters have disagreed with you? It's not nice and not in the spirit of MN. I've reported your post, which is a personal attack.

I had read on here that they try and get your data, so I politely said no the first day that she came by. As it happened, I had to stay in hospital for a week, and she would come by every day and I just had to shake my head no. One day she said don't give me your name or details just have the pack. The pack was actually pretty useful!

Yes happened in my hospital but not straight after birth? They come round in the post natal Ward... you can simply say no they don't pressure you?? Think your being abit dramatic..

Why 'stupid ' ?

I told midwives on the postnatal ward that I didn’t want bounty to come to me and they didn’t the first day. The second day the rep came barging into my cubicle whilst I was having my catheter taken out. Needless to say I wasn’t impressed and neither was the midwife!

They came round after I had dd 2 years ago, she was really lovely, I had a voucher from a pregnancy bounty pack so had pics done and I just had the free ones but I love it 🥰

Yep! I wish I had told the Bounty Lady a polite "No thanks" with my first. We said no to the photos but I still gave my details to her (so they could send me junk mail basically!), which I really wish I hadn't done... mainly as I strongly disagree with the whole process! It feels very intrusive to have this kind of presence on the postnatal wards where women are potentially vulnerable, tired, and in pain. It's bloody weird TBH.

With my second I gave birth at a local MLU in a cottage hospital type place. It has no postnatal ward and only two birth rooms, so there is no point in having a rep there as it's often empty for long stretches. Funnily enough I felt a lot better after that birth and may have considered saying yes to the photographs if they had been offered. But the first time I was a mess mentally and physically and just wanted to be left alone.

Im about to have my first baby. I'm glad to get a heads up on this. I don't like people trying to sell me things. Yes, I will just say no thank you if she comes. And yes, I appreciate it will not be my biggest worry. But why should I have to consider it at all. I cannot see why a private company should be able to come round and pester me when I am probably going to be knackered, in pain, feeling a right state, trying to cope with a newborn. I would have no problem with a sign and a phone number or email or someone sat at reception with a stall and people to go to them, but I don't want to be bothered by them.

I got them done. The lady was helping the care assistants serve lunch and asked discretely if anyone wanted to get bounty photos. Everyone who said yes got a nice free modelled photo and nobody was pressured into paying for any extras. In fact only us and another couple got them done from our ward.

Nope, didn’t see her when I had my first 7 years ago

They came round the ward i was on but weren’t pushy in the slightest. I just said no thank you and they left.

A Bounty lady popped her head around my curtains the morning after I gave birth, I said no thank you as my baba was covered in bruises on her face from forceps and then nearly breaking her arm during delivery (she got stuck). The lady was lovely & assured me forcep bruising goes down very quickly and wished my daughter well with her sore arm! Never pushed anything on me. She was just as nice with those on the rest of the ward, some wanted them, some didn’t. I imagine it depends who the Bounty rep is..! I clearly got a really nice one!