Pictures Online

[OopsieDaisyB]

I have a 4 month old DD. I often post pictures and videos to my Facebook for my family who live in other counties and my DP's family to see. Sometimes family then share them on their own facebook or use them as profiles/ cover photos. (My family always ask permission but DP's don't, but I'm okay with it)
I know some people who never post anything about their child, not even their name.
What are peoples opinions of photos of your children being put online? I'm in two minds about it!

I don’t do it. I send pics to family but I have asked they don’t post them. I think I am in the minority though.
Most people do, I guess it is personal choice?
The reasons why I don’t are that I Don’t even post pics of myself anyway and I think that is something they should choose to do themselves one day.
I also look back and I am grateful there aren’t pics of me on line from when I was a child.
Plus I work in child protection and I am always thinking the worst possible outcome unfortunately (damn training)

I work in childcare too hence why I'm in two minds. I like to share her milestones with my extended family, I live in the north east and they are in yorkshire. DP has relatives further south too. But I too have done endless safeguarding/ GDPR training so I see it from that point too.
I have seen instances of DP sister posting images of my DD on her Snapchat, which I am absolutely not comfortable with since I know she has in the recent past had a meeting regarding a man in her contacts who is a registered sex offender. She hadn't spoken to him in years and had met him once I believe but she was met with due to having a small child herself. It was this that made me rethink posting pictures of DD.
DP sees no issue in us posting. I think my concern is not that I post them but that family shares them. I can control who see it on my profile, but I don't know who they have on theirs

Im really against it for a few reasons.
You cant really trust everyone on your FB, even if you have the privacy settings cranked up. Someone may share it without your knowledge. Also your creating a digital footprint for your child without their consent, which is so difficult to get rid of if unwanted in the future. Im well aware babies/children cant consent, but id rather wait for them to upload stuff themselves when they can.

I guess it's just one of those things that's personal preference. I've always found it an interesting discussion for subject because some people share nothing, some a little and others completely overshare! (No, I don't really need to know Little Timmy has just done his first poo on the big toilet ) I like to share with my extended family occasional updates but I do wonder if she will grow up and dislike that or if she'll enjoy seeing them. I would enjoy it but ny brother would not!

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My DD is 16 months and I've started to post less photos of her on my FB as she's getting older. I don't have the issue of family sharing them. I do post photos or stories of her on Instagram but my page is private and only followed by close friends/family. I don't know if I'm being a bit contradictory but I feel less comfortable sharing lots of photos of her on FB where I'm friends with people I went to school with or old work colleagues that I don't really keep in touch with. As she gets older and becomes more aware I want to make sure I don't post things she may not want me sharing (I'm not sharing photos of her in the bath or anything like that!)

I do have a few friends who have never posted anything of their children online, or even really announced they were expecting. I have other friends who, I think, share far too much of their children and document every small thing online. It's personal preference really.

I'm the same, I post far less on Facebook and rarely on my Instagram but I have set up a special account just for her where I post a picture a day since she was born but that is only followed by my immediate family and my DP. I also think Facebook feels less secure for sharing.

Some people aren't even on social media OP! You could just email photos to people (or print them off and send by post!)

I personally don't. I realised I wouldn't be happy with my childhood being on Facebook. I like that it's private for me. If my son decides he wants to be online when he's older then that's fine. But for now I'll leave that as his choice. It has definitely annoyed some people that want to post him though.