What are your favourite moments that you captured in your DC’s first year?

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From those sleepy newborn cuddles to their first giggle, roll, or wobbly steps, the first year is full of moments we never want to forget.

Mums are often the ones behind the camera, quietly capturing all those little milestones and everyday memories. But those photos tell such a beautiful story of your baby’s first year.

What moments did you make sure to capture? Was it their first smile, messy first taste of food, bath time giggles, or something simple like a peaceful nap on your chest?

Share the moments that mean the most to you, we’d love to hear the memories behind the photos

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For me, it was my DD’s first birthday. I had awful PND after she was born, it took away a lot of the joy of early motherhood, and I found it very difficult to adapt to being a mum. It wasn’t until she was 11 months old that I started to feel like myself, and found any joy in being her mum. Therefore, her first birthday was just magical. It was the first milestone celebration where I felt present, and didn’t feel sad or anxious.

The first alert, big round eyes gazing intently straight at me.

I took lots and lots of photos, all on my phone, I printed and framed my favourite ones - the first laugh when they were really young when they were splashing in the bath made for the most perfect memory and photo on my desk at work.

Just thought of the first time in the pram, all wrapped up and on our first outing, when I felt ready enough to spend an hour walking around the neighbourhood - that cute photo in the snowsuit was just lovely.

For me it's those daft things. Such as my barely able to walk toddler trying on their Dad's size 12 trainers, or pressing their nose flat against the patio door whilst looking in.

For me it was the moment my baby met his older brother - seeing them meet for the first time was absolutely magical and they have been best friends ever since! My eldest doesn't remember a time before his baby brother was born so it's incredibly special to me to remember that moment.

That very first swaddled up photo in the hospital. I still look at it in disbelief.

We have one of DD2 asleep on DH's chest. She's about a week old. She looks like a koala. She still loves to recreate it!

First day at school, loooking smart and a bit scared. And a photo at the end of the day - once it had gone well, all pink cheeked scruffy and happy. Priceless memories.

The first time meeting his siblings.. his big sister just in awe of him 😍😍😍

But also the cute gummy smiles 😃. Adorable xx

When my DS was born we were using a film camera as Digital cameras were still newish. We got the photos back and we had missed quite a few in the sense that some were a bit blurry. So we quickly invested in a small digital camera so we could take as many as we wanted. I took some terriffic photos of my parents and my MIL meeting their first grandchild for the first time. Of course all the photos are precious. From baby to grumpy teeneager I love them all.

DS1 sat down in the snow and cried.

DS2's first bodysuits never fitted him, on reflection we should have got a few of 3-6 months. He was 9 lbs 12 oz when he was born.

My non verbal son saying no at age 4!

I wish I had taken more pictures - somehow life and tiredness for me meant I did not take as many in the toddler years, How lucky that your childhood was captured this way.

First steps. I love the video of my eldest's first steps and they look so pleased with themselves!

Lots really, but love the first smiles.

When DS was about 7mo, it occured to DH that babies don't have eyebrows. I said that they do but they're just very light. DH said they don't. It became a running joke so one night, while running the bath, I used some brown eye shadow to draw eyebrows on DS.

He looked smashing, really. I popped him in his bath seat and DH came up to chat while I bathed DS. I could see him giving the baby the side-eye, puzzled look on his face, trying to figure out what was different. He asked if I'd cut DS hair? Told him no. Had DS grown? No. He carried on looking at him. Left the room. Came back. Eyeballing the baby the whole time. By this point I'm on the floor dying of laughter.

Finally, DH went trouncing off downstairs muttering "there's something different, I know there's something different..." Silence for a few minutes then I heard "he's got FLIPPING EYEBROWS!"

Took a photo of DS with his lovely brows and it's going on a banner on his 18th birthday.

I don't hold anything against my mother for the lack of pictures as it was only after her death in 2017 I found out my sister & I would have had a brother between us, but he died at 1 from pneumonia. She had a really rough time after his death, and it was only while looking through pictures I worked out she was pregnant between me and my sister.
I think she thought they were all destroyed? He was born & died in Scotland and I managed to get his birth & death certificate. I have since found out he actually died from lack of oxygen as the hospital failed to change the cylinders. Back in the 60s her only counselling was "well you better get pregnant again"

Watching my first son when he was very little realise he could move his legs. He was on the changing mat and was staring intently at his feet. Very slowly he lifted one up and down then the other. You could see his little brain working it out. It was so lovely.

With my second son it was listening to him babbling away happily to himself through the baby monitor having a great old time. We would be in hysterics. It was particularly funny when he went through his raspberry blowing phase.

I miss those days.