Anyone not do pregnancy photos and regret it?

[Anonymous]

This is a normal thing now, really? I am so old . . . .

[Anonymous]

I didn't do a maternity shoot or professional newborn photos. I regret nothing. We do have a lot of shots taken by us and by family/friends of me pregnant and of the baby. That has been just fine.

[Anonymous]

No regrets on no photo shoot with either pregnancy. I just didn't feel good pregnant and focused on the "prize" of the newborn

[Anonymous]

No photos, no regrets

[Anonymous]

I was contemplating this and had a similar feeling of meh why bother. I'm having a baby shower and I think we'll probably get a friend with a nice camera to take photos and will have a few with DH then. I barely got through poses for engagement pictures, I feel like i'd be very awkward in a mat shoot.

[Anonymous]

I didn't do them, no regrets here. Just didn't have the energy or the inclination that late in pregnancy.

[Anonymous]

I didn't have any professional pictures taken but my husband took some nice pictures of me throughout my pregnancy just when we were out and about doing whatever and happened to be somewhere with a nice background/good lighting for a picture--on a walk at the park, at the botanic garden, walking in the National Mall, etc. I am glad we took them because I may not ever be pregnant again (planning to have more kids but who knows?) and I wanted to remember what I looked like at that time in my life. I wouldn't pay to get professional pregnancy pics taken though. You don't even need to have a nice camera...even phone pics can be pretty nice in the right setting.

[Anonymous]

never thought about it, and certainly don't regret it. And I looked good!

[Anonymous]

No pregnancy photos for me. The kids do love seeing the casual pics we took when I was pregnant with them, and the videos we took of them moving in utero though!

We did formal newborn pics and I love them. I would regret not doing those. I know I could not have captured what they looked like when I was so exhausted and bleary-eyed. And I love the ones of kid #2 with my oldest. So sweet, and while she seemed so big at the time in comparison to the baby, now I look at how tiny they both were.

Pregnant with #3 now, and I thank you for this reminder to take some candids of pregnant me with this kid too!

[Anonymous]

I have regular photos of me when I was pregnant. And also of my baby shower.

I did not get a pregnancy photo-shoot, as that is so not us. If others want to do it, I have no problem, but I do not want to see it.

[Anonymous]

I didn't. I looked like a whale and didn't feel the need to document that. I don't regret it. I never even saw a picture of my own mother pregnant until I was 30. Apparently she felt the same way I did!

[Anonymous]

I think this is the most consensus I've ever seen on DCUM, so the decision seems clear. Thanks all!

[Anonymous]

I did not do maternity photos and do not regret it at all. I have some casual photos of that time and those are enough. I did not do the weekly or monthly bump photos and don't miss those at all either.

I did do a newborn shoot at 6 days out and I absolutely love those photos and will 100% do them again with this 2nd baby. I have a ton of candids that we took too but the professional photos are absolutely priceless to me.

[Anonymous]

Nope

[Anonymous]

You know you. If you are the kind of person who likes that stuff go for it, if not then don't