Waaay graphic birth pictures on facebook?

[Anonymous]

Wow, this sounds like an urban legend. I cannot believe anyone's husband would be so stupid. I gave birth and thought it was magical. Had a natural childbirth and love the idea of reliving those moments, but...mentally. My husband didn't take any photos because he was up with me. And I felt like the magic of the birth belonged in that moment and in my memory...not in photos. And certainly not de-contextualized for everyone to mock on facebook. If this story is true, that husband basically wrecked the mom's first few weeks with baby. I hope it does not throw her into PPD.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wowee! Your poor friend!

If it were me, I'd make apost on FB as soon as possible saying "I understand in the confusion after the birth, my husband accidently posted some photos that were not intended to be public. For my sanity, I am going to assume that no one saw them! Please do nothing to disabuse me of this notion!"

This is great advice and a good way to confront head on! If I ever have inappropriate photos posted, I'm using this!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I feel terrible for her, and I don't even know her.

Having said that . . .

In a year, she'll be able to laugh at it. In 3 years, you'll be able to joke about it with her. If she has any sense of humor at all, this could be great fun for decades. When they have a Halloween party in 2015, you absolutely need to get a pregnant/santa belly, a hospital gown, tape a picture of a newborn to your ass, and when asked what our costume is, get down on all fours and say, "I'm [insert name]!"

Eh... I would not think this is funny 3 years later. One of my friends does this type of thing to me- making fun of mistakes that I made that are hotly amusing to others, but not so much to me....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I feel terrible for her, and I don't even know her.

Having said that . . .

In a year, she'll be able to laugh at it. In 3 years, you'll be able to joke about it with her. If she has any sense of humor at all, this could be great fun for decades. When they have a Halloween party in 2015, you absolutely need to get a pregnant/santa belly, a hospital gown, tape a picture of a newborn to your ass, and when asked what our costume is, get down on all fours and say, "I'm [insert name]!"

Gonna have to disagree with you. If it were me (and I have a fantastic sense of humor) it would never be funny. It's a perfect storm of violation-- modesty, privacy, a personal moment. I agree with the PP who likened it to sex pix or video, except that pix of giving birth would feel even more personal and even less potentially flattering. I'm glad no one took any pictures of me between "here's my giant belly checking in to the hospital" and "here's me looking tired and holding my newborn".

[Anonymous]

LMAO@ the halloween party bit

[Anonymous]

A co-worker of mine and her husband posted graphic photographs of her C - Section. As in every stage of the procedure. Nothing was left to the imagination. I think the photographs are great for the parents and baby to have, but to publish them on facebook, where anyone can see them, copy and paste them is simply stupid. They have made a very special, private moment in their lives public. This is simply TMI. This means the mother's employers, pastor, friend, neighbor, stranger, and the entire world has access to these photographs.

[Anonymous]

Not sure I can evaluate based on your original post. Please post the pics

[Anonymous]

People publicly post stuff like this all of the time so I am surprised that it WAS an accident. I always have to ask "is there anything graphic" before clicking on links to people's birth pictures because I've seen too many crowning shots, bloody messes, nasty boobs and everything else.

Some people really don't care. They tend to be the "natural, mother earth, my boobs are not sexual" type.

13:38- don't be a perv

[Anonymous]

Natural, earth-mother, my boobs are sexual AND functional type here--
HELL NO would I EVER post anything like that. Thanks for stereotyping, though!

[Anonymous]

An friend of mine from college posted semi-nude pregnancy photos (think Demi Moore). I was a but surprised and was relieved when she took them down a few days later. I just pretended I had never seen them!