Thread: Cameras in the delivery room?- Labor & Birth - Page 2 - TTC, Trying To Conceive, Pregnancy & Parenting Message Boards...

Wow... I don't like that one bit. I wouldn't like being told what I can do when I'm the one giving birth! We wanted first to video the screen during our first big ultrasound and were told that wasn't allowed. Next time, we tried to take pictures and were shut down. Last time, my husband wanted to record audio (!!!) and they said no way. Liability, sure. But I don't understand exactly how.

I've been on both sides of the camera during a birth. I took the photos of my nephew being born and my sister took the photos of my son. Both times we had discussions about it before hand. NO SHOTS OF THE ACTUAL BIRTH was number 1! I made sure there were no indecent shots of my sister, most of the first shots were of the baby getting his APGAR and being cleaned up in the bassinet. Also I got some shots of his feet being inked, etc... And...

Our hospital forbid cameras in the delivery room... liability I guess?

Since I'm having a c-section I want as many pictures as I can get. Your behind a curtain and its hard to see the baby when they first pull them out. I want to be able to see him and what he looked like right after they pull him out and my only chance of that is pictures. I also would LOVE to have him on my chest skin to skin but sadly its rare they allow that for c-section mommies. Usually its about 1-2 hours before you get to hold your...

I haven't thought about it to much, but I think i would want cams in the delivery room but not when Gavin is being pushed out.. Ive seen pictures and it gives me the creeps! lol

As much as I enjoy the labor and delivery shows on TV (I'm glad some people are cool with cameras, because I'm fascinated if I'm the one watching) I'm not OK with cameras. My MIL insisted on being present when DD was born (a whole other long story) and when I caved on that, I gave her some rules, one of which was NO CAMERAS. I'm just not comfortable with it. I think it's great if you're cool with it, but I...

my mom took pics from over my shoulder. we got some AWESOME pics of my daughter's first breath and view of life. i love those pics.

We had the camera there and took pictures AFTER Ben was born but nothing during labour or delivery. I wouldn't want a video camera there. I screamed like a wild woman and swore (a lot) and reliving it is not something high on my list of things to do. Seeing the pics of Ben being weighed, me holding him for the first time and my sister holding him is fantastic but labour and delivery were not fun...

DH wants to do a video, but purely for our viewing. I don't see any reason at all for anyone else to need to watch it, but we'd like to be able to watch it later on down the road. I'd rather just do it than not do it and regret it later.

You may change your mind. I didn't want to be pictured, but wanted a camera to take picts of the baby and glad I did. I want pictures to be taken for this baby as well. But none of me. May have to ask the doctor about that. This is a new hospital for me.