Mom's first two deliveries were fast — so fast, in fact, that she never had an IV. This is the first IV she's ever had, and she says it's weird.
PS: It's such an intimate time for new parents. Is there an approval process before posting any photos?
CD: I'm still figuring all of that out. For the first one, I was showing her before I posted every photo. But when things got more intense, I decided that I'm just going to make the executive decision.
If you're using me as your birth photographer, there's no obligation to do an Instagram story. So they get 100 percent approval for me to share photos, but beyond that, there's trust there. I post what tells the story, and I've chosen not to post a couple of photos, some breastfeeding shots, and I'm not going to post a picture of the baby with the head coming out. I will take that photo and share it with the family, but it's not something I would post. I've learned that people are so different about what they're private about, and that's totally fine. I keep private things protected.
I'm really curious for what will happen if there's an emergency. That's one thing I haven't hit yet. In that situation, of course the family is most important. There'd probably be a lag in posts, and I wouldn't update until the time was right.
