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Girly parts
We may have discussed this on here before, but it came up again in my office so I thought I would throw it out there. I know 4 people who are currently pregnant. So it must be 'tis the season (I am sending out nestie vibes to all those trying out there). But it brought up the point of people posting their ultrasound pics all over the place (FB, in frames on their desk, etc.)
One side of the conversation was that it is a point of pride and there is nothing wrong with displaying them. The other side is that it is technically the inside of your uterus and that it is going too far to show it off. The entire world doesn't want to see your girly parts and by displaying them everywhere it is really taking them too far. "I don't show you my ovaries, don't show me your uterus" kind of deal.
So, what do you think? What side of the argument are you on?
Re: Girly parts
No offense to anybody who does this, but I really am not a fan of people posting pregnancy pictures on facebook. I just feel like that's something that should be shared with close friends and family, not necessarily the 200+ acquaintances on your facebook profile.
Ditto this.
Interesting question! I've never thought 'OMG A UTERUS!' when I see ultrasound pictures. I mean, I'd say everyone on FB knows where babies come from. Also, half the time, I can't even tell what the ultrasound is a picture of.
Like some of the other girls, I'd never show mine, but I love the pregnancy picture updates some of my friends have done where they take a weekly photo of their growing bellies. So cute!
Do the creep.
Hmmm. I too share the opinion of pp that that sort of thing isn't meant to be posted on fb; it's very personal and special and all 500 of your friends don't need to see it. I mean no offense to anyone; it's totally just my opinion!
But, I'm also one of the few people not even on fb, so maybe I'm a little biased.
I will say that I do enjoy seeing those pix when a friend emails them to me (that's modern convenience but with privacy) and I don't even think of a vagina or a uterus for that matter. I just focus on the baby.
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Now that grosses me out!
I've actually never thought about it. I certainly don't get freaked out when I see an ultrasound photo and honestly I don't think about looking at someone's uterus when I see them. I just think about the baby!
I don't have our u/s photos on facebook right now. But I am also waiting until 12 weeks to announce at work so I don't want anything about being pg up there until then of course! We were planning on scanning them in and emailing them to friends and family, who have all expressed interest in seeing them. And I've certainly showed them to my family and to some friends.
After reading all the responses, I haven't decided if I'll post them or not. I guess I always thought it was similar to posting photos of your babies and kids. This is our baby.. and we're excited about it!
Haha, this weirds me out more than the ultrasound pics. The awkward holding your camera in front of the bathroom mirror and posing with your shirt pulled up is just a bit much for me. An occasional update pic is fine, but please use autotimer or have someone else take the picture. Sorry if I offended anyone - we all think different things are weird.
I am feeling a little more normal after reading everyone's responses. When I originally posted this, I was the odd one in the office because I took the side in the conversation that posting ultrasound pictures was weird and not appropriate. Other women in the office thought it was cute. I now feel reassured that I am not alone in my feelings. I also think the pregnancy pics are weird. They just seem awkward.
I often thought that it was just because we are not planning on having kids that I find all this weird, but clearly I am not alone.