Rude Photographer Mocks Pregnant Woman For C-Section, So Mom Posts Her Appalling Texts Online

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My mom sometimes refers to the day I was born as the best day of her life. She says the same thing to all of my sisters, though — and we know better than to think that a long painful labor was actually enjoyable.

Still, the taxing process of carrying a baby and giving birth seems to be worth it, as demonstrated by the many babies born every day.

Painful or not, welcoming a baby into the world is definitely special, and plenty of parents want to remember the day by hiring a birth photographer.

Of course, the expectation with a birth photographer is that they are willing to do what their job title suggests: photograph births.

However, one mom-to-be was refused service by a birth photographer for having a C-section. The mom shared the controversial text conversation on the Sanctimommy Facebook page.

Needless to say, many mothers disagreed with the birth photographer’s opinions about C-sections.

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It all started when an expectant mother searched for a photographer to take pictures of her bundle of joy arriving into the world.

She quickly discovered that mom-shaming can come when you least expect it. In this case, it came in the form of rude texts from a potential photographer.

The mama shared the comments on Sanctimommy, where they quickly went viral. As of this writing, they have racked up nearly 4,000 shares and almost 2,000 comments.
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The mom and photographer, who will both remain anonymous, had a tense conversation via text when mom revealed that her birth would be by C-section.
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The photographer refused the mom service, apparently implying that she is “opting” for the easy way out. The mother, taken aback, wrote:

I didn’t “opt” for anything, but alright. I had no idea birth photographers discriminated people for how they birth their babies but that’s good to know. Have a nice day.

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The photographer rudely responded:

A surgery isn’t birth, my dear. You aren’t giving birth. You are having a surgery to remove your baby from your abdomen.

That is not birth no matter how you swing it and I for one don’t want to be there to take pictures of it.

If you decide to give motherhood a go from the get and have an actual birth let me know and we can schedule your session.

This motherhood job is hard, If I were you I’d think twice about starting such a job by cutting corners so early in the game.

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You would think that a birth photographer would be understanding of the process and the decisions involved with bringing new life into the world.

After all, the mother may have had to choose the C-section for her or the baby’s safety. And even if she did choose, no one should be shaming her for it.

After all, a C-section is a major medical procedure with serious possible side effects and recovery time. It’s not exactly a decision that people make lightly.
Close up of photographer Sarah Lee
Perhaps what is most important and flawed by this photographer’s response is that they refused to acknowledge that a C-section counts as a birth.

Of course, all Facebook commenters on the matter are just as appalled.

One user shared:

I’m just here for the pictures of squishy babies that weren’t actually “born”

Pregnant woman looking at reflection in mirror
More chime in:

So c-section babies don’t have birthdays then I guess, since they are never born.

I’m in Pinterest hell planning my daughters mermaid “birth”day party right now. I’ll break it to her gently that it will now have to be a mermaid surgically removed day party.

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Another wrote:

They didn’t cut any corners with my c-section, they cut my lower abdomen.

It doesn’t look like a single comment defended the photographer or her misled opinion.

Instead, all moms who saw the post banded together in support. Something tells me she’ll find a new birth photographer in no time.

Three pregnant women holding bumps, mid section

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