Photographer Mocks Pregnant Woman For C-Section, Mom Posts Texts Online

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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