My two pennies on the birth vlog:
- Was nice to see an influencer not edit the birth with dramatic music to add tension.
- Was glad she showed that birth isn’t all roses and sunshine and is actually pretty painful.
- Their constant “I love you, you’re amazing” was completely unnecessary IMO. Fair enough for the partner to give encouraging words but theirs was constant!
- Why no name still?
- Quite cute to see them happy with the baby and Imogen’s “what the hell Spencer” made me chuckle.
- Felt like she was getting frustrated with Spencer’s touchyness while she was trying to push a baby out of her hooha.
- Don’t understand the text inserts if it was a “raw and unedited” vlog
- Her fawning over the baby was a bit cringey but I guess her emotions were all over the place.
It weirds me out that it’s become the norm for people to film their birth and then upload it for strangers to see, then complain about privacy. How does that make any sense? I love the way Zoe Sugg handled her pregnancy, it was a simple “we’re pregnant with a girl, due in September”, a few trimester reviews and then finally “she’s here” and said the baby’s name straight away. I know she said Alfie filmed the birth but they had no intention uploading it as it was meant for them to look back on. Why can’t most influencers be like that?!
It took Elle Darby 15 days to reveal her baby’s name so Imogen will try and beat that I reckon. I’m guessing next weekend will be the name reveal.