Vent - YouTube?

[MummyNaomi]

Personally, I have posted lots of photo's of my son on Facebook that only friends can see and also currently have a public blog/365 project on a blog site that anyone can see. I also have about 7 YouTube videos posted for anyone to see. I 'publish' content in this way for a variety of reasons.

• Most of my family live interstate so the internet is one of our most used mediums for sharing images and video
• I have many non local friends who I like to share this with
• I'm proud to show my friends and others my son - I am sharing his life journey cos I am damn well proud of it

I don't see it as violating my sons rights as at almost 2 years of age he is too young to make that decision, so I make it on his behalf. There are a number of blog photo's of him in the bath, none reveal anything other than his top half covered in bubbles, and one shows him from the back about to jump in the bath. All are in good taste and are appropriately censored.

I'm a good Mum, and a very proud Mum, and thats why I share. I think you'll find that is most peoples motivation for sharing footage or photos of their LO. I don't think there is anything sinister going on It's just the modern day version of our parents showing their friends photo albums / home video's etc

I don't think its appropriate to publish photo's where you can see images of kids/babies genitals - not because their nakedness isn't beautifully innocent, but more because I would worry a pedophile would view them. However, that horrible thought aside - I love to see gorgeous squishy bums, breastfeeding and our kids as nature intended as all are beautiful and simple parts of everyday life

[Crystalwings]

I agree that breastfeeding for example is a beautiful natural thing that shouldn't be covered up or sexualized but as sad as it is it is sexualized through the internet because lactation has become a pornography fetish. I more find it off putting that in a public domain anyone can make comment on the videos and the comments were so negative. I'm sure that the point of the videos were to highlight the importance of bf and to normalize extended bf but i just think it's unfair for the child to be in a position where strangers can comment on what she/he is doing and especially in a mean way.
MummyNaomi - I guess i was thinking mainly of YouTube because if you type in bath time or extended bf or whatever it was that got you off it comes up automatically whereas you would have to be really looking hard to find pictures on fb or a blog and you could be pretty sure it was close friend and family looking at your pictures.
I know i sound backward and it's the way of the world but i just worry about the safety of kids at times and their right for privacy.