I deleted my last account and was trying to just keep up from afar but here we are.
Firstly, I wish every single influencer would research the dangers of posting your baby online, the babies full name etc - theres not only the really scary and obvious stuff which is soooo much more common than people seem to think thanks to the internet but also identity theft, virtual kidnapping etc. There is absolutely no reason why, even if she insists on exploiting her baby for content (ew) that she needs to show his face, plenty of celebrities and influencers manage to put emojis over their face or only vlog/picture when their back is turned. The sooner the UK brings in laws against using your baby for primary content the better.
Next, influencers making life with a newborn baby seem like it's all a slow motion, easy life - why? Just be honest? It doesn't make you a better parent to act like you have some kind of baby that is outside the norm. Also maybe this isn't common knowledge but does no single person explain to influencers especially that the first 2-3 weeks your baby is literally in an entirely new environment, they're exhausted from labour too and getting used to the bright lights so yes they sleep a lot, you can not base how your baby will be off those first few weeks??
Don't even get me started on being #gifted at this point in time when the news is literally reporting mums begging midwives to let them stay in hospital for longer because they're scared they can't buy food for themselves at home until payday. I feel like we need to all determine those brands and every single one of us send them a message them saying it's such bad taste and they should instead put that budget into donating to families in need for every X number of purchases.
I honestly feel like Gemma has been so detached from everyone around her that she thinks all this behaviour is normal, every single friend group I have has this debate even about our own normal-size-and-private social media accounts and kid privacy, she needs someone in her life to bring this stuff up and bring her back to earth and away from what other influencers are doing because sadly it's only going to take one to go the wrong way and then they'll all regret it and the damage will be done for their kids because the internet is permanent. Also just someone to say 'can't you see that it's bad taste to be getting free stuff right now with payment on top while so many people are in desperate need, why don't you only work with brands who will donate or why don't you donate'. Idk I just feel like she lives in her own world following what others do online and has lost a sense of reality of what's right and wrong.
I desperately want someone to sit her down and tell her that it's okay to just focus on motherhood and let it be what it is, don't sugarcoat it just be there for your baby and when you're ready then find the content you want to make online that does not revolve around your baby. It is your job, not your babies, if you can't make content without them then perhaps you've lost your passion for it and should leave it alone.