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Faceless monsters

Natasha, 30

Staring down at the beautiful bundle in my arms, I felt so lucky.

‘She’s perfect,’ my partner Peter, then 27, cooed.

It was December 2017 and our daughter Lily had just been born.

We were so in love.

Her sweet lips, chubby cheeks and wide green eyes were mesmerising.

Snapping a picture, I shared it with family and friends on WhatsApp.

Adorable, they all replied.

Before Lily was born, I’d been totally against the idea of putting pictures of our baby on social media.

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