H ELLO & W ELCOM E Congr at ul at i ons !You’ r egoi ngt obehavi ngababy!Whet hert hi sbabyi syourf i r s t ,t hi r dorf i f t h,t hi si s nodoubtanex ci t i ngt i mef oryouandyourf ami l y. T her ei ss omucht hathappensi nt heweeksandmont hst hatpas sbet weenpur chas i ngyourf i r s tpai r ofmat er ni t yj eanst opi cki ngoutcandl esf oryourbaby’ sf i r s tbi r t hdaycake...andwel l ,f r ankl y,i tal l happenss of as t !Wel l ,Ican’ ts t opt i me,butIcanhel pyour emembers omeoft hemos tpi vot al moment sdur i ngt hatver ys peci al f i r s tyearofyourbaby’ sl i f e.
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SH OW CASE “Icoul dn' thavei magi nedt het i meandpat i encet hatgoesi nt oget t i ngt henewbor npos i t i oned andphot ogr aphed.S hewasabs ol ut el yamaz i ng!” -AMANDABAI L EY
M ATERNITY SESSIONS
T hepr egnancys t ageofawoman’ sl i f ei soneoft hef as t es tgr owi ngdevel opment al t i mes .Youar e gr owi ngababy–yayyou!Iknow i t ’ snotal wayscomf or t abl e…t hecr amps ,t hebl oat i ng,t hes wel l i ng… ohmynotf eel i ngs oamaz i ng?!I t ’ sok.Myj obasaphot ogr apheri st omakeyoul ookandf eel amaz i ng f orj us taboutanhour .T henyoucant hr ow yourl egsupandeatchocol at et her es toft heday! Amat er ni t ys es s i oni sdes i gnedt ocel ebr at eanddocumentt hepr eci ousnew l i f egr owi ngwi t hi n.T hi si s oneofmyf avor i t es es s i onsasi ti sacombi nat i onofgl amour ,beaut i f ul bel l yandr omance.Amat er ni t y s es s i oncanbeanar t i s t i cs t udi os hootori tcant akepl aceatal ocat i onofyourchoi ce.S omef avor i t es i ncl udeal ocal beachornat ur al f i el ds hor t l ybef or es uns et ,oneoft hemanygor geouspar ks ,gar dens orwoodedar easi nourbeaut i f ul ci t y. T hes ephot oswi l l hel pyourchi l dr ent oknow how pr oudyouwer et obet hei rmot herandwhata pr i vi l egecar r yi ngt hem was .
W H EN TO SCH EDULE 30t o32weeksi sper f ectf ormos tmomst obe.T hi si sat i mef r amewher eyourbeaut i f ul bel l yi sofampl e s i z eyetyou’ r enotas“puf f y”anduncomf or t abl easyoumaybei nyourl as t4t o6weeks .T houghIhave s hotmat er ni t ys es s i onsupcl os et odel i ver ywi t hbeaut i f ul r es ul t s ,f eedbackf r om ex pect i ngmomshas encour agedmet oadvi s ecl i ent st owar dst heear l i ers i dewher emamas t obear ef eel i ngt hei rbes t andar emor ecomf or t abl et hant heymaybel at er .
W H AT TO W EAR T hecl ot hest hatyouweardur i ngyours es s i onwi l l pl ayavi t al r ol ei nhow youf eel dur i ngt hes hootand aboutyourphot ogr aphs .Wer eal l ywantt os how of fyourbeaut i f ul f or m,s ochoos eaf ew out f i t st hat accent uat eyourbeaut i f ul body!Il ovef or mf i t t i ngt opswi t hchunkys weat er sorl ongf l owi ngdr es s es . Youcanchoos eyourf avor i t emat er ni t yout f i tbuts ol i dcol or swor kbes t .Asf arass peci f i ccol or s ,i ti s compl et el yupt oyou.Per s onal l y,IL OVEpas t el sandwhi t est ocr eat emor evi nt agei ns pi r edi mages . T hemos ti mpor t antt hi ngi st hatyouf eel comf or t abl e,conf i dentandbeaut i f ul !
A LITTLE BIT OF ADVI CE Iwoul ds ugges tpamper i ngyour s el fbef or eyours es s i on.Getyourhai randnai l sdoneort akea r el ax i ngbubbl ebat h.Putas i deaf ew hour sf oryour s el ft oj us tr el axandf eel f abul ous .T hebes t phot ogr aphsar ecr eat edwhenex pect antmot her sar er el ax ed,f eel conf i dentandar eabl et oj us t bet hems el vesdur i ngt hes es s i on.Don’ tf or gett hatt hi ss houl dbeas peci al andf undayf oryou.
NEW BORN SESSIONS Newbor ns es s i onsar emyj oy.T hos es weetbr andnew l i t t l eangl esar emymus e.Phot ogr aphi ngt hem makesmydayandt hati swhyIhavechos ent omaket hem mys peci al i t y.Is pends omet i me ever ydayl ear ni ngt oper f ectmycr af t .Hopef ul l yt hi sl i t t l es ect i onwi l l hel pyout opr epar ef oryour s es s i onaswel l .
PREPARING FOR YOUR SESSION 1.Onceyou' vecont act edmeaboutphot ogr aphi ngyournewbor n,wecans etupat ent at i vedat e bas edar oundyourduedat e.Becaus ebabi est ypci al l ycomeont hei rownt i me,however ,onceyou havedel i ver edyoucant hencont actmet os etupt heact ual s es s i on.Babi esar ebes tphot ogr aphed wi t hi nt hef i r s t510daysofbi r t hast heyar es t i l l ver ys l eepy,canbeeas i l ypos ed,babyacnehas n' t appear edyetandanys i gnsofj aundi cehavef adedaswel l .S obes ur et ocont actmeass oonas pos s i bl et obookyours es s i on.I fyouhaveaCS ect i on,l etmeknow s owecanpl anonhavi nganex t r a s etofhandst ohel poutwi t hbaby' ss hoot ,whet heri ti sDadors omeoneel s e. 2.Whenwehaves chedul edyours es s i onwecant hent al kaboutwhatyouex pectoutofi t .Whet her youwantj us tf ami l i al s hot swi t ht hebaby,orj us tpos eds hot soracombi nat i onofbot h.L etmeknow bef or ehandi ft her ear ecer t ai npos esyouwantmet ot r ywi t hbabyors peci al pr opst hatyouwi l l be br i ngi ngf r om home.S uchasi fyouoryours pous ear ei nt obas ebal l andyouwantas hotbabypos ed i nabas ebal l mi t t ,et c.Anypr opst hathavemeani ngt oyouwi l l maket hephot ost hatmuchmor e s peci al . 3.Mynewbor ns es s i onst ypi cal l yt aket hr eehour s ,butpl anonyournewbor ns es s i onbei nganywher e f r om t hr eet os i xorevenl onger .Becaus eoft hi sIt ypci al l ys chedul enewbor ns es s i onsi nt hemor ni ng, ar oundni neort en.Babi esal s ot endt obes l eepi eratt hi st i meofday.Iam nots hoot i ngt heent i r e 36hour s .Muchoft hi st i mei ss pents wi t chi ngbl anket sandpr ops ,get t i ngbabyf edordi aper changed/ cl eani ngupmes s esands oot hi ngbabyi nt opos es .Af us s yorwi deawakebabywhoi s unwi l l i ngt of al l i nt oadeeps l eepcanal s oef f ectt hel engt hoft hes hoot . 4.Is hootnewbor ns es s i onsatt hecl i ent s ' home.T hi swaynotonl yi sbabymor ecomf or t abl ebuts o ar et hepar ent sands i bl i ngs . 5.Babi esar ebes tphot ogr aphedonani cef ul l t ummy,s os hor t l ybef or eIam s ett oar r i vepl eas ef eed yourbaby.I ti sokayi fyouar es t i l l i nt hepr oces soff eedi ngwhenIar r i veasIhavebr i ngi nands etup aswel l . 6.Iphot ogr aphbabi eswi t houtanycl ot heson,s omet i meswi t hadi aper ,butot her wi s ecompl et el y naked.Cl ot hest akeawayf r om s howi nghow t i nyanddi f f er entnewbor nsar ewi t hi nt hei rf i r s tf ew days ofl i f eandal s omakesi tmor edi f f i cul tt ocapt ur et i nydet ai l ss uchashandsandf eetandt heumbi l i cal cor ds t ub.F ort hi sr eas onpl eas ehaveyourbabywear i ngonl yadi aperwhenIar r i ve. 7.I fMom,Dadandanys i bl i ngsar egoi ngt obei nanys hot sIs ugges twear i ngs i mpl e,l i ghtand comf or t abl ecl ot hi ngf ors hot s .I fwewi l l bes hoot i ngonabl ackbackgr oundpl eas emakes ur et o havebl acks hi r t st owear .
DURING YOUR SESSION 1.WhenIar r i veatyourhomeIwi l l s ear chf ort hes potwi t ht hemos tnat ur al l i ghtandavai l abl er oom t o s etupi n.Pl eas ehaveal l bl i ndsdr awnandl i ght sof fwhenIar r i ve. 2.Newbor nsl ovet obewar m,ands i ncet heywi l l benakedf ort hemaj or i t yoft hei rs es s i ont ur nont he heat ers hor t l ybef or es ot hatt hehous ecangetwar m.At emper at ur eof8085degr eesi sper f ect .I fyou haveanoi s emachi ne,keept hathandyf ormet ous et ohel pkeepbabycal m.I fyoudon' thavea noi s emachi neahai r dr yerwor kst oo. 3.Ibr i ngwi t hmeabeanbagf orpos eds hot sofbaby,s ever al backdr opbl anket s ,hat sandbowsand ot herpr opss uchast hepos i ngbowl f orbabyt obephot ogr aphedwi t h. 4.Il i ket os t ar tof ft hes es s i onwi t hpos i ngbabyont hebeanbagus i ngavar i et yofbackdr opsands mal l pr ops( bows / hat s ) .Af t ert hatwecanmoveont of ami l ys hot sandot herpos eds hot s .
AFTER YOUR SESSION 1.WhenIar r i vehomeIgot hr oughal l t hephot osf r om t hes es s i onandpi ckt hebes toft hebes tt oedi t ands har e.Dependi ngonhow t hes es s i onwentt henumberofi magescanvar yf r om 25t o100. 2.Af t eredi t i ngaf ew i magesIwi l l pos tas neakpeekonmyF acebookpage,us ual l y36i mages .T he r es toft hei mageswi l l bepos t edonmywebs i t ebl ogwi t hi n1215bus i nes sdays . 3.Al l ofyouredi t edi mageswi l l bepr es ent edt oyouonadi s cs entbymai l .T hecos toft heCDi s i ncl udedi nyours es s i onf ee.Pl eas eal l ow f ort wot ot hr eeweeksf ort heCDt obes entout . 4.Iwi l l pr ovdeyouwi t hapr i nt i ngr el eas es ot hatyoumaygetyourphot ospr i nt edatt hel abofyour choi ce.Youwi l l needt hi swi t hyouwhenget t i ngi magespr i nt ed.T houghIal s oof f ert hes al eofpr i nt s andpr oduct st omakei teas i erf oryou,ast hecl i ent ,whenchoos i ngwhatpr oduct sands i z esyou woul dl i ke.Al l pr i nt sandpr oduct spur chas edt hr oughmear epr i nt edatahi ghqual i t ypr of es s i onal l ab.
A CH ECK LIST FOR PARENTS
Haveanyhat s ,bows ,headbands ,bl anket s ,pr ops ,f ami l yhei r l oomsorot heri t emsyou maywanti nt hes hot sr eady. Makes ur et her oom orr oomsar ewar m.(I fwedot hes hootatyourl coat i on) .Your babywi l l us ual l yhavet hei rcl ot hesof ff ormos toft hes es s i ons oi tneedst obeex t r a war m. Haver oom orr oomswher et hebabywi l l bephot ogr aphedt i dyandcl ut t erf r eepl eas e. Yous houl dwearl i ght wei ghtbr eat habl ecl ot hi ngs i ncei twi l l bever ywar m wher ewe ar es hoot i ng.I fyouwoul dl i ket obei ns omeoft hephot ogr aphswewi l l s hoott hos e f i r s tbef or eyougetdi s hevel edors weat yduet ot hewar mt hi nt her oom f oryour l i t t l eone. Yourhandsmaybes howni ns omephot os .Pl eas ehavenai l st r i mmedandcl ean. T ur nof fphonesoranyot herdi s t r act i onsdur i ngt hephot os hoot . T r yt ohaveat l eas toneot herper s ont her ewi t hyoudur i ngt hes hoott ohel p. S es s i onscanof t engetl ongandt i r i ngf oral l i nvol ved. Havewat eronhand‌newbor ns es s i onsmakeyout hi r s t y! ! Bef or ef eedi ngbaby,r emoveal l cl ot hesands ocks .Unf as t endi apers oi tcanbeeas i l y r emovedandwr apbabyi nbl anket .T hi swi l l hel pel i mi nat eanycr eas esorr edmar ks ont hebaby’ sbody. F eedbabyappr ox i mat el yahal f hourbef or es es s i oni ss chedul edt obegi n.I ti s i mper at i vet hatbabyi swel l f edandbur ped.:)
FREQUENTLY ASK ED QUESTIONS Whats houl dwebr i ngwi t husf orournewbor ns es s i on? L ot sofdi aper s !I fyouwi l l bef or mul af eedi ng,al s obr i ngl ot sofex t r af or mul a.I fyouar enur s i ng,be pr epar edt onur s eaf ew t i meswhi l eyouar et her e.Ikeept her oom ver ywar mf ort henewbi ess o pl eas edr es saccor di ngl y( l ayer sar eyourf r i end) . Doweneedt obr i ngpr ops ? I ’ vegott onsofs t uf fatmys t udi oi ncl udi nghat s ,headbands ,backdr ops ,bas ket s ,bucket s ,youname i t .S t i l l ,f eel f r eet obr i ngs peci al t hi ngst hatyou’ vebought ,orf ami l yi t emsyouwanti ncl uded ( monogr ammedbl anket s ,hei r l oom bonnet s ,as peci al neckl acet hatwi l l bepas s eddown,et c) . Canwedopor t r ai t soft henew babyandi t ’ sol ders i bl i ng? Abs ol ut el y,IL OVEs i bl i ngs hot s …butIcan’ tguar ant eei tf orver yyoungs i bl i ngs .Wewi l l t r yourhar des t andIhavel ot soft r i cksanddi f f er entwayst omakei thappenbutI ’ ms ur eyouknow how unpr edi ct abl e t woyearol dsar e…i ft heywantnot hi ngt odowi t ht henew baby,s omet i mesi tj us ti s n’ tpos s i bl ewi t hout mas s i veamount soft ear s …f r om t hes i bl i ng,andr ar el yt hepar ent ; )S omet hi ngIr eal l ys ugges ti st ohave apl anf ort hes i bl i ngt obedr oppedof fbef or eorpi ckedupaf t ert hei rpor t i onoft hes es s i on. Whendowepayyou? Ont hedayoft hes es s i oni swhenI ’ l l t aket hepaymenti nf ul l . Whatt ypeofpaymentdoyouaccept ? Cas horcheck,whi cheveri smor econveni entf oryou. How l ongaf t ert hes es s i onwi l li tbebef or eouri mageswi l lber eady? Youri mageswi l l ber eadywi t hi nt wot hr eeweeks .Icanmai l yourdi s koryoucanpi cki tup. Doyoual s oof f erpr i nt s ? Abs ol ut el y,andIr ecommendi t !Es peci al l ywi t hl ar gerpr i nt s ,you’ l l not i ceaqual i t ydi f f er encebet ween mi neandt hepr i nt sor der edf r om t hebi gboxs t or es .F ors el fpr i nt i ng,Ihavepl ent yofs ugges t i onson wher et ogett hebes tpr i nt s ,j us tas k