And why might you want it? While there are almost as many styles of photography as there are photographers, you can make some larger generalizations. When it comes to newborn photography I consider there to be two main groups: styled/posed and lifestyle. You’d probably recognize both, but let me tell you a little more about […]

Or… Why would I ever want to print my birth photos?? Birth photos are so intimate, right? Why would you want them printed? Should you even print birth photos? Maybe you really want to have birth photos, but like, just to have them. They’re in your phone files somewhere or on a USB maybe and […]

I’m constantly trying to tell people about the astounding shift that happens at the very moment a mother’s baby is finally born. There’s a mind-boggling amount of things going on in your baby’s body (and your own body), but that’s info for another time. I’m talking about your immediate, personal experience. There is this minute […]

This birth story is a on the more unique side since it shows a birth that begins in a birth center and the couple tranfers to the hospital for a cesarean. You may have wondered what that experience would be like! People planning a birth at a birth center or at home are often concerned […]

Would it be helpful to you to see a whole birth story in photos? Perhaps you’d like to see what a beautiful hospital birth could be like. Or maybe you’re curious about hiring a birth photographer and want to know what the whole gallery would be like, rather than just the highlights that you see […]

Would it be helpful to you to see a whole birth story in photos? Perhaps you’d like to see what a homebirth could be like. Or maybe you’re curious about hiring a birth photographer and want to know what the whole gallery would be like, rather than just the highlights that you see on Instagram. […]

One of the best compliments I ever got (aside from that one in college from my now-husband who said I looked like “springtime incarnate” and look where we are now) was from my midwife after my fourth birth. I was remembering how absurdly intense the pressure felt during pushing and I wondered how typical that […]

In Part 1 we talked about the people who are more or less expected to be at your birth. Let’s switch to talking about some of the people that aren’t already guaranteed to be there. Because perhaps you feel undecided about who you would like to invite. You can invite as many of these people […]

In my last post we thought about if it matters how many people are at your birth. (Short answer: Yes. There are lots of reasons why and how to decide how many!) But of course we’re not talking just arbitrary numbers here. The much bigger question than the last one, which will affect your birth […]

Does it matter how many people are at your birth? Honestly, that’s your call! Let me get my shovel and we’ll dig into what that means. But hold up. Right now you might be raising your hand like “Um, Molly, the hospital I’m giving birth at only allows two visitors in the room. That is […]