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Preparing for a Hospital Birth

Hospital births can be a tricky business. Don't get caught off guard. Get educated. Get a doula. Get support. Get ready for the awesome gift of motherhood!

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Preparing for Birth

A Modest Sampling of the Ten Zillion Common Questions in Childbirth (ie. Why You Want a Doula)

Your baby will arrive with no less than ten zillion questions and decisions to make, especially in a hospital setting.  Childbirth education and a qualified doula can help you get ready.  

Before labor begins: 

Should I let them strip my membranes at my next appoint...

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Newborn Stories

100 Days Session || Raleigh, NC

"I'm pregnant!" She showed up on my doorstep, Christmas morning with the sweetest of news. Good tidings.

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Maternity Session || Raleigh, NC

"Where's the water?"  Poor mama.  

I accidentally led her to think we were heading to a riverside maternity session and she saw nothing but dry grass.  "Are we in the right place?"  As I prep her images now, I'm thinking a resounding, "YES." 

Thankfully, s...

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Fresh 48 @ REX Hospital || Baby Girl || Raleigh Birth Photography, NC

This bloom was the only one left on the rose bushes outside the hospital.  Clinging on with tenacious beauty, despite the summer heat.

It's a little like this couple.  They met when they were teens and their love just never fell away. Years later, they're welcoming baby...

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Home Birth Story || Raleigh, NC || Raleigh Birth Photography

Photographing this birth story was a treasure to me.  I had always, always wanted to photograph a home birth, but thus far never had.  When my sweet doula friend, Aubrey, welcomed me to document hers, I was overjoyed. 

The whole home birth experience was so w...

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Fresh 48 Session || REX Hospital || Raleigh Birth Photography

New parents often have hands that are uncertain, but hearts that are completely bursting with love.  

I love Fresh 48 sessions for that reason.  The new is so new: the parents, the baby, the grandparents, those first feedings, and oh, the diaper changing, that firs...

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Baby A's Birth Story || Durham Birth Photographer || Duke Regional Medical Center

 On a brisk fall morning, the sky was a perfect Carolina blue as I made my way to Duke Regional Medical Center to document the birth story of Baby A.  The induction process was off to a slow start, but this team didn't mind. They enjoyed card games and cooking shows wh...

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