I’ve been thinking a lot about where I want to go with my photography business, where my passion is in all of it… And one thing is very clear to me – I love pregnancy, I love birth stories, I love newborns.
Not only do I feel this, but I know this. I remember being 4 and my Mom would catch me under my bed reading the book A child is born ( I still have it ) and I remember her telling me about it when I was older; ” you loved that book, I always caught you reading it, and at first I thought it was strange, but I think you were just really intrigued.”
And then the “baby” doll days… I remember getting dolls for Christmas or Birthdays and being annoyed when I got the older ones. You know, the ones that looked like toddlers and had long hair. Didn’t they know I only wanted the newborn ones!!?
And pregnancy. I never oddly enough dreamed a lot about having “kids” but I did dream about being pregnant. I would push my belly out and wonder what I would look like, what it would be like.. And still to this day when I see a pregnant woman I stare at them like they are a celebrity, and instantly feel a pang of jealousy.
Normal or not normal?
I feel so blessed to have done this 2 times myself now, and I am scared to have another one quite yet because I’m just not ready for it to be all over!
With that said, I know what will fill that need, what will feed my creative soul.
New life.
I have mentioned this to some people, and I have had mixed responses. I questioned myself, and then I listened to my own instinct.
It isn’t weird, or gross, it isn’t something you wouldn’t want to see again.
It’s beautiful.
Seeing your baby for the first time has no words big, or beautiful enough.
So if you, or anyone you know is interested in having their birth photographed send me a email to :
Michelesarahphotography@gmail.com
I will be doing my first 2 births at a highly discounted rate, so email me and we can talk details
In the meantime, my sister in law so kindly gave me permission to post her labour photos I took of her.
(She had to have a C- section, hence why there are no baby pictures)
But I love the rawness of them, having a baby comes with strings attached, but the prize at the end is worth it all in the end.
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