I met this sweet mama through our mutual interest in photography and the birthing world. I first met her in person at a mutual client's birth in 2018. She was their doula, and I was their photographer! It was great to finally see her in action and to put a name to face. When I heard she was expecting a sweet little babe midsummer, I was excited and reached out to see if she was looking for someone. We chatted for a while before she decided to have me as her birth photographer. I was so excited when she told me her decision! I knew her birthing day would be so beautiful, just as birthing a baby is, and I was itching to attend a birth in light of the recent pandemic and lockdowns.
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Today I’m sharing with you all such a powerful gift. It is such loving and selfless act to carry another’s baby within yourself. To nourish and feel it grow. I have always been drawn to the act of surrogacy, and have even considered becoming a surrogate myself. In that journey, I have met so many wonderful people who have done just that. When I met Brianna and the Intended Parents (this is the term for the parents of the baby who will be carried by the surrogate), I could instantly sense the connection between them in how comfortable and trusting they were of Brianna and her ability to carry and birth their baby boy!
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April is International Cesarean Month, and I was honored to have been invited into the OR for this special family and baby's birth. This is their story: The birth of Walt. It includes infant loss, and raw and sometimes graphic images of a c-section.
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When I walked into Carly and Matt’s labor and delivery suite at Indiana University Methodist, I was a bit nervous because I had never met them before. I was filling in for another photographer who was sick, and hadn’t had the opportunity of meeting them before Carly was induced to deliver their 2nd baby boy. I was not there for long before I felt “officially” a part of their birth team.
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