Last weekend I had the joy of hanging out with one of my favorite families again in their home - celebrating a family gathering and the first Birthday of their precious little girl, Cora. This family has been with me since Cora was so very fresh from the womb and all the milestones in between! Thank you guys for being such awesome clients and friends (and not to mention all the awesome referrals!!!). Check out this sweet girl: #breastfeeding #babypictures #Baby #LittleRock #A

Remember this sweet couple? Well, guess what? It turns out there was the most beautiful little girl in that belly! You wanna see? Come on, I know you have been waiting! Check out baby Lily! Those cheeks! Those eyes! She was a joy to work with and her family had me laughing again, just like last time - such a loving - not to mention photogenic - family! Meeting awesome families and getting to be a part of such a special time in their lives is literally the best part of my job

Even after a couple of excellent meals and a good night's sleep I am still rocking the high from yesterday's birth! This sweet family was expecting their fourth baby - and waiting to be surprised with gender (after three girls). As we all hung out in the brand new hospital room, bedecked with a twinkle light curtain and full of precious little girls, love and laughter were the prevailing themes. Mom and her doula have been together for previous births and this history gave so

I adore babies - no surprise there right? I have recently weaned my last nursling which makes nursing sessions all the more heartfelt for me! I've been thinking of something I could do to honor of my nearly decade long breastfeeding career and thought it would be fun to offer a special on nursing/baby feeding sessions! However you feed that sweet baby of yours will be a memory you look back on with fondness. So, from now until the end of May you can book a nursing/feeding min

If you've found yourself googling "push present" because you aren't sure if this is something you're obligated to do...let me enlighten you partner! Basically a push present is a gift presented to a mom as a thank you for birthing your child. It is clearly not mandatory and some moms may think it unessesary. However, a thoughtful gesture is always appreciated am I right? Many partners choose a nice piece of jewelry or flowers and I've been delighted with both choices myself.

Updated June 26, 2020 There are plenty of lists of what to pack for when it's GO TIME. I've looked at a fair few myself! That said, what I've packed has certainly changed through the years and births. With my first son 9 years ago I packed just about everything. A huge rolling suitcase full of things we mostly didn't use. With my second son we packed a lot of labor comforts (ipod/dock/custom labor mix) but had relaxed so much we didn't even have a pretty receiving blanket for

There has been a lovely little crop of holiday babies lately! I love getting to hang out with families as they adjust to a new precious little one so I felt quite lucky to be invited over to meet sweet little Cora. Her big brother was a hoot and we got along swimmingly! It was hard to believe their mama had such a long birth journey so recently - she certainly did not look it - so put together and beautiful! Without further ado here are some lovely shots from baby Cora's newb

Last week I had the honor of attending the beautiful birth of a very special rainbow baby. We met at Conway Regional at 10:00 pm after which a little bit of hurry up and wait ensued. Once mama was out of triage and in a room we reconvened. Mama is a doula and was so calm and collected she made birth look easy, not to mention beautiful! I adore photographing body art out in the wild... Sweet baby Blake gave us a little scare with some meconium but he was such a trooper and pin

Why is birth my passion? It does seem an odd interest, especially considering I've loved the very concept of birth since I was 13. I have just always felt called to it - to the ritual transition of a new life coming earthside and the transition from woman to warrior mother/family. Had I been born 200+ years ago maybe I would have been the village midwife. Who knows. Either way it would have been absolutely ordinary that, as a woman, I would have attended and assisted at women

My first birth fell far from the natural ideal I had imagined. I was in my early 20s and my marriage wasn't where it should have been. At 37 weeks, after being plagued by a misbehaving gallbladder throughout the pregnancy, I was told we needed to induce for a rare liver condition. Despite having a fascination for midwives and natural birth already, I had been too stressed to prepare and had no way to cope with an induced labor. I did not set up a birth plan or support team fo

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