Why Should I Book a Maternity Session?

I spent the first 26 weeks of my pregnancy with my head in a toilet bowl. I was so weak and exhausted from all the puking that I couldn’t even shower or wash my hair most days. I was not a happy pregnant lady to say the least, and really those days of pregnancy should be the least miserable. My body did not handle pregnancy well at all, I had many issues during that season and it was a very tough transition into motherhood for me.

Many of us don’t feel well or like ourselves while pregnant. For some of us, the only glow we get is a sweaty, sick green face. So, understandably many mamas want to avoid being photographed while pregnant, me included! And you know what? I regret it so much. I did my own maternity photos and very few of them turned out because I was too sick to function.

Pregnancy is such a short period of time full of so much excitement and anticipation. There really is no experience that compares. Pregnancy is life-changing. For me, I would give anything to have more pictures from my pregnancy, just to document what my life was like before parenthood, through my journey into motherhood and what I looked like while pregnant so that some day I can show my daughter.

Maternity photos are a great way to celebrate and honor our growing and changing body. A way to document this incredible little miracle. A way to document your family before you add your new little member. This can give your other children an opportunity to connect with you prior to your new little one’s arrival and have photos to go back to on the days when things may be tough while adjusting in the newborn days.

Photos honor and celebrate the new little life you are creating and can be a confidence boost for you when you’re not feeling well. You’ll have photos to look at on your rougher days of how beautiful your body looked through the transition into motherhood. These photos can also be healing for you as you move through postpartum. Many women miss the feeling of being pregnant after it’s over, and having the photos can help ease that little bit of longing to feel those baby kicks just one more time.