Rockford, Mi Newborn Photographer | Newborn Session Prep guide
Newborn Session Preparation Guide
This preparation guide is provided to you by Rockford, MI’s best newborn photographer, and will help your session go more smoothly. If you’re unable to follow any of the guidelines, please don’t worry! I’ll do whatever it takes to ensure that I’m able to capture those timeless images you’re envisioning. If that means patiently rocking your little one for 30 minutes or taking several feeding or cuddling breaks, that’s ok!
Before the session
• Please give your baby a bath the day prior to the session if you can!
• If you are breast-feeding, try to avoid eating anything spicy or gas inducing (i.e. pizza, spicy sauces, garlic, broccoli, thai/indian food, high fat etc.) that might upset baby’s tummy for 24 hours preceding your scheduled session. It’s best to stick to a relatively bland diet the 24 hours before your session.
• ***DO NOT CIRCUMCISE your baby boy right before your session. I will be wrapping him tightly while naked and moving him between different poses which can be painful with a raw circumcision. Newborn boys WILL NOT be photographed if they have been circumcised less than 6 days prior to the session.
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Day of the session
• Please don’t try to keep your baby awake if baby wants to sleep! SLEEP PROMOTES SLEEP! Keeping your baby awake can make them over tired and not want to sleep at all.
• If possible, please have a bottle of formula or breast milk ready for the session, along with a pacifier should we need it. This is especially important with twins and maintaining the flow of the session. I understand that many mothers are trying to avoid a pacifier during this critical time of learning to breastfeed. But I hope you’ll consider that pacifiers are so useful in soothing fussy babies back to sleep during the 2 hours we’re together. If you are not comfortable with the use of a pacifier, please let me know. We are absolutely on board with whatever you choose!
• You will be feeding your baby a FULL feeding 20 mins before or when you arrive to the studio, so please schedule your baby’s day accordingly or avoid any schedules for that day.
• Dress baby in loose fitting clothes to avoid any lines on skin. A onesie that opens in the front is best, as this avoids having to lift anything tight over baby’s head.
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During the session
• The studio will be warm during the session so that your baby remains comfortable. Please dress in layers so that you can remain comfortable during the session.
• Newborn sessions generally take 3 hours. If a toddler is involved, a session may take up to 2 hours.
• Please take advantage of this time to rest! I generally won’t need any help, but I’ll be sure to ask you if I do!
• I recommend having no more than yourself, your spouse/partner, children and one guest if necessary. Too many extra people in the studio make for somewhat challenging creative conditions and can be distracting.
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