Baby Angelina was such a beautiful baby to have in the studio but I want to note a couple things that happened during her session that happen A LOT but it’s not talked about much. Baby girl was SOO gassy and uncomfortable for about the first hour of her session. Every time I tried to pose her with any sort of pressure on her belly she would just scream. I tried ALL the tricks in the book to help her gas move down and out, leg kicks, belly rubs, even knee to chest rolls to try and push it out, but nothing worked.
So, what do you do in this situation? Well, she was comfortable just laying on her back, so I grabbed an outfit and just let her be. Sometimes, with even the best prep and following my prep guide to get baby ready for their staring role, they just do not cooperate and/or are gassy, cluster feeding etc. It happens.. and it happens a lot. BUT I have been trained by the best and started teaching newborn posing and wrapping as well and have the experience necessary to still get you a full gallery of timeless images for you.
What happens if she wouldn’t settle? In my experience baby’s will almost always settle. And 9/10 times they always settled while wrapped because they are so used to being swaddled at home and inside mom for 40+ weeks. Newborn wrapping is an art all it’s own and its such a great tool to help soothe and calm babies down.
As you can see, even though we started off a little crazy and uncomfortable, we were able to still capturing timeless, amazing images for mom and dad as well as an awesome bucket shot as a bonus at the end.
Newborn photography takes a lot of patience, especially with a fussy, gassy or awake baby but truthfully, I would not want to be specialized in anything else. I LOVE all the babies that come into the studio and I am still in awe that I get to capture these moments and memories for you to cherish for years to come. :)
xoxoxox,
Nina
Your Metro Detroit Baby Whisperer