What is my favorite part about Birth Photography?
Oh, how I love labor. ❤️❤️❤️
When asked what my favorite part of birth is, I always say labor. There is something beautiful in the raw power, of having no control, of seeing your support team support. Labor is empowering. It’s such a big part of your story. Labor is such a great connection. The storm before the gift. After I labored with my two I noticed life wasn’t so hard, that I could labor breath in other areas of my life. My self-esteem was amazingly higher after birth and I feel like a #badass , for in this struggle... as I prayed to God and got to the point where I could go no further. I did. I finished. And their blessing of a cry met me at the end. And to top it off, I fell more and more in love with my husband with each of our children as he was my rock.
Each story is different, but each changes you. As you think about your birth team and your birth plan, remember that we have little control over our birth stories. Some go really close to what we want it. Others weeks before or after the date you have originally thought. Or maybe you have a surprise home birth, or in need of an emergency cesarian. Maybe your baby flips last minute. Each story is different and you will be telling your birth story the rest of your life.
What I have learned from my own births and those that I have had the honor to document, is that the images and films from the births show so much more than the story in our heads. We don't just see the pain, but the love. We can see those moments before and after our little ones are earthside. The moments leading up and the moments after. To see your full story in front of you is one of the most amazing gifts.
Recently a mother told me " All I remember was the negative and then I saw your images and saw so much love. It changed my view of my birth. The pain and frustration were there. But so was so much more. " I LOVE hearing this.
