QUESTION -- so since I won't be having a baby shower or anything, I'm set on a birth announcement. My question is, how soon after giving birth can I have the baby photographed for it?
@katt18, thank you so much. shame you aren't in Manhattan, your prices are super reasonable
our hospital does pictures while your still there but I live in Iowa
@mamavynom, that it is normally i charge $20 for an hour or by the picture if they just want a few. I did hers for free since it was family. Best advice i can give if make sure you have really good lighting, the baby is warm, and wait about 10 min after feeding to avoid spit up. Also if you want black and white make sure you take them in black and white to avoid heave shadows.
@katt18, beautiful photos. especially meeting dad. I'm thinking of getting my own nice camera and takin pix myself because holy crap newborn photography is expensive as hell
@mamavynom, the baby will most likely sleeping so the flash won't bother them.
most photographers have a deadline of the baby being 10 days or younger for newborn pics. I'll be doing mine a week after the baby is born cause I'm having a c-section and I'll be in the hospital for a couple days and we're doing outdoor pictures.
@iloveni0820, so it is safe within a week or so? I just don't want the flashes to hurt the baby or anything. Noon mommy
if you aren't comfortable with the baby being outside for that at a few days old or a week find a photographer that can do the shoot at home.
Yesterday I went out with my boyfriend went to watch a movie, me and him don't live together yet. but point is yesterday when he was dropping me off his like sleep over at my house witch the mom and dad lives. I said no,
his response was why is everyone deciding or making choices for you and their going to do the same with the baby, when I know that's not true. what he thinks is that my mom tells me not to sleep over. So he left all mad. and I felt in my heart that he went on and cheated on me...
TWW!!
2dpo and on the tww journey. Anyone on the same dpo or close? Haven't decided if I will test at 12dpo or just wait and see if she shows up!!

I will be 41 :/
Short Luteal Phase?
I've just started temping because I believe that the reason I haven't had a BFP yet, after 20 months, is because I believe I may have a Luteal Phase Defect.
I try to be i honestly only do fixed income newborn & family pictures.