This preparation guide 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 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.


Day of the session


• Please do your best to keep your baby AWAKE for 2 hours before your session.

This is VERY important. I know this is hard, so all I ask is that you try your best. Some tricks

to keep your baby awake are giving the baby a bath, getting baby naked,

tickling baby’s feet, and lightly wetting baby’s feet. We will get amazing images

if your baby sleeps through the session.

• 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 3 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 when you arrive to the studio,

so please schedule your baby’s day accordingly.

• 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.