Gold

The relief and the joy.

In a universe of endless possibilities, it was always you.

Moving with each wave

Resting in between

Euphoric relief

The golden hour

It has been a long day, but we are so close now

Raw yet soft. This is postpartum.

The Rebirth Of A Mother

"Sacred Ceremony" I feel like cord burning is something that isn't seen that often in the birthing world. I love that it honors the special bond between placenta and baby. This image in particular is special to me, not only because of the unique properties, but also because you can see how many people are already surrounding baby L, ready to love him and welcome him into the world.

"Primal" This image is the perfectly encapsulates the pure primal instincts associated with motherhood. She had sent her team of midwives home around 12:30, saying she knew she wouldn't give birth until the next morning. Both the doula & myself, being close friends of hers, knew that this might not be true, so we decided to stay. Around 4:30 that morning, it became obvious that she was going into active labor and that it was going FAST, leaving almost no time for the midwives to get there before "go time." She retreated into the dark bathroom, and within 10 minutes the baby was crowning. With only the doulas headlamp for a source of light. I had to shoot in the dark, with the occassional use of my flash and pray that I was capturing her story. When baby L finally made his debut. there were zero birthing supplies ready. Knowing that he couldn't breathe and that each second was crucial, she quickly started suctioning his airway using her own mouth. It was so instinctual and raw, but absolutely breathtaking. I was grateful to be able to capture this part of her birth story.

Family

Breathe with me / Their bond was just like a dance. When she moved, vocalized or breathed he did it with her

Hands of generations /During the pandemic, she gave birth to her first son. On this birth she wanted to have her mother who was lucky to be one of the first to hold her grandson.

Stills waters / The only request for this fourth time mom was to have a water birth. And so did she. Peacefully.

"Just a little tip"

Freshly Attached.

Light in the darkness | Just as the morning sun rises and the night ends, you meet your baby and all is new again.

Held.

Wings of Strength

Eau De Vie / Splash of Life

Healing old scars / that feeling of relief when your first birth was stressful and traumatic and now you’ve had a peaceful and calm planned C-section

“Here For You: The Birth of a Brother” The sweet 5 year old girl you see in this photo was so excited for the birth of her baby brother. The minute her mama got into the birth pool, she ran to her room and grabbed her polka-dot bathing suit bottoms eager to get in the water next to her mama. Not more than 10 minute later did she help catch her newest brother. She held onto his little arm until baby was finally on his mama’s chest.

“New Life in the Interstellar” There is something so surreal in watching a newborn nurse for the first time. To see them drink the liquid gold that will now sustain them, while the organ that gave them life for 9 months now sits next to them in a bowl… it’s so serene, so beautiful, so cosmic.

“A Shared Cry” Oh the sweet cries of of new life. A baby crying as they experience this side of the world, a mama crying in relief as she realizes “I really did this.” This mom was so concerned she wouldn’t be able to handle the pain of birth after getting an epidural in the hospital, but she believed in herself and her body’s innate ability to do this, and she did it.