Important reasons why you should document your cesarean section- Everett, Washington

Documenting your cesarean and why it matters:

When most people picture birth photography they often imagine a dimly lit room, a mother pushing, and that first slippery moment of skin-to-skin. But for many, birth looks different. It looks like bright lights, surgical gowns, and a slew of nurses, and doctors- a room full of a medical personal making the way for you to meet your baby. It looks like cesarean birth, and it is just as worthy of being remembered!

Cesarean births are births too!

There is somehow this weird misconception that cesarean births are somehow "less than" Let me just say if you have ever been witness to a c-section you definitely would not say that! The emotional and physical toll it takes is unreal! There is real power behind it. You must completely submit and surrender in order for your baby to be born. into this world. That is not in any way less than, that my friend is bad ass!

Your body brought life into this world. You still experienced the anticipation, the intensity, and the flood of emotions that come over you when you finally see your baby for the first time. The love that washes over you, doesn't that deserve to be documented? ​

You're in the moment-but you miss a lot
During a c-section you're flat on the table. Sometimes your arms are strapped down. There's a curtain between you and the birth itself. You may not see your baby's first moments- That's why having a birth photographer can be so incredibly important. You don't want to miss those all those first moments you may not get to see. The way they re lifted into the world, their first cry, or the look on your partner's face when they first laid eyes on your baby for the first time. Birth photography captures all the moments you want to remember.

Healing through seeing
For some their cesarean is planned for others it's unexpected and may feel overwhelming, confusing or traumatic. Having photos allows you to process the experience- to see the beauty in it, even if your birth didn't go as you expected. Birth photography can help you shift the perspective of from 'what went wrong" to "look what I did"!

The Little details fade
Just like with any birth details fade! Ugh how I wish they didn't! But inevitably it happens, you forget the moments you were one hundred percent you wouldn't. The way you felt when first laid eyes on your baby, how your partner squeezed your hand to let you know it would be okay. Choosing to document your cesarean birth honors your journey and creates a time capsule for you to always go back to. So you don't have to worry about forgetting the details in haze of medication, exhaustion, and trying to heal.

Your story deserves to be remembered 
No matter how your baby comes into this world it is beautiful and powerful, birth Photography gives you a tangible way to document it all. As a Birth photographer in Everett, Lake Stevens, Seattle and surrounding areas I'm here to document it all for you!

XO,
Katie
p.s. did you know I offer payment plans?