Real Postpartum: A Breastfeeding Portrait Session with a 5 Day Old in White Bear Lake, Minnesota

“With baby number two, I wanted to take ownership of this body that has created two little lives and love every lump, bump, curve, and line that comes with it. These photos not only help me feel empowered but serve as a reminder on days where I might not love my body like I should, that it’s done some amazing things. Because the female form is beautiful and so god damn strong, it should be photographed and celebrated daily.”

Real Postpartum details: $300 | up to one hour | 10 images

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Real Postpartum: An Intimate Breastfeeding Photo Session in The Twin Cities

Real Postpartum: capture the fleeting moments of motherhood

I love these intimate motherhood portrait sessions. For my birthday a few weeks ago, I put the word out that I wanted to celebrate another trip around the sun by documenting a few mamas and their babies. This sweet mama reached out with a request to capture a bit of her breastfeeding relationship with her second (and last) baby. She breastfed his older sister until she was three and plans to breastfeed him until he weans. In her own words: “I feel this part of motherhood is fleeting as I blinked and my first born is already four.” After documenting mama and her baby, we brought big sister and daddy in front of the camera too. I absolutely adore the collection of images we made. Below is a selection of images that mama approved for sharing.

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Real Postpartum: A Milk Bath Breastfeeding Session at Home in Minneapolis

I always love it when past birth clients reach out for a photo session. This sweet mama and her baby were among my first birth center clients and seeing her rock her birth gave me a new appreciation for just how incredible birth and birthing people are. She requested a milk bath, provided those gorgeous flowers and crowns, and away we went! Preserving a bit of her breastfeeding relationship with her baby was such a treat and I’m so glad we made it happen. The fourth trimester is a time of such change and taking a moment to celebrate and honor it is one of my favorite ways of celebrating parenthood.

Real Postpartum: $500 | up to 30 images | up to two hours

full print and download release included

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Real Postpartum: A Fourth Trimester Breastfeeding Session with a 9 Month Old in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Real Postpartum is an intimate session with you and your babe in the days, weeks, months, or even years after their birth. If you're breast/chest feeding, bottle feeding, or even solidly into solids, let’s celebrate your relationship with your baby. Honor your body exactly as it is and preserve a glimpse into the intimate bond you share with your child.

$500 ($250 with the purchase of a birth package) | at home (milk bath add on an option)

up to two hours | a minimum of 15 images

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Real Postpartum: An Intimate Fresh 48 Portrait Session In Savage, Minnesota

Book an honest storytelling session at home with baby to document a fleeting and unique season in your life. The days are long and so are the nights and the baby you spent so much time waiting for is finally in your arms.

This is an opportunity to practice self-love. To honor your body exactly as it is — whether you’re newly postpartum or a few months or even years into your motherhood journey.

This intimate collection of images celebrates the new and the gorgeous. Embrace this time in your life and preserve it with a documentary session.

Real Postpartum: A Milk Bath Breastfeeding Session in Golden Valley, Minnesota

Book an honest storytelling session at home with baby to document a fleeting and unique season in your life. The days are long, the nights are longer, and the baby you spent so much time waiting for is finally in your arms for you to kiss and memorize and adore.

This is an opportunity to practice authentic self-love. To honor your body exactly as it is — whether you’re newly postpartum or a few months or even years into your motherhood journey.

This intimate collection of images celebrates the new, the hectic, the gorgeous. Embrace this moment and preserve it with a documentary session so you can always remember this special time.

Real Postpartum: A Raw Postpartum Portrait Session in Bloomington, Minnesota

Book an honest storytelling session at home with baby to document a fleeting and unique season in your life. The days are long, the nights are longer, and the baby you spent so much time waiting for is finally in your arms for you to kiss and memorize and adore.

This is an opportunity to practice authentic self-love. To honor your body exactly as it is — whether you’re newly postpartum or a few months or even years into your motherhood journey.

This intimate collection of images celebrates the new, the hectic, the gorgeous. Embrace this moment and preserve it with a documentary session so you can always remember this special time.

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Real Postpartum: An Intimate Breastfeeding Portrait Session in St. Paul, Minnesota

Book an honest storytelling session at home with baby to document a fleeting and unique season in your life. The days are long, the nights are longer, and the baby you spent so much time waiting for is finally in your arms for you to kiss and memorize and adore.

This is an opportunity to practice authentic self-love. To honor your body exactly as it is — whether you’re newly postpartum or a few months or even years into your motherhood journey.

This intimate collection of images celebrates the new, the hectic, the gorgeous. Embrace this moment and preserve it with a documentary session so you can always remember this special time.

To learn more about my Real Postpartum sessions, click through!

Real Postpartum: A Milk Bath Breastfeeding Session in the Woods of Northern Minnesota

Book an honest storytelling session at home with baby to document a fleeting and unique season in your life. The days are long, the nights are longer, and the baby you spent so much time waiting for is finally in your arms for you to kiss and memorize and adore.

This is an opportunity to practice authentic self-love. To honor your body exactly as it is — whether you’re newly postpartum or a few months or even years into your motherhood journey.

This intimate collection of images celebrates the new, the hectic, the gorgeous. Embrace this moment and preserve it with a documentary session so you can always remember this special time.

Real Postpartum captures the magical, sometimes mundane, and treasured moments of motherhood. Real Postpartum encapsulates love and motherhood and womanhood in all the little details you’ll always want to remember. But more importantly, it stands for strength and perseverance through challenges. Late nights, long days, rediscovery: the connection and love present is powerful, sometimes raw, and absolutely beautiful. These moments are how you spend your days and nights — the real story — and they’re ones you'll wish you had images of outside of your own mind. Memories fade as time passes. A glimpse down memory lane with the help of photographs easily brings back the emotions of the time. Preserve a bit of your relationship with your baby with a Real Postpartum session.

To book a session with your breastfed or bottle-fed babe, visit my Real Postpartum page. Mini-sessions are also available!

TO LEARN MORE, VISIT MY REAL POSTPARTUM PAGE. IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN BIRTH STORY SESSIONS, CLICK HERE.

Real Postpartum: A Tandem Breastfeeding Milk Bath in St. Paul, Minnesota

What a treat it was to spend some time with this mama and her two sweet babes. Real Postpartum is an opportunity to preserve a glimpse into the intimate bond you share with your child. Breastfeeding is often such a big part of my birth clients’ lives and it was a natural progression for me to exploring it through photography. Real Postpartum is also an opportunity share your experience, normalize breastfeeding, and to help other women feel more confident about breastfeeding (representation matters!). Nurturing a baby creates such a unique bond between mother and child and it's a fleeting phase that soon flies by. Book a Real Postpartum Session to capture one of the many magical, sometimes mundane, and treasured moments of motherhood. Real Postpartum encapsulates love and motherhood in all the little details you’ll want to remember. But more importantly, it stands for strength and perseverance through challenges. Late nights, long days, rediscovery: the connection and love present is powerful, sometimes raw, and absolutely beautiful. These moments are how you spend your days and nights — the real story — and they’re ones you'll wish you had images of outside of your own mind. Memories fade as time passes. A glimpse down memory lane with the help of photographs easily brings back the emotions of the time. Preserve a bit of your relationship with your baby with a Real Postpartum session.

To book a session with your breastfed or bottle-fed babe, visit my Real Postpartum page. Mini-sessions are also available!

Book an honest storytelling session at home with baby to document a fleeting and unique season in your life. The days are long, the nights are longer, and the baby you spent so much time waiting for is finally in your arms for you to kiss and memorize and adore. 

This is an opportunity to practice authentic self-love. To honor your body exactly as it is -- swollen, naked and milk-stained; you're exhausted and thrilled and oh so in love. Feeling the hazy daze of new parenthood, no longer pregnant, learning and healing and growing; you're changed and on the cusp of something new. 

This intimate collection of images celebrates the new, the hectic, the gorgeous. Embrace this moment and preserve it with a documentary session so you can always remember this special time.  

Real Postpartum details: $500 / $350 with the purchase of a birth package | at home (milk bath add on an option) | up to two hours | up to 30 images

Contact me for more information or to book your session today!

Real Postpartum: A Milk Bath Breastfeeding Session in the Twin Cities

To book a session with your breastfed or bottle-fed babe, visit my Real Postpartum page. Mini-sessions are also available!

TO LEARN MORE, VISIT MY REAL POSTPARTUM PAGE. IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN BIRTH STORY SESSIONS, CLICK HERE.

Real Postpartum: A Breastfeeding Session at Home in St. Paul

To book a session with your breastfed or bottle-fed babe, visit my Real Postpartum page. Mini-sessions are also available!

Real Postpartum: A Fourth Trimester Photo Session at Home in St. Paul, Minnesota

To book a session like this one, visit my Real Postpartum page. Mini-sessions are also available.

TO LEARN MORE, VISIT MY REAL POSTPARTUM PAGE. IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN BIRTH STORY SESSIONS, CLICK HERE.

Real Postpartum: A Breastfeeding Session at Home in Minneapolis

This sweet birth client of mine reached out to see if we could do a session at home. When she told me that she doesn't want to forget this time in her babies' lives because it feels like they are growing so fast and that documenting her postpartum body and her breastfeeding relationship with her youngest was a priority, I knew we'd be able to capture some magical moments.

To book a session like this one, visit my Real Postpartum page. Mini-sessions are also available!

To learn more, visit my Real Postpartum page. If you're interested in Birth Story Sessions, click here.