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Newborn Camilla | Rhode Island and Newport Newborn Baby Photography

“My husband, a commercial pilot, was in Houston for upgrade training for much of the five weeks before our daughter’s due date. Although he had given the little lady strict orders to stay put until he returned, we were very worried he might miss her birth. A good friend had accompanied me to my birthing classes and was prepared to help support me during the delivery, but I just really wanted my husband by my side and I knew he would be devastated too if he wasn’t there for our daughter’s birth.

As if she were waiting for the perfect moment, the night he came home from his final day of training, my water broke not five hours later. A little more than five hours after that, Camilla Jade Pels was born. She arrived at 8:46am on July 12, 2012 at 8lb, 12 oz and 21 inches long, following a quick but intense natural birth at the Alternative Birthing Center. When the midwives placed her in my arms, I was in awe of what an amazing and beautiful little person we had created.

After nine long months of anxiously imagining her, I was finally looking at her and I’ve hardly been able to tear my eyes away from her since. In just six days, she has become the absolute love of our lives. And what an upgrade for my husband — Captain and Daddy all in one day!”

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Newborn Ma’lee | Rhode Island and Boston, MA natural light newborn photography

“Milton and I met at work in 2009.  He is originally from Kenya and I was going on a medical trip as a nurse there that summer.  I had so many questions and asked if we could meet for coffee so I could pick his brain.  We got together a few days later and the rest is history!  When we found out I was pregnant we were ecstatic!  I come from a very small family and Ma’lee is the first baby in the family in 28 years on my mom’s side!  Ma’lee’s name is part of Milton’s moms name and part of my moms name.  Milton comes from a very large family and will have many aunts, uncles, and cousins to look up to!  I found Michelle’s website through a natural childbirth class that we took: The Bradley Method.  I’m so glad that we stumbled upon her website because it has been such a wonderful experience working with her!  I could not believe how patient and talented Michelle was when working with Ma’lee.  I called her “the baby whisper” because she was able to calm and soothe her so easily and then almost mold her like clay into the cutest positions for the photos.  After the long awaited pregnancy, the challenging but rewarding labor, and now getting into the new parenting routine, we are so happy that we took the time to have the photo shoot and look forward to viewing the pictures!  This is something Ma’lee will be able to enjoy when she gets older and that we will be able to cherish forever! “

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Newborn Ryan | Rhode Island and Boston Natural Light Newborn Photography

“We were all so excited to welcome our son to our family, but our daughter Rachel was practically bursting with anticipation to meet her baby brother once we got to the month of June and started to tell her it would be soon instead of a few months away! Luckily he made his appearance a few days before his due date after a long labor but easy delivery. Ryan Matthew arrived on June 28th at 12:56pm weighing 7lbs, 6oz and measuring 21 inches. We are all absolutely in love with him and cannot believe how fortunate we are to have these great kids and each other!”

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Newborn Milo

In her words:
“Saturday May 19th was 3 days before my due date.  The weather couldn’t have been better, gorgeous, hot and sunny.  My husband and I took our daughter and dog to a neighborhood block party.  We had a great day! Then we went grocery shopping, cleaned the house and did laundry.  Right before we went to bed I said to Mike, “Everything is done.  The baby can make his appearance any time now, we’re ready.”  I guess the baby agreed because two hours later I woke up to use the bathroom and a gush of water came rushing out! All alone in the bathroom I said out loud, “Wow! It happened just like in the movies!”  My water had broken.  I was a little in shock and didn’t wake Mike up for another 20 minutes, I wanted to make sure it really was my water and I wasn’t peeing uncontrollably.  When I finally told Mike what I thought had happened he responded with, “What do we do now?”  I called the doctor and was told to go to the hospital when contractions had started.  I tried to go back to sleep but I was too excited as well as very wet!  Around quarter of 4 I started feeling crampy, but no real contractions.  I actually wasn’t sure what a contraction would feel like and didn’t know what to expect.  This was my first pregnancy, our beautiful daughter is adopted.  When the first one came at 5:00 am there was no mistake as to what it was.  It lasted about 45 seconds then the second one hit about 2 minutes later.  Then they just kept on coming! Every minute or two I had a contraction that lasted 45 seconds to a minute.  We left for the hospital at 5:40.  By the time we had reached the hospital and checked into triage, I had had 38 contractions.  I was 4 centimeters dilated in triage and 6 centimeters an hour later when they moved me upstairs.  At this point our birth plan was useless.  I had wanted a natural birth without drugs, however, I was begging for an epidural!  The contractions hit me hard and fast and never let up.  I originally wanted to soak in the tub, get a massage from my husband, bounce on the ball… Nope! I didn’t even want to be touched.  I barely tolerated my husband and nurses telling me how to breathe because I was hyperventilating.  After the epidural kicked in I was able to relax and even take a little nap. It was magical.  A few hours later when it was time to push I was completely numb and couldn’t feel what I was doing.  I was upset and discouraged.  They reduced my pain medication and let me rest for another hour hoping it would wear off some.  It didn’t and I had to “blindly” push with out any feeling.  The doctor couched me, but I was still having a difficult time.  I began to run a slight fever and the doctor told me she either needed to use the vacuum to help get the baby out or I could have a c-section.  I didn’t like either option, but I gave into having the baby vacuumed.  Determined not to have a c-section I tried my best and pushed for about an hour and a half and then with one final big push Milo was born!! He arrived at 4:03 pm weighing 7.4 pounds and 20.5 inches long.  My favorite moment is when Milo came out and my husband cried.  Every time I think of that moment tears come to my eyes.  It was one of the happiest days of my life. Milo was perfect, even with his slightly coned head!! We are so grateful to have such a sweet little boy! We feel that our family is complete with our daughter and now our special tiny man. “