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How should I dress for a family photoshoot?

Wheat field pregnancy reveal photoshoot

A number one question I always get when we are planning an outdoor photos is, “How should I dress for a family photoshoot?” The thought might make you hyperventilate, but here are some top tips that make it easy peasy! 1. Get organised for your photoshoot. It’s stressful trying to plan everyone’s outfit, so planning...

Wheat field twin pregnancy reveal

Wheat field pregnancy reveal photoshoot

This was my first official pregnancy reveal, and for twins! How amazing, twins? I think I would pass out if I found out I was having not one but two babies! I think I nailed it, don’t you think? Ok enough with the pat on the back. Daisy wanted an epic pregnancy reveal for her...

Being a midwife during Covid-19

I have been a midwife for over 10 years now and never experienced a time like this in my career.  The hardest part I would say for us as midwives is the no partner allowed rule. At our hospital partners are only allowed during active labour and in theatre for c sections. It breaks our...

Baby Ernest |Born during a Pandemic

On 17.03.2020 I became mommy to 3 boys under the age of 3! I was due to welcome my third baby into the world on 15.03.2020, I went to my midwife on my due date and she told me the baby wasn’t in the right position, so I was off to hospital for a scan!...

Baby Molly | Giving birth during Covid-19

I had Molly on 7th May during lockdown and this is my experience…. I had my pre op on the 6th May in the women’s health ward where I had my covid 19 test and bloods done. Now the covid 19 test is a swab of your tonsil and up your nose, so the midwife hands...

Baby Marnie Rose

After Harley’s 37 hour labour to say I was anxious about her birth would be an understatement and even more so due to the circumstances of covid-19. Little did I know it was going to be just simply magical. Monday 11th May : 6pm waters started to go after a bath with Harley. Contractions started instantly...

Baby Parker

 My name is Hannah  & I gave birth to my second child during a pandemic in 2020 whilst in lockdown ! My due date was 26th May, I’m a self employed hairdresser and had plans to work up until 19th May to accommodate my clientele before the arrival of number 2! Instead I finished work 20th March...

Baby Savannah

So I was 39 weeks and 3 days pregnant, I thought my waters were starting to go, so I went to stoke Mandeville hospital to be checked at approx 9.30pm. They confirmed that they had started to go however my cervix was still closed so gave me the option to go home and see if...

Baby Rayna Noelle

I gave birth to my 2nd daughter on 17th April 2020 via a planned c-section. As we knew the date we were going to have our baby, we had a few weeks to think about what we were going to do. Originally we planned for my mum to stay with our 4yr old while my partner...

Baby Phoebe

My name is Michaela I have a 6 week old little girl called Phoebe born 30/04/20 at 38 weeks. I was in and out of hospital for 2 weeks with reduced movements and pains. I stayed in the day before I gave birth as I was having bad pains thinking it was labour.Midwife came to see...

Baby Jasper

One Monday 23rd March 2020 at 38 weeks pregnant I went for my final scan on my own as my husband couldn’t attend, to be told the baby was small and had to have the baby that week. I had the choice of induction or an elective c-section. Torn and not knowing what to do...

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Oswestry

SY11 1QG

07557 269891

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Newborn, Maternity & Family Photographer covering Oswestry, Shrewsbury, Wrexham, Chester and all surrounding areas.