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Emergency C-Section (Caesarean) at Addenbrookes: My Story

ByGiulia

You join me towards the end of my labour with my eldest son (make sure you check out Part 1:The Birth Centre and Part 2: The Delivery Unit) – I have finally reached the magical 10cm dilated but have just been told my baby is presenting in a rare way that make vaginal birth nearly…
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Labour in the Delivery Unit at Addenbrookes: My Story

ByGiulia

You join me roughly halfway through my labour, after my planned water birth was thrown out of the window and replaced with the bright lights of the delivery unit, and approximately 20 hours in. You can read Part 1 here. I have been rushed upstairs in a hurry, but a quick heart rate check puts…
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Labour in the Rosie Birth Centre at Addenbrookes: My Story

ByGiulia

This is my birth story for my eldest son. We all read the statistics and ideals, but sometimes there’s nothing better than a real-life true story to help prepare you. Whether you’re looking at a birth centre or a delivery ward labour, I hope you find it interesting, informative and useful. And hopefully not too…

How to take amazing DIY baby photos at home with just your phone
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How to take amazing DIY baby photos at home with just your phone

ByGiulia

Imagine the situation: you’ve spent 9 months avoiding wine and coffee while you grow a tiny human, your newborn session is booked, finally your little one arrives…and then the government forces your photographer to close down, leaving you feeling gutted. How can you DIY the perfect photos of your new baby at home when all…
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Newborn photographs in Tier 4 / Lockdown – how to capture those precious moments

ByGiulia

With the introduction of Lockdown 3.0 (or Tier 4, or whatever you’d like to call it – it’s hard to keep track these days!) I’ve had an influx of enquiries from both booked clients and other new/expectant mums asking what this means for their lockdown babies. So let’s get straight to the elephant in the…
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How to get amazing newborn baby photographs

ByGiulia

Every family deserves amazing newborn baby photographs. But while we all have decent cameras in our back pockets these days, it’s not quite as simple as piling out a smartphone and taking a snapshot. There’s a whole other side to newborn photography that my clients often remark upon. Taking the photo is actually a very…
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How to book a priceless newborn photography session for your baby when they haven’t been born yet

ByGiulia

I take bookings for newborn photoshoots months ahead, but you might be wondering how I do that, when babies are notoriously bad at arriving when they’re ‘supposed’ to! My boys were born 10 days late and 6 days early respectively, and they’re hardly alone. Only one in 20 babies arrives on their due date. That…
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How to choose a safe newborn photographer

ByGiulia

Your baby is the post precious thing you will ever hold – nothing is more important than keeping them safe – so it makes sense that you want your newborn photographer to be an expert. After all, there aren’t many people who will be responsible for your baby for several hours in the first couple…