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Pregnancy session image from the galleries of Los Angeles Pregnancy & Newborn Birth Photographer Diana Hinek for Dear Birth

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Color image from the birth galleries of the birth of a family, right after the birth of their first baby brought on mother's chest by the hands of the midwives. Image courtesy of Los Angeles birth photographer Diana Hinek for #dearbirth

Birth

Family photo from the galleries ofLos Angeles Santa Monica family Photographer Diana Hinek for #dearbirth

Kids & Families

I had a very packed day ahead of me yesterday, but

I had a very packed day ahead of me yesterday, but the birth of a baby is always priority no matter what. So when @mamanurturebirth told me she was ‘heading over’, I dropped everything and hopped in the car just before getting swallowed by LA afternoon rush hour. I packed all my ambitious tasks mentally away and photographed this beautiful mama’s birth.
Except that her baby Everett was ever so polite to enlighten us all with his presence just in time for tea time. Pinky up!
How often does it happen that you get to be home for dinner and make it to the meeting with @lacosheriff all in one amazing day?
Baby Everett, you are so loved! 🥰

Your focus during labor is to ride the waves that

Your focus during labor is to ride the waves that will take you to your baby and your baby to you.
Your birth team is there to read your needs and attend to your emotional and physical well-being.
Words of encouragement will be as important as drinking water and feeling the loving presence of your midwife will be as comforting as knowing that you are almost there.

What made you feel most loved and taken care of during labor?

With @mamanurturebirth and @bossmaggieg

What a difference a year makes! I had the absolut

What a difference a year makes!
I had the absolute joy to witness this little girl’s birth over a year ago and then I had the privilege to watch her grow and thrive for a full year.
I had to chase her across a couple of States when she celebrated her first birthday - a perfect excuse to visit her and her family on their new adventure.
❤️🎉🎈

~In between~ I am often asked what labor will fee

~In between~

I am often asked what labor will feel like. Some say it will feel like having a strong period, some say it might feel ecstatic and others simply say it will feel like hell!.

There is no straight answer for that question. Because we are all so unique, and our birth will be a recap of what is going on inside us with a mix of outside world juju.
You may be facing your worst nightmare coming at you as an invitation to heal something that no longer serves you.
Or you may feel the most love and pleasurable experience not even the hottest sex on the planet could match.
Or labor can simply be something in between.

My advice is to take it one breath at a time.
Labor does not have a linear time. What may seem like days, will feel only a few hours for you and your birth team.
Use that time to perfect your 9 months masterpiece. Add a little bit more love. Gather yourself.
Greet your baby's soul at the portal's door.
Lean into resting whenever your body seems to be getting a break.
Chances are that your baby will soon make an appearance earth-side to gift you with their overwhelmingly beautiful presence.

When I was pregnant I remember feeling each day as

When I was pregnant I remember feeling each day as if it was a micro adventure within a bigger one. Some days were short and exciting, others long and uncomfortable. But quicker than I knew, weeks went by.
All of a sudden my appetite came back and it was time to get everything ready.
Some of my major priorities were:

🥘Stocking up the freezer with prepped food
👶🏼Narrowing down the list of baby's names.
✨Creating a birth altar.
🥰Assigning (participating) friends and family tasks -mostly to ensure everyone felt part of the journey from afar.
❤️Checking in with my children to see where everyone was emotionally in anticipation of the baby's arrival.

What were your last to-do items in the weeks leading up to your birth? Let me know below 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼

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