AMELIA

Sweet little baby Amelia was only 5 days old when she came into the studio for her newborn session. Amelia is just as cute as can be and gave me lots of gorgeous baby smiles while having her photo taken with Dad which I think are totally adorable! I got to use my brand new cream wood floor during Amelia’s session and I have to say I love it! I’m so happy to be able to offer both bright and light photos on the cream floor as well as my signature dark and moody photos on my dark wood. I think my favourite photos of Amelia’s session are the ones of Amelia in the pink drawer. I have had that drawer for about a year but for one reason or another I have never gotten around to using it. I cant believe I waited that long to use it because it photographs beautifully. After the session I asked Apple, Amelia’s mum some questions about Amelia’s birth and her newborn photo session…

How did you find out you were pregnant? Do you have a story to tell?

How did you announce your pregnancy?

Did you have any weird cravings or experiences during your pregnancy?

How did you find out the baby’s gender, before the birth or was it a surprise?

How did you pick out your baby’s name? Is there a special meaning behind the name?

What hospital/birthing centre did you use? What was was your experience like?

What is the one thing you will never forget about the birth of your baby?

Do you have any favourite baby shops or baby products?

What was the most memorable part of your newborn session?

What are some of your favourite photos from the session?

Why did you decide to have newborn photos taken?

Why did you choose Megan Macdonald Photography to capture your memories?

Did you enjoy your experience and would you recommend Megan Macdonald Photography in the future?

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Georgia

I was so happy when Georgia’s mum Em Jaye asked me to use bold colours during Georgia’s Adelaide newborn photography session. I hardly get asked to use bold colours but I just love them! I’m pretty sure Georgia was happy with them because she gave me a few cute smiles during the session. Em Jaye and her partner are both musicians so they brought a guitar into the studio for me to use and also a Piti (wooden baby carrier from the APY lands) because Georgia has Aboriginal heritage. After the session I asked Em Jaye, some questions about Georgia’s birth and her newborn photo session…

How did you find out you were pregnant? Do you have a story to tell?

How did you announce your pregnancy?

Did you have any weird cravings or experiences during your pregnancy?

How did you find out the baby’s gender, before the birth or was it a surprise?

How did you pick out your baby’s name? Is there a special meaning behind the name?

What hospital/birthing centre did you use? What was was your experience like?

What is the one thing you will never forget about the birth of your baby?

Do you have any keepsakes or heirlooms for your bub?

What was the most memorable part of your newborn session?

What are some of your favourite photos from the session?

Why did you decide to have newborn photos taken?

Why did you choose Megan Macdonald Photography to capture your memories?

Did you enjoy your experience and would you recommend Megan Macdonald Photography in the future?

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HARRISON

When Harrison’s mum Jenna booked me for her Adelaide newborn photography session she really wanted to incorporate some type of greenery in to the session. As soon as I heard this I knew the perfect leaves to use! I have a stunning Blue Gum Eucalyptus tree growing in my yard. It is the perfect leaf to incorporate into a baby boys session. And the photos with them included are super cute. But I think my favourite photos from the session are the bucket shoots. I really love the photos of Harrison with the bear hat on. Theres always something about a bear hat that makes an already adorable newborn baby look even cuter! After the session I asked Jenna a few questions about Harrison and his birth….

How did you find out you were pregnant? Do you have a story to tell?

How did you announce your pregnancy?

Did you have any weird cravings or experiences during your pregnancy?

How did you find out the baby’s gender, before the birth or was it a surprise?

How did you pick out your baby’s name? Is there a special meaning behind the name?

What hospital/birthing centre did you use? What was was your experience like?

Do you have a story from the birth you would like to share?

What is the one thing you will never forget about the birth of your baby?

Do you have any favourite baby shops or baby products?

Do you have any hints or tips for new mums and dads?

Do you have any keepsakes or heirlooms for your bub?

What was the most memorable part of your newborn session?

What are some of your favourite photos from the session?

Why did you decide to have newborn photos taken?

Why did you choose Megan Macdonald Photography to capture your memories?

Did you enjoy your experience and would you recommend Megan Macdonald Photography in the future?

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WILL

I have been so lucky to have some gorgeous newborn baby boys in the studio for their newborn baby photos this year and Will was no exception. Baby Will was so handsome!  He had the best hairdo and looked so cute without a hat it was almost a shame to put a bonnet on him! I just adore Will’s photos of him in the drawer. I’m not sure if I prefer the photo of him with the pompom beanie or without! Both are super cute. If you are wanting to buy a Pompom beanie like in the photos (I get asked all the time!) my favourite Angora pompom beanies are from Joie De Knits. I also really love the wrapped shots of Will with the cream wrap and bonnet as well. The cream really suited him. After the session I asked Nicole, Will’s mum some questions about Will’s birth and his newborn photo session…

How did you announce your pregnancy?

We found out just before Christmas, so we got a whole heap of baby clothes with special messages on them for each family member to open Christmas Day. Lots of smiles all round!

Did you have any weird cravings or experiences during your pregnancy?

I only wanted savoury food… I was obsessed with baby cucumbers!

How did you find out the baby’s gender, before the birth or was it a surprise?

We found out before. So many people said to me ‘Don’t you want to be surprised on the day?’ To that I said ‘I am going to have a enough surprises on the day, I am happy to be prepared!’

How did you pick out your baby’s name? Is there a special meaning behind the name?

We loved the name ‘Will’ But our baby boys name is very special because William is his Grandpa’s middle name (Will is my dad’s first Grandson) and his middle name Barry, is his Dad’s middle name and his other Grandpa’s first name.

What hospital/birthing centre did you use? What was was your experience like?

We went to the North Eastern Hospital. We loved it there. The Midwives and nurses are all amazing, queen sized bed and amazing food… was hard to leave!

Do you have a story from the birth you would like to share?

Baby Will wanted to come into the world in a hurry. It all started happening around 7.30am Friday morning and he was out at 11.11am that morning! He is a very chilled baby, his heart rate didn’t even change throughout the whole labour.

What is the one thing you will never forget about the birth of your baby?

The feeling of my water breaking… such a strange feeling to not have control over it!

Do you have any favourite baby shops or baby products?

Never been a real fan of Best and Less… but they have the best baby clothes!!

Do you have any hints or tips for new mums and dads?

Take each day as it come. These little humans are great time wasters… but totally worth it!

What was the most memorable part of your newborn session?

We loved it all. Working with Megan was great, baby Will stirred a few times during the shoot but every time she managed to calm him and putting him back to sleep. She has amazing patience as well!

What are some of your favourite photos from the session?

I love them all… I can’t choose!

Why did you decide to have newborn photos taken?

Wanted to have some gorgeous memories of our first baby boy!

Why did you choose Megan Macdonald Photography to capture your memories?

A friend of ours had her newborn’s photos taken by Megan, I saw them on Facebook and fell in love.

Did you enjoy your experience and would you recommend Megan Macdonald Photography in the future?

We thoroughly enjoyed it. She not only is a fantastic photographer but was amazing with our baby. I would recommend her every time to anyone who needs a photographer for their babies/kids.

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IVY

I think one of the first things I notice when Ivy came in for her Adelaide newborn photography session was her eyelashes! Newborn baby Ivy has some of the longest eyelashes I have seen in the studio for a long time. Team those eyelashes with some chubby cheeks and a button nose and you have one pretty stunning baby!

Since Ivy’s name was…well Ivy…. I decided it would be nice to incorporate some fresh ivy into her session somewhere. I thought the perfect time to use the ivy would be in her bucket shot. Ivy’s middle name is Sage so I used a sage coloured fluffy Angora (humane Angora only in my studio!) bonnet and wrap and wrapped some fresh ivy around the bottom of the bucket. I love being able to provide unique setups for my client’s, especially when they have a personal meaning to them. After the session I asked Michelle, Ivy’s mum some questions about Ivy’s birth and her newborn photo session…

How did you find out you were pregnant? Do you have a story to tell?

I had been feeling a bit crabby for a couple of days and on a particularly grumpy Sunday morning I put it down to PMS and decided take a pregnancy test expecting to see a negative result and to write off another month … except it was positive!

How did you announce your pregnancy?

We told close friends and family personally then made a Facebook announcement that we had a ‘caramel’ baby on the way based on our 2 skin tones, Vik being chocolate and me vanilla creating caramel.

Did you have any weird cravings or experiences during your pregnancy?

No weird or strange cravings at all, almost feel ripped off.. lol!

How did you find out the baby’s gender, before the birth or was it a surprise?

We chose to keep the gender a surprise. It was a challenge at times and was tempting to find out and peek as we had our radiologist write it on a slip of paper just in case. We resisted and it was the best decision keeping that a super special surprise

How did you pick out Ivy’s name? Is there a special meaning behind the name?

No special meaning Ivy and Sage were both on our short list and we couldn’t choose so decided to keep both.

What hospital/birthing centre did you use? What was was your experience like?

Flinders Medical Centre. They were fantastic I can’t speak higher of our care.

Do you have a story from the birth you would like to share?

Ivy has shown her personality already and tricked everyone. For a couple of months we had been told she was nicely head down. When she hadn’t arrived by 41 weeks I was booked for induction, as they tried to break my waters they discovered what everyone had felt as her head was her actually her butt! She had tricked everyone and resulted in needing a c-section to ensure her safe arrival.

What is the one thing you will never forget about the birth of your baby?

The indescribable feeling when she was held up over the curtain and we first set eyes in her and hearing that first cry.

Do you have any hints or tips for new mums and dads?

Enjoy them when they are little, even in a few short weeks they change so much so cherish every moment, every cuddle, every sleepy newborn yawn.

Do you have any keepsakes or heirlooms for Ivy?

We have kept the hospital tags for both Ivy and myself as well as all the beautiful cards we received to congratulate us on her birth and welcome her to the world.

What was the most memorable part of your newborn session?

It was overall a great experience, being able, to sit back and watch while Megan took such great care with our girl. She worked with such gentleness and thoughtfulness to create some absolute stunning images.

What are some of your favourite photos from the session?

So many favourites, but particularly love her in a beanie, head on her arms draped in soft pink.

Why did you decide to have newborn photos taken?

We wanted something special to celebrate her arrival and to keep and display.

Why did you choose Megan Macdonald Photography to capture your memories?

Lots of research and decided on Megan as we loved her images and her style is one which fitted our personality and vision perfectly

Did you enjoy your experience and would you recommend Megan Macdonald Photography in the future?

Absolutely! Couldn’t recommend highly enough!

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EDDY

All I could think when gorgeous little Eddy (or not so little considering Eddy was 9lbs 9oz at birth!) came into the studio for his Adelaide newborn baby photos was “look at those cheeks!”. 12 day old Eddy was so perfectly chunky that I had a hard time getting some of my bonnets and hats on him! I love Eddy wrapped up all snuggly in the grey alpaca wrap but I think my favourite photos from the session are the ones of Eddy in my new cream bear suit. Although his bucket and bed shots are totally adorable as well! After the session I asked Stuart, Eddy’s dad some questions about Eddy’s birth and his newborn photo session…

How did you find out you were pregnant? Do you have a story to tell?

Sarah and I had tried to conceive our second child for around 18 months, but unfortunately endured 4 miscarriages in the process. We were again over the moon when we found out that Sarah was pregnant, but of course we were also apprehensive and nervous. Sarah left a babies jumpsuit and the pregnancy test on my bedside table when i woke up one morning!

How did you announce your pregnancy?

Having a graphic design background, I created a movie style poster for our first daughter Phoebe, and knew that I had to do one for Eddy, or else it might come back to haunt me in later years (favouritism). So we announced Eddy’s birth with a movie poster entitled “OH BOY!” With sister Phoebe playing the starring role!

Did you have any weird cravings or experiences during your pregnancy?

This time not so much, but salty hot chips were still Sarah’s favourite!

How did you find out the baby’s gender, before the birth or was it a surprise?

First baby was a surprise, so we wanted to find out for Baby #2. The early scan predictions from the sonographers were all boy, and then we had it confirmed at 20 week scan.

How did you pick out Eddy’s name? Is there a special meaning behind the name?

It was just a name we both really liked, and felt was a strong name. Other Edwards in the family, but wouldn’t say he was named after them.

What hospital/birthing centre did you use? What was was your experience like?

Midwifery Group Practice at the Womens and Children’s Hospital. A relaxed pregnancy that enables a birth on your terms, and in your own style.

Do you have a story from the birth you would like to share?

Sarah was one push away from intervention (forceps/c section), and thats because Eddy has dads big head. Fortunately Superwoman Sarah gave one more push and out he came all on his own.

What is the one thing you will never forget about the birth of your baby?

How big he was! After his sister was only 5lb 14oz, we both expected another small baby….not a whopper! And also couldn’t believe how much he looked like his sister!

Do you have any favourite baby shops or baby products?

Sarah loves Bonds Wondersuits.

Do you have any hints or tips for new mums and dads?

Remember, the tough times are all just short term phases. they are super hard at the time, but know that they pass as quickly as they came, and you will come out the other side.

What was the most memorable part of your newborn session?

Megan’s patience, and the cute props and poses!

What are some of your favourite photos from the session?

umm…every. single. one

Why did you decide to have newborn photos taken?

It is a precious memory we wanted to make sure we captured in the cutest way possible

Why did you choose Megan Macdonald Photography to capture your memories?

Because Megan’s work is the best local newborn photography we have seen, and love her unique style.

Did you enjoy your experience and would you recommend Megan Macdonald Photography in the future?

Most definitely. Despite some “accidents” on set, it was an enjoyable experience, and the photos as a result we could not be more pleased. *NOTE: I just want to clear up that when Stu says “accidents” he means Eddy may of tinkled…..lol

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