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Birth | A behind the scenes look at birth photography | Gauteng Birth Photographer
I am super excited to give you a little glimpse into a world that I love so much it sometimes hurt. It’s a world that are still a little bit foreign to some people, but I truly hope that with this different angle, the critics will be able to soak up the inspiring and wonderful thing that is Birth Photography.
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Birth | Alexa Mudaly-Chetty | Johannesburg Birth Photographer
Why was I so desperate to have a natural birth?
Yes, it would have been a most empowering experience for me and yes my next one will be a VBAC, but was it really that important in the bigger scheme of things? At the end of it all we got what we set out to achieve – a human being that we could guide and mould and set free into the world for her to make her own impact. Maybe that trauma she and I both endured in getting her Earthside happened exactly how it was supposed to. That’s birth and even more so parenting – you set off on a course with big plans and that’s great, but there has to be flexibility and acceptance in changing course depending on whatever life (or your kid) throws at you.
Birth | Mighael van Niekerk | Pretoria Birth Photographer
“I have been delaying writing my birth story. It has taken me a while to process the events from that day, and the days and few weeks following, and to be okay with not writing a ‘perfect’ story with perfect English. I truly hope that being real about the latter, and that which follows, will make at least one other mom out there, facing a similar experience, feel less alone in having had a ‘good but not perfect’ birth
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Birth | The role of a Doula | Johannesburg and Pretoria Birht Photographer
I have had the privilege to work with many wonderful doulas and I would like to say thank you! Thank you not only for your servant heart but also for what you are doing for woman. In a place of vulnerability you aid us in being strong, in a place of insecurities you reassure, in a place of fear you speak hope!
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Birth | Alexander’s Birth | Pretoria Birth Photographer
This is our story. Yours? Well I don’t know, but I truly hope that it is magical. That you will be strong and brave. That you will know that YOU are a birthing queen, regardless of the birth you have or the plans that you make, because life has a funny way of working out just right…
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Birth |10 Reasons to hire a birth photographer | Johannesburg and Pretoria Birth Photographer
There is a whole new world of memories that opens up to you, your partner, your family and your baby when investing in birth photography. Here are my top 10 reasons everyone should have a birth photographer.
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my LATEST WORK
Ngwedi’s Surprising Debut: Navigating the Unforeseen Turns of Birth
Experience Ngwedi’s birth, initially planned for a Cesarean but taking an unexpected turn to a swift and surprising natural delivery. A tale that left us all spellbound.
The Unforeseen Home Birth Adventure: Embracing Zoey
Little did I know, the home birth of my third and final baby, Zoey, would be an unpredictable adventure, defying expectations.
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