Pregnancy Photo Shoot - Celebrating the Awkward in Life

Pregnancy is hilarious and I think a pregnancy photo shoot should try not take itself too seriously. 

With my first pregnancy I was surprised to find was not the beautiful experience I thought it would be. It was sweaty and puffy and really bloody awkward.

I was also surprised to find that I wasn’t very comfortable with my pregnant body, everything was just so much bigger than it had ever been before and I was not in the mood to celebrate it. 

If it wasn’t for a dear friend gifting me a photoshoot for my baby shower I’m not sure I would have had any pics taken at all. I’m so thankful I did, even though seeing them for the first time on her computer was a huge blow to my vanity, it helped me realise pregnancy is hilarious, not dreamy. And I love these pics for capturing the ridiculousness of it all.
 

Sharing these pictures it freaking me out and I'm only doing it becasue I want people to realise that it can be fun to take pregnant pictures, even if you feel like a whale. So here I am, stretch marks and all *yikes*

Now I am trying to think up a great idea for a shoot to celebrate this pregnancy… Do you guys have any suggestions?

xoxox
Babs

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Comments

[Steph]

All these photos are gorgeous!

[Emma]

I got a few taken with my last pregnancy, some I really like, and some if they ever get out there would be fodder for awkward maternity photos.

[Monica]

I really regret that we didn't do something like this. I thought i had heaps of time left to get it done, i assumed being a first pregnancy i'd go 2 weeks late but due to complications i ended up having her 15 days early & only getting half a days notice! I got my hubby to take some photos the night before i went into hospital & they're awful! I look so puffy, bloated, exhausted & generally 'over it'
I realised a week after Mia was born that my hubby & i didn't have a single photo of us together with my bump which makes me so sad.

[Patchwork Cactus]

Thanks Steph, Emma I know how you feel, there are quite a few of them in my collection too. And Mon, that is really sad. There is a reason my head isn't in any of them... talk about puffy! Oh well, you will have something new for your next pregnancy. xoxo thanks for the comments girls.