When A Newborn Sleeps
When a newborn sleeps we all say ahhhhh. As a photographer especially a newborn photographer a sleeping baby is a good thing. We all love to have a sleepy newborn to pose! It really does make our jobs a little bit easier. There are always ways to get newborns to sleep, even the most awake ones will eventually fall asleep. It is having that confidence in yourself to stay calm, breathe and know it’s okay, babies cry! They will, however, fall back asleep sooner or later. Sometimes you get lucky and have a newborn who sleeps a whole session and its awesome! If you are fast enough with your posing techniques you can get a whole session done in an hour with a newborn who doesn’t wake up. There are ways to help maintain that baby sleep. I always hope that the baby falls asleep in the car on the way over to the studio. Once they arrive I am the one who takes them out of the car seat. I like to do this by a small space heater and very very slowly. Then I undress them but make sure I keep them warm. Things are going good when the baby is still asleep and I know we all say “yes” to ourselves. We hope and pray baby stays this way! Once they are out of the car seat, undressed and still asleep, it is time to pose! So, moving safely and fastly you start with your first pose and move steadily through the flow of poses!
Nicola of Nicola Lane Photography is a Raleigh newborn photographer. Nicola is located in Raleigh, North Carolina. At Nicola Lane, you will find fine art newborn, maternity, child, family and baby photography in the Raleigh, Durham, Cary and the surrounding areas.