Our pregnancy story

Can things be blissful & stressful at the same time? It took us 3+ years to finally have a baby. We are one of the couples who struggled to get and stay pregnant and ended up needing to do IVF (in vitro fertilization) to get pregnant. So while we were ecstatic to be pregnant and enjoying all the symptoms( laughing while throwing up..yep!) and watching my belly grow, we were also holding our breath the entire time, asking for weekly monitoring to make sure the pregnancy was progressing, and having to see specialist due to certain risk that come IVF. Looking back, I know I had a wonderful pregnancy physically. But I also had a grey cloud in my head the entire time preparing for bad news, which lead to a mentally anxious pregnancy. I ended up having a C-Section due to her not dropping and having mild polyhydramnios. I will never forget hearing my baby cry for the first time. That was the first time I think I finally exhaled relief the entire pregnancy knowing we were going to be able to meet her.”

Advice for new moms

My mom passed this along to me .. you know your baby better than anyone else. Follow your gut & instinct on what is best for your child.

How was your experience with me?

Wonderful. I wanted to celebrate how far along we were at 8+ months. I joke that this is the hardest I have ever worked to get a body I wanted.. but it’s true. A lot of setbacks, facing my fear of needles, invasive procedures, and grit got us here. I am so glad I chose April to capture the result of all of that. I went a lot more uncovered than I thought I ever would but let’s be real.. after everything, modesty is pretty much gone. April helped me feel confident and was able to tell me to “push a little this way or arch that more” to enhance that baby belly and the rest of curves that come with it! She was very professional yet made us feel comfortable being in front of a camera and had the vision of what we were looking for that ended with fantastic results. It feels bold to say that I feel great about photos that feature my body in such a vulnerable, revealing manor, but hell I felt great and love the way I looked on the photos she captured showing off the pregnancy we were so proud of.