Hey mama! Are you considering a Fresh 48 session while still in the hospital? Let’s chat about it.

Fresh 48 photo sessions are held within the first 48 hours of giving birth to your new baby. Fresh 48s are a beautiful way to capture the raw, emotive, and unfiltered moments with your newborn.

1. Capturing the early moments.
   • Newborns change rapidly especially within the very first few days. A Fresh 48 session lets you capture all of the details that might soon fade as your baby gets out of the newborn stage. Tiny fingers, the newborn scrunch and the wrinkles all change so quick.
2. Natural and unposed.
   • Fresh 48 sessions are more often relaxed and natural. This helps to focus on the genuine interactions and emotions that you share as a family with your new baby. This truly gives a look into what your life was like when a new chapter started.
3. Preserve those memories beyond a cell phone.
   • I truly do appreciate the cameras that so many phone now have. However, having a photographer come into the hospital to capture these beautiful moments allows your entire family to just be in the moment and not needing to worry about their phones or not even being able to be in the photos. Don’t miss out on these moments as a family.
4. Special keepsakes for your baby.
   • Imagine years from now showing your kid what they were like as a newborn. These images are a unique keepsake that shows them just how loved they were from the very beginning.
5. A milestone you will never get back.
   • Life with a newborn moves quickly. The first few days are a sleepless blur of emotions and adjustments. These memories can honestly be difficult to recall as time passes by.

I love getting to spend mornings with families at the hospital. So how does it work?

Fill out the inquiry form on the website. I cannot wait to learn about your growing family and what your vision is. Please note that I only take on a certain amount of due dates per month.

Once you are booked, I go on call starting at 38 weeks through 42 weeks. This essentially means that I know you have a baby due and I won’t be going out of town and I am ready to head to the hospital shortly after baby makes their arrival.

I always recommend that families reach out when mom goes into labor, this gives me the adequate time to make sure that I will have daycare covered, rearrange plans and so on.

Fresh 48 sessions typically take place starting at about 10am in the hospital. This is usually after testing has been done, rounds have been made and mama has had time to shower and eat some breakfast.

Fresh 48 sessions take less than an hour in time and are completely relaxed. While I give some guidance on posing, I really just want to document your family during this special time.

Who can attend the Fresh 48? I usually just recommend it to be the immediate family but that doesn’t mean that grandmas and grandpas haven’t gotten in on a photo or two with the new baby while they are picking up or dropping off a sibling.

What do I bring with me for the Fresh 48? I honestly don’t bring much with me other than my camera. I love when parents use the swaddles and onesies from the hospital, it really gives the authenticiy of the hospital stay but many parents bring items with.

Here are some things families bring with to the hospital.

• Swaddle (sometimes matches mama’s robe)
• Special blanket or swaddle (some choose to use this for the bassinet mattress cover, others choose to swaddle baby)
• Name plaque
• Bows or hats

What do you wear for a Fresh 48?

• I always recommend that families dress in non bright clothing to avoid color casting.
• Many mamas wear a robe and comfy pants while others dress up a bit more. There is no right or wrong to this.
• Dads typically wear jeans or lounge pants.

How far do I drive for Fresh 48s? Columbus, Portage, Madison, Beaver Dam, Watertown, Sauk City and other surrounding cities.