Bergen County NJ Home Birth Photography

In the summer I visited this family at their home to capture some sweet memories of the three of them.  And then early on a Wednesday morning in September, I was there again when they welcomed their baby boy.

This is the story of his birth…

I look at these pictures and feel so fortunate I can do something that means so much to me and so much to other people.  I hope that everyone finds work that they enjoy and feel as strongly about as I do about mine.  Although this story is not mine to tell, there are a few details that I want to always remember  – 1. Kelly (the mama) in the tub saying, “ai ai ai” and singing in Portuguese.  So beautiful and endearing.  2. The feeling I had sitting on the back of the toilet with the midwife in front of me, her assistant and the doula next to us, Kelly’s husband and daughter at the door, and Kelly in the shower giving birth.  Such amazing energy in that little bathroom!  3. Kelly Facetiming with her sister, showing her the baby.  I couldn’t understand what they were saying, but I felt the emotion, and that was when I cried the most.  🙂  Thank you Kelly and family for allowing me to be there with you, to capture the beauty of birth!

Included in the incredible birth team were the amazing Vickie Hedley of Seventh Moon Homebirth Midwifery, her awesome assistant, Raizy, and Kelly’s wonderful doula, Angela Smith.  Kelly is also a birth and postpartum doula, and an educator.  You can find her here on Facebook.  If you enjoyed this birth story, I invite you to share it with others, so we can show the world, or at least New Jersey, “how amazing it is to give birth surrounded by amazing people you deeply love.” (I love this quote from Kelly.)

I went back to for a visit a few days later and look forward to sharing the photos from that day with you as well.  If you are expecting a baby in Northern NJ, please call or text me at (201) 994-5610 or e-mail me at maegandougherty@gmail.com.  I would love to talk with you about the possibility of photographing the birth of your baby.

🙂