Brooke Hanke Brooke Hanke

Fussy Babies

Getting your picture taken is hard work!

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As a newborn photographer - I have a lot of practice working with fussy babies.

You’ve just had a baby, your newborn session is all booked. You have spent the last several months fantasizing about what your baby’s newborn pictures will look like. You may even have a Pinterest board half a mile long with amazing images that you admire. You cannot wait to bring your vision to life!

The day of your session finally arrives. It’s so exciting! You get to the studio and hand the photographer your gorgeous baby. And your baby starts crying….and keeps crying…and crying…and crying.

At this point you be starting to freak out a little, this isn’t what you envisioned at all. You followed your newborn session prep guide! How can your photographer possibly get anything usable when your baby is being fussy!?!

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I’m here to tell you it’s ok! And completely normal! I have many tricks to help with a fussy baby (these are just a few):

Wrapping

Feeding

Pacifier

Baby shusher

Rocking

Most babies are going to cry at least once during their session. This is totally normal and expected. It’s shocking for baby to be in a new place, to be undressed, and to be moved around multiple times. Getting your picture taken is hard work, you’d probably be fussy too! Your baby will most likely want to eat during their session, and may also need one (or more) diaper changes.

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Most babies will settle after a short time, but some babies take longer. And on very rare occasions, will be too unhappy to safely pose.

Not to worry! While it’s rare that we are unable to get baby happy and sleepy, it does happen. In those situations, we simply reschedule for another day.

A couple of things that can contribute to a baby being fussier than usual at their shoot are:

  • Cluster feeding

  • Reflux or Gas

  • Illness

If your baby is experiencing these, it’s helpful to let your photographer know so we can discuss together and decide if we should move the session.

Your baby is the boss of their session. Their comfort and safety are Photography by Brooke’s absolute top priority.

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