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The baby first year is amazing and full of emotions.

The first year of a baby is amazing.

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1 The first year of a baby is amazing.
1.1 Let me help you remember your baby’s first year with beautiful photos.
1.1.1 Photography by Valentina | London Newborn Photographer

As a mum, you are looking forward to meeting your baby. You spend nine months preparing for this moment, practising breathing, reading books, asking for advice, wondering what your baby looks like, and finally, here she is.

No matter how many hours of labour or what birth you had. Now your precious baby is laying on your chest, and it’s the most beautiful feeling. Your eyes are tearing with joy; you cannot feel the birth pain anymore because all you can think is just in front of you.

You are exhausted but over the moon. Your husband is looking at you both with pride and happiness. He takes a photo of that little creature laying on you, and that will be your most precious memory, the beginning of your baby story. This is my girl and me 🙂

baby at birth laying on mum

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Then you go home, and all is new. You realise that no book you read, no advice you asked, was relevant after all. They say “babies don’t come with a manual” for some reason!

Every baby is different and you, as a mum, are the only one who will know your baby best. You will learn why she is crying. You will learn how to hold her. You will learn when to cuddle her . . .  you will know when there is something wrong. I realised that your instinct and common sense are often time the best!

You are tired and sleep-deprived, you try to figure out how to breastfeed and feel hopeless, but you will spend so much time looking at how perfect your baby is. You will hold that baby in your arms as long as you can because you are so in love that you cannot stop. People will tell you that you shouldn’t always hold your baby, you should let her cry . . .

That is your baby, and unfortunately, she will grow so fast you cannot imagine. Those little hands, those cute feet, will change in a few months. The newborn feature of her face will change in just a few weeks.

In a matter of months, she will mumble, she will roll, sit, then stand . . . walk!

At every stage, you couldn’t be more proud of your baby. You want to call your hubby, friends, mum and let them know her progress.

As a mum myself, I experienced all this. I have photos of my daughter smiling, rolling, sitting, standing . . . now she is five, and we recently reviewed some images together. You forget how little they were. Your eyes are tearing again when you see those photos, and your child will look at them with curiosity and ask questions.

As a photographer, I love seeing my babies again over the year. It’s incredible how they change, and I’m so honoured to be part of it.

newborn sleeping on his tummy and mum's hands on his head
Newborn photography collage with close-ups of baby features, cuddles, and natural studio moments — Photography by Valentina, London.
Newborn baby wrapped in a white fabric and snuggled comfortably during a newborn photoshoot in London
portrait of newborn and big sister laying on a white blanket and looking at each other
Close up of baby - captured by baby photographer London – Photography by Valentina.
New mother lovingly embracing her smiling newborn baby girl wrapped in white, during a peaceful newborn photoshoot in London
one month old baby looking up and smiling
6 month old baby boy sitting on the white floor of a studio.
8 month-old baby sitting on a white floor in a cute romper during his photoshoot

Let me help you remember your baby’s first year with beautiful photos.

I promise it will be well worth it because, in 10, 20, 30 years, those images will be simply priceless. They will be the story of your baby and the family’s legacy.

Please have a look at my portfolio here.

Wouldn’t you love to have beautiful images of your baby? Get in touch for a free consultation and learn how I can help you.

Photography by Valentina | London Newborn Photographer

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Before her session, she left a comment on one of my posts. “It would be lovely to see myself from a different viewpoint, and I might be pleasantly surprised.”

That’s exactly what this became.

Sometimes the surprise isn’t that you look different. It’s that you finally get to see what was already there.

When did you last really see yourself?

#womensempowerment
#seennotjustphotographed
#portraitphotographylondon
#womenover40
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Before her session, she left a comment on one of my posts. “It would be lovely to see myself from a different viewpoint, and I might be pleasantly surprised.” That’s exactly what this became. Sometimes the surprise isn’t that you look different. It’s that you finally get to see what was already there. When did you last really see yourself? #womensempowerment #seennotjustphotographed #portraitphotographylondon #womenover40 #richmondphotographer

She reached out at 39 weeks. Baby number four, so I wasn’t sure there was time left to book anything at all.

We shot the session, and that same afternoon, she went into hospital. He was born shortly after.

Sometimes it feels like a baby can sense what you’re hoping for, and holds on just long enough.

Dad wrote in his review that they walked in a little anxious, first time in a studio, but the whole process felt relaxed. He said every detail in the album made it perfect, an unforgettable memory.

This album is what came from those last hours before everything changed. Not rushed. Not almost missed. Just in time.

If you’re waiting for the “right” moment to book yours, this might be it.

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She reached out at 39 weeks. Baby number four, so I wasn’t sure there was time left to book anything at all. We shot the session, and that same afternoon, she went into hospital. He was born shortly after. Sometimes it feels like a baby can sense what you’re hoping for, and holds on just long enough. Dad wrote in his review that they walked in a little anxious, first time in a studio, but the whole process felt relaxed. He said every detail in the album made it perfect, an unforgettable memory. This album is what came from those last hours before everything changed. Not rushed. Not almost missed. Just in time. If you’re waiting for the “right” moment to book yours, this might be it.

Moments like this are the gems in a session. They don’t always come.

But when they do, I’m ready.

No AI image could give you this. Maybe a fake photo, but without the lived experience, it’s just another pretty picture.

Dad saw the smile happen. Mum was watching them both. It was real, and it lasted only a few seconds.

The print is what lets you relive it forever

Not just a digital file, something tangible, after something real.

What’s a moment you wish you had a print of?

#newbornphotoshoot #londonnewbornphotographer #printyourmemories #londonmums

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Moments like this are the gems in a session. They don’t always come. But when they do, I’m ready. No AI image could give you this. Maybe a fake photo, but without the lived experience, it’s just another pretty picture. Dad saw the smile happen. Mum was watching them both. It was real, and it lasted only a few seconds. The print is what lets you relive it forever Not just a digital file, something tangible, after something real. What’s a moment you wish you had a print of? #newbornphotoshoot #londonnewbornphotographer #printyourmemories #londonmums

I’m definitely not a poet. I’ve never called myself a writer.
I’m a photographer.

But these lines came out of me almost on their own during the breastfeeding project. As if they’d been waiting for a page.

This is the third and last part.
Thank you for reading it with me. I hope you enjoyed it.

If you missed the other 2 parts check the previous reels.

#breastfeedingjourney #breastfeedingmum #BreastfeedingUnfiltered #londonmums

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I’m definitely not a poet. I’ve never called myself a writer. I’m a photographer. But these lines came out of me almost on their own during the breastfeeding project. As if they’d been waiting for a page. This is the third and last part. Thank you for reading it with me. I hope you enjoyed it. If you missed the other 2 parts check the previous reels. #breastfeedingjourney #breastfeedingmum #BreastfeedingUnfiltered #londonmums

Part two of the poem I wrote while working on Milk Tales. If you missed part one, it’s on my page, or click on the reel.

It’s a raging storm,
and the calm sea at dusk.
It’s the sun that tempts you,
the rain that breaks you.

It’s burning fire
that stirs what words can’t say.
It’s a path of discovery,
lit in your own way.

A journey that strips you bare,
but clothes you in new grace.
Each drop of milk
a vow you won’t erase.

Third and last one coming soon. Don’t miss it.

Which line stayed with you? #breastfeeding #breastfeedingjourney #poemsofinsta

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Part two of the poem I wrote while working on Milk Tales. If you missed part one, it’s on my page, or click on the reel. It’s a raging storm,
and the calm sea at dusk.
It’s the sun that tempts you,
the rain that breaks you. 
It’s burning fire
that stirs what words can’t say.
It’s a path of discovery,
lit in your own way. 
A journey that strips you bare,
but clothes you in new grace.
Each drop of milk
a vow you won’t erase. Third and last one coming soon. Don’t miss it. Which line stayed with you? #breastfeeding #breastfeedingjourney #poemsofinsta

While I was working on my breastfeeding personal project a few years ago, a poem slowly grew in me, written in Italian.

This is the translated version, which became part of Milk Tales, a book of photography and stories from 25 mothers, including my own.

I never shared the poem publicly, until now.
Part one of three. Follow for more.

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While I was working on my breastfeeding personal project a few years ago, a poem slowly grew in me, written in Italian. This is the translated version, which became part of Milk Tales, a book of photography and stories from 25 mothers, including my own. I never shared the poem publicly, until now. Part one of three. Follow for more.
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LONDON NEWBORN & MATERNITY PHOTOGRAPHER

Based in Richmond, I work with families across London to capture life’s most meaningful milestones through portrait photography.