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September Baby Fun Facts

Are you expecting a baby this September? 

September is the month with the highest birth rate (I wonder if that could be related to the fact it’s around nine months after the festive season!) so it’s my busiest time of the year! You can see all the cute babies’ photos in my newborn gallery.

I thought it was a great time to pull together some September baby fun facts. 

Feel free to share them with any mums who are due this September.

black and white family photo. Newborn baby is laying on a bean bag and parents and sister are holding their hands around him

September Birthstone

The birthstone for September is the sapphire, which symbolises purity and wisdom.  Sapphires are also thought to ease pain and reduce stress – perhaps you should take one into the delivery room with you!

September Star Sign

Your baby will either be a Virgo (August 24 – September) or a Libra (September 23 – October 23). My daughter is Libra and I see in her some of the typical traits of this sign like being clever and diplomatic.

September Birthflower

The birth flowers for September are the Aster and the Morning Glory.  Asters are symbols of love and Morning Glories are symbols of affection. Such a beautiful meaning.

September Baby Fun Facts

Studies suggest that September babies excel at school – could this be related to the fact they’re the oldest in their school year.

September babies also excel in sports – again this could be related to the fact they’re the oldest, and therefore the strongest, in their school year.

September babies are statistically more likely to live to be 100 than babies born in other months!

Celebrities with September birthdays include Beyonce, Will Smith, Keanu Reeves and Prince Harry.  

September Baby Names

This is a list of baby names inspired by this month.

  • September (well, duh?)
  • Sapphire (September’s birthstone)
  • Indigo (representing the dark blue of a sapphire)
  • Aster (September’s birth flower)
  • Autumn (it is technically the start of autumn, right?)
  • Virgo (the month’s main star sign)
  • Libra (the month’s other star sign)
  • Amber (the colour of autumn)
  • Hazel (another autumnal colour)
  • Iris (a flower in season during September)
  • Delphie (short for delphinium, another flower in season during September)
  • Equinox (the autumn equinox takes place in late September)
  • Knox (short for Equinox)
  • Medini (a Welsh name meaning ‘born in September’)
  • Rose (also a flower in season during the month)

Related article: Autumn-Themed Baby Names

Is your baby due in September?

My availability is very limited, however, do get in touch and I will try my best to find a solution. If some babies are late or early I can happily fit you in.

I’d hate you to miss out, the newborn stage is fleeting, and we can’t go back and capture it! If you are looking for a baby photographer in London check my website or simply fill out the form and I will get back to you with my availability.

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She almost didn’t come.

She told me she wasn’t feeling confident.
That she didn’t know how to pose.
That maybe I should photograph someone else.

I hear this more than you’d think. From women who are more reserved and introvert but also the ones who are funny and so alive in person. Women who have simply spent too long seeing themselves in a fixed way.

We spent a morning together. Just her, the light, and a space where nothing needed to be fixed or hidden.

The woman in these photos? She was there all along.

If you’ve been telling yourself a similar story, I’d gently ask you this: what if you’re wrong too?

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She almost didn’t come. She told me she wasn’t feeling confident. That she didn’t know how to pose. That maybe I should photograph someone else. I hear this more than you’d think. From women who are more reserved and introvert but also the ones who are funny and so alive in person. Women who have simply spent too long seeing themselves in a fixed way. We spent a morning together. Just her, the light, and a space where nothing needed to be fixed or hidden. The woman in these photos? She was there all along. If you’ve been telling yourself a similar story, I’d gently ask you this: what if you’re wrong too?

This is the part that gets me every time.

Seeing the images inside the album, in print, held in your hands, is completely different to seeing them on a screen.

They become real in a way a digital file never quite manages.

This little one will grow so fast.

But these pages will stay exactly as they are.

Newborn photography in Richmond and Twickenham.

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This is the part that gets me every time. Seeing the images inside the album, in print, held in your hands, is completely different to seeing them on a screen. They become real in a way a digital file never quite manages. This little one will grow so fast. But these pages will stay exactly as they are. Newborn photography in Richmond and Twickenham.

It never gets old.

Every time one of your albums arrives at my door it feels a little like Christmas morning. There is something about holding it for the first time, knowing what is inside, knowing what it meant to be in that room with you.

If I feel this way, I can only imagine what it feels like for you.

Follow along, the next reel shows what’s inside.

Newborn and maternity photography in Richmond and Twickenham.

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It never gets old. Every time one of your albums arrives at my door it feels a little like Christmas morning. There is something about holding it for the first time, knowing what is inside, knowing what it meant to be in that room with you. If I feel this way, I can only imagine what it feels like for you. Follow along, the next reel shows what’s inside. Newborn and maternity photography in Richmond and Twickenham.

Every mum knows this feeling.

I know it too. I still remember the first time I held my daughter.
So tiny. So new.
And yet somehow, already familiar. Like I had always known her, in some place deeper than memory.

She is 14 now. And I would give anything to hold that small weight against my chest one more time.

This is why I do what I do.
Not just to make beautiful images. But to give you something to hold onto, long after those first days have passed.

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Every mum knows this feeling. I know it too. I still remember the first time I held my daughter. So tiny. So new. And yet somehow, already familiar. Like I had always known her, in some place deeper than memory. She is 14 now. And I would give anything to hold that small weight against my chest one more time. This is why I do what I do. Not just to make beautiful images. But to give you something to hold onto, long after those first days have passed.

There is something about photographing a woman at this stage of life. The way she holds herself. What she carries inside. All of the things that are about to change.

And then, months later, she sits with her album. And she remembers.

This is why I photograph maternity. Not just to document a bump, but to give you something you will reach for years from now.

Something your child will one day hold and say, look how beautiful you were.
Because you were.
You are.

If you are expecting and wondering whether to book a session, this is your sign.

Maternity photography in Richmond and Twickenham.

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There is something about photographing a woman at this stage of life. The way she holds herself. What she carries inside. All of the things that are about to change. And then, months later, she sits with her album. And she remembers. This is why I photograph maternity. Not just to document a bump, but to give you something you will reach for years from now. Something your child will one day hold and say, look how beautiful you were. Because you were. You are. If you are expecting and wondering whether to book a session, this is your sign. Maternity photography in Richmond and Twickenham.
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07577 978246

LONDON NEWBORN & MATERNITY PHOTOGRAPHER

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