Sonora Maternity Portraits - My Maternity Self Portraits

I decided for my second pregnancy I wasn’t going to get my maternity photos taken.

Yes, I am a Sonora photographer and decided that I wasn’t going to document one of the most special times in my life. Why? Why would I not want my maternity photos for my second bundle of joy?

Honestly, I just was in a funk. Being pregnant is wild. You are happy, and uncomfortable, so excited to have a baby, yet you cry on a daily basis for absolutely no reason at all. My emotions were all over the place. I just decided that I was uncomfortable, wasn’t happy with the way my body looked, and didn’t want to see that in photos.

Well, last minute, I freaked out and thought ‘Bessie what the heck are you thinking’? Seriously though, I preach documenting your life, I preach taking photos, I stress the importance of photos, but then I am not going to take them. (insert face palm here).

So, one day I decided to get my tripod out and take my own maternity photos. I was due in 2 week (yep, 38 weeks pregnant in these photos). It was hard, I was out of breath the entire time, but man oh man I am so freaking glad I took the time to take these photos. So here they are, let me know what you think in the comments below.

Are you debating on getting your maternity photos taken? If so, girl I get it. I truly do! I just want to stress the importance of it. As I talked about above, I seriously didn’t want to take my pictures, but now 7 months later, I am so freaking glad I did! I can’t explain enough how happy I am that I took these.

So, if you are nervous, but really want to get your maternity portraits taken, send me a message. I would love to chat with you about it, encourage you to get your portraits taken, or even just do your self portraits like I did here.

I am so excited for you, your growing family, and your new bundle of joy! Now get that session scheduled :)

Bess