Traverse City Home Birth
Traverse City Home Birth
I had the immense honor of documenting a home birth in Traverse City, Michigan. It’s been a few years since photographing a birth. I miss it dearly, alas, being on-call is not an easy lifestyle for me in this season of life. I gave birth at home last year (holy shit, i can’t believe it’s already been a year!) to Juniper. Our midwife, Araya of Two Hearted Midwifery, was an absolute joy. I was so lucky to have been cared for by her. We quickly bonded over our love of birth. One of her clients, Sara, found me on Instagram and messaged me about birth photography. She mentioned that she was pregnant with her second baby and was hoping for photos and video of her Traverse City Home Birth. Reluctant of being on-call with three small children, I discussed it with Jeff and we decided to make it work. Jeff knows how much i love being in the birth space. His support is truly unmatched when it comes to pursuing what i love and I really love him for that.
The day of the birth, Sara txted me that she was going to drink a castor oil smoothie to get things going. Sure enough, that afternoon her contractions began. They were fast and furious and I rushed out the door. 2 hours later, baby boy Tulloden was born in the same exact spot as his big sister. Sara’s power, strength, love, and joy are all I can see and feel when I look at the photos I made. Being asked to join someone’s birth team is an honor I do not take lightly. It’s something I am grateful to experience. I’m hoping I can photograph more births in the future. Let’s chat about birth! Contact me.
