What if your baby doesn’t sleep during your newborn session? {Westfield NJ newborn photographer}

I know that traditionally, it’s more desirable for baby to be asleep during her newborn session. I’ve never quite understood that. I think it’s more ideal for posed newborn photos because it’s easier to pose the baby when they are asleep. The beauty of Lifestyle photography is that it’s completely ok if your baby doesn’t sleep during their session. I love photographing awake babies, especially if they are happy. (Even if they are not happy, it’s all good and it always works out). For the session that I have featured in this post, the baby was awake the entire session and honestly, it would have been a shame if she was asleep. As you can see below, she had the most beautiful and soulful eyes!

My sessions are entirely baby-led. If she’s happiest awake or in mom and dad’s arms, we roll with it and let her lead the way. sometimes babies are not comfortable laying flat, so we will stick with poses where they are resting upright against mom and dad, etc. If your baby wants to eat a lot during the session, we take lots of feeding breaks. the bottom line is that the baby runs the show. The goal is to have a relaxed session with minimal stress.