Older Babies | Melbourne Newborn Photographer

Did you know that newborn sessions are best booked while you're still pregnant? This is to ensure I have availability around your due date and so we can book in a date while bubs is super tiny.

But what if you got so caught up being pregnant and preparing for your baby’s arrival that booking your session slipped your mind?

What if the thought of showering and putting on make up for a session two weeks after giving birth is just far too much?

What if you have been so busy cuddling your newborn and powering through the sleepless nights that you suddenly realise your newborn is 3 months old and you still haven’t booked?

What if the pandemic has meant you’ve been in lockdown unable to book or plan for anything?

DON’T PANIC!!!

Sometimes life gets in the way and for whatever reason the session doesn't get booked. Not to worry! This doesn’t mean you have to miss out on capturing your older baby as one of the many benefits of a lifestyle newborn session is that they can take place at any age.

Unlike a posed newborn session, there is no ideal window for a lifestyle newborn session. They can take place when the baby is 2 weeks old, 2 months old, 6 months old or even 1 year old. Any age is the perfect age!

Waiting till after the first few weeks also means your baby will have that much more personality, will interact more, have great eye contact and and give a ton of smiles. Mum will also have time to recover from the birth and everyone will have had a bit more sleep (hopefully!). Your family will have adjusted to life with a new baby and you’ll know your baby’s routine and timings for naps, feeds, happy times and witching hours (we’ll probably avoid those for your session time!).

I also can promise you that even at a few months old, your older baby will still be tiny and will still very much look like a baby (all of the images in this post are of babies from 5 weeks to one year old)!

I always keep a bit of room available in my diary for newborns, so regardless of your baby's age, if you're interested in a lifestyle newborn session, contact me now so we can have a chat.

Jenny Rusby is a natural light, lifestyle and documentary photographer and specialised newborn photographer, maternity photographer and family photographer. She services all areas of Victoria, including inner Melbourne suburbs such as Richmond, Northcote, Fitzroy, Collingwood, Malvern East, South Melbourne, Elwood, as well as outer south eastern subrubs, bayside areas such as Morntington, Sorrento and Red Hill. She also services the west of Melbourne and will travel to Geelong on request.