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From life happenings to babies to coffee and beyond, it’s just a tiny peek into the daily life of a Bay Area newborn photographer.

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💩Sh*t happens! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Literally. Charlie has a poop explosion this morning and somehow ended up with shit up to her ears. Her onesie honestly just ended up straight into the garbage✌️. I wonder how many hours of my life I’ll spend cleaning up baby poo between my child and my job 🤦‍♀️. 🆘

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I called a pregnant friend who was growing anxious with everything going on lately. “I just hate how this feels so out of my control”. And there it is. The greatest lesson parenthood will bring. It is out of your control. From the very moment you find out your expecting to every day following, we are being tested to let go of control and surrender to this journey. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
You may... take all the prenatal vitamins but get sick. Do all the labor inducing tricks but still not go into labor. Prepare with a birth plan but have it all go the opposite. Take the breastfeeding classes but nursing doesn’t turn out easy. Make all the fun plans for your maternity leave but have a harder recovery than you thought. Cook all the homemade baby food in the world but she spits it in your face. Practice the developmental skills all day but your baby has delays. Read them every book possible about being brave but they still have fears. Send them to the best possible school, but have it close and end up teaching from home... And on and on and on.
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Olaf said it best in Frozen II (I swear this is the last reference to Frozen II you guys!), “We’re calling this controlling what you can when things feel out of control”. Remember what you can control and what you can’t. There will be MANYYY moments in your parenthood journey that you cannot control, but you CAN control how you respond and navigate through these challenging moments. ❄️Thanks Olaf 😂.

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Feeling a little unsure right now? That’s okay. Take some advice from Frozen II and “just do the next right thing”. And the next right thing may be investing in Disney+ because I’ve now watched Frozen II twice and have been replaying the music from it all day. Andddd my daughter doesn’t even watch TV yet.

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Whose surviving lockdown with their kiddos right now? Well! Yah girl used to be a nanny for TEN YEARS (yep yep). Ive got you covered with the “we’re bored” activities. Here’s some ideas to keep you all busy and entertained...
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📺🍿Make pillow fort, pop some popcorn and curl up for a family movie night. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
🥪🧃Set up a mini backyard or living room picnic with all your teddy bears.
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🧘‍♀️🤸‍♂️Stream a parent+kiddo workout class, yoga class, learn a new dance move or mini cheerleading routine. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
🧑‍🍳🍪 Get in the kitchen together, have your kids each take a special job in helping make something.
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🖍🎨Make crafting box. Grab an old shoe box and fill it with crafting supplies. Think beyond paper, crayons, scissors & glue. Cotton balls, paper towel rolls, tissue paper, macaroni noodles, paper plates, string, egg cartons, coffee filters, wine corks, cupcake liners, old magazine clippings- can all make great crafting supplies! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
🕵️‍♂️ 🍂 Make a nature scavenger hunt. Write down a list of things to find and go on a walk. Ideas are find a tall piece of grass, a yellow house, a smooth rock, a flower, an animal in a window, a leaf that’s changed colors. Alternatively make a scavenger hunt at home! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Have any ideas to add? Let’s hear them!

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Can someone please swaddle my arms down like this so that I don’t touch my face? 🧏‍♀️ I’m just going to Velcro my child back into one of her newborn swaddles while I’m at it so she stops touching all the things as well. 😖

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⬆️ The only “bug” I want to catch! 🐛🦠
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None of us want to catch a bug or get sick. Working with new babies that have zero immunity means I’m constantly on guard. I don’t want to get sick myself, and I especially don’t want to bring any unnecessary germs into my clients homes. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Here are a few precautions I take (and have always taken) to keep things squeaky clean:
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🚿👕 I know it should be obvious, but I put on a fresh set of clothes and shower (duh) before coming over. I’m not running errands and riding the muni in the same pair of jeans that I’m wearing into your house. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
🧼🤲 You will notice I wash my hands FREQUENTLY during our photoshoot. Carry in props, wash my hands. Change out my gear, wash my hands. Change a diaper, wash my hands. Pet the dog, wash my hands.
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💉I’m vaccinated. I get my flu shot yearly and I am up to date on my Tdap. I believe in vaccines, my husband is vaccinated and my child is vaccinated. I have no room for discussion here. I’m not only protecting your child but myself. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
🧺I wash A WHOLE LOT OF LAUNDRY. I wash everything I bring the night before our photoshoot and immediately after our photoshoot. (Yeah, twice!) I also use allergen and dye free laundry soap that is safe your your baby’s skin.
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✈️I make sure to space out my photoshoots around travel plans. Being in an airport and traveling means possibly exposing yourself to more germs, so I allow for buffer days post travel before walking into a photoshoot. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Have questions? Have suggestions? Let me hear ‘em! ⬇️

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I thought I would be up and running right after giving birth, woah baby was I wrong! Postpartum recovery took a heck of a lot longer than I anticipated. I remember showing up to a new moms meet up (shout out to @kinspacefamily ) with a TWO WEEK OLD BABY. We went around the room and every mom shared their babes age and jaws dropped when I said two weeks old. “How are you even out of the house right now?!”, one mom even said, “At two weeks I was still in bed crying!”. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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They were right, and it wasn’t until that moment that I realized I was pushing myself beyond my capabilities and trying to rush my recovery. I really wasn’t even ready to leave the house. I thought that two weeks postpartum I shoulddd be able to get out and about, and gave myself grief when I didn’t feel ready. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I’m not sure who needs to hear this but friendly reminder that postpartum recovery takes time. Probably a lot more time than you anticipated. Be patient with yourself. You just birthed a freaking human! Girl, you don’t need to stand up, you need to sit yo ass down and take a nap (lol what even is a nap). ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Lindsay Bishop is a family, maternity and newborn photographer based in San Francisco, California.