{"id":5484,"date":"2020-07-23T19:52:21","date_gmt":"2020-07-23T19:52:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jennbrookover.com\/is-my-baby-too-old-for-newborn-photos\/"},"modified":"2023-10-25T14:12:14","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T14:12:14","slug":"is-my-baby-too-old-for-newborn-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jennbrookover.com\/is-my-baby-too-old-for-newborn-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Is my baby too &#8220;old&#8221; for newborn photos?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Older baby? Is it too late for newborn photos?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The short answer \u2013 of course not!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The longer answer \u2013 read on.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Most photographers recommend photographing your <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/jennbrookover.com\/gallery\/newborn\/\"   title=\"newborn\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">newborn<\/a> within the first week or two after birth. This can be true for the popular baby in prop shots and less-dressed images. But what if I told you that there were benefits to waiting a little bit to do your portrait session closer to 3-6 weeks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Consider having your baby photographed no matter what age they are.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Here&#8217;s why:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Your baby will look more like they are going to look\u2026their skin may be clearer, birth bruises healed, and baby acne may be gone.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">They may have started smiling a little more and can see you better (not as much &#8220;pirate&#8221; eye or crossed eyes).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">You&#8217;ll feel better, healed from giving birth, getting the hang of baby, and sleeping a little more (maybe even time to get your hair done)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">If your little one needed to spend time in the NICU or have a special procedure done, they might need some extra days or weeks to recover.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">They may fit into that special outfit or headband that you can&#8217;t believe was so big on them a few weeks ago.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The nursery may be finished (the nameplate hung, and furniture finally arrived)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Siblings may have more confidence in holding baby (sometimes a little too much love!)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Little feet, hands, hair sweeps, and wrapped images can still be included as part of your session.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">So, don&#8217;t worry if you feel like you missed the newborn &#8220;window,&#8221; there is no wrong time to capture your baby as they are right now!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4067\" src=\"https:\/\/jennbrookover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/jenn_brookover_photography_newborn_baby_girl_pink.jpg\" alt=\"newborn baby girl at home photo session with parents\" width=\"2553\" height=\"1865\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Older baby? Is it too late for newborn photos? The short answer \u2013 of course not! The longer answer \u2013 read on. Most photographers recommend photographing your newborn within the first week or two after birth. This can be true for the popular baby in prop shots and less-dressed images. But what if I told&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5267,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tpgb_global_settings":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"Is it too late for newborn photos? The answer may surprise you!","_seopress_titles_desc":"Discover the benefits of waiting a little longer for your newborn&#039;s portrait session. 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