A birth story in photos
Jessica is the photographer behind JRSD Photography (she’s also written about pre-baby body myths on Offbeat Mama). She’s also a brand new mama (as of October 8), and she shared a few of her birth photos in our Flickr pool. “I scheduled my birth…which is weird as hell to me because I had serious, false […]
James Hance: “relentlessly cheerful art” that kids and parents can get into
James Hance makes art that’s awesome, happy, and all about Star Wars, Muppets, and old cartoons.
What you’ll forget to pack in your birth bag
“As the time draws nearer for my son to arrive and I prepare to go to the hospital I can’t help but wonder what should you really take? Sure the hospital provides you with a list but I want to know what real offbeat mamas say worked for them or what they wish they had when they were in the hospital.”
Amazing maternity session (On a bed! In a forest!) from Last Forty Percent Photography
Emma’s maternity session took place on a gigantic bed in the middle of a FOREST.
The family that forgot to create a village
Deanna and her family travel around every few years, and they like it this way. In fact, they prefer it over any village that they could have made.
A transcendental cesarean birth story
Denise’s birth was one that enabled her to transcend the immediate pain and uncertainty and find a place from which she could gather strength for her unplanned cesarean section delivery.
One crazy hot beach maternity photo session
Have you heard of Red Hot Photography? If you’re in Hawaii, I’d suggest making yourself aware of Marina and her stellar camera skills right about now.