Expecting a baby and considering Fresh 48 photos? This simple guide explains what to wear, what to pack, how to prepare your hospital room, and what to expect during your newborn photography session at Hillcrest, Cleveland Clinic, Fairview, UH, and other Cleveland-area hospitals. Written by a Cleveland nurse-turned-photographer, it is designed to help you feel relaxed, prepared, and present for those first unforgettable hours with your baby.

Typically newborn photography is schedule within two weeks of birth. Lifestyle photography allows the family more time to adjust to life with a baby. Newborn shoots can be done within a month and sometimes even longer. There is minimal posing therefore the baby does not need to be in the newborn early “sleepy” stage.