It happens every day. All over the world. To every kind of woman, different races, ages, religions. And yet every birth is uniquely magical. Aria was born a cold and grey, yet beautiful January winter’s afternoon at Derby Royal Infirmary. I met Charlie and Martin in August after they enquired through my website about birth photography for their second child. They came along to my house with 1 year old Isaac in tow, who played beautifully with my own 1 year old Theo. A wonderf

It must be the middle of the night. It must be. It can’t be morning yet. It is pitch black. And yet, there is a toddler in my bed, pulling my hair and punching me in the face. MAMAMAMAMAMAMAMAMAAAAAAAAA etc etc. FFS. IT IS THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT! Just 5 more minutes… 5.10 am. I now have a decision to make. Do I: A: Try and get him back to sleep. Knowing that by the time I get back to sleep it will be time to fucking get up. Or B: Just suck it up and stick CBeebies on for 2 h