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South Gold Coast Newborn Photographer | Tips for surviving the 4th Trimester

02/07/2022 No Comments

South Gold Coast Newborn Photographer | Tips for surviving the 4th Trimester

Congratulations mama!

You did it, you survived 3 trimesters of pregnancy and birthed your baby. But have you ever heard about the 4th trimester? A scientifically researched method that starts immediately after your baby is born and last for the first 12 weeks (the newborn phase). The 4th trimester is a time for your baby to not only physically but emotionally adjust to being on the outside world. They will eventually identify that mama and baby are not one but two separate things. This can be a challenging time for your newborn, however there are a few tips and tricks to help this transition.

Tips for baby

Swaddling your baby – in utero they are constantly warmed and secure, swaddling aims to mimic the womb. It will also help with the startle reflex so they don’t wake themselves up accidentally
Feeding on demand – if breastfeeding feeding on demand is an amazing way to help nourish your baby and make them feel comfortable and full.
White noise – this will help with the strange and sharp noises they are adjusting to earth side. White noise is an amazing tool that helps mimic sounds in the womb.
Skin to skin, there are so many amazing benefits to skin to skin such as calming your baby, releasing happy hormones and even regulating your baby’s temperature.
Waking up every two hour is normal in the 4th trimester. Your newborn is biological wired to have different sleep cycles than older babies. Read all about it here: Newborn Sleep

For mama

a tribe that will hold and nurture you
Nourishing and warming foods – now is the time to warm your womb.
Rest, rest, rest!
Sun light to soak in all the vitamin d

The first 40 days is an amazing book to reference postpartum needs.

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Gold Coast QLD Baby Photographer | Our Winter & Spring Availability

01/07/2022 No Comments

Gold Coast QLD Baby Photographer | Our Winter & Spring Availability

Thinking about booking in with Dreamy Moon Photography?

We specialise in a one of a kind experience that is individually tailored to suit your family’s goals. By bringing beautiful keepsake art pieces to life with your families memories. You’ll have an heirloom to pass down for generations to come. There is nothing more special than capturing the moment and freezing it in time! Life goes so quickly and within a blink of an eye, time flies! Gold Coast QLD Baby Photographer | Our Winter & Spring Availability

Gold Coast QLD Baby Photographer | Our Winter & Spring Availability

Finding a photographer that is the right fit it so important. That is why we love having a phone consultation prior to you booking. To make sure you resonate with our experience.

We typically book out two months in advance. So if you are expecting and plan on doing a maternity or newborn shoot with Dreamy Moon photography. Please reach out sooner rather than later. So we can have availability for you. If you have left it a little later, of course get in touch with us and we can check if we have a time slot to squeeze you in.

If you love studio newborn and family photos and want to have a tailored experience from start to finish.

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Our current availability

4 spots left for July

4 spots left for august

6 sports left for September

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Tweed NSW Newborn Photography | Tips for a successful home birth

29/06/2022 No Comments

Tweed NSW Newborn Photography | Tips for a successful home birth

We love everything about birth, babies and beyond! But homebirth has a special place in our heart and we want to share all the tips for a successful homebirth.

First a little back story, in February we gave birth to our healthy baby girl in the presence of our doula safely at home. It was such an amazing, empowering and peaceful birth! There was nothing more empowering and magical than birthing on our own terms.

But back to what this blog is all about and that is all the helpful tips you need!

Okay it’s all about preparation and I’m talking about mental preparation. It is so important to go within and address any fears or concerns prior to going into labour. By releasing any blockages you’re truely surrendering to the experience.

Having great support is key!

A doula is an amazing emotional rock to have throughout your pregnancy, birth and postpartum. I honestly couldn’t of done it without both our doulas. They will hold your hand when your birth partner needs a breather. They will nurture and carry both the parents through this life changing transition.

Have tools on hand that will get you through the hard parts.

Affirmation cards
Combs or banksia sea pods for pain relief (acupressure)
Water for pain relief (shower or birth pool)
Nourishing food for early labour (to fuel you)
Birth ball
Essential oils
Practice deep breathing (for relaxation)
Hypno birthing audios
Scarf jiggling (robozo) for pain relief

Really work out what you will need during this time!

Have a birth plan and go with the flow. It’s great to have a guide but be open to whatever unfolds.

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Maternity Photographer Gold Coast QLD | This or That

28/06/2022 No Comments

If you follow Dreamy Moon Photography on Instagram and Facebook, you will be familiar with the voting game ‘this or that’.

A fun bubbly voting game where we choose our favourite images from a session. To play the game you must select two images (ideally from the same scene). Upload them to your favourite platform with voting buttons or through the comment section. Wait and watch the votes roll in. You can also nominate your friends to do the challenge too.

Maternity Photographer Gold Coast QLD | This or That

We love playing this or that over on our Dreamy Moon Photography platforms

Engaging with our community is so important to us. Plus we always get comments about how everyone loves this game and the comparisons.

The first This or That image is of one of our favourite cake smash sessions. Miss Everly came in for a milestone, cake smash and splash bath shoot. She completely stole everyones hearts with her big blue eyes and contagious smile. Over on our instagram the votes were super close between the two comparisons. However the image of Everly standing, took the win! Our audience was completely smitten with that image.

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Following the votes over on instagram, we posted a second image for this or that. Our classic newborn set up, the vote choices were between the basket prop or bottoms up. With our surprise people were absolutely loving the bottoms up pose. A super classic pose but yet timeless…

For the final this or that image. We uploaded another bottoms up pose (since everyone loved the previous) and a froggy. Now this was super close in votes 48-52! Froggy did however just take the lead and won overall. Such a fun game to see what everyone is loving at the moment!

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Tweed NSW Newborn Photography | The Best Cake Smash Photographer

26/06/2022 No Comments

Tweed NSW Newborn Photography | The Best Cake Smash Photographer

Tweed NSW Top Cake Smash Photographers…

Capturing the authentic and candid moments of your baby. Freezing this precious moment in time

We love photographing cake smashes at Dreamy Moon Photography! In fact we just did a whole new rebranding series for cake smashes, utilising natural, earthy and minimalistic themes. Clients have been loving the new series! Of course we still can set up a classic balloon arch on request, if that is your thing.

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Your cake smash session will include use of props, cake stand, outfits, backdrops and splash bath. We will also guide you with the best recommendations on cakes makers.

One of most popular client requests are milestone photos of their babies before delving straight into cake! This allows for a timeline of images which are perfect for an album or folio box. Cake smashes are meant to be fun, so rest assured. You can leave all the planning and cleaning up to our team… You can sit back and enjoy your precious little one.

At Dreamy Moon Photography we focus on capturing the candid moments of your baby. Those little smiles, first steps and even tasting cake for the first time. On the side we will also create a little Instagram reel for the memories.

We love filming behind the scenes too and have a collection of videos that capture our cake smash sessions. Check them out here…

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Gold Coast Newborn Photographer | Newborn Safety

24/06/2022 No Comments

Gold Coast Newborn Photographer | Newborn Safety

Safety is the foundation

Firstly safety is the foundation for everything we do at Dreamy Moon Photography. We undergo numerous amounts of training. And are continuously updating our skills and knowledge in the industry. It is of utter most importance to our company that we provide you and your precious little ones with a safe and calm environment. By demonstrating and practicing safety throughout our sessions. Constantly updating, adjusting and tweaking our safety method strategy. We can guarantee that you and your family will have a safe and secure session.

Training

Secondly Dreamy Moon Photography commits to regular training each year. Thus forever expanding our knowledge on newborn and children photography safety. We hold a working with children’s check and have updated first aid training.

Our sessions are planned safely for you…

Thirdly our sessions are always hand on and meticulously planned around the safety of your child or baby. Newborn sessions always have a spotter onboard, whether that be Tiana, our assistance or parents. We always choose appropriate poses according to your baby. As not all babies like every pose. There are a number of poses that are photographed as a composite (this means two images combined into one, hand on at all times!). Poses such as froggy, potato and head on hand in a poser. When shooting cake smashes we always check in with any known allergies, to minimise risk.

Preparation Guide

Lastly When you book a session with Dreamy Moon Photography, you will received a detailed preparation guide that elaborates on studio safety and preparation. To ensure you have the best and smoothest experience in our studio.

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Gold Coast QLD Newborn Photography | Why Homebirth

23/06/2022 No Comments

Gold Coast QLD Newborn Photography | Why Homebirth

Homebirth!

An amazing, beautiful and empowering experience… Something that I wish all expecting mamas would consider. Of course know that wherever you birth does not matter if you feel safe to birth there.

Home birth is an incredible option to bring your baby into earth side. They will be birthed into the comfort of their own home, surrounded by their loved ones.

But let’s talk about the real nitty gritty benefits of home birthing.

Your home is full of yours and your baby’s microbiome. This means that you basically have an ecosystem of bacteria, fungal, viruses and germs that you, your family and baby are exposed to. Birthing your baby at home minimises the exposure to foreign germs.

When you choose to homebirth you are also minimising your risk to unnecessary intervention. Women who homebirth have a lower rate of 3rd and 4th degree tears. Have higher success rates for VBAC and more personalised care.

So why do women choose to home

Birth?

You have the ability to choose whatever positions you want to birth in.
Familiar surroundings
Previous hospital birth trauma
Desire for a natural birth
Choice with who is involved in your birth.
Minimising intervention

If home birth is something that speaks to you, there are plenty more resources to look into and find out more information such as HomeBirthAustralia.Org

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Tweed NSW Newborn Photography | Why it’s important to educate yourself on birth

21/06/2022 No Comments

Tweed NSW Newborn Photography | Why it’s important to educate yourself on birth

I want to start this blog off with a little disclaimer:

It is so important to birth where you feel safe mama, whether that’s at home, the hospital or amongst your favourite people.

Okay let’s jump right in because this is something I am super passionate about and want all mamas to have the birth of their dreams.

Firstly it is so important to educate your self around birth, birth anatomy, home birth, hospital birth, inductions, c sections, naturally birth etc. The best way to do this is through a hypno birthing course. Such as calm birth. A doula is another amazing option that will work along side, to help inform you, with your options. Of course if you’re anything like me you’ll spend every night researching, reading, listening to podcasts such as the midwitch or birth realm.

Secondly I think it’s really important to get clear on what your goals are. If you can go into birth informed but opened minded, you will truely get the best outcome.

Know your rights and have a strong team that can advocate for you in your most vulnerable state. This is why I love a good birth plan because it allows everyone to get on your page and know what outcome your striving for. Having an involved birthing partner is crucial to your birth. It’s so important to feel safe and this special person will help anchor you.

You have a choice to birth wherever you want…

Home

Public hospital

Private hospital

Even in nature (if that’s your thing!)

If you take the time to educate yourself, you will be able to birth with ease and trust. Knowing that whatever happens, the outcome will be okay.

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Burleigh Heads QLD Newborn Photography | Why choose me?

20/06/2022 No Comments

Burleigh Heads QLD Newborn Photography | Why choose me?

Hello, I am Tiana the founder of Dreamy Moon Photography. Dreamy Moon Photography is based around creating unique experiences for our clients who want a trusted professional to guide them through their session.

Why Dreamy Moon Photography started:

Now I go into much more detail in my other blog pose “ What photography means to me”. But I will briefly explain how DMP became about.Having my first child inspired me to start DMP. I wanted to capture the endless moments and realised that I could do the same for other families. Photography was already a hobby of mine, but I wanted to learn the professional reigns.

Tiana’s Education:

Education and knowledge is the key to growth. I strongly believe in investing into yourself and after knowing that I wanted to turn photography into a career, I went down the education rabbit hole. It first started with a few courses through click love grow. This is amazing for setting you up for the foundations. But I knew in my heart that I really wanted to work with babies. With that in mind I did some specialised training with Sarah Scott, Natasha Galley, Emily Wilcokson and Meg Bitton.

At Dreamy Moon Photography, we are continually adding to our education. We strongly believe in investing into our experience each year. We are currently working with a mentor who is known internationally for their work. Creating a safe environment for our clients is number one priority and that coincides with correct training. Now if you also need want to get into the nitty gritty, I’ve also done several courses in Nutrition and Dietetics, Food science and Graphic design at Newcastle university. Which I guess shaped me to be who I am today.

Tiana’s experience:

I’ve been specialising in newborn photography for four years now. I love working with babies and have focused my education around that niche.

In the last two years we have started photographing weddings. Now this is a completely different style of photography and I’m all for it. We love being able to travel and capture the candid moments of someone’s special day.

So why choose me? Why choose Dreamy Moon Photography…

We love to keep it real and raw at DMP but we also strive to provide you with a one of a kind experience, that most other photographers do not offer. An experience that guides you through creating timeless memories with your loved ones. An experience that leaves you with heirloom art pieces to treasure for ever. Something that is stress free…

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Burleigh Heads QLD Newborn Photography | What photography means to me

15/06/2022 No Comments

Burleigh Heads QLD Newborn Photography | What photography means to me

I grew up in a household that did not priorities memories…

Growing up in a disadvantaged household with 8 children, you get lost in the crowd. As a family of 10 we only have one image of all of us together. After having my first baby, who is now five years old. There was a part of me that felt empty. Whilst I was pregnant and becoming excited to bring my first born baby into the world. So than, I searched for images of myself and my family. To see the resemblance of what my new baby would look like in comparison to my own baby photos, meant so much to me. It was than and there that I realised I have near to no images of myself as a baby. It still stings knowing that I will never know what baby Tiana looked like. I will never be able to do side by side comparisons of mum, dad and baby.

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I had subconsciously made and oath to myself

To document, capture and freeze moments in time of my family and children. I had actually started a YouTube channel as well as learning the basics of photography to support this dream. Now if you know me personally, you know that I am a dreamer. I love that even when you put your mind to something you can achieve it. That was the catalyst to how Dreamy Moon Photography began. Firstly I became obsessed with learning the ins and outs of becoming a photography. It ignited something within me, something that felt so empty before. When you grow up with childhood trauma the biggest thing you do for yourself is to nurture your inner child. That is what photography does for me…

Fast forward five years and photography still means the world to me. I feel so honoured and fulfilled being apart of families earliest moments. Meeting new people and creating connections are just the tip of the iceberg to why this job is so fulfilling and meaningful. The best part about photography is creating tangible heirloom art for families to cherish and pass down for years to come.

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