National Capital Doulas

Newborn Baby Alizée – 2 weeks new

Stephanie de Montigny August 8, 2018

Baby Alizée came to visit the portrait studio for her newborn photography session at just over 2 weeks new, 16 days old to be exact. She had the perfect amount of baby chub, and let me pose her like a little doll. Perfectly content with sleeping through most of the session, we were able to capture images in several different setups, and show off her beautiful little features. World, meet Alizée. Here are a few favourites from the session. It was

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New Dresses at the Studio

Stephanie de Montigny August 2, 2018

I make a point to make it very clear that the studio is fully equipped for newborn and baby sessions, having all of the backdrops, props, accessories and outfits needed. But for those of you who don’t know, I also have a small collection of maternity outfits for mom-to-be that can also be used during the session. Bonus that they can also be used during newborn sessions. In the past few months, I have been scouting additional items that I

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Behind The Scenes Of Starting A Family – Chapter 6: The First Trimester

Stephanie de Montigny July 27, 2018

If you haven’t started at Chapter 1 of the adventure, I recommend that you check it out–if nothing else to get to know me a little bit and figure out where we’re at on the journey to starting our family. Now that your caught up, let’s continue on. The First Trimester – You Never See It Coming Having a career where I am literally swimming in all things pregnancy, birth & baby All. The. Time. you’d think I’d know exactly what’s to

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Newborn Baby Arya – 2 weeks new

Stephanie de Montigny July 12, 2018

Baby Arya came to visit the portrait studio for her newborn photography session at almost 2 weeks new, 12 days old to be exact. This session was particularly exciting because I had photographed her cousin last year, and it was fun to see the family resemblance. Don’t let that fool you into thinking she didn’t have a personality of her own, with her own quirks, and plenty of beautiful expressions. She was such a fun little girl to snuggle into my

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Newborn Baby Celine – 7 weeks new

Stephanie de Montigny July 10, 2018

Baby Celine came to visit the portrait studio for her newborn photography session at 7 weeks new; 51 days to be exact. This was one of our ‘newborn petites‘ sessions at the studio, which is a much shorter session than usual, for the purpose of capturing a few baby photos to send to family or display on the wall. We were able to get a few images of her awake & content before she made a big ‘gift’ for us. We spent

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Behind The Scenes Of Starting A Family – Chapter 5: Telling The Parents

Stephanie de Montigny July 6, 2018

If you haven’t started at Chapter 1 of the adventure, I recommend that you check it out–if nothing else to get to know me a little bit and figure out where we’re at on the journey to start our family. Now that your caught up, let’s continue on.     How Do We Do It? So we already knew that we want to tell people in-person, cause that’s how we roll, but the more specifics of how were still up for

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What You Need To Know Before Meeting With An Advisor

Stephanie de Montigny June 29, 2018

When I first met an investment advisor, who technically referred to himself as a financial planner, it was very icky and I ran for the hills. I really wish my 23 year old self knew better, and scouted out a better advisor for ME rather than thinking they were all the same. Because they are definitely NOT all like that. I have encountered many other financial advisors through my business networking meetings over the years, they have been amazing people.

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Is That New Frame Still Waiting To Be Hung? | Perks Of A Full-Service Studio

Stephanie de Montigny June 22, 2018

Hanging your art almost always falls onto the back-burner. It even happens to us professionals. I have framed images from over 2 years ago that are still leaning against the wall where I want them to go. All because the ones I bought weren’t ready to hang, and I needed to add a wire or string to the backing to be able to put it up. Ain’t nobody got time fo’ that! Moving to the new house gave me the opportunity

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Top 7 Baby Gadgets You Don’t Need (And 7 You Do!)

National Capital Doulas June 20, 2018

Every soon-to-be parent asks themselves a ton of questions about the upcoming birth of their child, including the typical ‘what do I really need’ question because babies are expensive enough as it is–there is no sense buying all the things, especially ones you don’t actually need. While I have encountered many products over the years while caring for other babies, and existing in the industry through my business, I don’t know everything, so I set out to find an expert

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What You Need To Know About Massage During Pregnancy

Shelley Schroeder, RMT at The Nest Massage June 8, 2018

  What You Need To Know About Massage During Pregnancy   Pregnancy can be a challenging part of life. Massage therapy can help to alleviate some of the discomfort associated with the changes that happen to one’s body while growing a tiny human.   Misconceptions About Prenatal Massage     There are many concerns I hear from expectant parents regularly regarding massage therapy and I would like to shed some light on misconceptions and hopefully answer questions and address concerns

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Behind The Scenes Of Starting A Family – Chapter 4: The Changes Begin

Stephanie de Montigny June 7, 2018

If you haven’t started at Chapter 1 of the adventure, I recommend that you check it out–if nothing else to get to know me a little bit and figure out where we’re at on the journey to start our family. Now that your caught up, and understand the humour of my husband’s “6 week photo” for this post, let’s continue on.     The Changes Begin The first thing I noticed was around the 4 weeks mark, the fact that my

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Baby Is Coming. Now What? (Ottawa Baby Show meets Prenatal Class)

Stephanie de Montigny June 4, 2018

Ottawa Pregnancy, Birth, & New-Parent Education Event   Pure Natural Newborn Photography is proud to present Ottawa with this amazing one-day pregnancy, birth, & new-parent education event where attendees will get to learn all of the basics of what to expect in their pregnancy and the first few weeks with a newborn–all in a 1-DAY event.          Baby Is Coming. Now What?   Whether you are trying to start your family, or you’ve recently found out

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How To Maintain A Healthy Pregnancy

Stephanie de Montigny June 1, 2018

Sometimes they just expect you to know everything from one minute to the next, but how could one possibly know what is happening and what is required of you if nobody has ever told you. A great book that was referred by a doctor friend of mine was What To Expect When You Are Expecting because it gets you all of the information you need, without the interference of Dr. Google, or the opinions of all the strangers of the

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Newborn Baby Anya – 1 week new

Stephanie de Montigny May 30, 2018

Baby Anya came to visit the portrait studio for her newborn photography session at almost 1 week new, at 5 days new to be exact. She was such a doll and slept for a good part of the session, which meant we could get quite a few setups done before she got hungry. After a nice feed, diaper-change, and rock to sleep, we captured some lovely family portraits, and boy did she love to show off those toes!   World, meet

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3 Bathtub Tips to Help Your Baby Love Water!

Stephanie de Montigny May 25, 2018

As a kid, I always loved to play in the water–whether that was running through the sprinklers, swimming in the lake, or having fun with water sports like canoeing or skiing. For whatever reason though, I absolutely hated sticking my face into the water–and still do to this day. But that doesn’t stop me from jumping off a cliff into the lake, riding the waves of the ocean, or going white-water rafting. Heck, I wanted to be one of the ‘cool

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