Birth photographer – Sarah Shambaugh Photo https://blog.sarahshambaughphoto.com Blog Wed, 08 Nov 2017 02:18:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.8.24 Featured! https://blog.sarahshambaughphoto.com/?p=3995 https://blog.sarahshambaughphoto.com/?p=3995#respond Sat, 09 Jan 2016 04:54:08 +0000 http://blog.sarahshambaughphoto.com/?p=3995 The surrogate birth I posted a few weeks ago was featured on Babycenter.com! Isn’t that incredible? Babycenter contacted me to see if they could feature this story. Of course! Everyone was thrilled. A big big thank you to the Intended Parents and to their gestational carrier for allowing me to document their amazing story and share it with the world!

Here is the link! babycenter.com

 

]]> https://blog.sarahshambaughphoto.com/?feed=rss2&p=3995 0 Happy First Birthday Eliana! https://blog.sarahshambaughphoto.com/?p=3750 https://blog.sarahshambaughphoto.com/?p=3750#respond Sat, 05 Dec 2015 05:37:56 +0000 http://blog.sarahshambaughphoto.com/?p=3750 It’s honestly kind of hard to find the words for this post.  First I will say, I can’t believe its been a year.  It’s been a whole entire year since this sweetie began making waves. She was born to change the world, and she  did just that. I never blogged the time I got to spend with Eliana. What a better time to honor her than on her first birthday. I met Naomi, Eliana’s momma the day before her scheduled c-section. We had been in contact for months before that when Naomi was planning a home birth. Shortly after Eliana’s parents found out her diagnoses of Trisomy 18, I said no matter what, I would still be at her birth. I walked into the hospital on December 4th for our meeting to talk about all the different scenarios of how Eliana’s birth could go, nervous as ever. I had no idea what to expect, but like I told myself for weeks, it’s not about me. It’s about them. It’s about her. The following day, December 5th. Eliana would be born. Would she be alive? How long will she live if so? Minutes? Days? Weeks? I (we) had no idea. How would she look? I will admit, I have never ever been as nervous as I was on this day. This day forever changed me.  Here is a little tribute to honor my favorite and most inspiring baby I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. I’ll keep it short, because I could go on and on… but Thank you Eliana for leaving your heart with me <3

Eliana’s memorial video that was played during her memorial service:

This slideshow is one that Matthew Eliana’s Daddy asked me to make for Naomi as a surprise.

eliana (matthew slideshow) from Sarah Shambaugh on Vimeo.

 



 

]]> https://blog.sarahshambaughphoto.com/?feed=rss2&p=3750 0 A glimpse into gestational surrogacy https://blog.sarahshambaughphoto.com/?p=3690 https://blog.sarahshambaughphoto.com/?p=3690#respond Mon, 30 Nov 2015 00:41:46 +0000 http://blog.sarahshambaughphoto.com/?p=3690 I have one sentence to sum up this blog post….

If you can make somebody happy, do it. The world needs more of that.

Perfectly said. Talk about the most selfless gift a woman could ever give. Emily and Gwen are both sonographers in a local doctors office together. After being friends for years, Emily  stepped up became the gestational carrier for Joe and Gwen, also known as the Intended Parents (IP). Baby Paxton was a  frozen embryo from September 2014.

**A surrogacy arrangement or surrogacy agreement is the carrying of a pregnancy or intended parents. There are two main types of surrogacy, gestational surrogacy (also known as host or full surrogacy)  and traditional surrogacy (also known as partial, genetic, or straight surrogacy). In gestational surrogacy, the pregnancy results from the transfer of an embryo created by In Vetro Fertilization  (IVF), in a manner so the resulting child is genetically unrelated to the surrogate. Gestational surrogates are also referred to as gestational carriers. In traditional surrogacy, the surrogate is impregnated naturally or artificially, but the resulting child is genetically related to the surrogate. In the United States, gestational surrogacy is more common than traditional surrogacy.**

 

These two sonographers were some how able to keep from cheating, and kept the gender a surprise! I have no idea how they did it 😉

Dr. Costa was phenomenal, she had Gwen help deliver her baby, cut the cord, do skin-to-skin, and had her completely involved in her baby’s delivery. Momma announced to everyone, “it’s a BOY!” Tears were flowing, the room was full of love, smiles and laughter. Not a dry eye in the room. Not one face without a huge smile. I have never been in such a heartwarming delivery!

Here is a glimpse into baby Paxtons journey into our world!

 

 

 

It’s a…..

BOY!!!!

]]> https://blog.sarahshambaughphoto.com/?feed=rss2&p=3690 0 Baby Amelia|birth https://blog.sarahshambaughphoto.com/?p=3167 https://blog.sarahshambaughphoto.com/?p=3167#respond Tue, 06 Oct 2015 02:54:57 +0000 http://blog.sarahshambaughphoto.com/?p=3167 Miss Amelia almost didn’t want to wait for me! Less than 20 minutes after arriving at the hospital, Amelia was born. Miss beautiful 7lbs 12.6 ounces and 19 inches of her.
August 10th 2015. 8:14pm.
Thanks for waiting girlfriend 😉

 

 

]]> https://blog.sarahshambaughphoto.com/?feed=rss2&p=3167 0 The Brills are expecting! https://blog.sarahshambaughphoto.com/?p=3141 https://blog.sarahshambaughphoto.com/?p=3141#respond Wed, 30 Sep 2015 03:01:00 +0000 http://blog.sarahshambaughphoto.com/?p=3141 Long time high school friends are having a baby! Thrilled and honored to document their first son entering this world. November, you can come on any time now!

While walking the streets of downtown Grove City, we stopped at the Lollipop stop. I had never been in before, and it was adorable. I can’t wait to take my kids back!

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