The toughest newborn session I have ever done

I had done the maternity session for this lovely couple and we were on track to do a newborn session when both the grandmothers would be in town. Even though we had set a date when the baby would be three weeks old (I recommend doing sessions within two weeks), I was all set and packed for the session. But on the morning of the session, I woke up with the worst pain in my right leg. It was a terrible muscle pull that happened in my sleep at night. The pain was so bad that I couldn’t even move my leg, forget walking or bending. I started panicking because the session was in two hours and here I was sitting absolutely immobile and clueless about what to do. I called the mom and explained to her what had happened and that I was going to try my level best to show up for the session. She was really understanding and was totally okay to reschedule but given the newborn was already three weeks and that I had a packed schedule, I really didn’t want that option.

I tried everything in those two hours, from warm compress to ice packs to massage to pain killers. Somehow I managed to get to the session and I have no idea but even in that insane pain, I had a very successful session and the family loved the pictures they received. It took me multiple physio sessions to finally feel better but I am so glad that I was able to give these precious memories to the family :)