This sweet baby laid on her momma, taking in her whole world. For the first few hours after her birth, she didn’t cry. She was simply in awe of the life she had been given.
Loving all the details of this photo…those lips and tiny toes!
This sweet little baby girl was born posterior with a nuchal hand (on top of her head/by her face) and en caul!
“Oh my gosh, she’s so beautiful — I’m so in love with her,”
The “veil” or “caul” or “sac” that her baby was born in floating in the water. It was stunning, and her husband and daughter spent a lot of time playing with it and discussing how powerful it is (amazing homeschool lesson for sure).
Did you know that en caul births are also called “mermaid births” and “veiled births”?
Gah!!!!! All these hands! What a story. Can you believe this second image made it to the top 100 in an international competition out of almost half a million entries?! This was a fantastic occasion. Mama and midwife were unwrapping baby and baby was reaching out for Mama.
An en caul birth is when the baby comes out still inside an intact amniotic sac (caul). This might make it look like your newborn is completely gift-wrapped in a soft as a bubble.
This sweet babe came in with the rising sun and was veiled in his sac when he greeted us. I think it’s amazing to see them all curled up in there like that and I will cherish this photo forever.
Almost done bugging you all. But I know you love this image and it deserves to win!.
