Journal — Hearts & Coffee

The end of the fourth trimester

Life

MotherhoodScarlet O'NeillSeptember 23, 2018postpartum, fourth trimester, motherhood, oscar jamesComment

don't try to fast forward time

What I wish I knew. Hindsight is 20/20

MotherhoodScarlet O'NeillAugust 3, 2018motherhood, postpartum, oscar jamesComment

baby blues

The most vulnerable post I may have ever written. An experience I lived, and one that made me feel more scared and alienated than anything else. Check in on new moms, check in on your strong friends.

MotherhoodScarlet O'NeillJuly 24, 2018newborn, personal post, postpartum, baby bluesComment

no one told me

Things I never thought of, never heard of, and never imagined when I dreamed of becoming a mother.

MotherhoodScarlet O'NeillJuly 22, 2018postpartum, motherhoodComment

a little bit of light in the storm

A day full of little wins, and the first bit of light.

MotherhoodScarlet O'NeillJuly 20, 2018personal post, postpartum, newbornComment

The fear of being ungrateful

Smile and say, “it’s all perfect!” or, be honest with what you are feeling if its not that perfection everyone talks about? It’s scary because you don’t want to be ungrateful for something so great.

MotherhoodScarlet O'NeillJuly 14, 2018postpartum, motherhood

induction | the natural way

A due date is the suggested date that baby is good to enter the world. But at 40 weeks not all babies seems to want to come earth side just yet, so what’s a mama to do?!

MotherhoodScarlet O'NeillJune 20, 2018Pregnancy, 42 weeks, overdueComment

still waiting

Our plan. Not everything goes as planned, see what we hoped for while waiting.

MotherhoodScarlet O'NeillJune 19, 2018birth, midwives, doula, home birth

the waiting period

The hardest part of being pregnant was once 40 weeks hit and all you do is wait. It’s like reliving the day over and over again.

MotherhoodScarlet O'NeillJune 18, 2018Pregnancy, overdue, 42 weeks

due date | 40 weeks

Those last days before your whole world changes. And, you truly cannot comprehend the magnitude of the change until it hits.

MotherhoodScarlet O'NeillJune 16, 2018Pregnancy, due date, third trimesterComment

comfortable in my skin

This session almost didn’t happen, but I’m so glad it did. It’s all about persuasion. Thank you to Jessy at Bows & Lavender for these beauties.

third trimester

The last trimester before baby comes earth side.

at home with lucy & the belly

My last days at home with just me and little fur lady, Lucy. Joanna Crichton made our tiny little condo feel like a haven and I couldn’t be more thankful for documenting these moments.

MotherhoodScarlet O'NeillMay 20, 2018photography, maternity, 36 weeks pregnant

a-frames & baby bumps

Go big, or go home. Well, our last out of town shoot was epic. LAURKEN-FREAKING-KENDALL rocks a maternity shoot, that’s for sure. Mad love to this babelicious talented fox for making us look pretty darn cool.

Motherhood, Love and RelationshipsScarlet O'NeillApril 18, 2018photography, Pregnancy

not all bumps are the same

When I popped, I popped, and I soon learned that my belly was some sort of invitation for others to comment on me and my size on the daily. A little food for thought on the size of bellies and how one should maybe approach mama’s “big” or “small”.

MotherhoodScarlet O'NeillFebruary 20, 2018maternity, Pregnancy, unsolicited adviceComment