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I'm Christine and I'm so happy you're here. This blog a journal about newborn, milestone, heirloom and maternity photography.

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9 things your doctor probably didn’t tell you about giving birth: from a St. Charles, IL Newborn Photographer

Christine Retzer Photography, Chicagoland newborn photographer, maternity photo close up of belly with cream outfit.

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When is the best time for a Maternity session?

Typically, I capture a Maternity Session between 30-36 weeks of pregnancy. Sometimes women will request to shoot before that, but often times they won’t look as rounded as they would in those last weeks of pregnancy. I believe that pregnancy is an absolutely magical time (from the outside, not necessarily how it feels on the […]