{"id":2702,"date":"2015-12-14T13:06:41","date_gmt":"2015-12-14T13:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.framedbyclaire.co.za\/blog\/?p=2702"},"modified":"2015-12-14T13:06:41","modified_gmt":"2015-12-14T13:06:41","slug":"birth-photography-surrogate-pregnancy-cape-town-december-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.framedbyclaire.co.za\/index.php\/2015\/12\/14\/birth-photography-surrogate-pregnancy-cape-town-december-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Birth Photography \u2013 Surrogate pregnancy \u2013 Cape Town &#8211; December 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">I recently had the privilege of recording a very special occasion. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">I met Rikki a few years ago as our girls go to the same school and have become best friends. When Rikki, the owner of <\/span><a href=\"file:\/\/\/E:\/Framed%20by%20Claire%20Doc's\/blog\/Sunshineeggdonors.com\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; font-family: Times New Roman;\">Sunshine Egg Donors<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> told me that she was going to be a surrogate for a couple who have been trying for 16 years to have a baby, I got goosebumps all over. I thought what an amazing gift to give them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">When she told me she was pregnant to a little baby girl, I had offered to take photo of the birth and when the parents to be agreed that I could, I was over the moon with excitement. Baby arrived a week earlier than schedule via caesarian section. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">Thank you to Rikki and the parents for letting me be a part of such a special moment. I will treasure this memory forever.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">Below are a few photos from the birth. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.framedbyclaire.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/0002-Birth-Framed-by-Claire-Photography.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2703\" title=\"0002-Birth-Framed by Claire Photography\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.framedbyclaire.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/0002-Birth-Framed-by-Claire-Photography-1024x682.jpg?resize=640%2C426&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.framedbyclaire.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/0004-Birth-Framed-by-Claire-Photography.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2704\" title=\"0004-Birth-Framed by Claire Photography\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.framedbyclaire.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/0004-Birth-Framed-by-Claire-Photography-1024x770.jpg?resize=640%2C481&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.framedbyclaire.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/0016-Birth-Framed-by-Claire-Photography.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2724\" title=\"0016-Birth-Framed by Claire Photography\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.framedbyclaire.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/0016-Birth-Framed-by-Claire-Photography-1024x770.jpg?resize=640%2C481&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.framedbyclaire.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/0011-Birth-Framed-by-Claire-Photography.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2705\" title=\"0011-Birth-Framed by Claire Photography\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.framedbyclaire.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/0011-Birth-Framed-by-Claire-Photography-682x1024.jpg?resize=640%2C960&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.framedbyclaire.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/0009-Birth-Framed-by-Claire-Photography.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2723\" title=\"0009-Birth-Framed by Claire Photography\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.framedbyclaire.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/0009-Birth-Framed-by-Claire-Photography-682x1024.jpg?resize=640%2C960&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.framedbyclaire.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/0023-Birth-Framed-by-Claire-Photography.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2726\" title=\"0023-Birth-Framed by Claire Photography\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.framedbyclaire.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/0023-Birth-Framed-by-Claire-Photography-1024x682.jpg?resize=640%2C426&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.framedbyclaire.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/0026-Birth-Framed-by-Claire-Photography.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2706\" title=\"0026-Birth-Framed by Claire Photography\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.framedbyclaire.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/0026-Birth-Framed-by-Claire-Photography-1024x342.jpg?resize=640%2C213&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"213\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.framedbyclaire.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/0039-Birth-Framed-by-Claire-Photography.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2707\" title=\"0039-Birth-Framed by Claire Photography\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.framedbyclaire.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/0039-Birth-Framed-by-Claire-Photography-1024x682.jpg?resize=640%2C426&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.framedbyclaire.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/0055-Birth-Framed-by-Claire-Photography.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2708\" title=\"0055-Birth-Framed by Claire Photography\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.framedbyclaire.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/0055-Birth-Framed-by-Claire-Photography-1024x682.jpg?resize=640%2C426&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.framedbyclaire.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/0064-Birth-Framed-by-Claire-Photography.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2709\" title=\"0064-Birth-Framed by Claire Photography\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.framedbyclaire.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/0064-Birth-Framed-by-Claire-Photography-1024x342.jpg?resize=640%2C213&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"213\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.framedbyclaire.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/0115-Birth-Framed-by-Claire-Photography.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2711\" title=\"0115-Birth-Framed by Claire Photography\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.framedbyclaire.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/0115-Birth-Framed-by-Claire-Photography-682x1024.jpg?resize=640%2C960&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.framedbyclaire.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/0125-Birth-Framed-by-Claire-Photography.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2714\" title=\"0125-Birth-Framed by Claire Photography\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.framedbyclaire.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/0125-Birth-Framed-by-Claire-Photography-1024x682.jpg?resize=640%2C426&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.framedbyclaire.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/0119-Birth-Framed-by-Claire-Photography.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2712\" title=\"0119-Birth-Framed by Claire Photography\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.framedbyclaire.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/0119-Birth-Framed-by-Claire-Photography-1024x682.jpg?resize=640%2C426&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.framedbyclaire.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/0124-Birth-Framed-by-Claire-Photography.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2713\" title=\"0124-Birth-Framed by Claire Photography\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.framedbyclaire.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/0124-Birth-Framed-by-Claire-Photography-1024x682.jpg?resize=640%2C426&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.framedbyclaire.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/0142-Birth-Framed-by-Claire-Photography.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2717\" title=\"0142-Birth-Framed by Claire Photography\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.framedbyclaire.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/0142-Birth-Framed-by-Claire-Photography-1024x342.jpg?resize=640%2C213&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"213\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.framedbyclaire.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/0096-Birth-Framed-by-Claire-Photography.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2710\" title=\"0096-Birth-Framed by Claire Photography\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.framedbyclaire.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/0096-Birth-Framed-by-Claire-Photography-1024x342.jpg?resize=640%2C213&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"213\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.framedbyclaire.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/0132-Birth-Framed-by-Claire-Photography.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2715\" title=\"0132-Birth-Framed by Claire Photography\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.framedbyclaire.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/0132-Birth-Framed-by-Claire-Photography-1024x682.jpg?resize=640%2C426&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.framedbyclaire.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/0133-Birth-Framed-by-Claire-Photography.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2716\" title=\"0133-Birth-Framed by Claire Photography\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.framedbyclaire.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/0133-Birth-Framed-by-Claire-Photography-1024x682.jpg?resize=640%2C426&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.framedbyclaire.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/0134-Birth-Framed-by-Claire-Photography.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2725\" title=\"0134-Birth-Framed by Claire Photography\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.framedbyclaire.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/0134-Birth-Framed-by-Claire-Photography-1024x682.jpg?resize=640%2C426&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.framedbyclaire.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/0151-Birth-Framed-by-Claire-Photography.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2718\" title=\"0151-Birth-Framed by Claire Photography\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.framedbyclaire.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/0151-Birth-Framed-by-Claire-Photography-1024x682.jpg?resize=640%2C426&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.framedbyclaire.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/0156-Birth-Framed-by-Claire-Photography.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2719\" title=\"0156-Birth-Framed by Claire Photography\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.framedbyclaire.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/0156-Birth-Framed-by-Claire-Photography-1024x682.jpg?resize=640%2C426&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.framedbyclaire.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/0163-Birth-Framed-by-Claire-Photography.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2720\" title=\"0163-Birth-Framed by Claire Photography\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.framedbyclaire.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/0163-Birth-Framed-by-Claire-Photography-1024x682.jpg?resize=640%2C426&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.framedbyclaire.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/0186-Birth-Framed-by-Claire-Photography.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2722\" title=\"0186-Birth-Framed by Claire Photography\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.framedbyclaire.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/0186-Birth-Framed-by-Claire-Photography-682x1024.jpg?resize=640%2C960&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.framedbyclaire.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/0180-Birth-Framed-by-Claire-Photography.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2721\" title=\"0180-Birth-Framed by Claire Photography\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.framedbyclaire.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/0180-Birth-Framed-by-Claire-Photography-682x1024.jpg?resize=640%2C960&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I recently had the privilege of recording a very special occasion. I met Rikki a few years ago as our girls go to the same school and have become best friends. When Rikki, the owner of Sunshine Egg Donors told me that she was going to be a surrogate for a couple who have been trying for 16 years to have a baby, I got goosebumps all over. I thought what an amazing gift to give them. When she told me she was pregnant to a little baby girl, I&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2716,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,148,7,1],"tags":[13,36,149,150,18,43,44,62,14,16,21,22,151,152],"class_list":["post-2702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-baby","category-birth","category-cape-town","category-uncategorized","tag-baby","tag-baby-photographer","tag-birth-2","tag-birth-photography","tag-cape-town","tag-cape-town-photographer","tag-child-photographer","tag-children-photography","tag-claire-clarke","tag-framed-by-claire","tag-framed-by-claire-photography","tag-photographer","tag-surrogate-mother","tag-surrogate-pregnancy"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.framedbyclaire.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2702"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.framedbyclaire.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.framedbyclaire.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.framedbyclaire.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.framedbyclaire.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2702"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.framedbyclaire.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2702\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.framedbyclaire.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.framedbyclaire.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.framedbyclaire.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.framedbyclaire.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}