Why You Should Schedule a Fresh 48 Session: Capturing Your Baby’s First Moments Before They Fade

Rachel Clotfelter
Jul 6, 2025
2 min read

There is nothing like those first hours after welcoming your baby into the world. The wrinkled skin. The tiny fingers. The flaky newborn hair. The way they curl into your chest like they’re still tucked safely inside. It’s raw, emotional, and fleeting—and it changes faster than most parents ever expect.

That’s exactly why a Fresh 48 session is one of the most important photo sessions you can schedule.

Babies Change Drastically in the First Few Days

In just a matter of hours, your baby will begin to look different. Swelling goes down, skin tones shift, hair patterns change, and their tiny features start to settle. Those details that make them so uniquely new—the ones you never want to forget—will quietly fade before you’ve even had a chance to catch your breath.

A Fresh 48 session takes place in the hospital or birthing center, within the first 24 to 48 hours of life. It’s designed to freeze those irreplaceable early moments in time. No props. No posing. Just real, honest connection between you and your brand-new baby.

Real, Raw, and Beautiful

This isn’t about perfection—it's about preserving truth. Your hospital room becomes the backdrop to your baby's first story. The way your partner holds them for the first time. Siblings meeting their new best friend. The sleepy, wide-eyed stares. That brand-new wristband around their impossibly small arm.

These are the moments that don’t repeat themselves.

A Gift for You and for Them

Your baby will grow faster than you can imagine. And one day, they’ll want to see the beginning of their story—how deeply loved they were from the very start. These images become part of your family’s legacy, treasured for generations.

As a photographer and a mother, I truly believe Fresh 48 sessions are a gift. A gift of memory, of emotion, and of time standing still—if only for a moment.

So if you’re expecting, don’t wait to schedule your Fresh 48. Those tiny features, that sleepy stretch, those first glances—they’ll be gone in the blink of an eye.

But with this session, they don’t have to be forgotten.