Hands-Off Home Birth | When Dad Catches Baby

Birth has a way of unfolding exactly as it needs to. When I arrived at Llewelyn's birth, the energy was already electric with anticipation. This baby was coming, and coming fast.

These fast births remind us that women's bodies know. I captured the intensity building, the focus deepening, that beautiful moment when Mama surrendered to her body's wisdom.

Then suddenly - that familiar birth energy shifted. The baby was coming NOW. Without hesitation, Dad moved into position, guided by pure instinct and love. As Llewelyn emerged into his father's waiting hands, time seemed to pause. That sacred moment when a partner becomes not just support but the first one to welcome their baby earthside.

First breath. First touch. First cry. A father's steady hands cradling new life. A mother's triumphant smile. These are the moments that remind us why birth photography matters - capturing not just arrivals, but transformations.

To Llewelyn's family - thank you for letting me witness this powerful, instinctive birth. For showing us what happens when we trust birth's perfect timing and a father's ready hands.