Free NICU Sessions
Free NICU Sessions
Being a former NICU mom myself, I know how scary it is to be in that situation with your baby. You spend your days and nights worrying about your little one.
I had to force myself to take photos during those 12 days. At the time, I couldn’t imagine wanting to remember this experience that was causing me so much grief and anxiety, but I knew that even though this wasn’t the experience that I had hoped for, it was the one that I got – and documenting it was important.
Let me take that stress off of you, free of charge. It’s my gift to you, from one NICU mom to the next.
Important NICU Session Information
- These sessions are free of charge for my NICU clients while baby is in the NICU. I come to the hospital as a guest of the family and photograph your family during my personal time. Due to the time and distance from my home, the only NICUs I am able to provide these sessions for at this time are the following: Children’s National Medical Center, Virginia Hospital Center, INOVA Fairfax.* Please do not wait to schedule your session. To make room for all my clients, I can only do NICU sessions on weekdays. NICU sessions are scheduled during my personal time and I will make every effort to be there for my NICU clients but availability is not guaranteed.
- I do not bring anything into the NICU with me other than my camera. NICU sessions, like the rest of my work is “Lifestyle”, snuggles, nursing/feedings, tubes, monitors, the whole 9. Parents are welcome to provide a blanket, hat, or outfit but it’s not required.
- I do not hold NICU babies, as much as I would love to. This is purely a liability issue.
- I do not use flash photography in the NICU.
- As with all portrait sessions, parents must sign a portrait agreement allowing me to photograph their child and themselves. Your session may be shared online to showcase the work I do for NICU families however the only info I share is the baby’s FIRST name only & age. Last names are never shared, parents names are never shared, and the hospital location is NEVER shared.
- If on the day of our NICU session, I am sick I will NOT come to the NICU.
- Please know I make every effort to fill requests for NICU sessions however I can not guarantee I will always be available. Please contact me as soon as possible at jessicacaso@gmail.com or via the ‘CONTACT ME’ page