Jaclyn Hughes

Aloha Maternity Photo Session

Aloha Maternity Photo Session

I will be ETERNALLY grateful that my doula recommended Sophia of Sophia & Co Photography to us. Not only did she do an EXCEPTIONAL job capturing our maternity sessions, both family (pictured here) and my Mermaid Maternity Shoot, but also was present for Kyla’s birth, and created a gorgeous Birth Story Video and images from our special day. My sweet hubby was deployed for much of this pregnancy. So getting to do this special shoot together before Ky came meant the world to us. Sophia knew my hope was to capture the beauty of our island home here on Oahu, and…

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Introducing Kyla Emmalyn 8.03.17

Introducing Kyla Emmalyn 8.03.17

Allow me to introduce our sweet girl, Kyla Emmalyn Hughes. (name pronounced K-I-La) This sweet bundle of LOVE made her way into the world at 8:39 a.m. on August 3, 2017 via C-section, weighing in at 5 pounds 3 ounces and 20 inches long. The quote “Though she be but little, she is fierce” defines her. 😉 You can watch and read about Kyla’s “eventful” birth story HERE. Mahalo for Laura of Luscia Sophia Photography for capturing her sweet newborn session.                            

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MY ULTIMATE POSTPARTUM RESET RECAP

MY ULTIMATE POSTPARTUM RESET RECAP

2 WKS POSTPARTUM C-SECTION          5 WKS POSTPARTUM C-SECTION After 9 months of pregnancy, getting sick in my final weeks of pregnancy, and THEN having a C-section, my body was in need of a serious reboot! So part of my postpartum plan to healthfully “bounce back ” was to do my favorite 21 day cleanse. I knew that to successfully complete it both postpartum and while breastfeeding, I would need to make some modifications. Below I share with you an overview of my postpartum cleanse experience & answers to some frequently asked questions. I personally waited until…

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Post C-section Must Haves

Post C-section Must Haves

Even though Kyla was breech for all of my third trimester, it wasn’t until the night before my C-section that I actually allowed myself to fully believe that I wouldn’t be able to deliver her naturally the way we had planned. So needless to say, we had not “prepared” ourselves until the last minute.  Looking back on it now, I wanted to share a few things that were REALLY helpful and necessary for having a C-section. You can also see what I packed in my too in this blog post: Hospital Bag with Printable Checklist HERE. I have experienced both a vaginal birth…

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Pregnancy Journal & Bump Date: 40 Weeks

Pregnancy Journal & Bump Date: 40 Weeks

Our FINAL #BumpDay Update 😊💞 One week ago today, I sat in my doctor’s office at my 39-week checkup and was told my amniotic fluid was low, Ky was still breech, I was 2cm dilated, and that they had miscalculated her size and it appeared she wasn’t growing anymore.  My hope to “let things ride,” go into labor naturally, and hope she’d flip head down so I could deliver her was evaporating before my eyes.  I plan to share more about what happened next when I blog our birth story, but to summarize I was then admitted to the hospital,…

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