PHOTO GUIDE FOR BABY MONTLY MILESTONE STICKER

Babies, and kids in general, grow up so fast.  People always say it.  But it's true.

Milestones and achievements come and go in a blink of an eye.

One day you're struggling, wishing for the next phase, as you wake up for the 5th time that night to feed.  The next day they're gone off with their friends, off to college, or off to start their own family.

It's the cruel irony of parent hood...ha ha ha.

That's why always make a point to take pictures.

We have a great blog post about awesome pictures you can take of your baby but only happen in a small window.

You can find the post here.

Another great system is to use milestone stickers.

These are stickers you put on the belly that signify a milestone such as "1 Month", or "1 Year Old".  It's a great way to track and see their progress.

If you do have them, here are some quick tips on how to get the best photos possible.

Relax Baby - Hungry or Sleepy = Cranky

Make sure your Baby isn’t hungry or sleepy. Ideally they ate, poo-ed, took a nap and woke up. But each Baby is different find your sweet spot and go for it.

Use Natural Light - Flash Can Distract or Scare a Baby

A flash on a camera can make a baby scared, distracted or confused. Rarely do they make Baby smiley and giggly.

Instead use natural light. The best time is “Golden Hour” which is about an hour before sunset. During this time everything will have a beautiful warm glow, take advantage of it. Find a window that faces the sunset and use that light.

Get a Helper - 1 to Take Pictures and 1 for Smiles

Have one person take pictures and another person to get the baby to look toward the camera and get smiles. The helper will stand behind the camera and use squeaky toys, their voice, or rattles to have the baby look at their direction and smile. Usually Moms are best at getting babies attention and getting smiles. If you’re using a toy to get Baby’s attention, place the toy right above the lens of the camera to give the illusion Baby is looking at the camera.

Props - Can Keep Baby Occupied and Smiling

Give Baby something to hold and play with so they won’t be bored. Flower, favorite toy, etc.

Bribes - Candies and Cookies Help

Depending on the age use bribes (cookies and candies) to get their attention and/or to have them sit or stand in place and smile. Don't give them the entire cookies or candy all at once give them just a piece or a small bit. M&M's work great for this. Plus they won't melt in their hands and ruin their clothes.

Do Not Rush - Take a Break

If you are pressuring Baby to smile or getting frustrated your baby will sense it, instead have fun. Do your best but don't worry if it's not perfect. If Baby isn’t feeling it, or spits up, or begins to cry try again later.  Remember everything doesn't have to be done that day or that hour.

Just remove stickers and let baby sleep and eat and when they're ready reapply stickers and do it again.  :)

That's why having good high quality stickers are so key. Babies will grab them and take them off, spit up on them or just will sleep with them on.

High Quality Stickers

Having high quality stickers are so important. The best sticker are rip resistant, super sticky and great to look at. There's many options but we created are own because of these real life situations.

Most baby stickers are made by corporations or young designers that have no experience with babies.  We designed our stickers with parents and babies in mind.

Our stickers are:

RIP RESISTANCE - Made with rip resistance plastic. If a baby gets a hold of it it's designed not to rip.

SUPER STICKY - They can be repositioned not once, twice or three times...but multiple times. Take pictures with confidence knowing you can make mistakes and still have great photos.  And because of their stickiness, if during the photo session baby isn't feeling it simply remove the stickers until baby is ready!

DESIGNED LARGE FOR SOCIAL MEDIA - Large 4.25” stickers with large words made with anti reflective material to prevent glare from camera flashes. It can be easily seen and read on Social Media post and phones. Get more Likes and Shares!

100% MONEY BACK GUARANTEE - If your not happy.  If baby destroys them.  We'll give you your money back.  Period. :)

For Baby Monthly Milestone Stickers and coupons click here.

We hope you enjoy them!