The Bub in the Belly

Yes! After seeing these images back in 2010, I promised myself that I would do an underwater maternity shoot when I had the chance.

So when I was pregnant with Rachel, I looked around for a photographer who was willing and able to shoot underwater and found tomato photo - and I'm absolutely happy with how everything turned out. When I look at the images, I still can't believe it's me!

I love the serenity of the shots - so weightless, so peaceful. To me, it is a beautiful celebration of the pregnant form. Having said that, I guess it's not to everyone's taste - I showed the photos to my inlaws, and they didn't say a single word - which is not a good sign, hahaha! Everyone else was quite intrigued and complimentary though, ;-). There are lots more photos - the ones here are some of my favourites.

I was about 37 weeks along in my pregnancy when these were taken. If you are thinking of doing something like this, you must be very comfortable in the water. It takes a lot of effort and strength just to get your pregnant and very buoyant belly underwater, and then you have to fight to stay underwater! It was a really good workout!

I enjoyed myself thoroughly, thanks to the wonderful photographer, Hart Tan, and yes, I did it!

I recently read an article in the local newspaper about couples having their wedding photographs taken underwater - some of the photos shown were pretty fantastic. I personally love the water very much (can't wait to move to our new unit where there is a pool!) and I do miss my scuba diving days. It would have been so cool to have had our wedding photographs done underwater! Oh well, that stage of our life has passed.

Still, all is not lost! I was so amazed to see these stunning underwater maternity shots by Mark Holladay Lee.

I didn't do a maternity photoshoot when I was having Ryan. I think having these photos is a great reason to have another child, don't you agree? So beautiful, so weightless, so serene.

This photo is also by Mark - see more on his website

Actually, Richard and I do want to have more children, it has always been our dream to have three and lately we have been talking more about it. Coincidentally, lately also, I have been surrounded by news of pregnancies and of new additions to the family. On Monday, I posted about Ophelia's waterbag bursting just after our dinner together. Today, I had dinner with Terri and Sook Meng at East Coast Seafood Centre - Sook Meng is also ready to pop (nothing happened at the dinner!). My secretary is on maternity leave, resting at home with her second son. A few of my friends are pregnant and, funnily enough, some bloggers whose blogs I follow are also reporting their pregnancies. It's everywhere!