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Photo of Jane by Joy Masuhara, fall, 2009
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STUDIO NEWS:

Please view our latest newsletter in the menu, above. There are still three urban August sessions available with no session fee.

Jane Photo is closed from Friday, July 16 to August 3 except for pre-arranged sessions. If you would like to book, please fill in our form above, and we'll get back to you asap. We are now booking our fall sessions so plan ahead! Holiday sessions must be complete by November 7 for cards and gifts to be ready in time!

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The Baby James Project

Tue. March 31, 2009

I just learned about The Baby James Project and I wanted to mention it here in case this technique might be useful to someone. The Baby James project was begun by a colleague of mine, a fantastic newborn photographer named Blair Blanks, who some time ago lost her baby. It made me think of my youngest. On the day Meg was to be born, she began to vigorously kick. She kicked so hard she hurt me, inside out, and nothing I could do would stop her. That evening she arrived in a two-hour flurry of pain and pushing (a grea labour, let me tell you…two hours? I’m all over that!). I gave birth to both my girls at home, but I wonder, had we been in the hospital, whether fetal distress would have been diagnosed.

The text is taken from the Baby James Project website:

Some stillbirths are unexplained and some are unavoidable. But in some cases, stillbirths can be prevented if the mother is highly aware of her baby’s movements. You can track your baby’s activity by using a written log of kicks. While every baby is different, in general, babies in the third trimester should move at least 4-5 times an hour. If you detect a change, either a decrease in movement, or an unusual increase in your baby’s level of activity, it may mean your baby is in distress. Should either occur, call your doctor at once. If you can’t reach your doctor, go to the hospital to have your baby checked. Don’t wait until office hours; go to an ER if you have to. A “false alarm” is far better than having a stillborn baby.

The mission of the Baby James Project is to increase public awareness about stillbirth and the fetal assessment technique of kick counting, in hopes that no family needlessly endure the agony of losing a baby.

How It’s Done

*Start at about 24-28 weeks, when you feel your baby move regularly.

*Pick a time of day when your baby is usually active. Do your counts about the same time every day.

*Take note of your start time, sit or lie quietly and start counting distinct movements (rolls, turns, wiggles and jabs count too!).

*When you’ve felt ten movements, jot down how long it took.

*Do this daily You’ll soon get to know your baby’s patterns.

When There Is Cause For Concern

*If it takes more than two hours to feel ten movements.

*If your baby is moving 50% less than previously.

*If you notice a significant deviation from the pattern over the course of 3-4 days.

If Your Kick Count Shows A Significant Change In Movement…
Repeat the count for the next two hours. You may want to drink some juice or something cold.
If you still do not count ten movements in those two hours, or if the amount of movement felt is 50% less than usual, call your doctor or GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM! Do not wait until the next morning.
The next morning may be too late!