The thing that is really great is that today I get to meet their new baby. This baby must be a true star. Oh, he must be so incredibly cute. I can’t wait!

The Dahm Triplets, whom I was fortunate enough to create fantastic pregnancy photography last year, were on The Rachael Ray Show talking about their new workout video for new moms called “321 Get Your Body Back”. My pregnancy photography appears around 1:30 minutes in. They also loved my pregnancy photography so much that they put my images on their workout video website. I sure could have used this video after my twins were born.

Being a pregnancy photographer, I can tell you that it’s such a rarity to photograph pregnant sisters together, much less triplet sisters, that I jumped on the chance to work with The Dahm Triplets and their husbands. And it was so much fun, whimsical and creative that it was so difficult choose the images from the portrait session.

It’s very easy to treat the 2nd or 3rd pregnancy as a “been there, done that” event, but I truly believe each child is an individual and must be celebrated. These 2nd pregnancy and baby portraits can easily be rushed due to toddlers running around and the new baby fussing, but please consider for a moment, what it means to somebody when they aren’t photographed as much as their sibling.

Many 2nd time and 3rd time parents tell me that they “just” want a picture of the children together or a new family portrait. But I have to stop them and remind them, “Do you remember what we photographed with your first baby?” I feel we must honor all of our children and so, you really should photograph your second or third or fourth children equally.

I was that youngest child who was never photographed, and I really think that’s why I became a photographer. Children look for all sorts of reasons why they aren’t loved as much as their other siblings.

My older sister was photographed EXTENSIVELY, probably five times more than I was. I understand that now, as a busy parent, because those first baby portraits were for my parents experiencing their first child. But in doing so, or rather, doing less photography of me just by myself, my parents, unknowingly, made me very aware that my sister was more important. Decades later I understand that they were busy and they were 2nd time parents when I came along, but growing up that way, believing that I was not important enough to warrant a portrait as much as my sister, was difficult. I remember pouring over her prolific baby photography and noticing that there was only one baby portrait of me by myself and any others were sibling portraits.

You may have heard of the Second Child Syndrome or the Third Child Syndrome. Please be aware that in your rush, your hectic schedule, your own rush for family portraits, that we are all individuals who make a family and we must leave behind memories of love for each one of our children. So as a youngest child, I will remind you to think of your child first.

It’s confirmed! The producers of Dr. Phil called and will be showing Linnea’s maternity photography of the celebrity Dahm triplets in the next episode airing on Monday, next week, on CBS called

The Dahm Triplets are big fans of Linnea and the portraits she took of them. Their maternity photography first appeared on the television show, “The Doctors”. Click on this photo below if you missed it to see what they said about Linnea when they appeared on the show. (The part about Linnea is about 30 seconds in.)

Those few times where I have photographed myself, many of the images were out of focus and it was frustrating. You can try, but why not let an expert maternity photographer help you look the most amazing and give you feedback during your maternity portrait session to help you. I know how light, posing and perspective can make you look your very best. If this is your first pregnancy consider that professional maternity photography is the best way to go.

Click on Maternity Photography to see the article in iVillage.com where I was interviewed.

And Pink, give me a call and I’ll show you what a professional maternity photographer can do for you.

Here’s a link to “The Doctors” video that featured the maternity photography that I created for them.

Congratulations to the Dahm Triplets and your husbands for your little girls and the new lives you’ll be leading. The only thing that tops being pregnant is holding your little one in your arms.

It is very beautiful and rare for sisters to be expecting mothers together and the type of emotional moment that I love capturing. But Erica, Jaclyn, and Nicole are not just sisters; they are identical triplets! Wow! I am the mother of twins, so I have a great understanding of the unique bond that forms between these special siblings and the whirlwind that they create. And a whirlwind they are! So, needless to say, I was thrilled to have the opportunity to photograph such an unusual moment.

In December, I took maternity portraits of the three gorgeous Dahm Triplets together, who were roughly a month apart in getting pregnant, and have since photographed each of them with their husbands in individual maternity sessions at two of my portrait studios. Next, we can’t wait to get all of their beautiful daughters in the studio together for newborn portraits! Nicole delivered her daughter, Charlie, in January. Jaclyn’s little girl, Chanel, arrived last week. And, Erica’s little bundle of joy will be joining the pink party in the next few weeks!

It has been such a pleasure to work with these amazing women and watch their family grow. I am proud to be their personal photographer. Be sure to watch “The Doctors” tomorrow to hear about their experiences and see the maternity photography that I created for them!

Click here to see the show synopsis about their maternity portraits.
Click here for the maternity photography on video.