The Lazzaro Family | Fernvale Maternity and Family Portraiture

As a Photographer, I get to meet so many different people from all walks of life. Everyone has a story. When Jacinta & Patrick told me theirs and what they had been through months prior, I really felt for them. I am so privileged to meet people like Jacinta & Patrick and capture part of their story.

Just a 'Rocky' road.

”Patrick, Rocky & I are about to celebrate a WHOLE YEAR of love since Rocky came earth side & changed our lives. My pregnancy began quite normal. We found out around 6 weeks & things seemed to have been travelling well, up until about the 17 week mark. We didn't know the gender yet. I fell extremely ill & what was 'appendix' pain was actually a hiatus hernia & I had open stomach surgery at 17 weeks gestation. We were warned of an extremely high miscarriage rate but unfortunately my life was on the line & we had to go forward with the surgery. I remember waking up, the nurse said I was in ICU, my hands strapped down because I had a breathing tube in & Patrick told them that I would try to take it out (He was 100% right). She unwrapped my right hand & I just reached for my belly, the nurse says "baby is doing just fine" what an emotional feeling of relief, hidden under all the anaesthetic & drugs. The doctors advised that if we had waited a few hours longer for surgery, it could have been fatal for both Rocky & I. Fast forward to 37 weeks, we know it's a little man but he is stubborn & 'Frank breach' so they attempted an external flip but no luck. I was booked in for a Cesarean the following Tuesday - 24.07.18. At 12:14pm Patrick & I finally had our beautiful 5p 13oz tiny toughy. We had already decided on the name, as after surviving what we both endured, Rocky really is a fighter & Patrick is a Stallone fan, it all fitted so well. I'm a lucky mummy & fiancè”. - Jacinta

How is this for coincidence….Rocky and I share a birthdate! Definitely a little client I will never forget.

Jacinta & Patrick (well mainly Patrick haha) Choose a HUGE 30x40 inch canvas for their wall. The perfect image to represent what they had been through to get their miracle little boy.

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This image and story touched me so much that I decided to enter it into the 2018 RISE INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS. The images entered were of AMAZING quality. I was pretty happy to receive a Bronze award in the Maternity Category.

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