However, following the news she was expecting again less than a year later, the photo-studio owner from Rockville, New York, was determined to capture her son’s first breaths.
Resting the camera on her stomach, Lauren pushed as she clicked away at the button on her camera, capturing two stunning images of Kai’s first few seconds of life.
The mum-of-two admits the photographs will always hold a very ‘special place’ in her life, recently shared the pictures to social media, celebrating one-year-on from Kai’s birth.
‘My family was amazed I was able to capture it, but my husband wasn’t surprised – when I put my mind to something, I make it happen,’ Lauren, owner of You’re My Focus photography studio, said.
‘This was so important to me, I think it portrays how women really are superheroes.
‘I couldn’t believe I actually got the shot – I took about 30 images but only two were usable.
It was a total adrenaline rush when everything was happening, my mind was focusing on pushing but I had to remember to click the button.
‘My son is probably going to kill me when he’s older, for plastering his fresh naked face all over the internet.
‘Having these photos will always hold a special place for it me – it speaks 10,000 times louder than words ever could.’