My Favorite Maternity Pose Ideas

Play With The Dress


Hold the side of your dress and move it in a figure eight while you stand or walk. You can also have someone hold the dress from behind to toss the dress behind you while you pose to provide movement with the dress. If you have a nice breeze or windy day you will get lots of beautiful movement with your dress as well.

An expectant mother walks through a field while playing with her dress during her maternity session in Charlottesville.
An expectant mother walks through a field while playing with her dress during her maternity session in Charlottesville.
An expectant mother plays with her dress at Black Rock Summit during her maternity photoshoot.

Bump Details

A detail shot of a pregnant belly with the husband and wife's hands resting on the belly.
A husband holds his wife's pregnant belly.
A husband and wife place their hands on her pregnant belly during their maternity session.
An expectant mother looks down at her growing belly during her Raven's Roost Maternity Photoshoot.

Include Kiddos With The Bump


Every mama loves a shot with their little ones snuggling their future brother or sister!

A little girl stands on her tippy toes holding her mother's pregnant belly.
A baby girl puts her hands on her mother's pregnant belly.
A brother and sister place their hands on their mother's pregnant belly during their Charlottesville maternity session.
A little boy touches his mother's pregnant belly.

Take A Walk


Hold hands with your partner or family and take a walk with each other. This allows for so many different shots during your maternity session.

A husband and wife walk hand in hand during their Charlottesville Maternity Session.
A husband and wife walk hand in hand through Big Meadows during their maternity photoshoot.
A couple walk through a golden field in Charlottesville.
A husband and wife hold hands at Raven's Roost Overlook during their maternity photoshoot.

Back to Back

A woman stands back to back with her husband while holding her pregnant belly.
A couple stand back to back during their Shenandoah National Park Maternity Session.
A couple stand back to back in Big Meadows for their maternity photoshoot.

Lay Down

A couple lay in their bed snuggling with their hands on her pregnant belly.
A couple snuggle while laying in a field at Big meadows and holding her baby bump.
A couple lay in the grass during their maternity photoshoot.
An expectant mother lays in a field holding her pregnant belly.
An expectant mother lays on her couch wearing comfy clothes and holding her pregnant belly.

Snuggle From Behind

A detail shot of a couple holding hands during their maternity photoshoot.
A man hugs his wife from behind while kissing her shoulder and holding her pregnant belly.
A husband hugs his wife while looking down at her baby bump.
A man kisses his wife's shoulder while holding her pregnant belly during their Charlottesville maternity session.
A couple stand on Franklin Cliffs watching the sunset and holding her pregnant belly.
A couple snuggle while holding her pregnant belly.

Sit On Your Knees and Hug Your Baby

A mother sits on her knees hugging her baby bump during her maternity session in Charlottesville.
An expectant mother sits on her knees hugging her pregnant belly.
An expectant mother watches the sunset at Raven's Roost Overlook.

Toss The Hair

A pregnant mother tosses her hair in the sunshine.
A pregnant mother tosses her hair in the sunshine.

Add Flowers or a Pet

A close up image of a pregnant belly with the mother holding flowers near her baby bump.
A pregnant mama and her dog snuggle up on the couch.
A pregnant mother looks down at her belly which is decorated with dried flowers.
A pregnant mama and her dog stand in her doorway together.
A close up image of a pregnant belly with the mother holding flowers near her baby bump.

Sitting

A pregnant mama sits on the rocks while holding her belly during her maternity photoshoot.
A pregnant mother sits on the rocks at Raven's Roost Overlook during her maternity pictures.
Ax expectant mama sits on the floor in her bedroom looking down at her baby bumps.
A pregnant mother sits on the rocks at Black Rock Summit during her maternity pictures.
A pregnant mother sits on the rocks at Raven's Roost Overlook during her maternity pictures.
A pregnant mother sits on the edge of the bed looking down at her baby bump.
A pregnant mother sits in the grass in the Shenandoah Mountains for her maternity session.

Holding Hands

A couple hold hands during their maternity photoshoot in Shenandoah National Park.
A couple hold hands during their maternity photoshoot in Shenandoah National Park.

Look At The Bump

A pregnant mother looks down at her baby bump during her maternity session.
A pregnant mother looks down at her baby bump during her maternity session.

Kiss The Bump

A father kisses his wife's pregnant baby belly during their Charlottesville Maternity session.

Face to Face

A couple give each other a kiss during their maternity session.
A couple stand face to face during their in home maternity session in Charlottesville.
A couple give each other a kiss during their maternity session Charlottesville.



There are some of my favorite maternity poses! I hope this post gave you some inspiration for your maternity session. Don't forget to move, laugh, talk to your family, and allow all the natural love pour out. It is your photographer's job to move around and catch the great angles and moments to provide you with a beautiful gallery that reminds you of the special time carrying your little one.