Warning - flush photography! Professional baby portrait gets messy after newborn lets loose in his father's arms

  • Al Ferguson, from Kent, was posing with his four-day-old son, Ted, when the unexpected happened...
  • He couldn't resist posting the messy pic on his blog and it has now gone viral 

By Nick Enoch for MailOnline

Published: 12:24 EST, 4 September 2014 | Updated: 07:35 EST, 5 September 2014

A father cradles his slumbering newborn son in a stylish black-and-white professional photo.

It's an image proud Al Ferguson, from Kent, and his partner, Jen, will no doubt treasure.

But a mere frame later, four-day-old baby Ted decided to really make his mark... by squirting out an impressive stream of poop across his dad's arm.

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Al Ferguson, from Kent, decided to mark the arrival of his newborn son, Ted, with a charming photoshoot
... but it didn't quite go as planned

Al Ferguson, from Kent, decided to mark the arrival of his newborn son, Ted, with a charming photoshoot... which didn't go as planned

Mr Ferguson, 26, could only look on helplessly during the shoot with photographer Kirsty Grant.

Meanwhile, Ted's expression after relieving himself was one of pure contentment. 

‘It happened within a second,’ Mr Ferguson told Metro newspaper.

‘As I felt his stomach tense, in the back of your head you know he’s about to go poo, and then before you know it… he’s doing it.’

Without a care in the world, four-day-old Ted yawns - quite oblivious to his newfound fame

Without a care in the world, four-day-old Ted yawns - quite oblivious to his newfound fame

Mr Ferguson couldn't resist sharing the image and posted it on his blog The Dad Network, after which it went viral.  

And as for the rest of the shoot: an unfazed Ms Grant grabbed a nappy and applied it to the young chap's derriere.

Kirsty Grant's website can be found at www.kirstygrantphotographer.co.uk

Mr Ferguson cradles Ted on his shoulder. Little did the youngster know his hilarious photo would go viral after being posted on blog The Dad Network

Mr Ferguson cradles Ted on his shoulder. Little did the youngster know his hilarious photo would go viral after being posted on blog The Dad Network

When her partner was pooped on by their newborn, all Jen could do was look on and smile
Baby Ted snuggled up

When her partner was pooped on by their newborn, all Jen could do was look on and smile

 

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