I got an email from Kelly Mochel, the author of this new children’s book called “We’re Having a Homebirth!!”
She says she decided to create the book when they were planning for their homebirth and couldn’t find any literature for their 2 year old to read about the process. She self-published the book, which is available for purchase on her website.
I only saw the sample pages here, but I appreciate the frankness with which she talks about the issues at hand. For an example see this page about breastfeeding after the jump.
Text:
The new baby sucks milk from Mommy’s boobies because this is how he grows big and strong.
I am so proud of my Mommy and my new baby brother!
November 11, 2009 at 8:41 pm |
That’s awesome. There is always room for more honest, open books about homebirth. When I was preparing my 2.5 year old son, we watched a ton of videos on youtube (nearly all of which have since been taken down for TOS violation…) since there weren’t many print resources available.
November 18, 2009 at 2:40 pm |
there is also another beautiful book out there called “welcome with love.” about a homebirth. i got that for my son when i had my second – we delivered at a birth center and he was present.
November 22, 2009 at 10:25 am |
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