Meal schedules are made, lactation cookies baked, encouragement and sounding ears are present, postpartum care is a priority and we all
wonder about the birth story.
The truly important
questions about the birth stories are not whether Jesus was born of a virgin, or whether there was an empire — wide census that took Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem, or whether there was a special star leading wise men from the East.
Chatter about birth stories swirled among the grownups in the classroom --» During my first pregnancy...» «She was 10 pounds, 11 ounces!»
I was debating about whether or not to write
about my birth story of sweet baby Josephine, Do people like reading other peoples birth stories?
Since my oldest enjoys
hearing about his birth story and recounting his brothers it comes up and we talk about how I pushed the babies out of my vagina.
One evening, while chastising myself for slacking off on this important parenting / birth activist / blogger task, I got to
wondering about birth stories as a social phenomenon: Why do (some) women write their birth stories?
As we celebrate their 3rd revolution around the sun, the boys will eat cupcakes, open presents, have balloons and play with their friend, and I, on this day and every coming year in June, will
think about our birth story and the day I became a mother to twins.
If you'd like to talk
about your birth story, just record yourself and maybe your husband talking about the event, or we can «interview» you.
We talked
about her birth story, we talked about sleepless nights, and we talked about everything Erin was going through as a new breastfeeding mom.
Ask
me about my birth story, about me how it feels to be a mom.
Yes my girls know
all about their birth stories and exactly where babies come from.
What is
it about birth stories?
And in about 5 minutes, tell
us about your birth story.
I could talk
about birth story or how you are preparing for your upcoming birth all day long.
Likewise, after giving birth, you may feel a similar instinct to talk
about your birth story and experience.