Homebirthing Book for 3 Yr Old

[Past_VNE]

I'm looking for a good book about homebirthing for our 3.5 yr old son. Any suggestions?? I'm looking for both stories and non-fiction.

We're getting this book already: http://It So Amazing:A Book about Eg...s and Families. I think it going to be too advanced, though. We'll see. I'm sure we can get a little bit out of it, though, then use it later.

[barefootpoetry]

Welcome with Love is great. It's out of print under that title right now but I've heard you can find it as Hello Baby. We have the original version and it's so cute and matter-of-fact without sugarcoating anything.

I've also found Youtube to be an unexpected wealth of information for a preschooler. I bookmarked a ton of homebirth videos and DS and I would watch them together. Sometimes he would lose interest, sometimes it would open up a discussion between us abotu what happens at a birth. Seeing it firsthand really made it seem normal to him.

[box_of_rain]

I want to second Welcome with Love by Overend. Beautiful book. If you can't get your hands on it, try your library - even if they don't have it in their collection they could InterLibrary Loan it for you! It's worth it!!

[ryansma]

Yep, Hello Baby is our favorite! My son LOVES it and it's beautiful written.
He wants it read to him about three times a day since we got it.
And he always says " I watch you push baby Z out mommy." When we are finished

[*MamaJen*]

I've said it before, but I totally want to write a homebirthing book for children.
Out of curiosity, what would you like the book to be like?

[GOPLawyer]

My kids LOVE "Welcome with Love/Hello Baby". I've never had them ask me to read them a book so many times...over and over. lol The birth is so dramatic and the end is sooooo peaceful. It really is wonderfully written.

BTW...for anyone that has the original hardcover version...*treat*it*gently*! I went to buy a copy online (the one I read was loaned to me by a friend) and was shocked at how much people are selling them for...usually somewhere between $100 and $200!!! Yeah....we're getting the newer softcover version for $15. lol

[alegna]

If you can't track down Welcome with Love- let me know- I'll be happy to loan you ours

We also found a good homebirth coloring book online that dd liked.

-Angela

[Belle]

Originally Posted by *MamaJen*

I've said it before, but I totally want to write a homebirthing book for children.
Out of curiosity, what would you like the book to be like?

Mention preparing for the birth. Explaining that mommy makes lots of noise. Have mom birth in the water. Have narrator ask questions about the placenta.

[barefootpoetry]

Originally Posted by GOPLawyer

BTW...for anyone that has the original hardcover version...*treat*it*gently*! I went to buy a copy online (the one I read was loaned to me by a friend) and was shocked at how much people are selling them for...usually somewhere between $100 and $200!!! Yeah....we're getting the newer softcover version for $15. lol

I know...I had to put ours up because I was scared it would get ruined. Now I can't find it. I hope I do...I might wind up selling it if we get hard up for cash.

[SalmonBayDoula]

I also recommend...

My Brother Jimi Jazz

You can find some good suggestions and can purchase the above here:

http://www.attachmentscatalog.com/gifts/bkkhb.html

(and I DO love Welcome with Love/Hello Baby!)

Check out your public library to save money!

Sharon

[amydidit]

What author is Hello Baby by? Our library has a book for kids called Hello Baby and there was no homebirth. It was all hospital birth.

[Belle]

Originally Posted by amydidit

What author is Hello Baby by? Our library has a book for kids called Hello Baby and there was no homebirth. It was all hospital birth.

http://www.amazon.com/Hello-Baby-Jen...8089308&sr=8-8

[ryansma]

Originally Posted by alegna

If you can't track down Welcome with Love- let me know- I'll be happy to loan you ours

We also found a good homebirth coloring book online that dd liked.

-Angela

Do you have a link for the coloring book?

Thanks!

[ryansma]

We also have All the Places to Love by Patricia Maclachlan.
It is beautifully illustrated and I couldn't get through reading it the first time without bawling, it's just so sweet.

[alegna]

Originally Posted by ryansma

Do you have a link for the coloring book?

Thanks!

found it

http://www.nchomebirth.com/coloringBook-main.html



-Angela

[ryansma]

Originally Posted by alegna

found it

http://www.nchomebirth.com/coloringBook-main.html





-Angela

Oh! It's a print yourself - even better. Thanks

[amydidit]

Originally Posted by Belle

http://www.amazon.com/Hello-Baby-Jen...8089308&sr=8-8

Thanks! That's definitely not the Hello Baby book my library has. I'm not surprised.

[alegna]

Originally Posted by ryansma

Oh! It's a print yourself - even better. Thanks

So when they color the first copy all brown you can re-print it....

not that that would happen...

-Angela

[ryansma]

Originally Posted by alegna

So when they color the first copy all brown you can re-print it....

not that that would happen...

-Angela

Have you been watching us?!

[guestmama9904]

sweet! thanks for the suggestions. my kids are older, 6, 7, and 8 but i think with general lack of any info at all in our culture about homebirth any of these suggestions will be a good start.