"Welcome with love"

We borrowed this one from my midwife as well. It's a very nie book, but I wish there was a similar one written by an Amerian (sorry, you an see a ertain key on my keyboard isn't working). My ds kept asking why the girl used different words. I guess younger kids wouldn't notie that as muh. And then before we even read the book, I KNEW ds was going to think the baby was oming out of the mommy's butt. And when we got to that page, he yelled "WHY IS THE BABY OMING OUT OF HER BUTT??? LOL! So I had to do a bit more explaining. I also DIDN'T like that the mom did a lot of yelling. I am a quiet birther, I guess, but it seems to me most of the women I've talked to irl say they never yelled or sreamed. Maybe moaned quietly. I guess it's good to tell ds that sometimes mommies sream when they're having a baby so if I happen to this time (I doubt it) he won't be sared, but I didn't like the use of yelling.

Maybe I'll write one myself. But then I'd have to get over this problem I have w/ drawing/painting people. LOL!

We have it too and of course my son wants nothing to do with it. I was so excited to find it and get it and then it's "Uh, I don't want to read that book". The only thing that interested him in the slightest was the placenta.
I wish our library carried it, but none of them do around here
I got mine from half.com which is my FAVORITE place to shop :LOL
The only thing I can't stand is that the shipping charges are always the same and the books come via media mail in most cases which costs much less than what they have the sellers ask for. Ah well.
I've bought about 5 copies of TCOYF from half.com
But I digress!
This is definitely a wonderful book despite what my little one thinks of it There are a few others that are similar but their names escape me at the moment. Most are written by people from other countries. But unfortunately until it becomes the norm here, we probably won't have many American home birth books.
Take care!
Karen

I just HAD to post... after reading this, I ordered it from the library.

When I got it home, I have to say I was a little shocked by the illustrations, but...

I read it to ds for the first time last night and he LOVED it. He had been so disinterested in the baby lately. He was totally fascinated about how the baby came out of the mommy's "bum" and about the placenta. On the way to daycare this morning we talked all about the baby coming.

I thought it was great how it described the mom's yelling and screams and how they didn't need to worry because that's just what happens when a baby is born.

I soooo recommend this book if you're planning a homebirth.

Thanks for the tip!

lilgreen