Call for birth stories

Two years ago I posted a request for birth stories on this blog. But I got busy and never followed-through with my vision. Good news though... someone else is on the ball! I just got into contact with a woman who needs birth stories for her book. It sounds to me like it's going to be a fabulous project, and I can't wait to be a part of it. Here's how she describes what she's doing:

I am writing a spiritual birth book titled The Gift of Giving Life. It is going to be somewhat of a cross between Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth and Gurmukh’s Beautiful, Bountiful, Blissful, but for an LDS audience. I am looking for positive natural birth stories from real LDS women to include in the first half of the book and was writing to see if you would like to submit your story, or any part of it. I believe that personal stories have the power to inspire others and make them see what is possible, so I’d like to gather as many stories as I can.

Basically, I’d like to know what inspired you to learn about and go with natural child birth, then I’d like the whole story or as much as you’d like to tell. Since it is for an LDS audience, I would love it if you didn’t hold back on anything you learned spiritually or any experiences that you might leave out in the tale when you tell it for a different audience. My deadline is coming up, so please let me know if you can send me anything. I can’t promise I’ll include it in the book, but if I do, you’ll know beforehand and I’ll give you the option of being somewhat anonymous if you choose.

Since many of my readers share my faith, I thought I'd spread the word. I'd also guess that birth stories from women of other faiths would also be welcomed as well. I think the key is showing the spiritual journeys that bring women to natural birthing. If you're interested in sharing your stories, check out the author's blog here: http://thegiftofgivinglife.blogspot.com/.