Hi, my name is Cathy. I'm a 32-year-old mom of three girls aged five
and under with a fourth mystery-gender baby due in September. I care
for them at home and spend about half my time scrubbing crayon off the
wall and the other half thinking I should be able to come up with
better ways to discourage coloring on the wall.
I'm here because I'm also a writer with a book in the works that
describes various childbirth approaches (such as homebirth, epidural,
Lamaze, water birth, c-section, birth centers) followed by several
first person birth stories by moms who have seen how different
philosophies play out in real life. So far over 100 women have agreed
to participate. My website, www(dot)catherinebusinelle(dot)com gives
more details about the book and about me.
The reason I'm poking my chubby butt into your forums is because my
literary agent suggested that, before she starts sending my book
proposal out this month, I seek some New York City moms interested in
sharing their stories. She feels that might appeal to NYC publishers
and editors.
Would you be interested in telling your story, helping women learn more
about the kind of birth you experienced (or warning them that you
didn't like it), and seeing your words in print?
If so, I would be so grateful for your help! Just email me for info at
101birthstories(at)mail(dot)com or through the "Contact" link at the
above website.
(To the forum admins: I wasn't sure how you'd feel about my posting
this since it's a solicitation for sharing and not money, but please
feel free to remove it if you feel it's too self-serving or violates
your rules. I couldn't quite figure out who to ask before posting and
figured you could easily delete it if it's inappropriate. Thanks!)