Before I was pregnant, I loved to hear labor stories. I read every Ina May Gaskin book I could get my hands on, but my favorite collection of stories was Baby Catcher, by Peggy Vincent. While I was pregnant, I took in more birth stories than prenatal vitamins. As a new mom, everybody shared their stories with me. Whether I liked it or not. It’s part of the initiation process of motherhood. But, honestly, I can never get enough of them.
We all have stories to tell and they are all so special, but it’s always a joy to find a story that speaks to you, your experience or your heart, and this one speaks to me, loud and clear. And, when Heather B. Armstrong (aka dooce) blogs, you gotta believe people listen (see here). I can’t tell you how THRILLED I am that she is telling her story…knowing her audience reaches millions of people…while my post might have reached, oh, two people?
And, by the way, she posted the second part of her labor story, too.