Love Your Birth book
A$4,645
of $16,800 targetyrs ago
Closed on 25th Nov 2015 at 5:17AM.
Love Your Birth is here to change the way we talk about birth. We're often led to believe that birth is a painful experience that we just need to 'get through' any way we can in order to birth a healthy baby. But what if you heard that birth could be joyful? Empowering? Pleasurable? Would it make you plan for your birthing day differently?
Recent research has shown that if a woman is exposed to just ONE positive birth story it changes her outlook on birth and she actively questions her birthing options and seeks out a better birth experience. This leads to better birth and post natal outcomes for both mother and baby.
The stories collected for this book showcase a range of births including natural hospital deliveries, home births, water births and caesareans. The women who have graciously shared their personal experiences are everyday women - just like you. Each birth has been photographed by a professional photographer, allowing an intimate peek into real, normal (but always amazing) birth.
Love Your Birth is a book for yourself, for your sister, for your friend, and every woman who deserves a beautiful birthing experience.
Recent research has shown that if a woman is exposed to just ONE positive birth story it changes her outlook on birth and she actively questions her birthing options and seeks out a better birth experience. This leads to better birth and post natal outcomes for both mother and baby.
The stories collected for this book showcase a range of births including natural hospital deliveries, home births, water births and caesareans. The women who have graciously shared their personal experiences are everyday women - just like you. Each birth has been photographed by a professional photographer, allowing an intimate peek into real, normal (but always amazing) birth.
Love Your Birth is a book for yourself, for your sister, for your friend, and every woman who deserves a beautiful birthing experience.
About the book
Love Your Birth is a coffee table style book printed on high quality paper to ensure the images are showcased beautifully. While you will want a copy for yourself, it's also perfect for gift giving and would make a thoughtful baby shower gift.
The details:
- 29 empowering, positive birth stories
- spanning 265 pages
- 8x8 inch soft cover coffee table book style (stretch goal of an additional $1000 will allow me to print Love Your Birth as a hard cover book)
Each pledge of support receives a bonus printable set of affirmation cards so you can print your own cards to use during your preparation for birth, as a decoration for your birthing space or print and gift to a friend.
Purchase our Book Bundle reward and receive one copy of Love Your Birth plus Stalk Talk: Delivering Strategies for Your Ideal Birth by Cheryl Sheriff, doula. A must read for any mum-to-be preparing for a hospital birth. Read more about the book below...
Whatever your questions, this book will provide you with the tools and strategies to prepare well, birth positively in hospital and move into parenting more easily. Using birth stories from other couples combined with valuable, evidence-based information, Stork Talk helps you understand the emotional, physical, psychological and cultural impact of the challenges you can expect to face. After reading this book you will have more direction, and feel confident, excited and less daunted by the experiences to come.
Stork Talk examines:
• hospital trends and how becoming informed will assist you in creating your ideal birth
• how to choose care providers that meet your needs and identify the right support team for you
• what type of birth is best for you and your baby
• how to prepare for the intensity of labour and manage pain
• steps to prepare for – and enjoy – the chaos of living with your newborn
• ways partners can get involved and how the four trimesters look from a dad’s perspective.
The details:
- 29 empowering, positive birth stories
- spanning 265 pages
- 8x8 inch soft cover coffee table book style (stretch goal of an additional $1000 will allow me to print Love Your Birth as a hard cover book)
Each pledge of support receives a bonus printable set of affirmation cards so you can print your own cards to use during your preparation for birth, as a decoration for your birthing space or print and gift to a friend.Purchase our Book Bundle reward and receive one copy of Love Your Birth plus Stalk Talk: Delivering Strategies for Your Ideal Birth by Cheryl Sheriff, doula. A must read for any mum-to-be preparing for a hospital birth. Read more about the book below...
Whatever your questions, this book will provide you with the tools and strategies to prepare well, birth positively in hospital and move into parenting more easily. Using birth stories from other couples combined with valuable, evidence-based information, Stork Talk helps you understand the emotional, physical, psychological and cultural impact of the challenges you can expect to face. After reading this book you will have more direction, and feel confident, excited and less daunted by the experiences to come.
Stork Talk examines:
• hospital trends and how becoming informed will assist you in creating your ideal birth
• how to choose care providers that meet your needs and identify the right support team for you
• what type of birth is best for you and your baby
• how to prepare for the intensity of labour and manage pain
• steps to prepare for – and enjoy – the chaos of living with your newborn
• ways partners can get involved and how the four trimesters look from a dad’s perspective.
Production schedule
The print run will take place approximately one month after my Pozible project is funded to allow for the proof book to be created and sent to the printers. I expect to take delivery of the books within 3 months so am allowing for orders to be sent in late March 2016.
How The Funds Will Be Used
The book has been designed and is ready to send to the printers. I need your help to raise enough funds to cover the cost of printing the minimum required amount of books. To create such a beautiful book, it was essential I source offshore printing to maintain the highest level of quality. All design costs have already been taken care of, so the total campaign amount consists of:
- $12,000 (AUD) for printing a run of 1,500 soft cover, full colour books
- $1,500 for our proof book (required for printing)
- $1,500 for book publishing administration and customs clearance
- $1,800 fees
- $12,000 (AUD) for printing a run of 1,500 soft cover, full colour books
- $1,500 for our proof book (required for printing)
- $1,500 for book publishing administration and customs clearance
- $1,800 fees
Thank you
A huge virtual hug for supporting Love Your Birth plus a bonus printable set of birthing affirmation cards.
1 chosen
Est. delivery is Nov 15
A copy of the book
One copy of Love Your Birth at the special pre order price of $45 (rrp $49), plus a bonus PDF of additional stories and printable set of birthing affirmation cards. This reward is for Australian orders only. The PDF is delivered via email once the campaign is successfully funded.
31 chosen
Est. delivery is Mar 16
International shipping
One copy of Love Your Birth at the special pre order price of $45 (rrp $49 AUD), delivered to your door, plus a bonus PDF of additional stories from the book and printable set of birthing affirmation cards. This reward is for International orders only and includes shipping. The PDF is delivered via email once the campaign is successfully funded.
1 chosen
Est. delivery is Apr 16
Book Bundle
One copy of Love Your Birth plus one copy of Stork Talk: Delivering Strategies for Your Ideal Birth by Cheryl Sheriff, doula. Also includes a bonus PDF of additional stories and printable set of birthing affirmation cards. This reward is for Australian orders only. The PDF is delivered via email once the campaign is successfully funded.
8 chosen / 2 available
Est. delivery is Mar 16
Book buddies
Buy one book for yourself and one book for a friend. Also includes a bonus PDF of additional stories and printable set of birthing affirmation cards. This reward is for Australian orders only. Books are sent to one address. The PDF is delivered via email once the campaign is successfully funded.
9 chosen
Est. delivery is Mar 16
Patron of Love Your Birth
Want to help out in a big way? This reward gets you a signed copy of the book, plus your name printed on our very special patrons page within the book. If you're a business, you can also nominate to have your business name printed plus website address. This reward also includes a bonus PDF of additional stories and printable set of birthing affirmation cards. The PDF is delivered via email once the campaign is successfully funded.
5 chosen
Est. delivery is Mar 16
Pack of Five
This option is perfect for private midwives and doulas to gift or sell to your clients. Five copies of Love Your Birth, plus one extra for yourself, delivered to your door, plus a bonus PDF of additional stories from the book and printable set of birthing affirmation cards. This reward is for Australian orders only. The PDF is delivered via email once the campaign is successfully funded.
2 chosen
Est. delivery is Mar 16
Mummy & Me mini session
Always the picture taker, never in the picture? This reward is for one mini session photographed by Lana Bell on location with you and your children. Shoot includes full size edited digital files. You can view Lana's work at www.lanabellphotography.com.au *must be claimed before 31st March 2016, sessions available in Northern NSW, Gold Coast and Brisbane
1 chosen / 9 available
Est. delivery is Jan 16