Submitting an Birth Story

How to Submit Your Birth Story for Publication

I love to hear from other parents and I am especially appreciative when parents share their advice and knowledge with others here on the site. If you would like to share the story of your child's birth, complete the following form. All stories will be edited for spelling, grammar and clarity:

First Name:

Last Name:

Nickname:

E-mail Address:

Web site or Blog URL:

How would you like your story to be credited?

Display My Full Name

First Name Only

Use Nickname

Write or paste your birth story here:

I certify that I am the author or sole owner of the material I am submitting to About.com. About.com and its licensees may reproduce, distribute, publish, display, edit, modify, create derivative works and otherwise use the material for any purpose in any form and on any media. I agree to indemnify About.com for all damages and expenses that may be incurred in connection with the material. For more information, please see our user agreement.

If your story exceeds the space given here or you'd like to send a photo along with your story, please follow these instructions:

To submit a photo:

• Use a digital camera photo or SCAN your favorite photo. Do not worry about the size of your photo. I will resize your photos if necessary.
• Click this link to send me an email: babyparenting.guide@about.com.
• Add your child's photo as an ATTACHMENT
• COPY and PASTE the bolded text below into the email window. All text must be included for photo to be accepted for publication.
• Complete the required information about the photo and hit Send! I get lots of submissions, so allow me some time to get your photo uploaded. I will send you a link that you can share with family and friends when it's live.

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Your First Name:

Your Last Name:

Email Address (will not be shown):

URL to Your Web site or blog (I will include this on the gallery page. Leave blank if you don't have a site or don't want it included):

How would you like your photo credit to read? (Choose one.)
--->Display My Full Name
--->Display My First Name Only
--->Display Nickname:

Name of child(ren) in photo:

Age of child(ren) in photo:

If your photo is of an object, please describe what is in the photo:

(optional) First Name(s) (left to right) of others in photo:

Other info you would like to appear on the page, such as where the picture was taken, what was happening in the photo or your thoughts, etc.:

I certify that I am the author or sole owner of the material I am submitting to About.com. About.com and its licensees may reproduce, distribute, publish, display, edit, modify, create derivative works and otherwise use the material for any purpose in any form and on any media. I agree to indemnify About.com for all damages and expenses that may be incurred in connection with the material. For more information, please see our user agreement.

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Please read our user agreement.