Mother Love: Stories about Births, Babies and BeyondDebra Adelaide Birth: a rite of passage in which a woman is transformed from a well-groomed, well-organised, self-centered, carefree, childfree person into the exhausted, poo-wiping, milk-sodden, love -ravaged hero that is a new mother. Gabrielle Carey Motherlove: Births, Babies and Beyond is a wonderful collection of stories and memories from women writing about their own and others' births, their babies, and their lives beyond the moment of childbirth, when the world changed forever. Each of the writers invite the reader into their own unique world of Motherlove, that most extraordinary of loves that only mothers can experience and truly understand. The smells, the pain, the power and powerlessness, the joys, the utter exhaustion and the exhilaration, and the incredible love. Sometimes sad and moving, sometimes practical and funny, these are stories that will enthrall and delight every reader. |
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Page 68
... breastfeeding care during the day . Judy , on her daily visits , is kind enough to advise I stay until bored . It is ... breastfeed in Acute Care . And even though I know D & Cs are as common as cockroaches , it reassures me immensely to ...
... breastfeeding care during the day . Judy , on her daily visits , is kind enough to advise I stay until bored . It is ... breastfeed in Acute Care . And even though I know D & Cs are as common as cockroaches , it reassures me immensely to ...
Page 91
... breastfed until he was three years and two months old . Secretly I loved the fact that he still wanted me , but I finally ... breastfeeding again . It's too sad . So why do I want more children ? Because I loved being pregnant and giving ...
... breastfed until he was three years and two months old . Secretly I loved the fact that he still wanted me , but I finally ... breastfeeding again . It's too sad . So why do I want more children ? Because I loved being pregnant and giving ...
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... breastfeeding on my sunny verandah in Veracruz , Mexico , convinced that up until that moment my entire life had been a ridiculous waste of time . I cursed myself for having left such a wonderful event so late , and silently calculated ...
... breastfeeding on my sunny verandah in Veracruz , Mexico , convinced that up until that moment my entire life had been a ridiculous waste of time . I cursed myself for having left such a wonderful event so late , and silently calculated ...
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References to this book
Blacklines: Contemporary Critical Writing by Indigenous Australians Michele Grossman No preview available - 2003 |