Mother Love: Stories about Births, Babies & 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 46
... Everything is here , ' she reassures us , her palm resting on the resuscitation trolley . ' And when baby is born the baby doctor will come round to make sure everything is all right . ' The Greek couple smile and squeeze hands . ' You ...
... Everything is here , ' she reassures us , her palm resting on the resuscitation trolley . ' And when baby is born the baby doctor will come round to make sure everything is all right . ' The Greek couple smile and squeeze hands . ' You ...
Page 89
... everything we have to do , and in a society that honours the dollar above all else , children and parents come way down the priority list . Mothers and fathers to a lesser extent - are con- stantly exhorted to take time out , to pamper ...
... everything we have to do , and in a society that honours the dollar above all else , children and parents come way down the priority list . Mothers and fathers to a lesser extent - are con- stantly exhorted to take time out , to pamper ...
Page 195
... everything at speed . ' We have to love our children at speed , ' he said . The reason we have to do everything at speed is because we're so busy . All of us are guilty of claiming that we simply have ' no time ' . Our perception that ...
... everything at speed . ' We have to love our children at speed , ' he said . The reason we have to do everything at speed is because we're so busy . All of us are guilty of claiming that we simply have ' no time ' . Our perception that ...
Common terms and phrases
arms arrived asked baby baby's become begin birth blood body born breasts breath called Cath centre child close coming contractions course Darren daughter doctor don't door dream everything experience eyes face fear feel felt finally floor girl give hands happen head hear held hold hospital husband imagine inside it's keep knew labour later laugh leave legs light lives look means Melissa midwife minutes months morning mother move nappy never night nurse once pain placenta pregnant pulled push remember says scream seemed sense sleep smile Sophie stop story sure talk tell things thought told took turned waiting walk watch weeks woman women wonder worry write
References to this book
Blacklines: Contemporary Critical Writing by Indigenous Australians Michele Grossman No preview available - 2003 |