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 72
... felt more contented , more sensually aware , nor have I felt such power . It seems as if the whole world , these brilliant trees , the light and dark shadows , even the boom of the waves in the distance , have been arranged to celebrate ...
... felt more contented , more sensually aware , nor have I felt such power . It seems as if the whole world , these brilliant trees , the light and dark shadows , even the boom of the waves in the distance , have been arranged to celebrate ...
Page 81
... felt unwell . The loss of Mary Catherine was a large contributing factor to my depression , despite now having a successful birth . With this loss I felt at the time that I had also lost my youth . But I was only thirty- two , and much ...
... felt unwell . The loss of Mary Catherine was a large contributing factor to my depression , despite now having a successful birth . With this loss I felt at the time that I had also lost my youth . But I was only thirty- two , and much ...
Page 90
... felt much more peaceful after his birth . He's like that anyway . But knowing that I'd managed once and could again made a huge difference to how I felt ; and my sense of well - being , as opposed to boggle - eyed , gob- smacked panic ...
... felt much more peaceful after his birth . He's like that anyway . But knowing that I'd managed once and could again made a huge difference to how I felt ; and my sense of well - being , as opposed to boggle - eyed , gob- smacked panic ...
Common terms and phrases
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References to this book
Blacklines: Contemporary Critical Writing by Indigenous Australians Michele Grossman No preview available - 2003 |