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 58
... tell them . ' And if there's anything I learned from those birth classes it was not to put too much energy into the first stage . ' Rosie looks towards Tom for guidance . ' She's right on that one , I can vouch for her on that , ' he ...
... tell them . ' And if there's anything I learned from those birth classes it was not to put too much energy into the first stage . ' Rosie looks towards Tom for guidance . ' She's right on that one , I can vouch for her on that , ' he ...
Page 66
... tell them , ' I just wanted to feel something squishy . ' ' Sure thing , ' Rosie says . We also laugh about the missed bath , the unused massage oil and the undrunk Poppers . And decide to put the champagne on hold . ' I could never ...
... tell them , ' I just wanted to feel something squishy . ' ' Sure thing , ' Rosie says . We also laugh about the missed bath , the unused massage oil and the undrunk Poppers . And decide to put the champagne on hold . ' I could never ...
Page 67
... tell me the truth ? " But before he can respond , I clutch my belly and seize the moment . ' The horror , ' I murmur ... tell me I am feeding the baby wrongly . That I must listen to what they are telling me . The problem is they each ...
... tell me the truth ? " But before he can respond , I clutch my belly and seize the moment . ' The horror , ' I murmur ... tell me I am feeding the baby wrongly . That I must listen to what they are telling me . The problem is they each ...
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References to this book
Blacklines: Contemporary Critical Writing by Indigenous Australians Michele Grossman No preview available - 2003 |