Mother Shock: Loving Every (Other) Minute of It
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"Mother shock" is the name Andrea Buchanan gives to the dazed state many new parents find themselves in during their first years with a baby. Expectations collide with reality, and the days and nights blur together under hormonal upheaval, lack of sleep and physical exhaustion. Newcomers must also adjust to a constant demand for attention, a changed sense of who they are, and new domestic duties. In this collection of essays, Buchanan records what she learns as she passes through these stages. Her pieces range from a worry about the double stroller and the trials of bottle feeding to a confession of feeling foolish and a look back at what playgroup taught her. Together they describe how hard, and how rewarding, it is to become a mother.
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