The Second Nine Months: One Woman Tells the Real Truth about Becoming a Mom. Finally. - Softcover

Glembocki, Vicki

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0738212555 ISBN 13: 9780738212555

Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books, 2009

Synopsis

When her daughter Blair was born, Vicki Glembocki experienced the first blast of maternal bliss that she assumed would carry her through the next nine months of sleepless nights and all the challenges that come with a new baby. So why was the transition into motherhood so hard? Because no one told her the real deal about what lay ahead. Finally, one mother gives the unvarnished truth about those first months, from the worry over whether you're bonding, to the suspicion that you're the only woman on earth who lacks the "maternal gene." Funny and brutally honest, Glembocki lets new moms know they're not alone and reassures them that when someone coos, "Aren't you just loving every minute?" it's perfectly normal to think: "No, actually, I'm not!" And you and your child will still turn out just fine.

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Review:

Mid-Ohio Valley Parent Magazine, 2/16/09 "This mom's memoir shows a different side to the new mom-the mom who is exhausted, has an extremely fussy baby, who wonders if she made a mistake...It's that kind of frankness that makes this book such a compelling read."

About the Author:

Vicki Glembocki is a columnist for Women's Health and a writer-at-large at Philadelphia Magazine. She, her husband, Thad, and her two daughters live in southern New Jersey.

About this edition

• Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0738212555
• ISBN 13: 9780738212555
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272