Pregnant pause : my journey through obnoxious questions, baby lust, meddling relatives, and pre-partnum depression / Pregnancy Childbirth Postpartum depression

Friedman, Carrie.

Pregnant pause : my journey through obnoxious questions, baby lust, meddling relatives, and pre-partnum depression / Carrie Friedman. - New York : Citadel Press, 2008. - 181 p. ; 21 cm.

If you've been asked the question "When are you going to have a baby?" so many times that you feel as though your uterus is starring in a new reality TV show, this hilarious, insightful book is for you. Carrie Friedman shares her daily struggles with what she calls her "pre-partum depression", from baby lust to panic, and everything in between. Fending off the "dreaded question" from everyone, including her yoga teacher, and navigating the minefield of toddler birthday parties, as well as creating her own faux baby registry under an assumed name, Carrie Friedman captures the process of deciding to have a baby with humour and smarts. Whether you're uncertain, ambivalent, or scared about having kids, Friedman offers a dose of comfort and a bellyful of laughs in this witty, insightful book. Pregnancy. Biography and Autobiography.

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Pregnancy--Humor.
Childbirth--Humor.
Postpartum depression--Humor.

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