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1 online resource (360 pages) |
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Cover; Title; Imprint; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Part One Pregnancy; 1 Pregnancy is a whole-body condition; 2 You create life; 3 Baby brain is real; 4 The rules of announcement; 5 Opinions and advice: part 1; 6 The great gender debate; 7 The magic bump; 8 You can't eat things; 9 Attacked from within; 10 The full-time job of pregnancy; 11 Naming your child; 12 Don't mess with the pregnant lady; 13 You don't have to love the baby yet; 14 But you will (probably) like your baby, eventually; 15 The horrible beautiful; 16 It's okay to be scared; 17 Antenatal anxiety; 18 Tired begins now |
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19 Oh, the plans20 You're not fat, you're pregnant; 21 Nesting; 22 The nursery; 23 The party to end all parties; 24 The only way is out; 25 It's worth it; 26 Your pregnancy bucket list; Part Two Newborn days; 27 Just like the movies; 28 'The easy way out'; 29 Now what?; 30 Where is the love?; 31 Your vagina is having a day; 32 Boob on; 33 Boob off; 34 The birth of a mother; 35 What even is motherhood?; 36 Move aside please; 37 Hospital life for the win; 38 Going home (or WTF?); 39 The bubble; 40 The darkest days; 41 Wake up sleepyhead; 42 So this is what tired feels like |
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43 What doesn't kill you . . .44 ... Makes you stronger; 45 Baby, you are why I'm here; 46 The stink of motherhood; 47 Guilt and worry; 48 You'll probably injure your child; 49 Are you a special kind of moron?; 50 Opinions and advice: part 2; 51 Your rig has been rejigged; 52 The textbook baby; 53 Goodbye to the old you; 54 24 hours with a newborn; Part Three Babyhood; 55 Mum friends; 56 Parenting is like running; 57 The milestones; 58 Things take forever now; 59 But slowing down is good; 60 Being a successful woman might not make you a successful mum; 61 The manual exists |
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62 Being a mum is easy63 Men can parent too?; 64 The mental load; 65 Husband rage; 66 Baby weirdness; 67 Babies sleep, right?; 68 Nap-time enemies; 69 Night-time momster; 70 The night shift; 71 Kids' activities are boring; 72 The harshest critics; 73 Maternity leave goals; 74 Let's get physical; 75 Warning: bad for your health; 76 The laws of motherhood; 77 The world versus mothers; 78 Opinions and advice: part 3; 79 When your baby is sick; 80 This sucks; Part Four The toddler years; 81 Toddlers are the worst; 82 Yes, even your kid; 83 And toddlers are the best; 84 Moving children suck |
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85 Pick up/put down86 You carry it; 87 Reality is boring; 88 Silence is deadly; 89 Nudie rudies; 90 All things on the floor; 91 Kids say the darnedest things; 92 Words that hurt; 93 You're my bess fwend; 94 Controlling toddlers; 95 Sugar and spice; 96 Slugs and snails; 97 Seeing the world for the first time; 98 They just wanna be excited; 99 And so you should travel with them; 100 These are things you say now; 101 Kids' books and TV; 102 From baby to actual person; 103 Actual insanity; 104 The rage of motherhood; 105 I yelled today; 106 Cherish every moment; 107 That don't impress me much |
| Summary |
A brilliantly honest guide to the highs and lows of parenthood from the author of award-winning blog The Thud |
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108 The displeased toddler |
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Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 04, 2021) |
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Dubois, Lauren
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Dubois, Lauren -- Family
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New mothers.
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Motherhood -- Humor
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Motherhood -- Anecdotes
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Parenting -- Humor
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Parenting -- Anecdotes
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Child rearing -- Anecdotes
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Pregnant women -- Humor
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Mothers -- Conduct of life
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Mothers -- Biography
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Mother and child.
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Newborn infants -- Care -- Humor
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Child rearing -- Humor
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Mother-Child Relations
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Child rearing
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Families
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Mother and child
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Motherhood
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Mothers
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Mothers -- Conduct of life
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New mothers
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Newborn infants -- Care
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Parenting
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Pregnant women
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Anecdotes
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Biographies
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Humor
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1760871672 |
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9781760871673 |
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