What To Expect When She's Expecting: An Honest Guide To Supporting The New Mom In Your Life

Review\n"Ms. Perry's understanding of being pregnant, then a new mother is brilliant. I wish this book was mandatory reading for everyone in a pregnant woman's orbit!" - Jessica Hanna (Ed.D.)\nSomeone in your inner circle is pregnant! Congratulations... to her!Have you noticed your pregnant wife casting you daggers when you say things like, "My mom said..."?Has your preggo BFF flat-out refused the celebratory (surprise) lunch you planned so meticulously for her?Is your daughter-in-law suddenly ignoring you like the plague after you shared your absolutely perfect pregnancy with her husband?There's a reason for all of this, and it's not the pregnancy hormones. Can we be honest? The new mom may have a good reason to avoid you right now. She may not feel comfortable telling you that your advice, judgements and stereotypes about what a new mom "should" be, do and feel are not wanted.But don't feel bad! Most advice about how to support a first-time pregnant woman is outdated, patriarchal, and just flat out wrong. That's why Blogger and Author Amy Perry wrote her new book, What To Expect When She's Expecting: An Honest Guide To Supporting The New Mom In Your Life It's a straight to the point discussion from a mom who's already "been there" and had to navigate first-time pregnancy without the support she needed (and with plenty she just plain didn't want!) In each chapter, you'll learn:How the new mom in your life is most likely feeling and what she'll need the most from her inner circle at each stage of the pregnancySpecific ways you can offer support that don't sound like you're dismissing or being judgemental of her experienceWhat not to say when you hear you're about to become a grandma! How to be a supportive friend to your newly preggo BFFHow to make sure you're always on your wife's side You'll also learn when and where it's appropriate to touch a pregnant woman's belly... (the answer is totally not what you think!)This is the book you need to read with your newly pregnant wife; for your daughter-in-law or best friend; or for yourself- to help foster those conversations with your beloved inner circle who just aren't supporting you the way you want and need.It's practical, straight forward and based on real life experiences that will have you nodding, laughing, and ah-ha!-ing the whole way through.Just pure advice from a mom who's been there, for the people who care.If you or someone you love is having a baby in 2020 or beyond, this book is for you!\nFrom the Author\nA Book For New Moms, New Dads, and Their Close Friends and Family
We always hear that the experience of pregnancy and first year afterwards is either #blessed or postpartum depression- there's no in between!\nBut it's not so black and white. Even if a woman doesn't feel like everything is roses and sunshine during and after pregnancy, a postpartum depression label may not be correct, either. And it's certainly not helpful to her to put her into that box. Now that we have become more aware of postpartum depression, the whispers around a new mom who is struggling often automatically fall around something like - "she's definitely got PPD," putting the problem squarely on her, as something she alone needs to deal with, when in reality the experience of pregnancy and first time motherhood is so much more complicated.\nThere are many things that people surrounding a new mom or first-time mom can do to make a newly pregnant woman's transition to motherhood less stressful. New moms need support, and that support needs to be on their own terms. Unfortunately, there is little awareness- and little information from real moms- available.\nThis book aims to cover that missing ground. It's a guide for the partners, parents, in-laws, siblings and close friends of a first-time, brand new mom. I hope the reader- whether the husband, partner, friend, sibling, parent or in-law, or even the new mom herself- will find it insightful and useful for navigating the comp