Baby daze : becoming a mother and staying you

by Erina Reddan

A guide to first-time motherhood. It reveals both the downsides and upsides of motherhood, and sleeplessness; loss of identity, ambition and confidence; relationships, friendships and what the men say; and practical issues such as breastfeeding and childcare.

Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

Erina writes adult mystery crime books and young adult novels. She’s worked with words, ideas and stories all her life, winning a Walkley Award for her work as an ABC foreign correspondent. She has a PhD in creative writing from La Trobe University on girl warriors and ball gowns and has taught writing at Latrobe University and Writers Victoria. Her family claims she can glamorise a handful of facts beyond recognition in the service of an entertaining story, sometimes at the expense of truth but always in favour of wonder.

Reviews

[Frangipani · Rating 4 out of 5]

Birth stories, parenting stories, shocking and reassuring all together. I read this book as part of my preparation for becoming a parent for the second time. I wanted as much information as possible. This one made me feel that I wasn't alone as there were many parts of this book that could have been written from my own personal experience as a first time parent.

[Kirstin]

This book is fabulous - at last a baby book that tells you that there is no right thing to do....

[Huda Alshamari · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best book about true parenting