Silje’s Reviews > Matrescence: On the Metamorphosis of Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood > Status Update
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is 25% done
Did i miss the research part here (or is it coming)? I was expecting to get an understanding of what happens neurologically to the mind during pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding (which is how far I’ve come). And/or some philosophical insights. Instead, it’s still just a sad story of all the challenges and negative feelings the author felt. It could’ve been more balanced. Why did she decide on kid 2 and 3..?
— 15 hours, 15 min ago
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is 20% done
As with some other books about women, I feel like the vibe is pretty negative. I wonder to what end she writes about how awful it is to be pregnant. As a counter weight to the narrative that pregnant women glow? I agree with her that hypno-birthing (yet again) pushes the responsibility back to the woman, «if you just prepare, it’s not going to hurt». But the angling feels so negative. I wish for more balance
— Sep 14, 2026 01:40PM