Synopses & Reviews
When her daughter Blair was born, Vicki Glembocki experienced the first blast of maternal bliss that she assumed would carry her through the next nine months of sleepless nights and all the challenges that come with a new baby. So why was the transition into motherhood so hard? Because no one told her the
real deal about what lay ahead.
Finally, one mother gives the unvarnished truth about those first months, from the worry over whether youre bonding, to the suspicion that youre the only woman on earth who lacks the maternal gene.” Funny and brutally honest, Glembocki lets new moms know theyre not alone and reassures them that when someone coos, Arent you just loving every minute?” its perfectly normal to think: No, actually, Im not!”
And you and your child will still turn out just fine.
Review
Mid-Ohio Valley Parent Magazine, 2/16/09“This mom’s memoir shows a different side to the new mom—the mom who is exhausted, has an extremely fussy baby, who wonders if she made a mistake…It’s that kind of frankness that makes this book such a compelling read.”
Synopsis
I want to walk out of Target and leave Blair there, wailing . . . Nice people work at Target. Surely someone would take her home and care for her and buy her pretty things. So begins Vicki Glembocki's brutally honest yet hilarious memoir of her agonizing transition into motherhood. Why agonizing? Because no one told her how tough it would be. Finally, Glembocki lays out the truth about those first months with baby: the certainty that you're doing everything wrong; the desire to kill your husband, your mother, your dog; the struggle to balance who you were with whom you've become-a mother. Unlike any other book on motherhood, Glembocki breaks the New Mother Code of Silence, proving that "maternal bliss" is not innate, but learned. Funny and wise, she connects with new moms on a shockingly intimate level, letting them know that they are not alone.
About the Author
Vicki Glembocki is an editor at large at Philadelphia Magazine. She has written several articles on motherhood for magazines such as Women’s Health and Fit Pregnancy. She lives outside of Philadelphia.