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A review by literallybookedsolid
My Body Is A Big Fat Temple: An Ordinary Story of Pregnancy and Early Motherhood by Alena Dillon, Alena Dillon
5.0
After I had my first child, I thought about writing a book entitled, “The S*** People Don’t Tell You About Being Pregnant.” Pregnancy was great, don’t get me wrong, but it was also really hard. And then having a kid? Goodness, that was even harder. Never have I doubted myself more than in my son’s first few months of life.
This is the book I wish I had when I was pregnant with my kids. It’s real, it’s frank and it’s not watered down. I related wholeheartedly to so many anecdotes. I went through the same naming conundrum when our first was a boy, instead of the girl I had hoped for (and already definitively had easily named). I remember the tough demands and isolation of breastfeeding, plus the horrific pain of mastitis. I too suffered the silent depths of postpartum depression.
This is the perfect book for a new mom or a newly pregnant friend. If only I had a book like this, I might not have struggled as I did with my first child. I might have felt better about asking for help. And I certainly would not have felt so alone.
Thank you to the author and Let's Talk Books for the gifted copy.
This is the book I wish I had when I was pregnant with my kids. It’s real, it’s frank and it’s not watered down. I related wholeheartedly to so many anecdotes. I went through the same naming conundrum when our first was a boy, instead of the girl I had hoped for (and already definitively had easily named). I remember the tough demands and isolation of breastfeeding, plus the horrific pain of mastitis. I too suffered the silent depths of postpartum depression.
This is the perfect book for a new mom or a newly pregnant friend. If only I had a book like this, I might not have struggled as I did with my first child. I might have felt better about asking for help. And I certainly would not have felt so alone.
Thank you to the author and Let's Talk Books for the gifted copy.