New Mother's Survival Guide

Practical, upbeat, humorousyet realistichelp for new mothersElizabeth Wright became aware of the need for this book shortly after giving birth to her firstchild. Faced with the reality of having a baby in her home, she started frantically reading throughthe standard works on childraising. She was surprised to learn that while these books provide awealth of information on a babys development and growth, they do precious little to help thenew mother cope with her new life. Obviously, she writes, the people who wrote these bookshad never been in the trenchesat home taking care of Baby. I needed to know what to do whenmy baby curled up like a pillbug in her car seat and screamed herself maroon. I needed a bookwritten by a mother who had not yet achieved complete amnesia about childbirth and the firstyear of motherhood.The New Mothers Survival Guide will be a beacon and a friend for all new mothers who arelooking for valuable information based on real-life experience.