The things they never tell you about becoming mum

Written with a great deal of honesty and a pinch of humour. The things they never tell you about becoming mum gives a real world account of the delights and dilemmas pregnant women and new parents face. It isn’t a scientific book or a guide to parenthood but shares experiences and insight into the reality of becoming a mum. The easy to read chapters cover pregnancy, labour, birth and the first eighteen months of parenting, offering countless little gems of things you really need to know.

Chapters include:

• Learning to zone out of unhelpful conversations

• Planning the birth

• How to really write a birth plan

• Getting to grips with your pesky post-birth emotions

• The new parent debates

• Don’t forget about you