I've been waiting for this book to come out since my pregnancy as I'm a huge dooce.com fan. It arrived earlier last week and I've been reading it as much as time allows nowadays.
Relating to this book is quite easy and Heather Armstrong's description of the anxiety and depression she felt after having her daughter is very close to what I went through (and am still working through today).
She describes how she felt a panic attack come on at around 6:30pm every night since she wasn't sure if sleep would come to her that night. My panic attacks took place at 6:30am when my body realized it didn't get any sleep and an entire day lay ahead of me without Neil full of feeding times with no naps. I also experienced severe anxiety when the baby slept with us in our room after my parents left to go home. Every noise, a hiccup, a burp, would cause me to bolt out of bed to check to make sure Austin didn't choke or was still breathing. This was made even worse when we moved him to his crib when he was a month old because every time he cried for a feeding it felt as if electricity was running through my veins and I'd bolt out of bed. Once feeding time was finished I still had all the adrenaline running through me and was unable to get back to sleep, only to wake up again 2 hours later to do it all over again.
I highly recommend the book. It's a good, funny read that also describes Heather Armstrong's experience dealing with postpartum depression.
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