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Proxy Mom: My Experience with Postpartum Depression
Marietta and Chuck, madly in love, are expecting a baby. But childbirth marks the end of the fairy tale. Zoe's birth didn't go as Marietta imagined, and the maternal instinct is slow to manifest itself. While she no longer recognizes her body, Marietta feels herself losing her footing in the face of this vulnerable baby for whom she is now responsible. Will she manage to feel like a mother? To love her baby? To stop thinking that a proxy mom would do better than her? A humorful but realist viewpoint on a problem experienced by a significant number of new mothers, with an insight on how to overcome it.
144 pages, Paperback
First published June 18, 2024
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Sophie Adriansen
104 books28 followersSophie Adriansen is a French writer, a member of the Société des gens de lettres and of the Charte des auteurs et des illustrateurs jeunesse
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May 6, 2024
I received a copy of this graphic novel as an ARC. I've shared with my family and friends before that I suffered from Postpartum Depression after my daughter was born. I struggled for a lot longer than I remember. She was born in August but I didn't reach out and look for help until December. Those months were so hard for me as I wanted to be a mother more than anything and my husband was so so wonderful at it that I felt resentful. Now that she's almost 3 and I'm almost 5 months postpartum with my second, I knew looking back at it would bring back all those emotions but that I needed to relive that to understand postpartum better.
Those feelings came back full force while reading this graphic novel. It's so important for us as mothers to share the hardest parts of postpartum life because that's how we see more women reaching out for help. I can't imagine where I would be without the help I received from everyone around me. This was such a hard but incredibly valuable book for me as a mother and I will recommend this to all women after birth when they're ready to pick it up.
Those feelings came back full force while reading this graphic novel. It's so important for us as mothers to share the hardest parts of postpartum life because that's how we see more women reaching out for help. I can't imagine where I would be without the help I received from everyone around me. This was such a hard but incredibly valuable book for me as a mother and I will recommend this to all women after birth when they're ready to pick it up.
May 3, 2024
I won a galley of this and I thought it did a good job of delving into postpartum depression and how devastating it can be. I'm shocked this is the first graphic novel about it! The more we talk about it, the more society will take it as a serious health crisis and not condemn mothers who don't feel an immediate attachment to their child. Helping to normalize feelings of depression and lack of attachment after birth are important and having more work out there about postpartum depression is essential. This one is a great start.
May 14, 2024
I received this ARC through Publishers Weekly Grab-A-Galley drawing. Thanks to JT Yost who made it available.
A sweet comic about the realities of new motherhood and postpartum depression. Easy to read without being overly simplistic and supportive without toxic positivity, a good read for an overwhelmed parent.
A sweet comic about the realities of new motherhood and postpartum depression. Easy to read without being overly simplistic and supportive without toxic positivity, a good read for an overwhelmed parent.
May 2, 2024
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May 3, 2024
I won an advanced reader eBook copy of this graphic novel. I liked it!
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