How Not to Be a Perfect Mother
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Libby Purves. How Not to Be a Perfect Mother
Dedication
Contents
Preface, 2004
Introduction
Chapter One. Pregnant, Proud and Panic-stricken
Antenatal clinics
Sickness
Heartburn at night
Leg cramps
Consider your house
Consider your transport
Consider your clothes
Consider the baby’s clothes
Finally, consider your duty
Chapter Two. Hard Labour: Birth
Legends
Irrelevant campaigns
Practicalities
Afterword
Chapter Three. Basket Babies: Infancy
Feeding
Clothes
Habitats
Travelling
Transport
Chapter Four. From Bundle to Vandal: Bigger Babies
Amusements
Bathtime
Mealtime
Sunday afternoon
Bedtime
Chapter Five. The Leaving of Little Ones
Chapter Six. Double Shift: Working Mothers
1. Working away from home
2. Working part-time
3. Working at home
Chapter Seven. A Tale of Two Nannies
Chapter Eight. Toddlers and Tornadoes
Toys and games
Toy control
Clothes for toddlers
Potty training
Away from home
Tears and tantrums
Bedtime
Groups
Clinging
Chapter Nine. The Second Lap: Siblings
Timetables and routines
Transport
Car transport
Jealousy
Chapter Ten. High Days and Holidays
Car travel
Boating
Hiking
Camping
Events, shows, outdoor activity sports
Pubs
Teashops
Swimming
Parties
Hotels
Chapter Eleven. Last Word
Index
Acknowledgements
About the Author
Other Works
Copyright
About the Publisher
Отрывок из книги
To my children, and Paul
Title Page
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ME: I will bloody well not take it to a chemist. I will take it to my GP and ask him for a civil answer. Why should I take anything when you won’t even spare me thirty seconds to say whether it’s supposed to be for the heartburn or the legs?
(Doctor departs, but his ears are becoming satisfyingly red.)
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