It Sucked and Then I Cried by Heather Armstrong

It Sucked and Then I Cried by Heather Armstrong

An irreverent and captivating memoir about the unexpected joys and glaring indignities of pregnancy, childbirth, and parenthood--from New York Times bestselling author and beloved creator of the popular mommy blog Dooce.com.

Heather Armstrong gave up a lot of things when she and her husband decided to have a baby: beer, small boobs, free time--and antidepressants. The eighteen months that followed were filled with anxiety, constipation, nacho cheese Doritos, and an unconditional love that threatened to make her heart explode. Still, as baby Leta grew and her husband returned to work, Heather faced lonely days, sleepless nights, and endless screaming that sometimes made her wish she'd never become a mother. Just as she was poised to throw another gallon of milk at her husband's head, she committed herself for a short stay in a mental hospital--the best decision she ever made for her family.

Here, with biting wit and unrelenting honesty, Heather shares her battle with postpartum depression and all the other minor details of pregnancy and motherhood that no one cares to mention. Like how boring it can be to care for someone whose primary means of communication is through her bowels. And how long it can possibly take to reconvene the procedure that got you into this whole parenthood mess in the first place. And how you sometimes think you can't possibly go five more minutes without breathing in that utterly irresistible and totally redeemable fresh baby smell.

It Sucked and Then I Cried is a brave cautionary tale about crossing over that invisible line to the other side (the parenting side), where everything changes and it only gets worse. But most of all, it's a celebration of a love so big it can break your heart into a million pieces.

Armstrong, Heather B.: - Heather B. Armstrong is widely acknowledged to be the most popular mommy blogger in the world. Her website, dooce(R), has twice been listed as one of the 25 best blogs in the world by Time magazine and Forbes listed it as a top 100 website for women. In the eighteen years that Heather has been shaping the internet writing community, she's worked to create targeted content not only for fellow parents but also for numerous global brands--including Ford, Nintendo, and Clorox--and written a New York Times bestseller, It Sucked and Then I Cried. She lives in Salt Lake City with her two lovely daughters and an insane herding dog.

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ISBN 13	9781439171509
ISBN 10	1439171505
Title	It Sucked and Then I Cried
Author	Heather Armstrong
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Gallery Books
Year published	2010-03-23
Number of pages	272
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