Comments on: the Other Baby Bump http://www.thecoconutgirl.com Do you feel like we do? Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:38:22 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Mundy http://www.thecoconutgirl.com/?page_id=291&cpage=1#comment-767 Mundy Sat, 28 Aug 2010 20:06:13 +0000 http://www.thecoconutgirl.com/?page_id=291#comment-767 Your essay stands on its own-- and rightfully so, as you passed through the gauntlet and made it! Gritty, fierce, careworn and honest it refutes the tripe that glossy parenting mags espouse and in my case, provided reassurance and reinforcement that I wasn't doing half bad with my 8 month old. Mad props. Your essay stands on its own– and rightfully so, as you passed through the gauntlet and made it! Gritty, fierce, careworn and honest it refutes the tripe that glossy parenting mags espouse and in my case, provided reassurance and reinforcement that I wasn’t doing half bad with my 8 month old.

Mad props.

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]]> By: Meghan http://www.thecoconutgirl.com/?page_id=291&cpage=1#comment-308 Meghan Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:57:03 +0000 http://www.thecoconutgirl.com/?page_id=291#comment-308 On one of the many sleepless/fuss-filled nights with our little guy, my usually supportive husband said to me 'what did you expect?'. I naively expected bliss not the helplessness, isolation and anxiety I really felt over our son's fussiness and seemingly endless nursing sessions. The infant stage is a test in survival. I am so glad to have moved through it and gotten to the other side. On one of the many sleepless/fuss-filled nights with our little guy, my usually supportive husband said to me ‘what did you expect?’. I naively expected bliss not the helplessness, isolation and anxiety I really felt over our son’s fussiness and seemingly endless nursing sessions. The infant stage is a test in survival. I am so glad to have moved through it and gotten to the other side.

]]> By: Randee http://www.thecoconutgirl.com/?page_id=291&cpage=1#comment-235 Randee Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:58:20 +0000 http://www.thecoconutgirl.com/?page_id=291#comment-235 Beautifully written. Beautifully written.

]]> By: the Coconut Girl http://www.thecoconutgirl.com/?page_id=291&cpage=1#comment-181 the Coconut Girl Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:43:07 +0000 http://www.thecoconutgirl.com/?page_id=291#comment-181 Thank you, Christine. It's a myth that the newborn days are pure-bliss. They are full of wonder and awe, but that's not the whole story. When we can say that out loud and hear others agree, the door opens for understanding and healing. Thank you for reading and writing! Thank you, Christine. It’s a myth that the newborn days are pure-bliss. They are full of wonder and awe, but that’s not the whole story. When we can say that out loud and hear others agree, the door opens for understanding and healing. Thank you for reading and writing!

]]> By: ChrEliz http://www.thecoconutgirl.com/?page_id=291&cpage=1#comment-167 ChrEliz Sun, 27 Dec 2009 13:16:20 +0000 http://www.thecoconutgirl.com/?page_id=291#comment-167 Every new mom --- every mom, period --- should read this essay, and this blog. Wonderful writing, Whitney, and spot-on message. ~ChrEliz (Christine Gresser) Every new mom — every mom, period — should read this essay, and this blog. Wonderful writing, Whitney, and spot-on message. ~ChrEliz (Christine Gresser)

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