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Matrescence: On the Metamorphosis of Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.42 — 7,636 ratings — published 2023
Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as matrescence)
avg rating 4.13 — 41,631 ratings — published 2019
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The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read [and Your Children Will Be Glad That You Did] (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.10 — 36,475 ratings — published 2019
Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom is Wrong - and What You Really Need to Know (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.30 — 51,843 ratings — published 2013
Nurture: A Modern Guide to Pregnancy, Birth, Early Motherhood―and Trusting Yourself and Your Body (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.31 — 3,459 ratings — published
The First Forty Days: The Essential Art of Nourishing the New Mother (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.11 — 4,558 ratings — published 2016
Of Woman Born: Motherhood as Experience and Institution (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.24 — 2,778 ratings — published
Elevating Child Care: A Guide to Respectful Parenting (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 3,814 ratings — published 2014
Nightbitch (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.44 — 82,026 ratings — published 2021
Mères sans filtre (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.38 — 79 ratings — published
The Nurture Revolution: Grow Your Baby’s Brain and Transform Their Mental Health through the Art of Nurtured Parenting (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.36 — 1,152 ratings — published
Bringing Up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting (Audiobook)
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avg rating 4.02 — 76,955 ratings — published 2012
The Fourth Trimester Journal : Practices and Reflections to Honor Your Journey into Motherhood (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.91 — 11 ratings — published
Nine Golden Months: The Essential Art of Nurturing the Mother-To-Be (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.04 — 284 ratings — published
The Family Firm: A Data-Driven Guide to Better Decision Making in the Early School Years (The ParentData Series)
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avg rating 3.74 — 5,417 ratings — published 2021
Mama Rising: Discovering the New You Through Motherhood (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 197 ratings — published
Taking Charge of Your Fertility: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control, Pregnancy Achievement, and Reproductive Health (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.55 — 13,010 ratings — published 1995
Bumpin': The Modern Guide to Pregnancy: Navigating the Wild, Weird, and Wonderful Journey From Conception Through Birth and Beyond (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.06 — 4,869 ratings — published 2019
Like a Mother: A Feminist Journey Through the Science and Culture of Pregnancy (ebook)
by (shelved 2 times as matrescence)
avg rating 4.20 — 12,017 ratings — published 2018
Mothering From Your Center: Tapping Your Body's Natural Energy for Pregnancy, Birth, and Parenting (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as matrescence)
avg rating 4.27 — 142 ratings — published 2013
Essential Labor: Mothering as Social Change (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as matrescence)
avg rating 3.81 — 2,980 ratings — published 2022
Being There: Why Prioritizing Motherhood in the First Three Years Matters (Audio CD)
by (shelved 1 time as matrescence)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,599 ratings — published 2017
All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as matrescence)
avg rating 3.89 — 12,552 ratings — published 2014
Mother State: A Political History of Motherhood (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as matrescence)
avg rating 4.40 — 65 ratings — published 2024
The Breaks: An Essay (Unknown Binding)
by (shelved 1 time as matrescence)
avg rating 4.34 — 631 ratings — published 2021
Brain-Body Parenting: How to Stop Managing Behavior and Start Raising Joyful, Resilient Kids (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as matrescence)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,656 ratings — published 2022
Simplicity Parenting: Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier, and More Secure Kids (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as matrescence)
avg rating 4.22 — 15,447 ratings — published 2009
Everyday Blessings: The Inner Work of Mindful Parenting (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as matrescence)
avg rating 4.08 — 2,009 ratings — published 1998
Yoga Mama, Yoga Baby: Ayurveda and Yoga for a Healthy Pregnancy and Birth (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as matrescence)
avg rating 4.29 — 125 ratings — published 2013
Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us About the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as matrescence)
avg rating 4.14 — 28,683 ratings — published 2021
Because I'm Not Myself, You See: A Memoir of Motherhood, Madness and Coming Back From the Brink (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.47 — 1,041 ratings — published
Special Topics in Being a Parent: A Queer and Tender Guide to Things I’ve Learned About Parenting, Mostly the Hard Way (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.78 — 116 ratings — published
Kid Food: The Challenge of Feeding Children in a Highly Processed World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as matrescence)
avg rating 4.06 — 388 ratings — published 2019
Die Wut, die bleibt (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.28 — 12,278 ratings — published 2022
Bésame mucho (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as matrescence)
avg rating 4.17 — 3,321 ratings — published 1999
Two-Week Wait: an IVF story (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as matrescence)
avg rating 3.93 — 614 ratings — published 2021
Infreakinfertility: How to Survive When Getting Pregnant Gets Hard (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as matrescence)
avg rating 4.49 — 482 ratings — published
We're Pregnant! The First Time Dad's Pregnancy Handbook (First-Time Dads)
by (shelved 1 time as matrescence)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,605 ratings — published 2018
The First Six Weeks: The Tried-And-Tested Guide That Shows You How to Have a Happy, Healthy Sleeping Baby (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.70 — 1,126 ratings — published
What to Expect When You're Expecting (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as matrescence)
avg rating 3.81 — 60,469 ratings — published 1984
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as matrescence)
avg rating 4.27 — 38,180 ratings — published 1980
Why Love Matters: How Affection Shapes a Baby's Brain (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.35 — 2,009 ratings — published 2003
Hypnobirthing: Practical Ways to Make Your Birth Better (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.32 — 5,445 ratings — published
Lessons for Survival: Mothering Against "The Apocalypse" (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.06 — 411 ratings — published 2024
Moje dziecko się złości: Droga do spokoju w rodzinie pełnej emocji (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.52 — 29 ratings — published
Wild Child: Entwicklung verstehen, Kleinkinder gelassen erziehen, Konflikte liebevoll lösen (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.51 — 252 ratings — published
Womb: The Inside Story of Where We All Began (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.09 — 2,037 ratings — published 2023
Revolutionary Mothering: Love on the Front Lines (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.55 — 562 ratings — published 2016
I Sang You Down from the Stars (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as matrescence)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,009 ratings — published 2021
Grandir avec toi: La BD pour comprendre et accompagner le développement de son bébé (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.38 — 13 ratings — published
“Becoming a mother leaves no woman as it found her. It unravels her and rebuilds her. It cracks her open, takes her to her edges. It’s both beautiful and brutal, often at the same time.”
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“How does one navigate this territory in the interim? This tricky place of peripheral connection to motherhood? Also, considering that the partial or what I’ve taken to calling ‘perimatrescence’ triggers not only the desire to have a baby, but also awakens the need to express and share your nurturing or mothering qualities - How do you give yourself permission to nurture or embody your ‘mothering heart’, so to speak? In other words, how do you express the energy of the wild mother archetype in daily life while you are still journeying towards motherhood?”
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