Mother Nurture & the Depleted Mother Syndrome
When Big C was born 9 years ago, I went through what only mothers can understand. By all means, I have a wonderfully supportive husband and Big C was a wonderful baby. Big C fed well and had a sleeping pattern that was like clock work. In fact, he started sleeping through the night when he was about 3 months old. I never felt that I lacked sleep. But somehow, the stresses of being a first time mom and having a full time job took a toll on me. I remembered the feeling of exhaustion, helplessness, senselessness and living through the weekends numbly... Then I chanced upon this book " Mother Nurture ", and came across the term "Depleted Mother Syndrome" which was coined by the authors Rich and Jan Hanson to describe the overall feeling of physical and emotional stress commonly experienced by mothers. This book and its many case studies totally resonated with me and I began to understand the situation I was in and the emotions I was going through. I had pushed myself...