Having read a record 23 books in December, I had a lot of excellent books. I‘ve chosen the tagged book for its message of female empowerment about childbirth during another misogynistic time period—when men imposed their will on women and thought they knew more about birthing a child and women‘s illnesses than the women themselves. A timely book it seems. #12booksin2024 @Andrew65
pickWhat an excellent book—a huge shoutout to the power of women over misogyny early last century, mostly set in #Canada but a few important moments in #Boston. The main character was raised to be a midwife. When a male doctor comes to town, he insists the old ways are dangerous and his newfangled ways (including forceps) are safer. There is so much to unpack about this book a short review cannot do it justice. In general, it speaks to the power ⬇️
“when the reading of such literature is associated with idleness…a woman‘s thoughts and feelings cannot be other than impure and sensual…novel-reading causes, at the very least, fretting, nightmares and a bad complexion.”
That explains so much! 😂
#foodandlit #Canada @Catsandbooks
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It's so crazy how fast this pregnancy has flown by! She's almost here, and I can't wait. I just wish my mama was here to see this. It's been one year without her, and it hurts so bad, especially because I knew she wanted to have a granddaughter so badly.
On a lighter note, here are some of the books that my fiancée and I read to babygirl. Definitely not all of them, but some of them.
pickA review & an announcement
💙I‘m growing a little dude, due February 2025 💙
Read (my 1st pregnancy book!) with the obvious motivation of confirming my own biases 😂 which worked like a charm. While I won‘t take all her research to heart (a glass of wine with dinner just feels wrong), there were a few things that made me think further (genetic testing, birth plans) & copious amounts of data that proved my intuition right (cats, sushi, epidurals)
Thanks for playing along, it‘s been great seeing everyone‘s books. Hope to see you on the First day of Christmas later this year for #12Booksof2025. 👏👏👏😊🎉🥳 2w