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OH BABY! A Mom’s Self-care Survival Guide for the First Year

March 26, 2018 by Susan

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Oh, the first year of motherhood… nothing can prepare you! When I look back at the first year of my first born’s life, I can hardly believe I survived. It was so hard and yet such a miraculous time. I’d struggled with infertility for over 3 years, so when my baby arrived, I was beyond thankful.

But no matter how happy you are to become a mother, that first year will be likely the most challenging time of your life.

And you can use all the help you can get.

Oh Baby - A Mom's Self-Care Survival Guide for the First Year

Maria Luis-Carbone - Oh BabySo we’re thrilled to introduce you to a new book that one of our former contributors has just written. Maria Lianos-Carbone, who worked with us as managing editor in 2012, and is the founder of AMotherWorld.com, just published her first book titled, OH BABY! A Mom’s Self-care Survival Guide for the First Year.

Maria knows first hand the struggles of being a new mom battling overwhelm and postpartum depression. She wrote this book to help new moms by providing the type of book we all wish we had during our first years as mothers.

There are plenty of books and resources about how to properly care for your new baby, but what about caring for yourself? Maria Lianos-Carbone, founder of AMotherWorld.com, outlines the proper care and feeding” of mothers during their baby’s firstyear with humor and honesty. From the physical and emotional changes a new mom will undergo to rekindling intimacy with her partner, Oh Baby! Mom’s Survival Guide for the First Year keeps the focus on moms – because you can’t draw water (or breastmilk, for that matter) from an empty well. Maria’s straight-talking, no-nonsense approach will give new moms everything they need to survive as they embark on the journey of motherhood.

I love how Maria helps the reader realize her fears are normal and that as new moms we all battle many of the same worries. She tackles all sorts of topics that moms are dealing with in the early days of parenting. It’s so important that moms take care of themselves, and yet we all feel guilty when we take time off. I don’t think I ever felt like I could take time to just relax. Thanks to Maria, many new moms will feel empowered to take care of themselves as well as their babies.

The book is published by Raincoast Books and is available at Amazon.ca, Amazon.com, and bookstores everywhere.

Definitely pick up a copy for all the new moms you know, and bring it along as a gift to every baby shower you attend.

Giveaway

If you’re Canadian, you can enter to win a copy of the book, OH BABY! A Mom’s Self-care Survival Guide for the First Year thanks to Raincoast Books and Maria.

Leave us a comment letting us know if you’d keep the book for yourself or give it as a gift.

Then complete your entry using the entry form below.

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Sorry to our American friends, this giveaway is open to Canadians only.

To win more great prizes, check out our other giveaways.

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Oh Baby - A Moms Self-Care Survival Guide for the First Year

 

Disclosure: I received a sample of the book to review for this post.
Written by Susan Carraretto, co-founder of 5 Minutes for Mom
Talk with me: @5minutesformom and Facebook.com/5minutesformom
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19 Comments

  1. Soozle says

    April 13, 2018 at 7:34 am

    I would keep this for myself 🙂

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  2. Dayle B says

    April 11, 2018 at 5:46 pm

    I would gift this useful gift to our daughter in law as she is expecting our new second grandson.

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  3. Aarone Mawdsley says

    April 11, 2018 at 5:38 pm

    i would give as a gift

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  4. Erin says

    April 11, 2018 at 12:26 am

    I would gift myself!

    Reply
  5. Brittani says

    April 10, 2018 at 2:30 pm

    I would give it as a gift!

    Reply
  6. Silvia D says

    April 9, 2018 at 9:06 pm

    i would gift to one of my step daughters!

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  7. Melanie borhi says

    April 9, 2018 at 6:24 pm

    I’d gift to my good girlfriend who just had a baby.

    Reply
  8. Christine Topley says

    April 8, 2018 at 3:14 pm

    I’ve watched you in your progress of putting this all together. Congrats to you! I’d keep this book for myself but would also share with my daughter in law. I have a grandson who is almost 3 months old so this would be awesome to have.

    Reply
  9. Marlene V says

    April 8, 2018 at 11:43 am

    My co-worker is having her first baby this year and I would love to gift it to her!

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  10. Nicole says

    April 8, 2018 at 8:17 am

    Looks very helpful! I’d give the book to my friend who just had a baby! And then ask that she give it back as we are planning for our first child!

    Reply
  11. Sara says

    April 8, 2018 at 12:20 am

    I would keep the book for myself 🙂

    Reply
  12. Kerry L says

    April 7, 2018 at 11:36 pm

    I would definitely give this as a gift. Lots of babies coming in the extenided family so it would be perfect!

    Reply
  13. Andrea Hickey says

    April 7, 2018 at 2:03 pm

    I’d give it to my sister in law 🙂

    Reply
  14. Sarah Ferguson says

    April 7, 2018 at 11:51 am

    I would keep it for myself. I’m due with my first in October.

    Reply
  15. Ca l says

    April 7, 2018 at 11:42 am

    I would give this to the lady who cleans!

    Reply
  16. vickie couturier says

    April 2, 2018 at 8:33 am

    i would give it as a gift to a new mom

    Reply
  17. sarah says

    March 29, 2018 at 10:31 am

    I would give this as a gift. 🙂 thanks

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  18. Anne says

    March 26, 2018 at 1:49 pm

    This would be a gift for my niece who had a baby girl March 17.

    Reply
  19. Megan says

    March 26, 2018 at 1:15 pm

    I would give this to my cousin who just had her baby on Friday!

    Reply

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