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How I Had a Baby, a Breakdown, and a Much Needed Margarita
Simon Spotlight Entertainment
April 2009
On Sale: March 24, 2009
272 pages
ISBN: 1416936017
EAN: 9781416936015
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction Memoir
An irreverent and captivating memoir about the unexpected
joys and glaring indignities of pregnancy, childbirth, and
parenthood - from the beloved creator of the most popular
personal blog on the web, dooce.com Heather Armstrong gave up a lot of things when she and her
husband, Jon, decided to have a baby: beer, small boobs,
free time -- and antidepressants. The eighteen months that
followed were filled with anxiety, constipation, nacho
cheese Doritos, and an unconditional love that threatened to
make her heart explode. Still, as baby Leta grew and her
husband, Jon, returned to work, Heather faced lonely days,
sleepless nights, and endless screaming that sometimes made
her wish she'd never become a mother. Just as she was poised
to throw another gallon of milk at her husband's head, she
committed herself for a short stay in a mental hospital --
the best decision she ever made for her family. To the dedicated millions who can't get enough of Heather's
unforgettably unique style and hilarious stories on her
hugely popular blog, there's little she won't share about
her daily life as a recovering Mormon, liberal daughter of
Republicans, wife of a charming geek, lover of television
that exceeds at being really awful, and stay-at-home mom to
five-year-old Leta and two willful dogs. In It Sucked and Then I Cried, Heather tells, with trademark
wit, the heartfelt, unrelentingly honest story of her battle
with postpartum depression and all the other minor details
of pregnancy and motherhood that no one cares to mention.
Like how boring it can be to care for someone whose primary
means of communication is through her bowels. And how long
it can possibly take to reconvene the procedure that got you
into this whole parenthood mess in the first place. And how
you sometimes think you can't possibly go five more minutes
without breathing in that utterly irresistible and totally
redeemable fresh baby smell. It Sucked and Then I Cried is a brave cautionary tale about
crossing over that invisible line to the other side (the
parenting side), where everything changes and it only gets
worse. But most of all, it's a celebration of a love so big
it can break your heart into a million pieces.
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