Sally is an experienced clinical psychologist with a passion for and expertise in helping new mums adjust to parenthood and cope with the common challenges associated with the first year postpartum. She has done extensive research in the area, reviewed current scientific literature, interviewed dozens of mums about their experiences. She is writing from her own experience as a Mum as well as a psychologist.She has previously written about adjustment to parenting for publications such as parent.co, motherly, and Her View From Home.

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• IntroductionChapter 1: On Pregnancy: The good, the bad and the uglyChapter 2: On Birth: When things don't go as plannedChapter 3: On Taking Baby Home: A steep learning curveChapter 4: On the Baby Blues: What no one told me about week oneChapter 5: On Feeding Baby: Fed really is bestChapter 6: On Sleep: That Holy GrailChapter 7: On Your Postpartum Body: Unfamiliar territoryChapter 8: On Postpartum Depression: The black cloudChapter 9: On Postpartum Anxiety: The cold mistChapter 10: On Relationships: The best of times, the worst of timesChapter 11: On Postpartum Anger: What we don't talk aboutChapter 12: On Identity: Becoming Mum, staying meChapter 13: On Work: Returning to work (or not)Chapter 14: On Family Planning: When will we/will we have another?The EndAcknowledgementsNotesIndex