num_pages: 240
description: And Now We Have Everything is O'Connell's exploration of transitioning into motherhood as a fledgling young adult. O'Connell addresses the pervasive imposter syndrome that comes with unplanned pregnancy the second adolescence of a changing postpartum body the problem of sex post-baby the weird push to make mom friends and the fascinating strangeness of stepping into a new not-yet-comfortable identity. O'Connell brings us into the delivery room rendering childbirth in all its feverish gore and glory and shattering the fantasies of a magical or natural experience that warp our expectations and erode maternal self-esteem.And Now We Have Everything is an unflinchingly frank funny and intimate motherhood story for our times about needing to have a baby in order to stop being one yourself.
language: English
title: And Now We Have Everything: On Motherhood Before I Was Ready
publisher: Little, Brown and Company