Bear with me: what they don't tell you about pregnancy and new motherhood

Toronto Comedy Writer/performer Diane Flacks Has Written A Frank And Funny Account Of Her Pregnancy And The First Months With Her Newborn. In The Twenty-first Century, It Is Hard To Imagine That Having A Baby Is Still Shrouded In Secrecy And Mythology. And Yet Many Women Go Through Their Pregnancy With A Sense Of Isolation And Without An Outlet To Express Their Fears, Doubts, And Wonder. There Is So Much More To Pregnancy Than What To Expect When You’re Expecting. In Bear With Me, Readers Will Discover The Truth About Pregnancy – Poignantly And Hilariously. It Is Important To Know How Dr. Sears Suggests You Work A Nasal Aspirator, But How Do You Get Through Your Thirtieth Day Of Morning Sickness Without Shooting Someone?! Diane Flacks, Who Has Written For Kids In The Hall And Appeared With The Royal Canadian Air Farce, Is Open About Her Own Experiences: Dealing With Hormonal Mood Swings And A Changing Body Image, Sex With A Burgeoning Belly, What Really Happens In The Labour Room, And (horror Of Horrors) Becoming Your Mom. Flacks Is Witty, Urbane, And Refreshingly Honest. In Bear With Me Readers Will Find A Voice That Welcomes, Does Not Judge Or Hide, And Will Make You Laugh Out Loud.