E-grāmata: Double Time: How I Survived-and Mostly Thrived-Through the First Three Years of Mothering Twins

The author of Eden Lake and popular Baby Squared blogger on Babble.com shares the story of her first three years as a mother of twin daughters, an effort challenged by constant grueling work, sleep deprivation and struggles with clinical depression. What do you do when you find out youre pregnant - times two? When Jane Roper found out she was pregnant with twins, she searched high and low for a memoir of the first years with multiples, but came up empty-handed. Four years later, she wrote the bookshe wished shed had as a new mother of twins. Double Time is an entertaining, up-close and very personal look at Jane Ropers first three years raising twin daughters. From trying to get pregnant to processing the idea of twins, from round the clock feedings and diaper changes to the joy of watching twinteractions between her girls as their (very different!) personalities emerge, Jane tells all. Meanwhile, she struggles to keep a history of depression under control--and find answers when her symptoms get worse. All this while falling steadily in love with her duo as they grow from sleepy newborns to mischievous toddlers with a penchant for potty talk. Full of warmth, honesty, occasional advice, and more than a little humor, Double Time is a smart and engaging account of the first three years with multiples, as well as a refreshingly candid and vulnerable look at parenting, clinical depression, and the quest for work-family balance. Its Jane Ropers story, but its one that will resonate with countless women--especially those parenting in double time-- Becoming a mother is rarely what you expect.Jane Roper never expected shed have twins—or that theyd be such a spirited twosome. She didnt expect that finding the right balance of work and home would be so tricky. And she certainly didnt expect shed grapple with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder during her daughters toddler years. But she also didnt anticipate just how much joy, laughter and self-discovery motherhood would bring.Full of warmth, honesty, occasional advice, and a generous helping of humor, Double Time is a smart and engaging account of the first three years with multiples and a refreshingly candid and vulnerable look at clinical depression. Its a memoir that will resonate countless women—especially those parenting in double time. Becoming a mother is rarely what you expect.Jane Roper never expected shed have twins—or that theyd be such a spirited twosome. She didnt expect that finding the right balance of work and home would be so tricky. And she certainly didnt expect shed grapple with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder during her daughters toddler years. But she also didnt anticipate just how much joy, laughter and self-discovery motherhood would bring.Full of warmth, honesty, occasional advice, and a generous helping of humor, Double Time is a smart and engaging account of the first three years with multiples and a refreshingly candid and vulnerable look at clinical depression. Its a memoir that will resonate countless women—especially those parenting in double time.