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A review by mbrandmaier
7 Secrets of the Newborn: Secrets and (Happy) Surprises of the First Year by Robert C. Hamilton
2.0
Had started reading this before my child was born almost a year ago and then a couple days ago picked it up off the shelf to read the final couple chapters so I can say I finished it and turn it back into the library.
This book contains advice I’d already seen many times before (such as sleep when the baby sleeps) but some of his advice comes across as tone deaf. Take a year off when the baby is born because they need their mama sooo badly? Yeah, someone help me emigrate to a country that cares about working mothers or pay my bills for me and I’ll get right on that. And thanks for reminding me that I didn’t get that privilege. More young people need to have children because the economy? Yeah, because stagnant wages, obscenely expensive childcare, the awful housing market, lack of affordable healthcare, etc. are not any kind of deterrents for people.
This book contains advice I’d already seen many times before (such as sleep when the baby sleeps) but some of his advice comes across as tone deaf. Take a year off when the baby is born because they need their mama sooo badly? Yeah, someone help me emigrate to a country that cares about working mothers or pay my bills for me and I’ll get right on that. And thanks for reminding me that I didn’t get that privilege. More young people need to have children because the economy? Yeah, because stagnant wages, obscenely expensive childcare, the awful housing market, lack of affordable healthcare, etc. are not any kind of deterrents for people.