I found it difficult to relate to this book after the points where Brooke
talked about "Ferberising" her baby, and her agreement to appear in a series
of TV ads endorsing formula, as well as her decisions regarding early
weaning and formula top-ups...in short, a lot of hazardous parenting
information in the book! I was also surprised that (in my opinion) the book
didn't actually give all that much insight or information related to PND at
all; more a documented memoir of Brooke's conception, pregnancy, birth and
early parenting experiences as a whole (which obviously are pertinent to her
PND, but the book just didn't seem to take it all to the conclusion of
providing something valuable about PND).
I wouldn't personally recommend this book (I threw it at the wall several
times myself) as a truly helpful book for Mothers suffering PND.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Päivi Laukkanen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au>
Sent: Friday, May 26, 2006 7:58 AM
Subject: [ozmidwifery] Down came the rain
Hi all,
I am curious to know if anyone has read the Brooke Shields book "Down came
the rain". I would like to know what kind of view she has on the postnatal
depression, and is this the kind of book you would recommend to a mother
with postnatal depression? I currently stock this book in my store just
because it was translated into Finnish (I think last time they translated
any pregnancy related book was some Balaskas in the 80's...) Makes me so
mad... Anyway, I haven't had a change to read it myself and I am not too
familiar with depression either. But would be helpfull to know if it really
is worth recommending.
Päivi
Childbirth Educator
Finland
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