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And Mommy's On Her Side

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When a woman is confined to bed during her pregnancy, life changes for the entire family. Routines are disrupted. Household roles shift. For young children who do not understand what bedrest is, this can be a frustrating, even frightening, time for them. Written by Heidi Travis (a music therapist who weathered her own pregnancy necessitated bedrest with a four-year-old son in the home) and colorfully illustrated by Mark Hoffmann, And Mommy's On Her Side is an ideal, explanatory picturebook that is as fun as it is informative for young readers preschool through first grade.

A friend gave me a copy of this book when I went on pregnancy bedrest. I read it with my 8-year-old daughter and she loved it! She was frustrated with me being confined to bed and was frightened I was sick. The adorable illustrations and short, simple verses made it a fun book to read....over and over again!

This book is specific about roles - I am on bedrest with a great husband who is doing everything but the book has the husband watching football on tv while grandma does everything for the family. Wish there was something that didn't focus on specific roles for everyone - it doesn't even make sense to my child as our scenario does not include a doting grandma but a dedicated father. The father in the book is some idiot who watches tv all day and is like another child that needs to be cared for - I feel sorry for the author.