On mothering multiples : complexities and possibilities / edited by Kathy Mantas.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mantas, Kathy, 1966- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motherhood.

Multiple birth.

Parenting.

Mothers.

Multiple pregnancy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxii, 292 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Bradford, ON : Demeter Press, [2016]

Summary:

"There has been an increase of twin births and higher order multiple birth babies born in Canada and around the world in the past few decades. On Mothering Multiples: Complexities and Possibilities seeks to (re)explore, (re)present, and make meaning of the process of conception, pregnancy, childbirth, and mothering experiences with multiples. It features a collection of scholarly, creative non-fiction, and visual essays from a wide range of disciplines and cultural perspectives. Additionally, these scholarly and more artful accounts contribute to a body of literature that although present is also limited, and provide insight into some of the complexities and possibilities inherent in mothering multiples."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Foreword

Opening

Chapter One "Why Should We Not be Depressed?" A Population at Risk, and Problems with Traditional Understandings of Multiple Motherhood

Visual Interlude I

Chapter Two A Glimpse into a Multiple Birth Mother's Life

Chapter Three You're So Lucky

Chapter Four A Triography of Polymaternity: Becoming Mamas to Triplets

Chapter Five Notes from the Night Owl Feed

Visual Interlude II

Chapter Six ART-i-facts: A Work in Progress

Chapter Seven Congratulations and Condolences: Incorporating Burden, Love, and Community in Identifying as a Mom (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Twins)

Chapter Eight Surviving the Early Years: Parents of Multiples' Trials and Tribulations of Finding and Accessing Suitable and Affordable Childcare

Visual Interlude III

Chapter Nine The Art of Twinning

Chapter Ten Queer Parenting and the Revelation of Twins

Chapter Eleven "Side by Side, Always and Forever"

Chapter Twelve Tales of Survival from a Mother on the Edge: Listening to Love, Play, and Creativity

Chapter Thirteen Naming the Planets

Chapter Fourteen Milkshake Lovers, Unite! Performing Infant Feeding: A Narrative of Theory and Practice

Chapter Fifteen Embryonic Motherhood: Interrogating the Rhetoric of Infertility, Assisted Reproductive Technology, and Mothers of Multiples in Tabloid Culture

Closing

About the Contributors.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-77258-047-3

OCLC:

1148880961