Pregnant Mom's Diary

Author: Qian Yijiao
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Publish Date: 2005-02-01
Features: To put it bluntly, I’m an elder to Qian Yijiao. When she was playing with candy wrappers, I already didn’t like candy. When she entered university, I had already graduated. However, we both became mothers around the same time. And while I was in a state of chaos, dreaming about diapers, she skillfully finished writing a book. I guess I’ve really aged. As a friend once said, a few years ago I was playing with the son of a committee member, and suddenly I was playing with the committee member himself. But in our era of playing with the son of a committee member, books like TheMom’s Diary had to be locked away in the drawer.
"Uterus," "seeing red"—it was like a pornographic book. In those days, words like "pregnancy" and "breastfeeding" were all considered erotic, and even "love" was forbidden. In movies, when a man and a woman were in love and the man asked for a kiss, the woman would always refuse. If their parents saw it, the man would be labeled a pervert. Finally, when they got married, it was still not allowed to talk about love. The lights went off, and the grown man hesitantly said, "Let’s make a movie." After the movie, their lives changed completely.
Although I felt there was a lot of experience to share with future mothers, it was hard to put into words. Moreover, some of the content was a bit... well, let’s just say it was sensitive. One night, Qian Yijiao called and said she had written a book. It can’t be called a Must-Read for Mothers, because Qian Yijiao is neither an authoritative expert in maternal and child health nor a mother of ten children. As far as I know, her medical knowledge isn’t better than mine. But it’s precisely this that makes this Diary so valuable.
In January, February, October, I found myself worrying about her worries and rejoicing in her joys. Although every person’s "October" is different, the emotional journey of the ten months is incredibly similar. And how generously and delicately she described the secret details. Writing this, I remembered a quote by Kafka: "A man’s greatest achievement in life is to raise his wife and son. If possible, he should walk with them for a while." Because of this, Kafka, who wrote The Metamorphosis and The Castle, was truly human. At the same time, I thought, often we don’t need philosophy or knowledge. The approachability of The Diary lies here.
So, future fathers, when your wife is struggling through the long river of ten months, buying her The Diary is better than buying a medical manual. Because the fear and love in this book are concrete.
The author meticulously records the psychological and physiological changes from pregnancy to delivery over the ten months. As a pregnant woman, you will discover that you have worried about her worries and rejoiced in her joys. However, you will also find that every person’s pregnancy experience is different. This book offers the author’s genuine ten-month experience, telling you in delicate and emotional words the hardships and joys of carrying a child for nine months.