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Let the Baby Drive: Navigating the Road of New Motherhood

by Lu Hanessian

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A personal account of finding a parenting compass from the baby in front of you

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A personal account of finding a parenting compass from the baby in front of you

Lu Hanessian frames new motherhood as a major shift in identity, certainty, and family life. Drawing on her move from a globe-traveling media career into caring for an infant, she recounts the limits of prescribed advice when it conflicts with a particular baby's needs. The book centers on listening closely to that child, trusting parental intuition, and confronting the fears and self-doubt that can accompany early motherhood. Marriage is part of the picture as well, with attention to how a baby changes an existing partnership. Its journey from early upheaval toward greater conviction keeps the focus on a mother learning her own way of responding.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • New mothers seeking a personal perspective on early parenthood
  • Parents interested in intuition-led approaches to infant care
  • Readers considering how a baby can reshape marriage and identity

Themes

New motherhoodParental intuitionInfant needs and communicationSelf-doubtChanging marriage dynamics

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Book overview

For more than a decade, Lu Hanessian had been living on the go, traveling the globe as a successful television host and journalist. But nothing could have prepared her for her biggest assignment: motherhood. Her baby redefined her world, turning her precious beliefs and perceptions on their head. He threatened her defenses and whipped up her fears like a cyclone. Like most new mothers, Lu wanted answers. Going by the book didn't seem to work and Popular Opinion was not at all popular with her baby. So she did the only thing she could under the circumstances: she let the baby drive. Along that uncharted road, Lu unearthed her intuition, discovered the power of a baby's voice, the changing dynamic of marriage, and the unexpected merits of self-doubt. In following a journey from chaos to conviction, her voice will inspire mothers everywhere.

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