So Many Babies: My Life Balancing a Busy Medical Career & Motherhood by Susan Landers, MD

So Many Babies: My Life Balancing a Busy Medical Career & Motherhood 

by Susan Landers, MD

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My Ratings 4.5/5

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Synopsis

So Many Babies describes one overworked physician-mother as she journeys through medicine and motherhood raising three children.

While practicing medicine in the NICU full time for over thirty years, Susan Landers, MD met and managed many trials raising her three children, trials typical for many working mothers, such as breastfeeding, sibling rivalry, bedwetting, dyslexia, a gifted child, ADHD, a dog bite, and an adolescent eating disorder. The challenges of a full time practice and many twenty-four-hour shifts in the high-stress NICU always complicated issues with Susan’s children, but also provided her the privilege of caring for thousands of critically ill newborn infants.

Susan always felt that her career and accomplishments in medicine were equally as rewarding as raising three children. It was the constant attempt to balance these two worlds – physician and mother - that was so daunting a task. Susan believes that most, if not all, working mothers are similarly challenged as they attempt to manage their work and being a good mother. So Many Babies describes Susan’s experiences of finding resilience and endurance throughout her career as a physician and mother. It is an entertaining and reassuring story for working mothers.

My Thoughts

Congrats! You've made it past the pregnancy stage and have successfully created a new human. Now what? If the idea of raising a kid without some guidance seems daunting, So Many Babies: My Life Balancing a Busy Medical Career & Motherhood this parenting book will get you through the finish line. Because no one starts out with perfect knowledge of everything that goes into parenting, so you’re going to have a blind spot or two at some point.

I am a grandmother now, but this is the book I wish someone had given me at my first baby shower. There are so many things to love about this book written from the standpoint of not only a physician but of a mother of three. The content is what I found to be most captivating and informative with personal narratives interspersed throughout. So Many Babies: My Life Balancing a Busy Medical Career & Motherhood is the perfect title for a comprehensive book that informs a parent about what to expect all along the way. This is a fantastic book. It’s a wonderful resource for any parent. Written by a doctor with decades of experience as a physician. 

So much valuable information in a compact, attractive and easy to read book! Captivating personal story introduce insightful medical, even psychological advice for every stage of caring for children into young adulthood. As a highly credentialed doctor and physician and a loving, caring mother, Dr. Susan Landers has been on both sides. This book is a must-read for anyone involved in caring for children. Thank you Dr. Susan Landers for this amazing tool that I now have as a resource at my fingertips!

I can’t imagine a more welcomed gift. I could go on and on about this wonderful book, but bottom line: I have found my new baby shower gift and one that I know will be appreciated by every new (and even not-so-new) parent.

Highly Recommended!