The Mother Load

Punam Krishan

£20.00

Where is health on your priority list? Mother and GP, Dr Punam Krishan offers a practical and hilariously honest guide to taking care of yourself, focusing on maternal health from pregnancy to the decades beyond, that fits within your day-to-day, for life. Expect real talk and realistic solutions with advice on common complaints – from fatigue, libido, and incontinence, to focus, fear, and trauma. Punam features eye-opening statistics, restorative exercises and reassuring personal stories to help save your sanity and begin a transformational journey to self-care from head to toe.

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Publish Date: 04/06/2026

Description

“A must read” – GIOVANNA FLETCHER

“A powerful, important read for every woman” – KIMBERLEY WALSH

“I wish I’d had this book when I had my babies – it should be available on the NHS!” – SARA COX

Motherhood changes everything.

The physical and mental challenges mothers experience from the day their baby is born can stretch far into the decades beyond – and, so often, the support we need is lacking when we need it most.

In this groundbreaking guide, Dr Punam Krishan pairs her medical expertise with her own experiences as a mum to support you through every stage of the journey. From the overwhelming first weeks and months, to finding time for your own wellbeing when you have a toddler, all the way to navigating the teen years while dealing with your own fluctuating hormones throughout peri/menopause, Punam shows you how to:

– ground yourself amidst the chaos
– manage changes to your body and identity
– navigate shifting relationships
– and even advocate for yourself at the doctor’s office

Through eye-opening statistics, restorative exercises, and reassuring advice, Punam empowers you with real talk and realistic solutions to reclaim your health, your voice, and yourself.

Additional information

Weight 408 g
Dimensions 226 × 147 × 30 mm
Author

Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Hardback

Pages

294

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

613.04244 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K