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by Brooke Shields (Author)
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In 1980, when she was 15, Shields starred in The Blue Lagoon. In the movie, her character accidentally becomes pregnant, and when her son is born, he intuitively finds his way to her breast as Shields looks on with love and contentment. The irony of this scene isn't lost on the grown-up Shields, who not only did not become pregnant accidentally—numerous IVF cycles and a miscarriage preceded the 2003 birth of her daughter—but suffered a devastating aftermath to that birth. "I was in a bizarre state of mind," Shields describes, "experiencing feelings that ranged from embarrassment to stoicism to melancholy to shock, practically at once. I didn't feel at all joyful." Shields assumed she'd bounce back in a few days, after resting from her difficult labor. Instead, her feelings intensified: "This was sadness of a shockingly different magnitude. It felt as if it would never go away." While Shields denied anything was wrong, the persistence of friends and her husband persuaded her to seek treatment through medication and therapy. This brave memoir doesn't shy away from Shields's most difficult moments, including her suicidal thoughts, clearly showing the despair postpartum depression can wreak. While the writing is sometimes repetitive and clichéd, it does emphasize the depth of Shields's depression. This tale will bring awareness of a problem that so many mothers have been afraid to discuss; look for this book to touch off a flurry of lifestyle pieces.
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Actress Brooke Shields had to jump through hoops to get pregnant. With the birth of their daughter, she and her husband were unprepared for the postpartum depression that Shields suffered. Shields reads her own account, providing a very personal and emotional glimpse into what should have been a joyous time in her life, but tragically wasn't. A seasoned actress used to the spotlight, Shields does a stellar job reading her own words with great depth and feeling, yet her tone portrays the strength she believes she gained through this experience. Beyond becoming a public advocate for education regarding this medical affliction, she honestly recounts her feelings and experiences with warmth and eloquence. H.L.S. © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Thank God for This Book!, Mar 10 2009
By Sharon Toews (Airdrie, AB Canada) - See all my reviews
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What an amazing book! To think that I went through 2 years of post-partum and no one helped me. Any one who has a baby and is feeling down should read this! Even if you don't want to buy it or cannot afford it, get it from the library! It helped me so much! I am not crazy and neither is Brook!
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2.0 out of 5 stars Skimmed most of it and barely finished it!, Oct 3 2007
Unfortunately I can't give this book a shining review. Although I could relate to Brooke's experience with postpartum depression, and I certainly respect her openness with which she shares her story with the world (many women suffer in silence) it was her boring, bland style of writing that turned me off. The efforts of sarcasm and humour were there, but mostly came off forced and corny. Not that I had expected this book to be a barrel of laughs, I just felt that the attempts at self-depricating humour were a miss and throughout the book there was an underlying arrogant tone. It is difficult to pinpoint why, but I finished this book with a negative impression of Brooke Shields. She shares a very intimate and personal experience, however there is absolutely no intimacy or warmth in her writing. A great book to me is one which, after reading (both fiction and non, especially autobiography) I'd love chat with the author and pick their brain. NOt only do I never want to meet Brooke Shields in person, I have zero interest in seeing her on TV or film again.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Rainy days, Feb 23 2007
By E. A Solinas "ea_solinas" (MD USA) - See all my reviews
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Despite ill-informed jibes and misinformation, clinical depression is a terrible and widespread problem; the best description I've heard yet is that it's a cancer of the soul. And of all the types, postpartum depression is perhaps the most neglected -- some people don't even know it exists, let alone how it should be treated.

That is the heart of Brooke Shields' memoir "Down Came the Rain: My Journey Through Postpartum Depression." This is not a glitzy showbiz autobiography, but a wrenching look at one woman's struggle to have a baby, and then to regain her own happiness.

In 2001, Shields married producer/writer Chris Henchy, and soon they were trying for a baby. But because of cervical scarring, getting pregnant was difficult, and despite all the people prattling about adoption and relaxation, Shields and Henchy tried in vitro fertilization (IVF), and after a traumatic miscarriage, finally had a baby girl.

But baby Rowan was less than a day old when Shields began feeling depression and anxiety attacks. Initially she chalked this up to the difficult C-section birth and the newness of the experience, but her feelings continued over the months that followed. Though she tried to tackle her postpartum depression by herself, the help of friends and the drug Paxil were what brought her back out of the pit.

The first fifty pages of "Down Came the Rain" make it seem like this will be an up-and-down story, with generous amounts of self-deprecating humour. Shields lightens the mood with humour and a willingness to reveal her unflattering or goofy thoughts, such as thinking about those chest-bursting scenes from "Alien" during a C-section.

But after that, a grimmer tone takes over the book. Shields' detailed descriptions of her torment, doubts and increasingly deteriorated life are almost harrowing, as well as her description of how she couldn't even connect with her newborn daughter. It's exhilarating when she finally beats the postpartum depression and relearns how to enjoy herself with her husband and child.

An obvious motive is sprinkled through the story: Anyone who finds themselves in a similar position should get help, and get it right away. The afterword is basically devoted to that, and includes some phone numbers and websites to check out. Kudos to Shields for not keeping it just about her, but about all women with that problem.

Perhaps the book is best summed up by the only two photographs of Shields. On the cover, we see her looking sad and lonely. But by the end of the book (specifically, the back flap), she's joyously kissing her smiling daughter.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The book's title says it all; as does its' postscript.
Having suffered through PPD following the birth of my first child in 1998, it was with relief, and some measure of remembered sadness, that I read Ms. Shields' memoir. Read more
Published on May 6 2005 by Stephanie Wylie

5.0 out of 5 stars The Star Talks Of Reality
I have to give her high praise for having both guts and courage to write this all telling memoir. For her to want to give back to society in writing this book about her time in... Read more
Published on May 5 2005

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