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"Mother's helper? Laughter! Humor can be the best defense against perfect madness." Time

"...witty, elegant...notable." The Atlantic Monthly

"Required reading." New York Post

"Just the kind of comfort food that mothers crave...too tempting to put down. I want to go on a play date with Beth Teitell." The Boston Globe

"Beth Teitell understands the challenges of motherhood...and has captured the ups and downs and absurdities of motherhood in her new book " National Publc Radio

"From Here to Maternity is the antidote to traditional parenting books, and a great reminder that while having kids is serious business, it doesn't have to be serious all the time." Public Radio Booksource

"....she illuminates the gray area between being human and being the perfect mom — and reminds us all to laugh." Daily Candy

"A timely read for mother's day." Daily News

"Fiercely funny author Teitell nails contemporary parenthood: from the humiliation of craving your child's snacks to coining the perfect term for the behavior of two year olds: 'two-berty.'" Nick Jr. Magazine

"Add to your gift list." Jackson Sun

"...many laugh out loud scenes in the Boston Newspaper Columnist's delightful new book "From Here to Maternity: The Education of a Rookie Mom." Montreal Gazette

"...irreverent...quite funny...very amusing." Hartford Courant

"She's right on." Baltimore Sun

"... a hilarious first person account of the experience of becoming a mom." Child

“Mother’s little helper isn’t a top-notch nanny—it’s Beth Teitell’s hilariously candid and sharply observed take on the real-life trials of modern motherhood. Read it as your own bedtime story and the next time your Burberry coat is burped on, you’ll remember to laugh.” Francesca Castagnoli, author of Princess: You Know Who You Are

“From Here to Maternity is the perfect book for any woman striving to embrace motherhood and emerge with her sanity and sense of humor intact.” Emily Miles Terry, coauthor of the New York Times bestseller Nesting: It’s a Chick Thing

“Beth Teitell is the coolest mom at the playground. These eerily accurate tales of parenthood give new moms something they really need: comic relief.” Dan Zevin, author of The Day I Turned Uncool: Confessions of a Reluctant Grown-up and The Nearly-Wed Handbook

"This witty memoir ...makes for amusing light reading for new moms with a few delicious minutes to themselves." Booklist

"Beth Teitell wrote the maternity guide that we all had ideas for when we were new parents (but promptly forgot as a result of sleep deprivation), called From Here to Maternity (Broadway Books, 2005).
        Her transformation from queen of the stair-machine workouts to pushing a double stroller was so abrupt, she writes, that one friend suggested she'd been given a new indentity under the federal witness protection program.
        The book itself is a guilty pleasure to read and snicker along with as it explodes stereotypes about mothering. Would you take an expensive layette back to a store and exchange it for a Kate Spade bag? Sing sitcom theme songs instead of lullabies? Consider ways to remain in or get sent back to the hospital where room service includes meals? She's done it." Boston Parents Paper

"Her account of 'mommy dating'—that treacherous world of finding a mom and toddler both you and your child like for play dates—is so eerily and wonderfully accurate it’ll have moms cringing. In fact, anyone who’s ever felt insufficient as a parent at one time or another will empathize with Teitell. Moms, especially those dealing with toddlers, will certainly find glimpses of themselves." Publisher's Weekly

"This book reads like a heartfelt journal of how a mother of two young children manages to work "9 to 5 (and 5 to 9)." The Boston Herald lifestyle columnist and a regular contributor to the NPR program Marketplace, Teitell says this is the story of her afterlife-life after birth, that is-from the perspective of a "single career woman remotely observing all the baby madness, and by the mother hunting for a summer art class for her two little darlings." Inundated with societal pressures about everything from breastfeeding to toddler television, she's not afraid to admit not knowing the words to common nursery rhymes. What is so refreshing is that Teitell remains authentic in her mothering, doing what needs to be done to get her kids through the day, hour, and minute. Any new mother will appreciate this frank and humorous look at parenthood in the 21st century." Library Journal

"Honest and witty, "From Here to Maternity" explores with refreshing candor topics that aren't likely to be discussed in how-to books or birthing classes: "mommy dating;" driving or pushing a baby carriage for hours to induce napping; baby stroller envy; and the pressure to "know the words to a seemingly endless playlist of kiddie songs and nursery rhymes," to name a few." The Tab

Beth Teitell is a regular commentator on Public Radio's Marketplace. Listen to her latest commentary.

Check out Beth's essay on the office candy dish -- in 101 Damnations (Thomas Dunne Books, 2002). See the Cleveland Plain Dealer review.