Partum Me

Vignettes of pregnancy and motherhood in a world where women are expected to do it all
Natalie has a few chronic illnesses during pregnancy and early motherhood, yes. But she also chronically wonders where the external factors that trigger her illnesses end and her genetic predisposition to them begins. She asks herself, am I crazy, or does motherhood in these conditions just plain suck?
Begun as a Julie Doucet tribute comic, PARTUM ME soon took off in its own direction. In it, award-winning writer Natalie Pendergast reveals with candour some of her most memorable moments as a mom(-to-be) - and that having dignity is not always about presenting as pristine, clean and pure. It is sometimes messy, gritty and pure.