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Carolin Kebekus Details Postpartum Shock and Public Breastfeeding Harassment in New Book

She depicts modern motherhood as tightly policed, with harsher judgment for mothers than for fathers.

Overview

  • The comedian became a mother in January 2024 and has collected her experiences in the book titled "8000 Arten, als Mutter zu versagen."
  • In new dpa-reported comments, she says she was unprepared for the Wochenbett, describing panic after sleeping through the first night at home before her midwife reassured her.
  • She calls breastfeeding a "battlefield" and recalls a stranger in a Cologne department store asking, "Does it have to be that you breastfeed here?" with similar reactions reported in parks.
  • She describes constant performance pressure, including social media feeds prescribing how to promote a child’s development down to the exact week.
  • As a coping tactic, she admits to occasional pedagogical white lies to curb screen exposure, such as telling her child that a favorite show is "sleeping."