Overview
- Published this week, 8000 Arten, als Mutter zu versagen mixes humor with unvarnished scenes from early parenthood, including heavy postpartum bleeding, breastfeeding pain and offbeat baby-nose anecdotes.
- In recent interviews she recounts an induction followed by a C-section that led to wound-fluid pockets, describing "incredible pain" that left her unable to stand or function after birth.
- She says she underestimated the demands of the weeks after delivery and would focus preparation on postpartum recovery rather than the birth itself if there were a next time.
- Kebekus details sustained online abuse over her pregnancy and body, using those experiences to call out deeply rooted misogyny in public life.
- She underscores that even with money, family help and paid childcare she struggled, questioning how less supported mothers cope, while keeping her child’s identity private.