Nursing Moses

A friend let me know about an article that is in People magazine, a wonderful story of what a community of women can do. The story is about baby Moses, whose mother died right after giving birth. The baby's father knew it was important that the baby be breastfed and knew how passionate his late wife was about it. So a group of 20 woman got together to nurse this little baby, this is what women use to do when a mother was sick or had died, women took care of women. How wonderful that these women are willing to help this baby and family out.

You can read the article here : http://www.miningjournal.net/page/content.detail/id/528296.html

Calling All Pregnant Women: The BPA Industry Wants YOU!

This article was written by a former student of mine. A great read.

According to internal notes that were leaked out by the Washington Post, companies like Coca Cola and Del Monte are seeking out “young pregnant women” to tout the benefits of Bisphenol A or BPA. A meeting took place on May 28th with canned food and beverage industry representatives to combat legislative efforts to restrict the use of BPA.

The Lie of the EDD: Why Your Due Date Isn't when You Think
How the 40 week pregnancy myth came about and why it's totally wrong.
http://www.associatedcontent.comarticle/1047180/the_lie_of_the_edd_why_your_due_date.html

Quote:

"I realized I could enter the world of endurance sports after I gave birth to my daughter without drugs."

Jennifer Beals - June 2009 Runner's World Magazine