Archive for May, 2006
Monday, May 22nd, 2006
AIDS at 25: A Tragic Anniversary
Ten years ago I purchased a bracelet to benefit AIDS awareness. I hoped at the time that I would not have to wear it for very long - but I pledged to wear it until there was a cure.
AMFAR commemorates this anniversary with an article that has some chilling facts.
The [...]
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Tuesday, May 9th, 2006
Breastfeeding Usability Exposed
I have discovered that breastfeeding is one of the most natural and yet least intuitive activities humans can participate in. Not only is it not something that neither the baby or mother understand how to do without help, but even once you know what you are doing it can still be extremely difficult and [...]
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Wednesday, May 3rd, 2006
How did humans survive?
So now that I’m a mother, having survived 40+ weeks of pregnancy and 3 weeks of breastfeeding I feel that I can ask
HOW DID HUMANS SURVIVE???
Pregnancy is bad enough: for 9 months you body is contorted into a larger and more uncomfortable state; your emotions go haywire; and your “diet” becomes unrecognizable due to various [...]