Haleema, Aurora and Kestrel’s milk sibling, is growing up. Just like they are. It’s kind of odd to contemplate; even though Haleema is older than Aurora, in my brain, she’s still that baby. This is sort of a double gutpunch. I just posted about freaking out about Aurora growing up, and this just makes it [...]
Archive for the tag 'milk share'
November 26 2008
Utterly Appaling — Melamine in Formula
I’m in shock, although I shouldn’t be. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,457710,00.html Traces of the industrial chemical melamine have been detected in samples of top-selling U.S. infant formula, but federal regulators insist the products are safe. The Food and Drug Administration said last month it was unable to identify any melamine exposure level as safe for infants, but a [...]
July 29 2008
Milk and Love
Meet Halima. Gorgeous, isn’t she? She’s Aurora’s milk sister. So what’s a milk sister? That’s a baby who has shared milk from the same mama. Because Halima’s mother had a rare and really unpleasant birth complication, she is unable to nurse this time (Halima has an older brother). And because her parents are completely clear [...]
