I like to collect postcards and posters from art galleries of Madonna and 
Child classic pictures and others of mother-baby bf.  There is a beauty by 
Solaria in the Louvre (The Green Cushion) circa 1510
If one looks at all these pictures one notices that the babies are 
positioned so well with good latch-on.  There was no NCT, LLL, IBCLC then 
but on the other hand there was probably no viable breast-milk substitute or 
unethical promotion or interference in the birth-place.
Bethlehem is very cold in the winter and the best place for Jesus to be in 
that drafty stable was snuggled up to mother`s breast.

Incidentally there is a village of Bethlehem in the Galilee and there is a 
lot of evidence to show that this was the birth-place of Jesus, and not the 
Bethlehem south east of Jerusalem.  If Mary travelled by donkey in the last 
stage of pregnancy, it would have taken many days over rocky mountains in 
difficult weather to get from Nazareth to the latter and that seems pretty 
impossible in her condition.  It is also not logical that they would have 
reached that Bethlehem en route to Jerusalem if one looks at the map.The 
Galilee Bethlehem is today a short car ride from Nazareth on modern roads 
but at that time it would have also taken a considerable time on a donkey.
Just some food for thought!

A very happy Christmas, Ramadan and Chanukah to all Lactnetters.
May the new year bring peace and can we hope that mothers everywhere  in the 
world can give birth to babies who will grow up in a stable healthy world.

Wendy Blumfield
NCT ANT Tutor/BFC
Israel Childbirth Education Centre

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kermaline Cotterman" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 4:26 AM
Subject: Sermon in the Milk Grotto with classical portrait illustrations


> Just finished watching the 8 p.m. EST broadcast of EWTN Live with Fr. 
> Mitch
> Pacwa filmed earlier this year in Bethlehem. He described the very
> interesting historical and biblical significance of the particular place 
> and
> went on to describe the significance of the mothering, bonding and the
> reality of the necessity of the milk for growth, as well as the symbolism 
> of
> self giving that was a very real and integral part of the manifestation
> of the Incarnation. The sermon had background illustrations of several
> very beautiful madonna and nursing child portraits. It was a most 
> rewarding
> program with special significance for me because of the understanding of
> breastfeeding it has been my good fortune to have experienced, both
> personally and professionally.
>
> I am sure it will be repeated, perhaps even this evening in just an hour
> or so when it will be prime time in the MST and PST zones, and probably in
> the next few days, if the usual pattern of rebroadcast is retained, maybe 
> it
> might even be shown around 9 a.m. EST Thursday. It is also available on 
> DVD
> and audio CD and I will give the numbers for ordering to anyone interested
> in contacting me privately. Just had to put this on LN ASAP in hopes that
> others who are interested will be able to catch it on reruns on this
> worldwide 24 hour-a-day station during these next few days.
>
> Jean
> *************
> K. Jean Cotterman RNC, IBCLC
> Dayton, OH USA
>
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