For Kelly Richardson -- me and Cathy Liles are working on making
Bryan/College Station more breastfeeding friendly.  Only in Texas (we hope)
would a mom have to pump in a pick-up truck.

For Kris Rodgers -- the work on the relationship between % body fat and age
at menarche is by Rose Frisch and colleagues.  Any literature search should
turn up at least some of her stuff, if not the Scientific American article
per se.  Sara Quandt also has a nice article out about this titled something
like "Nutritional Thriftiness" about why evolution has selected for a
physiological mechanism that won't let you get pregnant unless you have the
energy reserves you need to successfully get through a pregnancy and lactate
for several years.

Re the Christian parenting curriculum -- it has reached us in Bryan.  A good
"antidote" is Liz Baldwin's "So I Nursed Him Every 45 Minutes" from
Mothering.  It counteracts each of the claims made in the "raising children
God's way" curricula, without ever mentioning it by name.

Re the usefulness of the list -- so skip the posts that aren't of use to
you!  I admit I sometimes don't read the ones on drugs.  I for one think the
list is wonderful, I have learned tons of information, not to mention
incredible respect for all of you in the trenches who help mothers every
day, and I think the Kathleen's are wonderful to run the list!   My .02
worth, and yes, I'm biased.  About everything.

Kathy Dettwyler
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