I really liked Jonathan's post about the beauty of women's breasts.
Reminded me of a class I had several years ago ("Women and Culture") and we
were discussing the whole issue of breast size/shape/augmentation and why it
is such an issue in the U.S., and one of the few men in class, a little
older than typical (maybe 30) piped up with this comment: "I don't see what
all the big fuss is about.  I've never seen a woman's breasts that I didn't
think were *just fine*."  Brought the class to an end with laughter.

On the subject of cleft palate, I was corresponding with someone the other
day and she mentioned that one of her children had a "sub mucosal cleft of
the hard palate" meaning that it wasn't apparent when you just looked at it,
as the soft tissue was intact, but under that soft tissue was a bony cleft,
which prevented the baby from nursing well at the beginning.  She did
overcome the bf problems.  I told her about LactNet and suggested she
describe her own experiences -- I don't know if she hasn't joined yet, or is
just being shy.  But thought I would contribute this description, since I
didn't know of this condition.

Kathy Dettwyler