The following information is really off topic but makes for quite 
interesting reading. With all the discussion of the grandmother theory in 
which grandmother's lactation history may impact her daughter's current 
lactation, I was reminded of a radio show this week, but I did not hear all 
of the show. So I googled a bunch of word phrases and finally was successful 
when I typed <fetal cells remain in mother> in the search box. Be amazed:

"When asked how long the fetus' influence on the mother lasts, the professor 
answered: "Stem cells have been found in the mother even 30 years after the 
birth. It could be said, therefore, the pregnancy does not last the 40 
canonical weeks, but the woman's entire life.

"This should be cause for reflection also in regard to the hypothesis of 
'renting' a womb: In this case, the mother who carries the embryo accepts a 
being whose genetic patrimony is 100% foreign, and who will 'modify' her for 
the rest of her life.

Regarding the transfer of the father's characteristics to the mother via the 
unborn child, Mancuso said, "These are areas that are yet to be explored. Of 
course it calls for reflection on a new way of understanding pregnancy. 
Also, a very close tie is undoubtedly created between man and woman, because 
the child has 50% of the father's genetic characteristics. Moreover, the 
hematopoietic [blood-producing] stem cells go to the medulla and produce 
offspring cells, lymphocytes and neurotransmitters with the capacity to 
dialogue with the maternal central nervous system. It is somewhat as though 
the 'thoughts' of the child pass to the mother, even many years after his 
birth."

Wow.
Laurie Wheeler, IBCLC, MN, RN
n.e. Mississippi, s.e. USA

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