Tag: greek

• The Eagle and Child | Baby History

  

  Personal update: I have been sick. I don’t like to bring attention to it but I am medically disabled due to autoimmune conditions. One of them responded so well to treatment that I went into remission for around four years. Then in the autumn of 2022, I became very sick and had to increase my…

  Aradia Wyndham

  May 26, 2024

  Babies, Blog

  17th century, art history, baby, birds, birds of prey, booze, crane, cup bearer, danger, Dutch, eagle, golden age, greek, history, mythology, nature, painting, photography, raptors, safety, stork, west african, wildlife

• Ancient Breastfeeding Advice | Baby History Shorts

  

  Before Galen there was Soranus of Ephesus, a second century physician, who influenced western medicine throughout the next two millennia. He worked within a humoral framework: during pregnancy, menstrual blood is transformed into breastmilk in the breasts and transmitted back to the fetus until birth, when lactation begins. Awful Advice In Gynecologie he advised:  That a…

  Aradia Wyndham

  May 18, 2023

  Babies, Video

  ancient, baby, bed sharing, breastfeeding, Breastmilk, epilepsy, feeding on demand, greek, history, honey, humoral theory, lactation, menstrual blood, newborn, nighttime feeding, rooming in, saggy boobs, soranus, teething, weaning, wet nurse