This sounds real, and has been the hope with the incoming administration here. When I can get another moment (or 10) I'll send a note about postpartum window and practices around the world, and Ayurveda's ancient yet so timely and effective gifts now to explain use of the wisdom of the wise women around the world whose traditions don't have the level of problems we see today when used.

Hopefully you all have heard about it, and in any case are not using such powdered or other food products. The dog and cat food poisening a couple years ago was also from the melamine causing the recent severe health risks and deaths in China from infant formula cut with melamine.

The following excerpted from email being passed around, is not quite accurate - the bar code thing is only sometimes helpful as discussed in detail on Snopes.
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This woman contacted me about 3.5 weeks ago, at 15 weeks postpartum with her 10th child. She has been either pregnant or lactating for the last 17 years! Obviously strong constitution, yet the last two there have been some challenges postpartum indicating clearly depletions. Her birth went very easy, quickly no pain.

Cross posted from an essential oils forum -
Hello all,

I have a friend whose daughter is about 25 weeks pregnant. She was in a car accident a little over a year ago which caused the pancreas to swell (I think it hit the steering wheel). She's diabetic which doesn't help the situation. For a while she's had dinner and eaten nothing until the next day at noon to give the pancreas a break. Now the baby is bigger and pressing on the liver also and causing

Dear Friends -

I'm reminded again how common is the use of pre-prepared foods, whether as leftovers, or intentionally frozen meals to ensure enough "nutritious" foods for mom and family after Baby is born.

A client just today whom I thought was well educated in Ayurveda is asking in one breath if I can tell if their baby has colic. In the next sentance, saying I don't need to come cook as her husband and friends will have food pre-prepared for her while he is out of town.