Multiple studies show that there are antibodies in a vaccinated mother’s milk. This has led some women to try to restart breastfeeding and others to share milk with friends’ children. As soon as Courtney Lynn Koltes returned home from her first Covid-19 vaccine appointment, she pulled out a breast pump. …
Read More »After Months Apart, Mother’s Day Visits Through a Doorway
LOS ANGELES — Jackelyn Brown had not laid eyes on her 104-year-old mother, Grace, since March 11. She used to visit every day, but the coronavirus outbreak had put a stop to that. Now, nearly two months later, it was Mother’s Day, and they were finally face to face again …
Read More »For This Mother’s Day, A Fragrance Swap
Here’s a new twist on an old thought: Give your mom perfume this Mother’s Day. There’s a fresh idea here—promise! Gifting fragrance doesn’t have to mean nudging mom into an experimentational phase. Personal fragrance is like an olfactory fingerprint—choosing it for someone else is like trying to scribble said fingerprint …
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