In May I blogged about a group of women who'd volunteered for several months to nurse a baby whose mother had died soon after childbirth.
According to CNN: That baby, Charles Moses Martin Goodrich, is now nearly a year old, and still nursed daily.
Just as these moms have cuddled and nourished Moses, their own children feel embraced in the Goodrich home and often beeline to where the snacks are stored. Husbands read to Julia while their wives nurse the baby, and Robbie bonds with families who've become an extension of his own.
Mothers who've stopped breast-feeding still check in and come by for regular visits. The group stays in touch on Facebook, by phone and over shared meals and walks. Friendships, outside the Goodrich household, have been formed. They all gathered to celebrate when Moses ate his first solids.
"It's a valuable gift for everyone involved," said Tina Taylor, 39, who prolonged the nursing of her own youngest child so she could continue feeding Moses. "It's taught us the importance of family, community and sharing."
Taylor and the more than two dozen other women who've nursed Moses know they cannot replace what was lost hours after he was born. But the father they've reached out to help says they've given his son something he could have never provided on his own.
"He's a healthy, happy, well-adjusted boy," he said, "who has always known a mother's love."
Nice to see such a great follow-up.
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