Y OUR LE T TERS
skin contact with their healthy babies. Unfairly, mothers in that vulner- able situation will need to put their foot down, as hospital personnel usually assume that a post-surgery mother is not “up to” having a baby near her. However, I can attest to the healing power of that bonding time. After two unnecessary, unwanted C-sections myself, smelling my sleeping newborn on my chest was absolutely therapeutic. I also believe that that time contributed to the strong breastfeeding rela- tionship I enjoyed with each baby.
KERRY KOKKINOGENIS
Brighton, Massachusetts
W H A T ’ S U P W I T H T H E H A N U K K A H B U S H ?
I am writing regarding the article “Sustainable Season’s Greetings,” by Corey Colwell-Lipson and Lynn Colwell, in the November–December 2009 issue. It is very disturbing to me that a magazine that prides itself on being both multicultural and resistant to the dominant commercial culture would include a segment about how to decorate a “Hanukkah bush.” Decorating a tree, while a lovely Christian/pagan practice, is in no way a part of Hanukkah traditions. If your authors had wanted to be truly inclusive and diverse, they could have talked about home- made dreidels, or menorahs made from recycled materials. They chose instead to treat Hanukkah as if it is celebrated in the same way as Christmas, which is not only belittling of the Jewish traditions but also inaccurate.
ELANA SALZMAN
E-mail
A P P L E C H E E K S
This was the best cuddle I’ve ever had with my two girls at once. Getting ready to watch the Canada vs. US Olympic hockey game, my three-year-old, Shaw, fell asleep in my arms—a very unusual event. My one-year-old, Lake, eventually came over for a feeding and fell asleep. I guess the promise of a rivals game was too much for them! As soon as Daddy came in, he snapped this picture of our sleeping sweeties.
SUE APPLETON
Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
32 mothering | May–June 2010
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