<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Momecology</title>
	<atom:link href="http://momecology.wordpress.com/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://momecology.wordpress.com</link>
	<description>Parenting is Biology</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:07:27 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<generator>http://wordpress.com/</generator>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<cloud domain='momecology.wordpress.com' port='80' path='/?rsscloud=notify' registerProcedure='' protocol='http-post' />
<image>
		<url>http://www.gravatar.com/blavatar/409d3587f8d4d9f9b02024e2d1775805?s=96&#038;d=http://s.wordpress.com/i/buttonw-com.png</url>
		<title>Momecology</title>
		<link>http://momecology.wordpress.com</link>
	</image>
			<item>
		<title>The 19 pound baby: there&#8217;s a reason they aren&#8217;t normally this big</title>
		<link>http://momecology.wordpress.com/2009/09/25/the-19-pound-baby-theres-a-reason-they-arent-normally-this-big/</link>
		<comments>http://momecology.wordpress.com/2009/09/25/the-19-pound-baby-theres-a-reason-they-arent-normally-this-big/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:07:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>momecology</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[it could be worse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pregnancy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[babies]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://momecology.wordpress.com/?p=68</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In news that is making every woman who ever delivered a baby vaginally feel faint, the world is making much of the fact that an Indonesian woman has given birth to a 19 pound baby boy.
In general, the coverage is jocular and congratulatory &#8212; news anchors are mewling things like &#8220;Oooh, more to love&#8221;. The [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=momecology.wordpress.com&blog=2119083&post=68&subd=momecology&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://momecology.wordpress.com/2009/09/25/the-19-pound-baby-theres-a-reason-they-arent-normally-this-big/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/792504972986f69b79a11696b288f1bd?s=96&#38;d=http%3A%2F%2Fa.wordpress.com%2Fi%2Fmu.gif&#38;r=R" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">momecology</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="/DOCUME~1/MRubega/LOCALS~1/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpg" medium="image" />

		<media:content url="http://momecology.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/tdy_curry_baby_090924-300w.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">A 19 pound baby is hungry all the time because his pancreas is overproducing insulin. Not so much to celebrate about. </media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Soap or Sanitizer? Just use some!</title>
		<link>http://momecology.wordpress.com/2009/09/24/soap-or-sanitizer-just-use-some/</link>
		<comments>http://momecology.wordpress.com/2009/09/24/soap-or-sanitizer-just-use-some/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:07:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>momecology</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[sickness and strife]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Flu]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://momecology.wordpress.com/?p=50</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[About once a year. I think that’s the right posting frequency. Don’t you?
Having spent the last week in bed, felled by the flu, I have had a certain amount of time (and reminders in the form of fever and surplus mucus!) to think about hand-washing (or the lack thereof). If you are living anywhere but [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=momecology.wordpress.com&blog=2119083&post=50&subd=momecology&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://momecology.wordpress.com/2009/09/24/soap-or-sanitizer-just-use-some/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/792504972986f69b79a11696b288f1bd?s=96&#38;d=http%3A%2F%2Fa.wordpress.com%2Fi%2Fmu.gif&#38;r=R" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">momecology</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://momecology.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/purell.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">purell</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://momecology.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/raw-egg.jpg?w=300" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">raw egg</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://momecology.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/hard-cooked-egg1.jpg?w=300" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">hard cooked egg</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Every sperm is sacred&#8230;.</title>
		<link>http://momecology.wordpress.com/2008/09/24/every-sperm-is-sacred/</link>
		<comments>http://momecology.wordpress.com/2008/09/24/every-sperm-is-sacred/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 06:45:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>momecology</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[makin' babies]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://momecology.wordpress.com/?p=24</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;but every sperm may not be great. Sometime last week I posted on the observation that older men are more likely to father kids who will go on to have problems with a variety of ailments. This observation is not all that surprising when you think about how sperm get made.
If you are a college [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=momecology.wordpress.com&blog=2119083&post=24&subd=momecology&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://momecology.wordpress.com/2008/09/24/every-sperm-is-sacred/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/792504972986f69b79a11696b288f1bd?s=96&#38;d=http%3A%2F%2Fa.wordpress.com%2Fi%2Fmu.gif&#38;r=R" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">momecology</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Just don&#8217;t mess with his Legos.</title>
		<link>http://momecology.wordpress.com/2008/09/05/just-dont-mess-with-his-legos/</link>
		<comments>http://momecology.wordpress.com/2008/09/05/just-dont-mess-with-his-legos/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:33:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>momecology</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[out of the mouths of babes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Add new tag]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://momecology.wordpress.com/?p=21</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The subject of Henry the Eighth came up yesterday, and my husband was forced to explain to our six year old, Adam, that he (H8) was a guy who got married six times, but cut all his wives&#8217; heads off when he got tired of being married to them. Then, being the conscientious modern parent [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=momecology.wordpress.com&blog=2119083&post=21&subd=momecology&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://momecology.wordpress.com/2008/09/05/just-dont-mess-with-his-legos/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/792504972986f69b79a11696b288f1bd?s=96&#38;d=http%3A%2F%2Fa.wordpress.com%2Fi%2Fmu.gif&#38;r=R" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">momecology</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>Makin&#8217; babies is for young &#8216;uns.</title>
		<link>http://momecology.wordpress.com/2008/09/04/makin-babies-is-for-young-uns/</link>
		<comments>http://momecology.wordpress.com/2008/09/04/makin-babies-is-for-young-uns/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:49:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>momecology</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[makin' babies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Add new tag]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Science]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://momecology.wordpress.com/?p=12</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, that was a refreshing break. However, prodded by the excellent and virtuous Kent over at Uncommon Ground, I&#8217;ve decided to get off my keister over here&#8230;..
For those of us who have already produced all the kids we are going to, it&#8217;s too late, but there&#8217;s news you can use if you are still considering [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=momecology.wordpress.com&blog=2119083&post=12&subd=momecology&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://momecology.wordpress.com/2008/09/04/makin-babies-is-for-young-uns/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/792504972986f69b79a11696b288f1bd?s=96&#38;d=http%3A%2F%2Fa.wordpress.com%2Fi%2Fmu.gif&#38;r=R" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">momecology</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00200/dad2_200443a.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">But was it a good idea?</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>it could be worse: they could actually kill each other</title>
		<link>http://momecology.wordpress.com/2008/01/18/it-could-be-worse-they-could-actually-kill-each-other/</link>
		<comments>http://momecology.wordpress.com/2008/01/18/it-could-be-worse-they-could-actually-kill-each-other/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:21:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>momecology</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[it could be worse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sibling rivalry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kids]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://momecology.wordpress.com/2008/01/18/it-could-be-worse-they-could-actually-kill-each-other/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As I may have mentioned before, I have two sons. Lovely, affectionate boys; they kiss me even when I don&#8217;t ask, even the 10 year old. And yet, daily, I am forced to ask myself: why the hell can&#8217;t they keep their hands off each other? The whacking, the shoving, the tackling, the kicking &#8230;. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=momecology.wordpress.com&blog=2119083&post=10&subd=momecology&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://momecology.wordpress.com/2008/01/18/it-could-be-worse-they-could-actually-kill-each-other/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/792504972986f69b79a11696b288f1bd?s=96&#38;d=http%3A%2F%2Fa.wordpress.com%2Fi%2Fmu.gif&#38;r=R" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">momecology</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://www.arkive.org/media/A892F54F-1645-4A30-AA23-332396EA6725/Presentation.Streams/picture.jpg?src=portlet&#38;o=p" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Grey heron feeding chicks</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>poke-bells, poke-bells, bio-imitation all the waaaaaaay&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://momecology.wordpress.com/2007/12/28/poke-bells-poke-bells-bio-imitation-all-the-waaaaaaay/</link>
		<comments>http://momecology.wordpress.com/2007/12/28/poke-bells-poke-bells-bio-imitation-all-the-waaaaaaay/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2007 18:38:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>momecology</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[playin' with biology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pokemon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[toys]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://momecology.wordpress.com/2007/12/28/poke-bells-poke-bells-bio-imitation-all-the-waaaaaaay/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If your kids are as caught up in the present round of Pokemon madness as mine are, then Christmas will have been one big Poke-fest, as it was at our house. Pokemon cards, Pokemon books, Pokemon figures, Pokemon video games &#8212; Pokemon have secret powers of marketing. Fortunately, my irritation at all the poke-ness eased [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=momecology.wordpress.com&blog=2119083&post=9&subd=momecology&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://momecology.wordpress.com/2007/12/28/poke-bells-poke-bells-bio-imitation-all-the-waaaaaaay/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/792504972986f69b79a11696b288f1bd?s=96&#38;d=http%3A%2F%2Fa.wordpress.com%2Fi%2Fmu.gif&#38;r=R" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">momecology</media:title>
		</media:content>

		<media:content url="http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/staticfiles/NGS/Shared/StaticFiles/animals/images/primary/dugong.jpg" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">Photograph by OSF/D. Fleetham/Animals Animals—Earth Scenes</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>it could be worse: your back could hurt more</title>
		<link>http://momecology.wordpress.com/2007/12/17/it-could-be-worse-your-back-could-hurt-more/</link>
		<comments>http://momecology.wordpress.com/2007/12/17/it-could-be-worse-your-back-could-hurt-more/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 18:38:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>momecology</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[it could be worse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pregnancy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://momecology.wordpress.com/2007/12/17/it-could-be-worse-your-back-could-hurt-more/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Good news! Scientists reported last week that women&#8217;s backs are different than men&#8217;s, and in a way that makes pregnancy plausible for those of us who walk upright.  If only I&#8217;d known when I was pregnant: I could have crawled less.
As anyone who has ever put on a backpack knows, carrying a heavy load [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=momecology.wordpress.com&blog=2119083&post=8&subd=momecology&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://momecology.wordpress.com/2007/12/17/it-could-be-worse-your-back-could-hurt-more/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/792504972986f69b79a11696b288f1bd?s=96&#38;d=http%3A%2F%2Fa.wordpress.com%2Fi%2Fmu.gif&#38;r=R" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">momecology</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>internal fertilization leads to epidurals</title>
		<link>http://momecology.wordpress.com/2007/12/06/internal-fertilization-leads-to-epidurals/</link>
		<comments>http://momecology.wordpress.com/2007/12/06/internal-fertilization-leads-to-epidurals/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2007 19:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>momecology</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[pregnancy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[birth]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://momecology.wordpress.com/2007/12/06/internal-fertilization-leads-to-epidurals/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So, what&#8217;s with this messy, painful business of giving birth to 7 lb babies through 1 lb body orifices? Examples of less strenuous forms of birth abound in nature. It turns out that the human form of birth lies at the end of a side road that starts with him putting his whatsis inside her [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=momecology.wordpress.com&blog=2119083&post=7&subd=momecology&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://momecology.wordpress.com/2007/12/06/internal-fertilization-leads-to-epidurals/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/792504972986f69b79a11696b288f1bd?s=96&#38;d=http%3A%2F%2Fa.wordpress.com%2Fi%2Fmu.gif&#38;r=R" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">momecology</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
		<item>
		<title>why don&#8217;t we just lay eggs?</title>
		<link>http://momecology.wordpress.com/2007/11/14/hello-world/</link>
		<comments>http://momecology.wordpress.com/2007/11/14/hello-world/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 03:29:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>momecology</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[makin' babies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pregnancy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Introduction]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false"></guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Has it ever occurred to you to wonder, say in the middle of labor, why we humans don&#8217;t have an easier means of reproducing? Bacteria just split themselves in two, fish lay eggs and swim away. Even birds dump their babies in the outside world long before the point when they will require an 8 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=momecology.wordpress.com&blog=2119083&post=1&subd=momecology&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://momecology.wordpress.com/2007/11/14/hello-world/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
	
		<media:content url="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/792504972986f69b79a11696b288f1bd?s=96&#38;d=http%3A%2F%2Fa.wordpress.com%2Fi%2Fmu.gif&#38;r=R" medium="image">
			<media:title type="html">momecology</media:title>
		</media:content>
	</item>
	</channel>
</rss>