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Weaning Written by Clare A (2/10/2003 5:23 a.m.) in consequence of the missive, MT. Farming out babies, penned by Linden

] Was Mrs Austen doing anything unusual in sending all her babies away to be reared by a local nurse? It seems that she kept them for the first three months while breast-feeding,

Three months seems rather early for weaning. I wonder if a wet-nurse was also involved. Babies weaned very early at that time would surely not have thrived easily.

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MT. Farming out babies Linden (2/10/2003 12:00 a.m.)

Weaning Clare A (2/10/2003 5:23 a.m.)
- Breast-feeding Linden (2/10/2003 3:43 p.m.)
  - A possible answer LindyS (2/10/2003 6:16 p.m.)
  - LOL! Anne P (2/10/2003 4:13 p.m.)
- 'A good woman at Deane'..? Kay S (2/10/2003 10:41 a.m.)
- Farming out babies Deborah Julia (2/10/2003 9:51 a.m.)
  - Claire Tomalin says: Anne P (2/10/2003 11:10 a.m.)
    - Addendum..... Caroline (2/10/2003 11:22 a.m.)
      - Maybe Tomalin... Gloria (2/10/2003 10:51 p.m.)
      - I think you're right Anne P (2/10/2003 2:05 p.m.)
        
        Very helpful and interesting, thanks for the explanation! - NFM Kay S (2/10/2003 2:54 p.m.)

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