Giving birth is an exhausting, messy business. It's not really something most women feel like entertaining after - in fact, that first 24-48 hours is a really lovely parental bonding time, and important for establishing breastfeeding as well. read more
Giving birth is an exhausting, messy business. It's not really something most women feel like entertaining after - in fact, that first 24-48 hours is a really lovely parental bonding time, and important for establishing breastfeeding as well. read more
Although the general idea of celebrating birthdays had already started taking off around the world -- like in China, where a child's first birthday was specifically honored -- Kinderfeste, which came out of late 18th century Germany, is the closest prerequisite to the contemporary birthday party. read more
But for most of history it was unclear when a baby was conceived, so it would be silly for someone to say their baby was 9 months old when it was actually born at only 8.5 months. Days of conception similarly would not be a good substitute for birthdays because no one would know them. read more