How everyone loves a newborn baby! We cannot help but turn when we hear the distinctive cry of a very new person. And when we see new babies, we almost always go over for a look, even if we don't talk to the parents. It's instinctive, really -- an inborn guarantee that this tiny infant, dependent for its every need on the goodwill of those around it, will get what it needs. So when the baby cries, mothers who are nursing find that their bodies automatically "let down" the milk, and even if they wanted not to listen to their babies, they must, or suffer severe pain. Baby needs that milk, because it cannot grow without it.

After all, babies are expected to grow up, and if we find this baby six months later, unable to hold its head up, not responding, not even moving away from the mewling sort…