http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2007/12/09/farrowing-due-soon/ The trials and tribulations of a modern crofter Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:40:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2007/12/09/farrowing-due-soon/#comment-13654 Steph in Roker Mon, 10 Dec 2007 11:00:07 +0000 http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2007/12/09/farrowing-due-soon/#comment-13654 'Farrowing is the term for a pig giving birth'. I've learnt something today & now your entry makes sense. Did you know that the term 'confinement' came from the years of Henry VIII when there was a superstition that women in their last weeks of pregnancy should be kept away from all things male. This included only feeding them meat from female animals. ‘Farrowing is the term for a pig giving birth’. I’ve learnt something today & now your entry makes sense. Did you know that the term ‘confinement’ came from the years of Henry VIII when there was a superstition that women in their last weeks of pregnancy should be kept away from all things male. This included only feeding them meat from female animals.

]]> http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2007/12/09/farrowing-due-soon/#comment-13633 Angela Sun, 09 Dec 2007 18:14:56 +0000 http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2007/12/09/farrowing-due-soon/#comment-13633 How lovely - she looks very comfy ! How lovely - she looks very comfy !

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