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First moments

What was feeding them like, at the very beginning?

Why this question

However it happened — breast, bottle, tube, a hard-won mix. The whole saga: what worked, what didn't, who helped at the worst hour.

Capturing it in voice

  • ·Say the date and their age out loud at the start. In ten years that one detail will do half the work.
  • ·If a sibling wanders in mid-recording, keep going. The interruption is the memory.
  • ·Answer it yourself first, then ask them the same question and keep both. Two voices, one moment.
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Want to keep the answer in their voice?

One day you’ll want to hear this answer, not just read it. Ask the question tonight and record what comes back — thirty seconds at the foot of the bed is enough.

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