Practicalities of adoption

[Rose]

I just started listening to the EotW audio book, and I got to the part where Nynaeve tells Rand about Kari Al'Thor arriving in the Two Rivers with him as an infant, and that there was no doubt that he was her child. Which got me to thinking: How did she feed him? Nowadays, when a baby is adopted, there is the option of baby formula since the mother is rarely able to breastfeed. It would surprise me if baby formula existed in Randland. I would assume wetnurses would be the alternative solution if the mother died in childbirth or was somehow unable to breastfeed. So, what happened with Rand?

[jack of shadows]

when we meet rand for the first time he is 19 years old,6'6" tall and weights 230 pounds,

so someone did something right,maybe the pattern supplied dragon milk.

[Mrs. Cindy Gill]

I'd assume there was either someone to wet nurse him, or Kari was able to nurse him, or mother sheep's milk. In a cup.

[Ryrin]

Goats milk.

[Maleshub]

In my opinion, it has to do with Aiel Wise Ones' baby weaves that take care of mother and unborn child; the ones Monelle (sp) and Sumiko used on Elayne "caressing the child." And these weaves have been used by the Aiel for thousands of years. Janduin's genes were probably very, very top-notch. 

[Orderofolde]

In my opinion, it has to do with Aiel Wise Ones' baby weaves that take care of mother and unborn child; the ones Monelle (sp) and Sumiko used on Elayne "caressing the child." And these weaves have been used by the Aiel for thousands of years. Janduin's genes were probably very, very top-notch.

As far as I know, none of the Wise ones accompanied the Clans, and here is this to consider: If a wise-one would have known that Rand's bio-mom was pregnant, she would hav been forbidden to remain and would have been sent home to the Three-Fold land or to at least stand aside from the fighting.  More likely one of a few things happened...Kari had a miscarriage or hers and Tam's child died and Tam thought that they could take Rand in and she was able to nurse him.  There are other methods with animal milk letting the infant suck it from a cloth, etc.

[szilard]

when we meet rand for the first time he is 19 years old,6'6" tall and weights 230 pounds, so someone did something right,

 

 

 or mother sheep's milk. In a cup.

 

 

 

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