Crank up the Justin, Hold the Barry

Ha! The Daily Mail reports the obvious today –it turns out that Barry White sexy, deep thing is not music to a nursing Mama ears…in fact, the less masculine the voice, the better during times of lower fertility, especially breast feeding….

 I would be remiss not to mention that the alluring deep baritone is what researchers conclude gets women in “that family way” — in the first place. The article discusses recent findings that state the most “successful” hunter/gatherer maters have the lowest voices. This from the Daily Mail:

The study was conducted by anthropologist Dr Apicella, of Harvard University, Massachusetts, and psychologist Dr Feinberg, of McMaster University, Ontario.

They studied 88 members of the Hadza tribe of Tanzania, one of the last true hunter-gatherer cultures.

Their findings, published in the Royal Society journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, state: ‘Voice pitch may be an indicator of underlying mate quality in humans. Vocal attractiveness is correlated with body and facial attractiveness.

‘Voice pitch in men, due to its association with testosterone, may provide a signal of immunocompetence and genetic quality and dominance.

‘It is not surprising that women generally prefer men with more masculine or lower pitched voices.’

A study led by Dr Apicella last year found male Hadza hunter-gatherers who had low pitched voices sired more babies than their higher-pitched counterparts

Which then leads me to this — bring on the village. Seriously, bring on the women, the soft, kind, nurturing voices of experience and reason and keep those damn hunters away.

Translated to Forty Weeks speak — women yearn for the company and comfort of other women as pregnancy progresses into motherhood. They gather together, share information and are overall most open to each other’s wisdom, experience and advice during this time. This is why women gather in the the jungle of New York for Expectant Mother events at Big City Moms. Or in the urban sprawl of the big D, for the regular offerings of Metroplex Moms. Or why the Mom reviews and blogs such as MomTrends on the web are so well read (and regarded). This is also why, for example, the voice of Peg Moline at Fit Pregnancy resonates so well with her audience. Her voice (and by this I mean the entire publication’s editorial stance) is uniquely feminine — caring, authoritative, considerate and well delivered ( no pun intended).  This is the village!

Bottom line — this is where MOMFILTRATION comes into play — getting to the heart of the mater – connecting woman to woman during pregnancy and new motherhood. Gathring women together (virtural or otherwise) and opening the dialog. And this is where Forty Weeks shines. Messaging delivered by women to women in a voice that resonates with women.

 And while you are digesting the above – I am working on a new “music to latch by” mix now….any suggestions?