Consensual sex: fun, but comes with consequences. Hardly unexpected but infelicitous none the less.
Angel, unmarried, and her friend Tammy, married, both pregnant, faced poverty even without the babies.
Rebecca Jamse, widowed, must travel to Pakistan to support her team. Not a suitable environment for two month-old Ralf, her son.
Beckie's BFF, Shalin deVeel, knows that the Imam of Tammy's mosque strives to assist girls like these; she mentions Beckie's need for a wet nurse. Since he has just assisted Angel and Tammy finding a Women's Shelter, their availability is clear.
Nursing Girls solves Beckie's problem and introduces Angel and Tammy and their families. The key action runs parallel to Discoveries.