tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4985693736373223221.post2780462637184306065..comments2023-10-01T03:39:30.695-07:00Comments on Birth at Home in Arizona: Quiverfull PhilosophyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4985693736373223221.post-53687112595873500412011-02-05T17:01:43.894-08:002011-02-05T17:01:43.894-08:00Personally, I have struggled with this. I want bir...Personally, I have struggled with this. I want birth control, but I realized the IUD is not for me. There is the possibility of conception. That just doesn't feel right to me. But I do feel the need to use birth control. When we are done, we'll probably do the diaphragm for a while and then my husband will get a baseptomy. I want to be the best mother I can be. I have high expectations of myself and I know how much I can give and what is too much for me. I know we won't be a big family. We are a family of three, currently trying to conceive #2, but still having doubts periodically. I feel that our lives are great as is. Frankly, I am afraid about the transition, the stress, how my sleep deprivation will impact my parenting style, etc. I feel very strongly that I owe it to my kid(s) to be a happy, healthy, rested mom to one or two of them, as opposed to having "as many as God gives me" and then being thoroughly overwhelmed for years. Interesting topic, thank you!Johanna Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18104590992013792952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4985693736373223221.post-45389287708730886502011-02-02T07:43:20.887-08:002011-02-02T07:43:20.887-08:00Argh, I just posted a long comment, and it says, &...Argh, I just posted a long comment, and it says, "unable to complete your request." So if I end up double-posting, sorry.<br /><br />Short answer: I think God has given us brains for a purpose, and that we can and should use them. Actions have consequences, whether it's jumping off a cliff, playing in traffic, or using medicine when you're sick. I don't think it's "failing to trust God" to use medicine when necessary or beneficial, avoid the edges of cliffs, and look both ways before crossing the street. For families who want lots of children, I say, "Go for it! (as long as you're not violating the command for a Christian man to be able to take care of his family)." For those who don't, whether due to the mother being overwhelmed and feeling like she's going to snap if she has any more kids, or some condition in the mother that would make a pregnancy a hardship, like HG, or downright dangerous or life-threatening, I say, "Thank God for modern medicine and fertility knowledge!"<br /><br />-KathyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4985693736373223221.post-84342410453103203222011-02-02T06:39:37.959-08:002011-02-02T06:39:37.959-08:00I'll go check that out right now! Thanks!I'll go check that out right now! Thanks!Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10301075330910381544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4985693736373223221.post-31673723449884717462011-02-02T02:43:59.755-08:002011-02-02T02:43:59.755-08:00Have you read Kathryn Joyce's book on the Quiv...Have you read Kathryn Joyce's book on the Quiverfull movement? I found it very interesting. She's also written an article on Quiverfull and unassisted birth. I don't think she totally understands parts of the UC movement, but it's an interesting documentation of the interaction between some Quiverfull doctrines and the ideas behind UCing. http://www.alternet.org/belief/141499/my_womb_for_god's_purposes:_the_perils_of_unassisted_childbirth_in_the_quiverfull_movement_/?page=1Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589949170980959443noreply@blogger.com