Getting pregnant puts a lot of stress on a woman's body - trust me, I'm pregnant at the moment and it's not exactly an easy journey. Your body has to work twice as hard for everything and sleeping for a lot of pregnant woman is a luxury even though the first three months is all about fatigue and adjusting.
I remember someone once told me that being pregnant is like having a parasite in your body willingly.
Btw, breast feeding is not a method of birth control (can someone please tell people who have brains this?) - you can still get pregnant even though you're breast feeding and/or if you don't get your periods while you're breast feeding. I had a friend who got pregnant about three months after having her first baby because of this misconception. Needless to say, she learnt her lesson well.
While it is good for older kids to learn to care for their younger siblings, helping out and doing Mum or Dad's job are entirely two different matters. Children should be free to mingling with other kids - the fact that you pointed out that she is closely chaperoned and doesn't get to mingle with other children her own age is worrisome especially for someone at 15. Home schooling is the other - how are kids going to learn to mingle with other kids if all they see are their siblings and parents?
But I'm with you on the financial part. Already with one income and a baby on the way, I'm worried about what should happen if hubby were to lose his job (touchwood)? So what more with 12 mouths to feed?
And thanks for sharing! Thanks to you, I get an insight into that lifestyle as well! :)
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regna
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Date: 2009-01-11 10:58 am (UTC)I remember someone once told me that being pregnant is like having a parasite in your body willingly.
Btw, breast feeding is not a method of birth control (can someone please tell people who have brains this?) - you can still get pregnant even though you're breast feeding and/or if you don't get your periods while you're breast feeding. I had a friend who got pregnant about three months after having her first baby because of this misconception. Needless to say, she learnt her lesson well.
While it is good for older kids to learn to care for their younger siblings, helping out and doing Mum or Dad's job are entirely two different matters. Children should be free to mingling with other kids - the fact that you pointed out that she is closely chaperoned and doesn't get to mingle with other children her own age is worrisome especially for someone at 15. Home schooling is the other - how are kids going to learn to mingle with other kids if all they see are their siblings and parents?
But I'm with you on the financial part. Already with one income and a baby on the way, I'm worried about what should happen if hubby were to lose his job (touchwood)? So what more with 12 mouths to feed?
And thanks for sharing! Thanks to you, I get an insight into that lifestyle as well! :)