- vaccines
- epidurals
- pitocin
- sunscreen
- pretty much all pharmaceutical drugs, but I am still kinda willing to take them to get pregnant
- Satan/demons
- shampoo, conditioner, lotion, etc.
- milk (unless it was organic and raw)
- the end of the world
- being scared of the end of the world, since as a Christian I am supposed to be excited about the end of the world
- not ever being able to have a baby
- eating new foods
- spiders (big ones)
- snakes (no matter what the size, they just freak me out)
- all the things that some people say are occult and then I wonder if they are, for example: acupuncture, mindlessly reading your horoscope (even if I just think its a big joke), yoga, etc.
- cleaning products
- meat (unless it was grass fed, free range organic meat)
- c-sections (aka, being gutted or being chopped in half)
Today we are hearing from Teglene. Her story is pretty long, but trust me, it is totally worth reading through! She also has a great blog, called The Breastfeeding Mother . I always knew I wanted to breastfeed my children. I couldn ’t imagine doing it any differently. I was lucky enough to give birth to two beautiful boys and I enjoyed breastfeeding them both. Not that it was easy or without struggle, but it was what I wanted to do and loved doing it. In fact, I liked it so much, and felt so passionate about breastfeeding that I became a La Leche League Leader, so that I could help other breastfeeding moms. I really took to the idea of “Mothering through breastfeeding”. It wasn ’t just a feeding method for me, but a relationship with my child. My husband and I always talked about adopting a child who needed a family. We thought, if we can’t have kids of our own then we will adopt. Even if we can have kids of our own, maybe we will still adopt. After the birt...
Great post. I'm scared by anesthesia, although I just had it recently. I'm also afraid of open heights and skydiving. I don't plan on trying either anytime soon. Open heights means tall staircases or balloon riding. Planes I'm fine with.
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