tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609059070805593973.post6185351032310672239..comments2024-03-27T00:20:46.834-07:00Comments on Sofia's Primary Ideas: Some Personal Thoughts...Sofia's Primary Ideashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09757655354773987673noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609059070805593973.post-36661430559540654812014-03-16T04:23:58.185-07:002014-03-16T04:23:58.185-07:00what a beautiful post on the huge challenge and bl...what a beautiful post on the huge challenge and blessing that nursing is...something so natural can require a lot of work. <br /><br /><br />hugsBritthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14143830777268434604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609059070805593973.post-86942256554244585642014-02-13T20:34:51.993-08:002014-02-13T20:34:51.993-08:00Your thoughts on this would never offend me. I th...Your thoughts on this would never offend me. I thought they were just beautiful. Thank you for sharing and I just loved your synopsis of each child. Sweet Joe -my heart just broke reading that. Thank you for your beautiful thoughts to me as well. I have faith that all things will be made up, and in the most glorious way. And I really do believe that where we lack, with a righteous desire in our hearts, He truly makes up the rest. Thanks again for this wonderful blog and your creative mind! Love - Ash<br /><br />P.S. Good luck with #5! I will be anxious to hear.Ashley Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13259063437607277892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609059070805593973.post-47557549380706339422014-02-09T19:06:30.952-08:002014-02-09T19:06:30.952-08:00Anonymous- Thanks for taking the time to comment!
...Anonymous- Thanks for taking the time to comment!<br /><br />SV- Thank you for the hug!! :) Thank you for sharing your experience!<br /><br />Anonymous- Thank you so much!! I agree!!<br /><br />Sister Howell- Thank you for your service!! Senior Missionaries are wonderful!! What a blessing to have your quiver full!!<br /><br />Sister Tami- Thank you for sharing that. It really uplifted me today!<br /><br />Sister Chrissy- Thank you so much!! You are too kind.<br /><br />Sister Henckel- Never feel guilty!! As long as you are willing to donate blood to science to help find some sort of cure to make breastfeeding easier for others! :) Kudos to you friend on surviving labor without epidurals!! Way to go Mama!! And thanks for sharing your experience!!<br /><br />Sister Ashley- Thank you so much for sharing your experience. Adoption is such a miracle. I know righteous desires go a long way and stretch into the eternities. I know we all have different experiences to pass through in this life. With that said, I’m grateful for the words of the prophets. Some get offended when the resurrection is brought up, because it doesn’t recognize the present struggle or pain one is passing through. I hope that my words don’t offend you though because I know that one day you will nourish countless posterity. I admire you and your faith and your courage. Adoption could be the key to happiness in this world if more people were as selfless and loving as you.<br />Sofia's Primary Ideashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09757655354773987673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609059070805593973.post-30729620600546772362014-02-07T23:01:49.809-08:002014-02-07T23:01:49.809-08:00Thanks for your thoughts and especially ideas for ...Thanks for your thoughts and especially ideas for Primary. I come to your page often - thank goodness for creative people. <br /><br />I have adopted two beautiful boys. They are full brothers from the same birth parents and are 12 months apart. I was very sad that I could not nurse my sons as my mother did me. I know the pros of nursing and I cried often that I could not give that to them. I felt I was failing in some way, and I had already endured feeling like a failure for 10 years trying to get a child here. However, I read some of the benefits of nursing and I think when one is not able or simply cannot, the Lord interjects and helps in those areas. I have a dear friend who nursed all of her children and some of them have the worst allergies, ear aches, or intestinal problems, while mine do not. I was also so worried about the bonding because I did not carry my sons, and I wanted to at least be able to nurse. Again, I feel that the Lord has blessed me and my sons with a special bond - even if I was not able to provide that to them. <br /><br />Anyway, I just wanted to put that out there in case someone else is in my position, or just simply not able to for one reason or another. I think we do our best and the Lord makes up the rest - just like He does with everything else. <br /><br />Thanks,<br />AshleyAshley Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13259063437607277892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609059070805593973.post-57290026250433542702014-02-07T08:04:19.624-08:002014-02-07T08:04:19.624-08:00You are SO WONDERFUL! Your blog posts so make the ...You are SO WONDERFUL! Your blog posts so make the difference. Thank you so much for your story. And congratulations on number 5!<br /><br />I feel slightly guilty in saying that breastfeeding had always gone well for us. And thank you for reminding me what a blessing that is. Although I didn't breastfeed each child for two years (the first three got jipped because I was either in college or working), it was a wonderful blessed experience that I would never trade for anything. (the 4th one got the closest to 2 years, but with him, I was introduced to mastitis as well and had to cut that stuff off at 16 months)<br /><br />Maybe you'll find consolation in the fact that all the last three (of 5) were brought into this world without epidurals. My labors are typically fast, but ferociously fierce. I couldn't even talk to the nurse during contractions with the last one. They really don't want to give you an epidural when you arrive to the hospital dilated to an 8 or 9.<br /><br />Again, thank you! Such sweet stories are treasured!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14353500523975616734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609059070805593973.post-76634350937494281882014-02-05T11:37:08.998-08:002014-02-05T11:37:08.998-08:00Your story is beautiful. So is your faith.Your story is beautiful. So is your faith.Chrissyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01744235022355866561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609059070805593973.post-77703010438029946772014-02-04T11:17:25.200-08:002014-02-04T11:17:25.200-08:00Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts on bre...Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts on breastfeeding! For me, breastfeeding has also been a challenge, but I feel it has been worth it. But last night my baby boy woke up several times, the night went on and on and some times I feel so tired. Thank you for giving me the encouragement I needed to go on! I read your blog regularly for sharing time ideas, but this message on breastfeeding was a surprise and exactly what I needed. Thank you so much!! Thank you also for sharing your story about your sweet baby Joe - Last Sunday I taught sharing time on the plan on salvation and was deeply impressed by the thought of that glorious time when we will be reunited with the ones we love. Thank you again!Tamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15659102116375991296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609059070805593973.post-85060779865398596832014-02-01T14:19:48.025-08:002014-02-01T14:19:48.025-08:00My husband and I just finished our second SENIOR m...My husband and I just finished our second SENIOR mission, moved into a new city/ward and we begin our new calling as Primary teachers tomorrow. I found your blog today. It is bookmarked. I love it! Thank you! <br /><br />I wish you all the best with your 5 precious children. (We share 14 and have 40 g'children.) Carolyn Howellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02223080570063485580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609059070805593973.post-21505934803346809282014-01-29T21:54:25.868-08:002014-01-29T21:54:25.868-08:00I am also a huge advocate of breastfeeding. It is ...I am also a huge advocate of breastfeeding. It is most definitely one of my favorite things about motherhood. I really wish that they would do away with the whole "If it hurts you're doing it wrong" concept. So not the truth! Good luck with baby #5!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609059070805593973.post-15488003870706216402014-01-29T10:44:27.390-08:002014-01-29T10:44:27.390-08:00Oh, I loved this! Thank you for sharing your exper...Oh, I loved this! Thank you for sharing your experiences with nursing and of your sweet Joe. *hugs*<br /><br />I wish I had known about those blessed shields with my first two. I was blistered for months with my first. It. was. AWFUL! lol. With my third, though, I found those shields and it was heavenly the first few times…then, my little barracuda started to suck me up through the shield and I thought I was going to die. Ow! haha. I'm quite thankful for Lanolin and cold cabbage leaves. It's so hard when it hurts because you can't just heal, you have to keep feeding them every couple hours and it starts the pain all over again. Takes time but it's so worth it. <br /><br />I wish I could have nursed longer. All three of mine were done with me around the time they turned one. I always tried to go longer so I sort of felt rejected. Maybe I can spin that somehow to use as leverage in their dating years? <br /><br />Even the boy! ;0)<br /><br />-SVAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609059070805593973.post-4161931684225068062014-01-28T10:10:11.128-08:002014-01-28T10:10:11.128-08:00Thanks for sharing :)Thanks for sharing :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com