I was reading Amy's post about being pregnant with their seventh child, and decided to post my answers to her questions. I am very glad she directed me to her post, because I have been wondering about other people's views on birth control. I thought about posting about it, but was to chicken. I didn't want to cause a controversy  . So here are my responses to her questions.
How many children do you have? - 4 children, 3 boys, 1 girl
Did you always plan on being a mother, homeschooler, ect? I never wanted any kids. While I was away at college, I got pregnant. I was horrified. After I had my ultrasound, I fell in love with my baby. The second I gave birth - and I do mean the second- I was saying, "I want to do this again!" Since I didn't want kids, I didn't plan on homeschooling. As my son was growing, it was a slow decision to homeschool. He was so smart, I didn't want to send him to kindergarten because he would have been soooo bored. My plans were to homeschool him until he was a grade ahead. Then it was to homeschool him, "one more year and then we'll see". When my second boy was turning into a nightmare, I thought there was NO WAY I was going to homeschool him. But now I can't imagine sending any of my kids to school. (I did send my oldest to a Christian preschool, and am sending my second, too. But I see it as playtime for them.) I still don't know how long I will homeschool (jr high? highschool?), but for now, I see myself doing it for quite some time still.
What are your feelings on birth control, and how do you cope with the world's view of having children? I am having such a hard time with this. I am currently on the progesterone only pill. I just know that if I took no precautions, I would be pregnant in no time. We were using the NFP method before, but that's how we ended up with number 4! I have no problem having another baby, but not for a few years. I do hate taking birthcontrol, though. Every time I take a pill, I feel a little "pang". Someone commented on Amy's site about letting your husband lead in this area. We never prayed about it together and I don't think he prayed about it himself. We both just assumed I would take it so I wouldn't get pregnant so close again. I think I will ask him to pray about it and see how he feels after that. I think I will have more peace about it then. I have been praying, but am not sure what the answer is yet. Someday's I think I have an answer, then the next day I feel like the answer has changed. Oh, if only God would write His answer on my wall!
Share a story about being pregnant in a world that's "norm" is 2 children. I can't really remember any specific things people said to me. I know ALOT of people were shocked about number 4. I got alot of comments on how we were trying to catch up to my sister-in-law (4 going on 5 and 2 stepkids living with them, too).
So, those are my answers, I would love to hear your comments!
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Feb. 22, 2006 - ABIGA