tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191377207872576316.post4329728721811697627..comments2017-07-27T03:54:51.231-07:00Comments on {Mrs. Lavender Writes}: Feeding DanielAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11150788921441354107noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191377207872576316.post-21169151989058060302014-04-12T08:45:16.026-07:002014-04-12T08:45:16.026-07:00Thanks ladies! This is definitely an unpredictable...Thanks ladies! This is definitely an unpredictable ride (MANY things I said I would do and not do have played out in very much the opposite way, ha!), but every day we learn, and learning is wonderful!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11150788921441354107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191377207872576316.post-92048543863233452872014-04-06T10:09:29.187-07:002014-04-06T10:09:29.187-07:00Love and light, little cousin. Babies need love an...Love and light, little cousin. Babies need love and full bellies and sane mommies, and how they get to having those things is of no accord in comparison to the fact of them getting to have them. I'm sorry you've had to suffer the loss that comes with things not turning out in the way you worked so hard to have them turn out. I'm sure the strength you've gained from the experience will serve you well as many more things don't go according to plan (an inevitable reality for us parents). Daniel is incredibly fortunate to have parents making decisions about his life so thoughtfully and purposefully.Bekihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10477070999424328946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191377207872576316.post-52942316882702141482014-04-03T06:28:58.024-07:002014-04-03T06:28:58.024-07:00Oh Blythe, I'm really sorry. I think it's ...Oh Blythe, I'm really sorry. I think it's sad that you feel a lot of shame over doing something so wonderful (feeding your baby) in the only way you can. I mean, a mom who breastfeeds is just feeding her baby, and you are feeding yours! There is no difference. You are not indifferent or an uncaring mother! <br /><br />I am really dealing with this as well. I feel such shame over the fact that I can't have a baby, much less breastfeed one. I've been reminding myself that God does not love me any less, and they what I'm going through does not make me less then any person or different. I'm just experiencing something medical. There is nothing wrong with me--only a medical problem. It does not (and should not) say anything about me. All I really need to do is focus on God and following and obeying Him. That is all that matters.<br /><br />But it's hard to shake the shame off. <br /><br />You don't (and shouldn't) have to say anything to anyone to convince us that you are okay, that you are doing whats right. You don't have to feel any shame.<br /><br />(on an unrelated note, I really like your new blog layout...not sure when you put that up, but I like it) Moonofsilverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18072449731164255972noreply@blogger.com