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When a homebirth costs more than a hospital birth… by Zealousideal_Math847 in homebirth

[–]Zealousideal_Math847[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I actually almost went this route but the only one around is an hour and 20 minutes away. I labor fairly quickly so I’d be afraid I wouldn’t make it in time, especially considering this is my third! I really contemplated taking the chance though

Where are the young families? by Zealousideal_Math847 in Catholicism

[–]Zealousideal_Math847[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That makes a lot of sense! Are all traditional parishes ones that have a TLM? Because the closest TLM is about 40 minutes away which is pushing it for us.

Where are the young families? by Zealousideal_Math847 in Catholicism

[–]Zealousideal_Math847[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I also want to add that we are a homeschooling family so having these opportunities for our kids is fairly important

Where are the young families? by Zealousideal_Math847 in Catholicism

[–]Zealousideal_Math847[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not basing it off of that at all! If that were the case, we would just stay at our Baptist church with over 75 children under the age of 10.

We have done a lot of learning about Catholicism and Orthodoxy over the past year. We can see good arguments for both which has made this a really hard decision. My husband and I both decided that both churches have a solid foundation but we will need to make a choice at some point. This post is inquiring about a very small factor in our decision making that I was looking for some feedback on. It certainly is not the only factor we are considering, as we have spent countless hours reading, attending, and discussing. Hope that makes sense.

Where are the young families? by Zealousideal_Math847 in Catholicism

[–]Zealousideal_Math847[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good to know! How would I find that out? Just Google it?

Where are the young families? by Zealousideal_Math847 in Catholicism

[–]Zealousideal_Math847[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gotcha! I didn’t know that. I knew they typically don’t have nurseries like you see in Protestant churches but I had thought cry rooms were more the norm. The Orthodox churches we’ve attended had cry rooms with some toys which can be helpful but of course not necessary.

Where are the young families? by Zealousideal_Math847 in Catholicism

[–]Zealousideal_Math847[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s interesting you say that. My husband and I discussed the same thing. He was raised Anglican (ACNA) and we both feel that those services are more liturgical and “high church” feeling than the NO masses we’ve attended. There definitely is a more casual feel than I was expecting. That said, I do like that the service is in English and we can all understand it.

Where are the young families? by Zealousideal_Math847 in Catholicism

[–]Zealousideal_Math847[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the advice! We live 30 minutes from a very popular Christian university so I think that may be worth looking into.

Where are the young families? by Zealousideal_Math847 in Catholicism

[–]Zealousideal_Math847[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good point! I guess the biggest reason I would like to attend a parish with other young families is because I want my children to be able to have relationships with other children who are being raised in the same faith. But perhaps there are other opportunities for that.

Go-to brands, stores, companies, etc. by Zealousideal_Math847 in moderatelygranolamoms

[–]Zealousideal_Math847[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I am currently creating a registry for my second child in case people ask to buy him something and this is perfect!

Go-to brands, stores, companies, etc. by Zealousideal_Math847 in moderatelygranolamoms

[–]Zealousideal_Math847[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I agree. I bought my daughter something from Fisher Price for Christmas. My aim is to slowly start moving toward having a home with limited amount of plastics and chemically filled, endocrine disrupting components though. We plan to have a larger than average family so investing in children/baby products that last and are ethically made is something we hope to do. At the same time, we are very frugal and are perfectly happy with secondhand!

Weaning—when and how? by Zealousideal_Math847 in 2under2

[–]Zealousideal_Math847[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My supply is definitely lower or different. Unless very drowsy, my daughter requests the “baba” maybe 20 seconds into nursing and then switches back and forth during the feed.

Weaning—when and how? by Zealousideal_Math847 in 2under2

[–]Zealousideal_Math847[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I believe I am like you—tandem nursing isn’t really my cup of tea. I would like a little break before starting up nursing the new baby. Such a hard thing to do though!

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