tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post260742035654895522..comments2024-03-19T01:05:08.633-05:00Comments on Duggar Family Blog: Duggar Updates | Duggar Pictures | Jim Bob and Michelle | Counting On | 19 Kids: Watch Garrett's Delivery NOWLily and Elliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00941253435533935093noreply@blogger.comBlogger164125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-85119057847003497062018-08-07T14:33:27.022-05:002018-08-07T14:33:27.022-05:00Are you kidding? Kendra's birth seemed much ea...Are you kidding? Kendra's birth seemed much easier than average for a first birth. Maybe it was just TLC's editing, but it seems like she was able to talk through the contractions even up to a few hours before birth. I'm glad she was so lucky.<br /><br />Drugs can lead to more interventions and complications, so it's good that she was able to hold off. She did a wonderful job.Julia K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-58280302835290708432018-08-07T14:21:38.972-05:002018-08-07T14:21:38.972-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Zanshinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09191049348342595048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-78499200984833986642018-07-08T16:23:51.459-05:002018-07-08T16:23:51.459-05:00We're do you kids think they come from and how...We're do you kids think they come from and how they come in to the world Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-27693169540764244532018-07-07T08:26:04.624-05:002018-07-07T08:26:04.624-05:00Well said!Well said!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-23704070660375111182018-07-06T22:40:30.529-05:002018-07-06T22:40:30.529-05:00EighTEEN. NineTEEN. Yep still teenagers.EighTEEN. NineTEEN. Yep still teenagers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-49583667101245618642018-07-06T09:04:42.122-05:002018-07-06T09:04:42.122-05:00When I had my son, I called my ob office and told ...When I had my son, I called my ob office and told them how long my contractions were and how long in between. They told me to go to the ER and from there I will be taken to the maternity floor. That hospital had very strict security for that floor. I got to the ER and was taken up right away, probably because my ob office called the hospital to let them know I will be there soon. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-46895751893522167722018-07-05T21:01:28.813-05:002018-07-05T21:01:28.813-05:00I'm not too concerned about a mega family here...I'm not too concerned about a mega family here or there pushing our country over its limits. It's just not that common.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-82899307544845728602018-07-05T19:33:59.789-05:002018-07-05T19:33:59.789-05:00That big dress is a hospital gown! FYI, it’s compl...That big dress is a hospital gown! FYI, it’s completely open down the back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-91177579748867015232018-07-05T17:35:26.089-05:002018-07-05T17:35:26.089-05:00I'm not so sure comments like Anonymous @ 3:31...I'm not so sure comments like Anonymous @ 3:31 are motivated so much by jealousy, as for a desire for full truthful disclosure from a family that's advocating a specific lifestyle and a unique set of "family values" to the general public, in the name of Christianity. I think there are a some concerns (many expressed on this blog by a number of Christians) that impressionable young adult viewers are being led to believe (consciously or unconsciously) that if they follow the same practices as the Duggars, they can "have it all" too. Real life does not work that way and lacking real life experience and a mature walk with God (over several decades), their personal faith will be negatively impacted/impaired/harmed when that happens. The Duggars are more wholesome entertainment than the Kardashians, no question there, but who's being edified with the elaborate weddings and honeymoons, the paid birth exclusives, and the houses repeatedly being given to each young couple (save for Jinger and Joy)? Is that creating realistic expectations for young Christian viewers? Is that even Biblical for a father/father-in-law to provide the home for his son's new wife or his daughter's new husband? For me, it's about is it Biblical? is it demonstrating personal responsibility? If you can't provide for the wife and need to rely on your father/father-in-law to supply the roof over your head, you're not Biblicly qualified to invite a woman to share your life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-21949696085891238532018-07-05T17:17:05.778-05:002018-07-05T17:17:05.778-05:00Actually, IBLP's family training materials adv...Actually, IBLP's family training materials advocate the husband being hands-on involved in the laboring and birthing process. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-8863010090565084572018-07-05T16:32:32.429-05:002018-07-05T16:32:32.429-05:00Anon 8:05 and 9:35, yes some European countries ar...Anon 8:05 and 9:35, yes some European countries are experiencing negative population growth, and that’s not a good thing either. But that just shows you that extremes on both sides is not good. If people decide to have a lot of children than we will become like India and China, If people decide to have none or no more than 1 child then we become like Japan and Europe. Like I said before the US currently has a stable population but if people continue to have a lot of children or no children than we wil become like India or Europe. So I guess the solution would be for every country to maintain a steady population growth and to not go too much above or too much below. But obviously that’s easier said than done. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-90433968004016241842018-07-05T14:53:22.512-05:002018-07-05T14:53:22.512-05:00Anonymous 10:28. I never said a healthy attitude m...Anonymous 10:28. I never said a healthy attitude meant not being in need of any meds. I just said it might make you less in need of it. Surely I know natural isn't for everyone, and that there are different circumstances that make the need for medicine very real.<br /><br />My views are probably colored by the fact that I live in a country where we have very low induction and C-section rates and where going natural, for the most part is the norm and our delivery rooms are the midwives domain.<br /><br />As for menstrual pain, I have PCOS. Trust me, I know fully well what real menstrual pain is like. My ovaries have twisted as well. Birth is still more painful, but I'd take that over my worst menstrual cramps. At least labour has the best prize at the end. C. Frydenlundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11409032473344544437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-3109730189117980302018-07-05T14:04:07.802-05:002018-07-05T14:04:07.802-05:00Thank U!!!!!Thank U!!!!!justinekessner4gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07161223445916687465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-24409120691581226062018-07-04T16:48:15.177-05:002018-07-04T16:48:15.177-05:00Full thing on YouTube. I’m from Canada Full thing on YouTube. I’m from Canada Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02916472510705575935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-60459578342882349452018-07-04T16:47:49.751-05:002018-07-04T16:47:49.751-05:00Full thing is on YouTube Full thing is on YouTube Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02916472510705575935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-68597921445854798942018-07-04T16:47:35.457-05:002018-07-04T16:47:35.457-05:00The full thing is on YouTube if anybody wanted to ...The full thing is on YouTube if anybody wanted to watch. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02916472510705575935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-55961882150661071352018-07-04T01:51:28.630-05:002018-07-04T01:51:28.630-05:00Listen to most of you....shoulda woulda coulda. W...Listen to most of you....shoulda woulda coulda. What she chose, what she should have chosen verses what you chose and think she should have done. Birth is a unique and individual experience for each woman, Kendra had her mom, a very experienced mother to guide her. I’m sure Kendra and Joe had a birth plan and good medical care throughout the pregnancy. Epidural shmepidural....she labored, she delivered a healthy baby, both mom and baby are doing great! Congratulations Kendra and Joe!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-58696404835433141422018-07-04T00:21:55.842-05:002018-07-04T00:21:55.842-05:00Hey U can see this on YouTube, it is not good qual...Hey U can see this on YouTube, it is not good quality, but U can see it. Kendra U amaze me, WOW, U handled the birth very well!!!!!!! Joe, U really were there for Kendra, U are a good man, OK!!!!!justinekessner4gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07161223445916687465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-23040095477112272612018-07-03T21:43:55.059-05:002018-07-03T21:43:55.059-05:00I agree that the "tradition" of men bein...I agree that the "tradition" of men being left out of the birth process changed about 40 years ago, but the Duggars follow many other traditions that went by the wayside much MORE than 40 years ago. Such as women not working at all outside the home. And chaperoned courting and not even kissing until marriage hasn't been a social convention for the last hundred years or so. <br /><br />Don't get me wrong I think it's great that the Duggar sons and son-in-laws support their wives through childbirth. But it is somewhat of a discrepancy in their belief system of very strict gender roles and different "spheres" for men and women, also a very Victorian idea.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-24946454790066415632018-07-03T21:35:39.827-05:002018-07-03T21:35:39.827-05:00Actually there are many countries (like Japan and ...Actually there are many countries (like Japan and many European countries) where there are not enough children being born to sustain the current population, they are expecting NEGATIVE population growth. A lot of old people are living and dying alone. <br /><br />There are certainly parts of the world that are overcrowded but even China recently liberalized their one-child policy into a two-child policy. I believe one reason is because families were selectively aborting or abandoning female babies and they now have too many men and not enough women to birth THEIR babies.<br /><br />And BTW is that really where we want to go in the US? Forcing people to only have X number of children or pay severe legal penalties at best, be coerced into sterilization or abortion at worst? That's the obvious conclusion to the idea that people have "enough" children after a certain number and "should stop", that the State should somehow force them to stop.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-26172058787930103342018-07-03T20:24:12.449-05:002018-07-03T20:24:12.449-05:003:41, it’s all a result of sin. God didn’t bring s...3:41, it’s all a result of sin. God didn’t bring sin in the world, people didAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-72455593321527945832018-07-03T20:05:52.908-05:002018-07-03T20:05:52.908-05:002:59, there are a number of countries in the world...2:59, there are a number of countries in the world where the birth rate is actually declining, which causes a whole different set of problems.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-39255776425585091882018-07-03T19:31:36.396-05:002018-07-03T19:31:36.396-05:00I am happy they have a nice place, yes it’s true t...I am happy they have a nice place, yes it’s true that most couples start off with less than their dream home....I sense a little jealousy or envy in your posts. The Duggars work hard and it has paid off.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12681272853557636026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-70653904296086326262018-07-03T16:05:59.173-05:002018-07-03T16:05:59.173-05:00If you were in labor and went to the ER at my loca...If you were in labor and went to the ER at my local hospital, the baby would be born in the lobby. They make you wait so very long. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925412444274057427.post-72761769539972645652018-07-03T16:03:28.579-05:002018-07-03T16:03:28.579-05:00Anonymous 4:00, with my last child, I got medicine...Anonymous 4:00, with my last child, I got medicine in an IV at like 8 1/2 cm. The medicine did nothing at all. And the baby was born 30 mins later. Because he was born so fast after getting the IV, the NICU team had to be present to make sure his breathing was fine. He was fine, but the medicine did nothing. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com