My due date was set for July 1st,
2015 with my fourth boy. My husband had
just started a new job and was scheduled to go out of town June 15th
through June 19th. At first I
was not concerned I felt confident that God has always been faithful in having
our babies come on the right day and right time, but as the day approached
closer for him to be out of town, my nerves started to kick in. People would often comment “well at least
it’s your fourth baby and not your first” as if that would make it okay for my
husband not being at the birth. Which I
understand what they are trying to say but I not only desired for my husband to
be at the birth I need him. I need his
support, I need his presence, for me I needed my husband at the birth of
this baby. The birth of a baby is a
miracle, and a very special time that I did not want him to miss.
I reminded myself of my previous
birth stories. With my second son, my
husband had also started a new job and was scheduled to be in training in San
Francisco which is two hours away for the entire week in which my due date
fell. Well thank God for His grace and
perfect timing my second son was born two weeks early, perfectly healthy and
unexpected, but needed so my husband could be there.
I remember with my third son, my
husband was working about an hour away and I have my babies quickly and that
day that he and my mom both were working farther than normal, them just telling
me, if you start to feel anything call us so we can come home, stirred up my
nerves and I had contractions, I called them to come home and the minute they
both arrived at my house my contractions stopped and two weeks later I had my
third son on his due date. In having
these experiences it helped me remind myself that God knows the desire of my
heart and to trust in His perfect timing, and also reminded me to keep my
nerves in check, because being anxious and nervous would not help me.
We also used wisdom and even
though we were praying and believing that this baby would wait until he
returned from out of town we planned and prepared ourselves if he wasn’t. My husband and I asked my sister to be at the
birth of this baby if he was out of town.
We all three toured the hospital so she knew where to drive me and take
me if I did go into labor while he was out of town. He made sure the car seat was installed in
the car before he left and things at the house were ready.
My strength and peace came from
praying and receiving prayer, at church I would have ladies pray for a
supernatural delivery, with all the right doctors and nurses and the right
timing. They agreed with me in prayer
that this baby would wait until my husband returned home and I held onto those
prayers.
Well my husband was set to go out
of town Monday early morning and that Sunday before I started feeling a lot of
pressure and very nervous. I would speak
scriptures that I was standing on, remind myself of the prayers that were
spoken over my delivery and focus on taking one day at a time. I knew I had a doctor appointment set for
that Monday he was gone, so I focused on making it through Monday and I would
speak to my body to be at peace, for my muscles and nerves to relax and be at
peace. For everything my water, mucus
plug, to stay intact until my husband returned.
A nurse friend and my OBGYN told
me to drink lots of cold water and to keep my feet up so I did just that. I had my heart set on not going into labor
till he returned. He was set to return
Friday afternoon. Every day went well
other than feeling a lot of pressure I hadn’t had any contractions until
Thursday night and early Friday morning, I kept telling myself we did not make
it all this week to go into labor right before he comes home, but I had to
speak to my nerves, speak to my body and rest in God’s faithfulness. I am so grateful for God’s grace, I was up in
the early morning hours Friday around 2 AM having contractions, I would try to
go back to sleep so I could rest and relax and my four year old came into my
room and laid down with me, as soon as he came in the room, my contractions
settled down and I was able to go back to sleep. I rejoiced with each new morning thanking God for making it one more day, each day was a victory for me.
My husband’s birthday was Friday
and I thought it would be a nice birthday gift to have this baby Friday evening
once he was home and he had time to see our other boys, but Friday came and
went and no baby. My mom was lined up to
watch my other boys if I went into labor and I still wanted my sister in on the
birth of this baby. I was in on my sister’s
birth when I was only seven years old and even cut the umbilical cord, I
thought it would be neat for her to be in on the birth of this baby, also good
experience I am grateful that I had the opportunity to be in on a few births
even before I was married, those
experiences helped me dream about what the births of my babies would be like
and how special for someone to be so kind to include you in such a special and
personal life changing moment.
I wanted to work around their
work schedules so we had some preference on the day and time frame this baby
would be born, and one of the main things was just don’t come on Wednesday, that
is a busy work day my mom had planned and more difficult to rearrange. Also my OBGYN was going to be out of town
that Wednesday. Well 3 AM Wednesday
morning I wake up having contractions, I called my mom and sister and told them
not to hurry but get ready just in case, I am going to take a shower and I
would call them back if they were still coming.
I think God wanted to remind me and my mom to rest and trust in Him in
spite of our preferences. Sure enough it
was the real thing, they came over to our house we arrived at the hospital at
4:45 AM and this baby was born at 5:20 AM.
My sister was still able to be in on the birth and go into work. My mom kept my boys for the early morning
hours and my sister-in-law came and picked up the boys so she could still make
it to work. Everything happened very
quickly, which I attribute to reading Supernatural Childbirth by Jackie Mize,
speaking the Word of God and trusting in Him.
My contractions were not that
strong until we arrived at the hospital I even told the nurse while checking
in, “I have my babies fast, so I came in early”.
Once she checked me she said what are you
talking about you came in early, you’re ready to go.
A
friend of mine who knew my OBGYN was going out of town had said to me pray you
don’t get Dr. so and so, hopefully she is not on call she is the worst.
Well upon checking in, I told them right away
my Dr. was out of town and they mentioned the on call Dr.’s name which was the
Dr. my friend had said I did not want.
I
quietly said to the Lord, okay God I trust you, let’s do this quickly with no
complications, all the right Dr’s.
Well
when the nurse checked me there wasn’t even time to wait for the on call Dr.
they went right down the hall and called in another Dr. who was amazing!
I am so grateful for God’s goodness and
praying ahead of time for all the right Dr.’s, prayer works.
She was very friendly and reassuring.
She was expecting a baby herself, and she was
very personable she and my husband were talking sports, which helped, it was a distraction
from the contractions.
She encouraged me
to do a small push and then wait for the next contraction, so in waiting for
the next contraction she and my husband were talking sports and I had to say
can I push now, which is funny now and with that second push our precious baby
was born.
Isaiah Israel Briggs, 7 pounds
9 ounces, 20 inches long, Wednesday, June 24th, 2015.
Something that was often prayed
over me was the peace of God, the presence of God to be in the delivery
room. On the way to the hospital I asked
my husband to turn on some music and one of my favorite songs about the
presence of God was on the radio, which helped me breathe and focus and think
on His presence on the drive into the hospital.
I will vividly remember the cool brisk morning air and that song playing
on the way to birth this baby. I will post the song at the end of this post.
We had great nurses to care for
me and the baby after, we even had a nurse Jane who was our nurse for one of
our other boy’s births taking our babies vitals when our boys came into meet
baby Isaiah for the first time and she remembered our family which was so nice.
She let the boys continue to hold the baby as
she listened to his heart, such precious moments.
Something new that they had
started at our delivery hospital was they don’t take the baby to bathe or do
any checks right away, they immediately place the baby on the mother and leave
the family alone for the first hour, then they weigh and do measurements but
they don’t bathe the baby for the first 8 hours or even longer.
They say the vernix and amniotic fluid from
utero is good for baby's skin and immune system. Helps fight infections and
also they are very pro bonding now and letting you have skin to skin time with
baby.
They also do the babies first bath
right there in your room, and all the other tests as well.
I was really grateful for this new way, I enjoyed
watching them do the hearing test right there as I held my baby and being able
to ask questions and everyone that came in was very friendly and informative.
They did a lot more blood test on
this baby they were concerned he would be jaundiced, they wanted his blood
count to be 20 or under and his was 23 at birth, so they drew blood a number of
times and though we were released to go home on Thursday they had us bring the
baby back in Friday to draw blood and keep an eye on his numbers, we also had
to schedule an appointment with his pediatrician for first thing Monday
morning. I kept speaking over baby
Isaiah that he was healed and whole, perfectly healthy for his blood cells to
be perfect with no sign of jaundice.
With each blood draw the number kept going down and even at his Monday
appointment the pediatrician said I don’t know why they had you guys come in
this baby is not jaundiced. Thank you Jesus!
Baby Isaiah is very laid back, I
know most newborns are sleepy those first few days but he was extremely calm,
everyone commented on that.
When they
came in to draw blood they would say he’s not going to like this he’s probably
going to cry and nope no cry, not even a whimper.
When they came in to give him his bath the
same thing, the nurse said he’s probably going to cry, but nope, he was very
calm, chill and laid back.
It’s neat to
observe each baby and how they are all different and you get a peek into their personality
even in the first days of their birth.
If you are currently expecting or plan on having a baby in the future know that you too can have a Supernatural Childbirth! A birth of your dreams whatever that is for you, with mom and baby safe and healthy. I am so grateful I have been able to have all four of my babies vaginally, with no drugs or medical interventions of any kind. Each birth has been unique in it's own way, each time I have learned more about myself, and experienced the goodness and faithfulness of God. I've watched my prayers be answered and I am so grateful to enjoy the gift of childbirth, the miracle of it all. It really is a miracle the entire process. If you are nearing the 40 week mark of your pregnancy, enjoy every moment, yes even those uncomfortable ones. Pregnancy and childbirth is a gift, savor, relish, soak in every moment, every smell, and sound and take a lot of pictures. My baby is already one month old as I am writing this, the days seem to go by so fast and they change so quickly each day. My eldest son just turned eight and I just stand in awe of the miracle of life and I know before I know it he will be eighteen.
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Here is information on the book I
mentioned that is extremely helpful with prayers and scriptures to assist you
in having a Supernatural Childbirth.
I purchased "Supernatural
Childbirth" at Family Books & Gifts:
Product Description:
Pregnancy and childbirth are often
depicted as a time of sickness and mood swings for women followed by 12-24
hours of pain and hard labor. Many women have been told they can never
conceive. Others have suffered the pain of conceiving and miscarrying.
Supernatural childbirth is a practical and realistic look at God's promises for
conception, pregnancy and delivery. You will learn how to put faith principal
into actions for your child's birth.
If you are like me I
love to read birth stories especially when I am expecting, so here are links to
my other birth stories:
Song Holy Spirit by Francesca Battistelli:
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