Supernatural childbirth experiences
- anxiousfornothing
- Mar 21, 2019
- 3 min read
I got married at 24 years old; young in the eyes of society but I felt ready! I was never daunted by the idea of becoming a mother, but when I got married my husband didn’t exactly feel the urge to become a father right away. However, after multiple conversations and seeing his brother and friends become fathers and flourish in the role, he felt encouraged to start the journey.
We stopped using our contraception in May that year and found out that we were expecting a few months later in July. This coincidentally happened one week before I found out that I had secured a brand new job at an IT consulting firm (an unknown world for me but that’s another story). So, having not felt daunted by motherhood initially, I now had a whole new pressure to deal with - I was pregnant, a new analyst in the corporate world and had little experience in the IT field. One thing that kept me encouraged about starting this new job, however, was the fact that my new company were known for their generous maternity package and support for those who desired flexible working. Having told my managers and colleagues, I really got into my new role with great support from my team.
We later found out that I did not qualify for the maternity package because I hadn’t worked there for long enough. This was an incredibly tough day - talk about panic! How were we going manage? What was going to happen with our bills? We had been saving for a house but I couldn't help think "was that ever going to happen now?"...Despite this, we all know we serve a faithful God. My maternity wasn’t the easiest time but it definitely showed me that my God provides! My pregnancy was smooth sailing and after seeing my sister-in-law's birth of my godson I was very much encouraged to read the book she recommend called ‘Supernatural Childbirth’ and trust God that a pain free labour was my portion and indeed it was!
Going back to work was again helped by supportive colleagues, family and a project which allowed me to transition at a good pace into the working mother role (which is very tough). Fast forward to November 2017 and the desire to have another child came. We removed our contraception and found out we were pregnant a month later! My second pregnancy was much similar to my first minus the excessive weight gain and with the addition of an active toddler. So, I finished work in July for my second maternity leave and in the scorching UK summer of 2018 I was definitely done being pregnant! After a week or so of relaxing, I was ready to take action to evict this baby!
A week before my due date, my husband and I took a walk around the hilly roads near my home, came home took a nap but I woke up around 2pm feeling what I definitely knew were contractions. They were far apart and not at all painful so I carried on my day as normal - made dinner, picked up my daughter from nursery, swung by my in laws to use their printer and the list continues, all while having contractions approximately every 20 mins. Based on my previous labour experience, I thought I had time and if anything, this baby would arrive later in the night or even in the morning but I was wrong!
At 6:30pm my husband left for football with his friends and I was home alone with my two year old. I threw her into bed around 7:30pm as I was hot, sweaty and still contracting and called my sister in law. She was going to the gym near my house so could be at my house in a flash if I needed her to take me to the hospital. I told her not to worry and that I was good for now (never listen to a woman in labour lol!). My waters broke at 8:05pm and my daughter was born 4 contractions later at 8:17pm! I delivered her myself with all help from the Holy Spirit - He brought the right things I had heard and learned to my remembrance at exactly the right time! We were both completely fine and I couldn’t thank God enough!
God is good! This journey is one for life and as I move through the different seasons of life I know the experiences both good and bad I will face will strengthen my faith and ultimately bring God glory.

Comments