The Beautiful Birth

Where to start...

When I found out I was pregnant with Rheya Lee, I knew she was meant to be and that God has a divine purpose for her life. As my pregnancy progressed, God made it so clear to me that HE is in total control. I began to confess & pray specific prayers and make daily choices to line up my words with His Word (I highly recommend reading the book Supernatural Childbirth). I knew that nothing was too big for God, that no worry or fear was too great & that I didn't have to buy into worldly views about pregnancy, labor, birth and raising children. As Proverbs 18:21 says, 'Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.' I spoke & thought on only words of life... the power of positive thinking and speaking, and received only words of encouragement. I know God is faithful.

I went to my 37 week check up on Wed, Sept. 3. My mid-wife told me it's fine to deliver anytime here on out. When she checked me, I was already dialated to 3cm and effaced to 80%. The next day I started having very light contractions. Friday morning at 1am, I woke up to consistent contractions that started to build. I didn't know how hard the contractions would feel because I was praying for a quick, pain-free labor/delivery. We went in to the hospital at 3am. The contractions started to become inconsistent and they were going to send me home but my blood pressure was high so they admitted me until Heidi, my mid-wife could see me in the morning. I did not want to be induced or have them give me any medications, so while Mom, Christy (my birth coach) and I relaxed for awhile, we continued to pray for what I believed. About 8:30am, my contractions began for real. I knew this was the real thing. Heidi came in around 9am and I was already dialated to 4-5cm so they decided to keep me and let nature take its course, unless they saw a threat to me and baby. I knew it would go fast because that was what I was believing for. They wouldn't let me walk around because of my blood pressure but Heidi gave me the go ahead to sit in the whirlpool. My contractions became very intense at this time so I knew I really had to tune into God and focus my thoughts on His promises. There were a couple contractions where I let fear come in, tensed up and they hurt... bad. As soon as I refocused though, it was just a lot of pressure. My Mom & Christy were there the whole time to keep me in check & keep me relaxed. We joke now, that I don't know how they knew what I needed because I was so focused, the only communication was a raised eyebrow, a chin raise, an open mouth, and so forth... but somehow they knew! About an hour and a half later I had the urge to push so they got me back in bed. Within 30 minutes or so, my water broke, I was dialated to 10cm and we were ready to have a baby! I had prayed over our medical staff, and the best medical staff we had! They went along with us, in not using the word pain throughout the labor and now that it was time to deliver, they dropped the end of the bed and put up the squatting bar quickly just as we talked about earlier. I squatted rather than lay down... did you know almost every developed country does this other than America? You work with gravity rather than fight against it. I pushed about 3-4 times and since I was squatting, I could see Miss Rheya Lee being born. I could see the faces of my Mom, Christy, Heidi and our two nurses Kristi & Erin. They were lit up and I knew what a beautiful moment this was. After Rheya Lee's head was born, Heidi told me to reach down there and grab her under her arms. And I did, and swept her right up to my chest. It makes me cry every time I think about it. It was the most amazing thing I've experienced. I know God is good and He just surpassed all my expectations of any birth experience I could have ever imagined!

Rheya Lee came out pink skinned and flawless. Her vitals & tests came out great and she is healthy. Praise God, for He is good!