Christian Ladies-Let's Pray for our Babies!!

[Seoul]

This is a great thread! I would like to join as well we have been TTC for over 5 years and have had 3 m/c's currently 4 weeks pregnant and hoping this is our time! All of you will be in my prayers and we could definitely use all the prayers we can get!

Hope you all have a blessed day!

 

[Bookity]

What a wonderful thread to see! I am a firm believer in the power of prayer. So amazing to see you ladies come together for each other.

I'm 18 weeks just today! Have my anatomy scan on July 11th. Truth be told I'm a bit nervous about it. My SIL got bad news at her u/s in January (lost her baby a month later). I know what happened to her was like a 1/5000 chance and I've heard of sooooo many scans with no problems whatsoever. It's just hard to get excited when tragedy has hit so close to home before. I wish I could let go of this worry!

I'll pray for all of you ladies to have wonderful healthy babies!

 

[future hopes]

i preyed for us all last night. im still scared about my health and the babys. the meds im on cud cause problems es mt seizure ones, i know someone who lost her baby wen she was 7 months pregnany due to her epilepsy meds, this was a few yrs back now. my dr says i must still take them cuz i had 2 big seizures early this year. please cud u prey for me and baby to be ok. i dont really like preying for myself i feel selfish. im so worried app my liver rejection meds are ok to take they can make baby a little smaller but dont mind that because my others have all been on the larger size. i just want him/her and myself to be healthy.

also can i ask u all something?
wen i was in a coma wen i had to have my emergency transplant due to acute liver failure. i kinda looked down on myself.
i looked very piecfull and there was no tubes. the other things i noticed was everything from floor walls my gown my hospital bed and sheets were all a brillient white. i remeber feeling very piecfull and safe and i didnt wanna come back but i had to for my other 3 children, there also someone there with me and all i felt was warmth and love. what do u think this means? i only remember it a few weeks after i had the op. its amazing.

 

[Mrs5707]

That we have a CHRISTIAN thread up!! This is so amazing. Thank you so much to whoever did this... you are truly awesome and I'm so thankful for this!

I just found out I was pregnant about 10 days ago or so.... and I went to my first dr apt yesterday, going again tomorrow to get more blood work done. I've had 4 miscarriages this year and this is the furthest I have gotten. I know it's early but I can't help but be happy that I've made it this far!!

I pray that all of you have SAFE and HEALTHY babies, that you feel God's love during this emotional time (well Idk about yall, but I have been super emotional), and that we make it to the end

You're in my thoughts, as I've been going through and reading all of these... i'm just teary eye'd looking at it all. Hormone central

Thank you for joining us in the power of prayer! I pray that you will receive comfort and motivation from this thread as well as a happy and healthy 9 months!

 

[LillyLee]

I know that during the early weeks of pregnancy we feel so many things such as worry, anxiousness, relief and joy; but I think a lot of times we forget to be thankful for everything else God has placed in our lives because we are so focused on keeping the tiny life within us alive.

This morning as I was getting ready for work I began flipping through DH’s “Daddy Book” and at the very back was a birth story from the point of a man. It intrigued me as I enjoy reading through the birth stories here on BnB but obviously they are all from the mother’s point of view. The father’s version of the birth story went something like this, “Went to hospital to be induced, wife received Pitocin, contractions began to get heavier, I wondered if I needed to put on gloves and deliver the baby myself, everything happened really fast, the doctor came in, we had a daughter.” There was more to it than that but it made me laugh at how calmly this dad had recounted his story. Now go read a birth story on this forum from the woman’s point of view. It’s going to read more along the lines of a minute by minute replay of a sporting event. The mom is going to recount when she went into transition and how many hours of active pushing she endured, whether or not the epidural was actually working and just how much everyone in the room was driving her crazy.

What this reminds me of is how our heavenly Father would write our stories if we had the chance to read them. From our point of view it’s going to sound so dramatic and fraught with emotion. We will talk about our horrible days, how much sickness we have, how we just wish we could enjoy eating once again and not feel fat/pimply/weepy/nauseated. But God’s calm story may read like this, “Lilly is embracing pregnancy, today her baby developed enough to suck his thumb.” We don’t really ever see the Father’s side of the story even though we know he has one. What we should all remember is that God is the calm in the storm of our lives. He is the one we can turn to when we need something steadfast and constant. We can rely on him to write our stories and do it in such a way to always bring glory to Him. This is what I am thankful for. I am so thankful that He is there to always watch over me and be the calming presence I need to make it through each day that is presented to me.

John 16:33 "I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world."

Nahum 1:7 "The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; he knows those who take refuge in him."

Psalm 119:76 "May your unfailing love be my comfort, according to your promise to your servant."

Pslam 136:1 "Give thanks to the Lord for he is good, his steadfast love endures forever."

Today I am thankful for so many things but especially for the fact that my DH received a conditional job offer from a company he applied for quite a while ago. There is still a long road ahead with background checks and psychological testing but I’m really hoping and praying if this is God’s plan for us He will make it happen. It will be such a relief if he has a job when this baby is born. What is everyone else thankful for?

 

[future hopes]

life. my children. the beutiful world that our lord created and many more things. xxx

 

[Kellen]

Lilly,

Thank you for putting things in such an awesome perspective. We, as humans, tend to forget that the focus is not just on us and our worries. Each day our Dad holds us in the palm of his hands and loves us unconditionally. Occasionally we do things that hurt Him, but he continues to love us even through disappointments. Even though I still have fears about loosing this sticky bean I love him/her unconditionally and do not regret any part of this amazing experience. So thank you for the scripture and perspective.

 

[Bookity]

My beautiful daughter, a so far healthy pregnancy, in laws who are always so suppottive and helpful, and having a place like this to share my joys and my worries.

Philippians 4:6&7 - Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

 

[Beanonorder]

Today I am thankful to the long weekend ahead. I am dealing with so much at the moment and am just so grateful that I'm at least getting a few days just to have a time out.
I hope to spend some just listening to God. I know he he doesn't give us more than we can handle but I'm really starting to feel like I've reached my limit.

 

[LillyLee]

My beautiful daughter, a so far healthy pregnancy, in laws who are always so suppottive and helpful, and having a place like this to share my joys and my worries.

Philippians 4:6&7 - Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

That is my absolute favorite verse! It says it all.

 

[Bookity]

I am such a worrier (less now than I used to be) and it really helps to remember that verse. I think of it often.

 

[LillyLee]

Absolutely. It was the verse I kept tacked to my mirror and saw every morning when I was searching and interviewing for jobs and it was also the verse that I read everyday during the TTC process. I definitely love the simplicity of it.

 

[princesspreg]

Praise report: had my NT scan today and just want to give God thanks for no down syndrome (never doubted)...healthy moving fetus.....and though I don't feel so wonderful in my body.....I am thankful.

 

[prayingforbby]

So happy to hear of answered prayer requests here from jobs to great scans.

I am so thankful to God for this pregnancy. I get so excited when I think of what God is creating inside of me! There would be times when I would start worrying about my child, but then I just remember that God has it covered. I feel so much calmer this pregnancy than I did in the last one.

I continue to pray for everyone especially those that are worried, anxious, nervous, etc. Just know that God has his hands on your baby, and knows everything about them

 

[Mrs5707]

Today has been a struggle to be thankful and joyful, even though there are so many wonderful things in my life to be thankful and joyful for. My mother is driving me crazy, we are on our annual week long family vacation and she will just not cut me any slack. We have argued 3 out of the 5 days we've been down here so far. I am trying very hard to maintain grace but it is wearing on my ever hormonal body.

So today I'm praying that the Lord grant me the grace needed to get through these next couple days with a good attitude and the ability to control my moods without letting them control me, and to remember all the wonderful things in my life that I have to be thankful for, like my awesome husband, friends, and family and this precious little life He has blessed me with. In Jesus' name, Amen.

 

[JanLove2013]

Praise report: had my NT scan today and just want to give God thanks for no down syndrome (never doubted)...healthy moving fetus.....and though I don't feel so wonderful in my body.....I am thankful.

Amazing Praise Report! I know the feeling I got to see my little bean yesterday, and I am in Love! God is Awesome. See how he takes away our fears and shows His Greatness! I am also very Thankful! WE ARE SO BLESSED.

 

[Mom To 2]

Today I am also very thankful for my husband and children, extended family, great friends, and my sweet dogs. I am so blessed for all the loving relationships in my life, praise be to God!

 

[Mom To 2]

Please keep me in your prayers today. I go in for bloodwork, a followup from Tues, to make sure my hcg is rising and pregnancy is progressing. I'm a little worried, but trusting God.

 

[future hopes]

hello fellow christonsi prey u r all well, plz cud i get u all to prey 4 a lady called baby-bugs she sufferd a missed m/c at 12 wks and its been 7 wks since her D&C. shes so worried bless her she thinks she is pregnant again but the drs are keeping her beta numbers from her and making her wait till tommorow shes so anxious and i wud just love us all to prey she gets the happy news she deservs and that she has a healthy new pregnancy. thank u ladys sending u all huggs and much love and of corse preys xxx

 

[Terangela]

I have been praying for each of my kids from the moment I knew we were expecting. I also pray for their future spouses... DH's mom and sisters are not very kind people and I don't wish that kind of drama on any of my kids. I want them to have loving, God fearing in-law families that are sweet, authentic and wise.