Christian ladies TTC, we can encourage one another.

[xxx_faithful]

I took my first dose this morning and made sure to eat before hand. I was really nervous how my stomach would handle it, I don't do well with meds, normally. But, I was totally fine! How are you doing with the met? How long have you been on it?

I was GREAT the first week with the 1/2 dose, so when I went to the full dose on Wednesday, I was hoping to not have any symptoms... Not quite what happened. I've been a little nauseated after taking it, but the more I snack on (smart) stuff between meals, the less that is an issue. I've been hitting the potty a lot more - if I hadn't just ended my cycle, I'd be testing for sure! Also, with the higher dose, I've had a little bit of the "Metformin Mushies" but that's mostly when I splurge and have something that is high in fat or has more carbs/sugar than my body has been used to for the past 3 weeks.

Hope you continue to have a symptom-free experience!

Im starting my full dosage tonight so we will see how I handle that. I just finished an antibiotic yesterday (sinus infection ), which I took in the evening and can be rough on the tummy, so I am glad that all I will have to take tonight is the met.

I have been experiencing "metformin mushies", that makes me laugh... but like you I am trying to adhere to a new diet of more whole foods, low fat/low sugar diet. I never thought about carbs before and now I am trying to find PCOS diet recipes. This is def a lifestyle change but I think in the end, once I get used to it, I will be healthier.

Is it weird that this is kind of like a blessing in disguise for me? Don't get me wrong, I hate the infertility it has caused and the fact that I have a hormone imbalance, but I never worried about my diet, it wasn't all that bad and I wasn't overweight... but now I am going to have a healthier lifestyle becasue I have to! My body is the temple of God and it is now time for me to treat is as such!

I am praying for you and your journey!

Shorty42383,

You are spot on with your temple being the body of your Holy Spirit! I get so excited for people when they begin to embark on a new eating/lifestyle change. It will be so rewarding once you start to feel results - not just physically but emotionally as i believe you're purifying your blood, your cells, your spirit. It's great when we go back to simpler times and eating how Jesus would of ate, and how Jesus would of wanted our bodies to be nourished with.

I was tested for being gluten sensitive a few years ago. I remember praying that the tests came back negative for being allergic to gluten (let's face it, it's in a lot of foods we eat), after the 3 wk absolutely clean diet my Natropath had me on (no food from packets, cans, bottles - just 100% clean foods) I decided i wanted to continue, and it's been 5 yrs and 2 dress sizes smaller later.


"Our body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, and many of our temples are filled with trash and garbage yet we expect the Holy Spirit to abide there too."


"Enjoy your body; use it every way you can. Don't be afraid of it, or what other people think of it, it's the greatest instrument you'll ever own."



xxx_faithful

 

[Godsjewel]

How precious is this?!?!?!

Take a second to watch the video below.

https://screen.yahoo.com/babys-emotional-reaction-mothers-song-144913027.html

 

[uwa_amanda]

How precious is this?!?!?!

Take a second to watch the video below.

https://screen.yahoo.com/babys-emotional-reaction-mothers-song-144913027.html

I cried so hard after watching that I had to stop it before it was over.

 

[Godsjewel]

How precious is this?!?!?!

Take a second to watch the video below.

https://screen.yahoo.com/babys-emotional-reaction-mothers-song-144913027.html

I cried so hard after watching that I had to stop it before it was over.

I wanted to grab the baby out of the video and hold her. What a doll!

 

[xxx_faithful]

Hi there
Not sure if this is the place for me but I will give it a try and tell you ladies a bit about myself:

I am 26 and my husband is 32, we recently decided that we are ready to start our family. So I have thrown out the bcps and am now on CD1 (yay!) so I can finally start actually TTC

Welcome _aoife_,

I hope you feel right at home on this thread. We are woman who share God from all walks of life. We are definitely challenged by our circumstances but as children we always run back home.

My story is similar to Sarah's, I too, was raised in a Christian home since i was little. I have lived my whole life with and for God, but there were times i tried to live without him.. the more 'in control' i felt i was in my life.. the more out of control it became.

You remind me of my husband. He was raised with the idea, "If you cant prove it in a lab, if you cant see it, or feel it with your hands then you cant prove God to me." I knew it was something he needed to experience himself and not something i could experience on his behalf. There was a well known preacher that came and spoke at our church back in Australia, my hubby heard of him and wanted to go. His perspective changed after that night. I guess you could say, he experienced something personal.

Be encouraged everyone's situation is different and personal. Thanyou for joining this thread, we hope you feel inspired in your journey. If ever you have any questions or want to vent, we are here for you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZ6YJFfjxrM


Much love


xxx_faithful

 

[xxx_faithful]

May i share with you ladies what i came across in my daily devotion today?

"Now God has us where he wants us, with all the time in this world and the next to shower grace and kindness upon us in Christ Jesus. Saving is all his idea, and all his work. All we do is trust him enough to let him do it. It's God's gift from start to finish."
- Ephesians 2:7-8


Heavenly Father,

We come before you tonight with our hearts desires. We acknowledge your work in our lives and ask that you will reveal your plans for us in your timing, and provide peace in the interim. You have us where you need us to be, not where is comfortable, or where is safe from growth or challenges. But exactly where you have called us. May we rest in that, rest in your ways, knowing you only ever give us the very best. Allow us to trust you enough to do your works.

In Jesus Name,

Amen


xxx_faithful

 

[_aoife_]

I just wanted to thank you ladies for your warm welcomes!
It really made my day. I hope that I can possibly fit in here even though I still am questioning and have my doubts. I very much want to follow the Lord. I have been baptized Catholic and have recently started attending a high Anglican church weekly, but I am having some troubles regarding my faith.

As I have said I desperately want to believe, I want it with all my heart. It sometimes hurts that I cannot feel a connection to God and I just don't know what to do about it. I am sorry to be pouring my heart out here, it is just very troublesome. As an academic in the sciences I do not have many (ie. any) people that I can talk to about this so it is a bit pent up inside me. With beginning my TTC journey I feel the need to have a connection to God even more. I keep expecting myself to feel His presence but I just dont

I know that a TTC forum is not exactly the place for me to profess my existential crisis, but maybe some of you ladies might have a few words of advice or encouragement? I just feel that when attempting to bring a LO into this world I should be more sure of my faith. I feel like I might fail at bringing new life into this world if I cannot even feel God's love within myself (sappy I know )

Well again sorry for my out pouring of spiritual insecurity, I am sure that you ladies do not want to think of these sort of things when you are focusing on TTC your own bundles of love, but I just needed to get it out there and the internet is wonderful for that! lol!

 

[shorty42383]

Well again sorry for my out pouring of spiritual insecurity, I am sure that you ladies do not want to think of these sort of things when you are focusing on TTC your own bundles of love, but I just needed to get it out there and the internet is wonderful for that! lol!

Please don't apologize for your journey and where you are right now! All of us have been in different places, at different times with our faith. And I think, I can speak for most of us, our deepest desire is for you to have a personal realtinghip with Christ and spend eternity in his presence! So we are here to support you not only through your TTC journey but your faith walk as well!

Do you do any sort of personal devotional time? Finding a devotional book that resonates with you and then taking some quiet time to just talk with God and sit in his presence, he will answer you when the timing is right. I am praying that you begin to feel the Holy Spirit around you!

 

[Godsjewel]

Well again sorry for my out pouring of spiritual insecurity, I am sure that you ladies do not want to think of these sort of things when you are focusing on TTC your own bundles of love, but I just needed to get it out there and the internet is wonderful for that! lol!

Please don't apologize for your journey and where you are right now! All of us have been in different places, at different times with our faith. And I think, I can speak for most of us, our deepest desire is for you to have a personal realtinghip with Christ and spend eternity in his presence! So we are here to support you not only through your TTC journey but your faith walk as well!

Do you do any sort of personal devotional time? Finding a devotional book that resonates with you and then taking some quiet time to just talk with God and sit in his presence, he will answer you when the timing is right. I am praying that you begin to feel the Holy Spirit around you!

AMEN!!! I totally agree, we love you and accept you as a sister in Christ and are here for you no matter what your concerns are! We want to help water the seed of faith that has already been planted in your heart. It's our privilege to walk this journey with you!

 

[Godsjewel]

Prayer. It’s a powerful weapon in your struggle with infertility. Do you pray for yourself? Do you and your spouse pray together for children? There are few things more precious than a husband and wife bowing down and approaching God together to ask Him for the blessing of children. You want to have children together. You want to raise children together. Why not pray about your children together? (I recently came across a study that shows that when a couple prays together daily the divorce rate drops from 1 in 2 to 1 in 1,052.) Do you enlist others to pray for you? Remember that the Sarah’s Laughter Prayer Team is available to you. We consider it an honor to pray over each request that is submitted.

If you could ask anyone in the world to pray for you in regard to your infertility, who would you ask? Your pastor? A respected family member? What about Billy Graham? Maybe you would choose a missionary who had faced death in the face and survived, or had witnessed hundreds of people give their lives to the Lord under their ministry. Someone who had fought infertility and now has children of her own? What if you could go back in time? Would you ask the Apostle Paul to cry out to God on your behalf? What about John or Peter? After all, they walked with Christ. They would probably know just what to say to Him to really get His attention, wouldn’t they? Would it be Hannah or Elizabeth you would call on? If you could choose anyone from any time to pray for you in regard to your ability to have children, who would you choose?

Do you realize the Holy Spirit prays for you?

Romans 8:26-27 says In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groaning too deep for words; and He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.

The Holy Spirit of God prays for you! There are times we simply do not know the right way to pray for ourselves. Perhaps we pray with our whole heart that God allows us to conceive, yet God’s perfect plan holds an adopted child. What if God wants us to conceive naturally, yet we pray for finances to pursue treatment? We think we know how we should pray, but we are human beings and our way of thinking can be flawed. If we are honest with ourselves we can all tell of times we thought we knew what God’s will for our lives was, only to find out later that we were mistaken. God knows you don’t always know exactly what to pray for, so the Holy Spirit intercedes on your behalf. The Holy Spirit is never mistaken, and He prays according to God’s perfect will for our lives.

Imagine the prayers of the Holy Spirit being offered on your behalf! The Holy Spirit praying about the creation of your family. Does He pray that you conceive? Does He pray that you become open to the idea of adoption? Does He pray that you find contentment as you wait? Whatever He prays, He prays perfectly within the will of God.

Be encouraged today that the Holy Spirit intercedes for you. God knows your need and the Holy Spirit intercedes on your behalf. Keep praying. Keep crying out to God yourself. Keep listening for His voice and His guidance. He can do amazing things through your infertility as the Holy Spirit Himself intercedes for you today.

-Beth Forbus

 

[xxx_faithful]

I just wanted to thank you ladies for your warm welcomes!
It really made my day. I hope that I can possibly fit in here even though I still am questioning and have my doubts. I very much want to follow the Lord. I have been baptized Catholic and have recently started attending a high Anglican church weekly, but I am having some troubles regarding my faith.

Aoife,

Thankyou for confiding in all of us. It can be hard when you need to talk to someone how you feel, rest assured this is more then a ttc thread, it's a 'doing life together thread'. It's about our ups and our downs not just about ttc, and definitely not just about when things are going rosy. We want to create an environment where you feel open to unrattle your fears and be honest, if heaven forbid, you can't be with other those around you Believe me when i tell you, some woman on this thread know more about me then my closest friends. You know who you are

Like i said, we are here from all walks of like, and all walks of faith. That is great you have started attending a high Anglican church, how are you liking it so far ? Have you been to church or any other type of church before ?

I have had the privilege of exploring & being educated on various other faiths, and also churches. I studied Nutrition Medicine and found an endless compassion for working with children with neurological disorders & behaviours. Moving cities enabled me to change jobs and i ended up in a Pastoring role at a well educated Highschool. I would speak to the children about the world they lived in, and how they saw sense in life. I encouraged whatever faith they believed in and encouraged them to keep searching until they found a common ground in their heart that connected them to God. I would however, always, as my role at the school, be open and verbal with them on what God i believed in and reasons for my decision being a christian.

I would tell them, that there were times i lived for God, and times i would live without him. Those times i lived without him, i started to feel a hollowness. An emptiness. That no antidepressant drug, no recreational drug, no partying, no travelling, no superficial item could replace or fix, that void. Being from a christian background i wanted to explore religion, God, my faith, so i began searching. I truly believe God requires to be found in order to present himself to us entirely. And that desire for God, can be misinterpreted as, 'He doesn't exist' 'I can't feel him', 'I don't know if thats him thats speaking to me or my own head'. And thats okay to have those thoughts. Sometimes my husband (he's a fairly new christian himself) asks me, 'How do you know that it's God speaking to you?', and i say to him, 'Well hun, He's more wittier than i could ever be - thats how!' He vindicates me in a way that is soft and humbling. He puts desires on my heart that otherwise wouldn't be there. He puts words in my mouth and into my heart about people that honestly, they wouldn't have a clue that i know about. And so i am able to help them, not because i'm psychic, but because i thrive on God working through me. My sister… she tries to hide a lot of things from me that she thinks i would judge her about (she's a bit silly lol) and weird enough God gives me a dream about what she's going through, and because of that, she knows God isn't a God to be reckoned with, and although she refuses to speak to him, she knows that God loves her, because of what he gets to say to her, through me.

You can have any measure of relationship with him as you choose. Ever notice how different people act differently in various churches? A baptist church, a catholic church, a pentecostal church, a charismatic church? It's not the church that makes you connected but the individual, as God stays the same, through and through. I go to a charismatic/pentecostal church, i've since moved to the States (Houston, TX) and now go to Joel Osteen's which is a non-denominational.

My encouragement to you, if you want to find your faith growing, start searching for God, because he WANTS to be found. And secondly, find a church you feel is right for you. Ask God about it and you will be guided.

Also, just one more thing, i want you to read this. It reminded me of what your going through. Check it out >>>

https://www.everystudent.com/wires/atheist.html

xxx_faithful

 

[No Doubt]

Hello ladies! I know I haven't posted in a while, but I check in everyday and see how everyone is doing. All in all glad to see that you all are well, even though experiencing some things emotionally, everyone seems to be getting along well.

Welcome to all the new ladies! I know you will find great support in all of these ladies as well as encouragement and sisterhood on a different level. The ladies of this thread are wonderful women of God who are all at a different place in their walk and able to offer different experiences and perspectives that are all very helpful. Be blessed!

Jett, I'm so sorry you're having to make such a tough decision hun. I remember having to make that decision and it was not easy. I pray you find comfort and peace with whatever decision you make. Allow the Lord to lead you and whatever the decision it will be right the one.

Aoife I'd encourage to seek God as well. I think the more you seek God, the more will be revealed to you, the more you will feel his presence. I know times where I've been focused on Him I always feel His presence. I talk to Him, things become so clear to me so quickly, I feel very in sync, not just with him, but with my life in general...the decisions I make, etc. But times where I have not been focused on Him, I feel stressed, out of sorts, like I'm struggling to stay above water. You said that you've been feeling like with your ttc journey that you should really be trying to have that relationship. Do you think that maybe that is God's presence? Sometimes God's presence is the simplest thing and can be easy to miss if we're not in tune with Him like we should be. I say start small...say a little prayer everyday. Don't force yourself to be a full on, bible quoting Christian at once. Baby steps...allow it to be sincere and grow as you grow in your relationship with Him. There was a point in time when I didn't believe either and overtime as my relationship with God matured and I experienced his blessings and miracles, I knew there was no way He could not exist. Like you though, I didn't have it forced on me, just had someone that was willing to gently steer me. He started me at Hebrew 11:1 Faith is substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. May I suggest that you take a moment to really ponder on that? I think about Peter walking on water and then beginning to sink because he starts to doubt. The more you doubt, the more you'll sink and then you get into a vicious cycle. Rather than saying you still have doubts talk about what you do have faith in and began to elevate your faith that way...which leads to life and death in the power of the tongue. When you speak things, you breath life into them. The more you say you doubt, the more you will doubt. So change your way of thinking and the things you say, and I think you'll find that less and less as time goes on you won't feel conflicted within, cause right now you are of two minds and I'm sure that is taking it's toll on you.

Praying for all of you ladies!

 

[xxx_faithful]

.. The more you doubt, the more you'll sink and then you get into a vicious cycle. Rather than saying you still have doubts talk about what you do have faith in and began to elevate your faith that way...which leads to life and death in the power of the tongue. When you speak things, you breath life into them. The more you say you doubt, the more you will doubt. So change your way of thinking and the things you say, and I think you'll find that less and less as time goes on you won't feel conflicted within, cause right now you are of two minds and I'm sure that is taking it's toll on you.

Praying for all of you ladies!

Thankyou No Doubt! those words are precious

 

[Godsjewel]

Don’t you love to watch court battles on tv? From the moment the bad guy breaks in to someone’s house until the judge slams his gavel down an hour later and pronounces his sentence, you get to watch and throw in your two-cents worth. You may not know a lot about the law, but it’s kind of fun to become arm-chair forensic scientist/lawyer!

One thing that is always interesting as you watch a show like this is learning what the legal precedents are. The judicial system relies on previous court cases to serve as authoritative rule in making current decisions. If a similar case has been previously decided, legal precedence provides an example or authority for judges faces issues in their courts. Oh, if you only had precedence in dealing with your infertility.

Good news, friend! You do.

Do you realize that Scripture is full of stories of infertility? There is “infertility precedence” all through the Word of God. You can find story after story of how God has worked and moved in the lives of infertile couples throughout history. You can look at Biblical precedence and see what you can expect in your own life.

Let’s examine two instances of infertility we find in Scripture to see what we learn from the precedents they set for us today.

Even though Abraham and Sarah were well past childbearing age, God promised them a biological child.

Then behold, the word of the LORD came to him, saying, “This man will not be your heir; but one who will come forth from your own body, he shall be your heir.” (Genesis 15:4) “Is anything too difficult for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you, at this time next year, and Sarah will have a son.” (Genesis 18:14) Then the LORD took note of Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for Sarah as He had promised. So Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the appointed time of which God had spoken to him. (Genesis 21:1-2)

Precedent: If God makes a promise, He fulfills His promise, even if circumstances make the fulfillment of His promise seem unlikely.

God made a promise and God came through. At the age of 90 and 100, Sarah and Abraham became biological parents--without any kind of fertility treatments. If God makes a promise to you, He will fulfill it. Period!

Now let’s look at the life of Hannah and see what we can gain from her experience with infertility:

God closed Hannah’s womb, then remembered Hannah at the proper time, granting her a pregnancy and a healthy child.

Hannah had no children (1 Samuel 1:2) When the day came that Elkanah sacrificed, he would give portions to Peninnah his wife and to all her sons and her daughters; but to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved Hannah, but the LORD had closed her womb. (1 Samuel 1:4-5) And Elkanah had relations with Hannah his wife, and the LORD remembered her. It came about in due time, after Hannah had conceived, that she gave birth to a son; (1 Samuel 1:19-20)

Precedent: If God closes a womb on purpose, He does it for a purpose, and that experience with infertility is purpose-filled.

Hannah’s infertility was no accident. God closed her womb on purpose. Although she probably could not understand God’s purpose in causing her infertility, Hannah’s struggle and the way she trusted God through it still encourages infertility women thousands of years after her death. What an amazing legacy she left for every woman who has ever felt the sting of baby hunger. What purpose her infertility held! Who knows what purpose your infertility holds?

You have biblical precedents to stand on in regard to your infertility. If God makes a promise to you, He will come through. He will do what He says He will do. He will work mightily through your infertility and has great purposes for your struggles. He is the same God yesterday, today and forever! The same God who worked wonders through the lives of Sarah and Abraham and Hannah and Elkanah is the same God who holds your hand today.

-Beth Forbus

 

[QueenKingfish]

Im starting my full dosage tonight so we will see how I handle that. I just finished an antibiotic yesterday (sinus infection ), which I took in the evening and can be rough on the tummy, so I am glad that all I will have to take tonight is the met.

I have been experiencing "metformin mushies", that makes me laugh... but like you I am trying to adhere to a new diet of more whole foods, low fat/low sugar diet. I never thought about carbs before and now I am trying to find PCOS diet recipes. This is def a lifestyle change but I think in the end, once I get used to it, I will be healthier.

Is it weird that this is kind of like a blessing in disguise for me? Don't get me wrong, I hate the infertility it has caused and the fact that I have a hormone imbalance, but I never worried about my diet, it wasn't all that bad and I wasn't overweight... but now I am going to have a healthier lifestyle becasue I have to! My body is the temple of God and it is now time for me to treat is as such!

I am praying for you and your journey!

Week 2 of the full dose has been MUCH better! Hoping its a glimpse into your future, as well!

I feel the same way. Though I was diagnosed with a syndrome that causes infertility, we now have answers and a treatment plan going forward toward our little prince or princess. And a healthier lifestyle, to boot!

I have struggled with my weight off and on since puberty. Never really out of control until last year when I stopped the pill, though. I finally feel like a human again with this new way of living through my food choices.

Thank you for your prayers, you are in mine as well!

 

[Godsjewel]

What if Jesus walked the planet today as He did in Biblical times? What would He look like? What would He say to people? Would He go to college football games? Maybe He would take buddies on camping trips, volunteer at homeless shelters or share His amazing insight at coffee shops.

I think we’d find Him hanging around fertility clinic waiting rooms.

What? That may just be the most bizarre statement you’ve ever read in a Daily Double Portion, but hang in there just a moment and I’ll explain. When Jesus donned the robe of humanity, He was no stranger to hurting people. Imagine the jaws of Israel’s religious elite dropping when Jesus rubbed spit-made-mud in the eyes of a formerly blind man, or when He touched an untouchable woman’s hand, raising her to feet and to the same standing as a man. He was quite the radical of His day. Don’t you love that? Visualize Him walking through Bethesda, inexplicably drawn to the sick and hurting, the very ones that society ostracized. Touching a body wracked by pain and bringing healing. Cooling a fevered brow. Calming fear in a troubled heart. Bringing peace where none existed before. (Now can you see why He may have chosen a fertility clinic waiting room?)

You see, our Savior is drawn to hurting people. He is described in Isaiah as a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. You can rest assured that if you are hurting, Jesus Christ is near you. If He had chosen the 21st Century to make His earthly appearance, I believe He may have sauntered through fertility clinic waiting rooms. Where else could you find people with higher anxiety rates, more tears or greater uncertainty in regard to their future? What would draw Him more?

Perhaps you have a doctor’s appointment today and you are afraid. You don’t know what he will tell you. You don’t know what the blood results will be. You can’t imagine what your reaction to the news will be. The future is a scary place when you look at it through fertility-tinted lenses. As you wait in the waiting room for your name to be called, listen as Jesus stands beside you whispering to your heart, “My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful.” Jesus really does show up in fertility clinic waiting rooms.

Maybe there’s no doctor’s appointment today, but baby hunger has still wounded your heart, and you need the presence of the Savior in other places. Perhaps you need him at the office, the grocery store or at the dinner table. If you’re hurting, He’s there. You see another pregnant woman or experience some seemingly insignificant event that sends you spiraling into another tailspin of tears because you haven’t conceived. No one else seems to understand why a commercial for diapers is enough to ruin your day, or why a coworker saying she has to get off work early for her sonogram appointment is more than you can take. You feel as if you are the only one in the world who struggles so. Hear Jesus, the friend who really is closer to you than a brother, as He reminds you, I am with you always. With you at work. With you at home. With you when you find out someone else is pregnant. With you when you find out you’re not. I am with you always. Jesus shows up wherever there are hurting people. He won’t leave you alone in your tears. He won’t leave you alone in your frustration. He just won’t leave you.

So where would Jesus show up if He took on human form today? Right where you are. In the middle of hurting humanity. Inexplicably drawn to the ones most ostracized by society. Right where He is right now.

And probably showing up at an infertility clinic or two.

-Beth Forbus

 

[xxx_faithful]

Hi Ladies,

I found myself recently 17days late, on my first cycle of clomid for baby No.2. I was laying on my closet room floor waiting to get the go ahead(bfn) for me to put a close on clomid for round one to began round two. I have been testing negative on expired tests so it was time for me to gain a genuine result before proceeding. I had been praying that if it wasn't a bfp then I was praying that my period would naturally start without the dear help of modern medication to assist it. But with no sign at all that AF would be appearing, my eyes began filling up with fear, that even after having a baby, and learning that your body 'just knows' 'Its much easier the second time' 'your body learns what to do after your first', with all babies aside, what I really was praying for in that moment was that my body would do what a normal woman hates to look forward to each month, have a period. And that in itself, with all my self-healing techniques and verbal prayers to God that I am, 'Renewed in his name', I was disappointed.

In that split moment, a moment between possibly pregnant and possibly going down the ttc road again, wanting a baby so bad, as if I had never gone down that troublesome road before, with tears streaming down I pleaded a promise to God.

This wouldn't be the first time I pleaded a promise before Him. I was 6mths pregnant, detached from the baby that was growing within, after having had a previous loss I could
not come to terms with taking ownership of this child. In my mind I could not allow myself to get attached just incase it was taken from me again. So I did what any noble person would do in a desperate situation, I pleaded with God, asking him to take full ownership of this child, as the child was never really my own, but Gods child. I would not obsess over the child and I would leave all the PROTECTING to Him. I wanted him to release me from worrisome murmur in my head, the fears that cripple any new mother. And so I promised I would look after his child, but my gift on Earth, the very best that I could. And since that pledge, I have never worried for her safety, her health or her life. There's anointing from the top of her head to the tips of her toes, anointed as Gods own child.

A year fast forward, I was at the same emotional crossroad, pleading to God again, but this time I was asking something different. Instead of sacrificing a potential child I had within me to God so I could live in peace and protection, I offered MYSELF, so I could live in peace and protection. I pleaded with God to take leadership and full ownership of ME. I begged him to take the child of ME, hold me close, and instead of me always playing the mother role, I was playing the child role, crying to my Father. I spoke these words, 'Father God I promise you that I will be your willing vessel that I will go out into the word and work for YOU Lord Jesus, Bless me with many children, I sign my life away to you because I refuse to do this ttc journey, it pollutes my spirit with unwanted space. It dries and withers my bones. Take me Father. Anoint THIS child, anoint me.

A few days had passed and I was confused about the whole idea of prayer. I prayed and truly BELIEVED, 'In this moment right now I SPEAK healing, that today is the day my cycles would return, you would BREAK the condition amenorrhea from my body. RELEASE it in Jesus Name'
I was honestly expecting him to touch my belly and BAM! a period! That's how much faith I had for him to perform it. But devastated in my act to pray such a faith-filled prayer I was bummed out, I felt my faith had momentarily drained.

I was then reminded of Gods promises and said to him, 'God, don't withhold your promises, your going to remember your promises you have for me right?, within a moment He responded, 'Yes, but what about the promise you gave to me?'

Food for thought:

When we keep God accountable to his promises as a Father we are let off leniently as his child by never promising God that we will stay true in the storm. We either never make promises to him or make promises in vein and not stick it through.
God NEEDS us to stay by him as he is making a way for us. Just imagine God is in his workshop making us a gift and he asks us DISTINCTLY to stay by his side until it is finished for us, we must not get impatient and walk away. He needs us to be faithful and loyal, and Honour his skills in shaping and moulding us the perfect gift. Just because you have not received, does not mean it isn't in transit.



xxx_faithful

 

[shorty42383]

Hey ladies,

I hope everyone had a great weekend! I was just wondering if anyone has had any joyful news or praises in their TTC journey? I am currently struggling with infertility but I really want to relish and praise the Lord for the joyful things he is doing in other people's lives! It can sometimes be hard to hear the good news people want to share when you are struggling but if you are willing to cry with me in my pain, I want to shout praises in your joy!


"5 May we shout for joy when we hear of your victory
and raise a victory banner in the name of our God.
May the Lord answer all your prayers."
Psalm 20:5 NLT

 

[xxx_faithful]

Hey ladies,

I hope everyone had a great weekend! I was just wondering if anyone has had any joyful news or praises in their TTC journey? I am currently struggling with infertility but I really want to relish and praise the Lord for the joyful things he is doing in other people's lives! It can sometimes be hard to hear the good news people want to share when you are struggling but if you are willing to cry with me in my pain, I want to shout praises in your joy!


"5 May we shout for joy when we hear of your victory
and raise a victory banner in the name of our God.
May the Lord answer all your prayers."
Psalm 20:5 NLT

Absolutely !!! I was exactly the same as you. I will PM you xxx

 

[xxx_faithful]

Hey ladies,

I hope everyone had a great weekend! I was just wondering if anyone has had any joyful news or praises in their TTC journey?

Hi shorty42383,

I am so glad you have requested ttc success stories. I believe it is truly important to strengthen our faith. If it can happen to the lady down the road, or your neighbour, or your sister. It can definitely happen for you, and might i add even more so !!! As you use the testimonies of success stories to build upon your existing faith, it will happen for you in the most amazing and anointing way !!!

If there's anything i can recommend for you is kneel infront of Gods throne and request specifically what you would like. How you would like to feel and look during your pregnancy, how you want your labour to go, even the characteristics of your daughter or son !!! I truly 100% believe in praying EXACTLY what you want, as your order will come out exactly what you requested. And the fun things is, God has given us the menu(the opportunity and the power of prayer) and we can decide what we would like

PREGNANCY
I had a very easy pregnancy, i had loads of energy throughout the 9mths and was exercising up until the due date. I was infact renovating our house at the time! I didnt have any fluid retention, gest/diabetes, back pain, acne, sugar cravings, cankles, or weight gain.

LABOUR
I was 5cm dilated upon waking at 11pm from a deep sleep, i didnt even know if i was having proper contractions or just cramps! The labour pain wasnt intense so i chose an all natural/ no pain relief/no drug water birth.

NEWBORN
Bubs would sleep like a trooper, infact i would have to wake her up for feeds so she was getting enough food She slept for 5hrs during the night from a few weeks old and began sleeping through the night from 9weeks.

God not only can bless you with conceiving but the whole way through! Keep praying, confessing and declaring what is rightfully yours. Success stories are there as you seek them