Homebirth with Chronic Illness

Well we had a successful homebirth praise the Lord! A healthy baby boy weighing one ounce more than his sister before him, making him the heaviest baby of our four littles. 9 lbs 14oz at home in the peace and control of our own home. One positive of all the worlds chaos, is that it caused us to research heavily on what having our baby at home would look like vs the hospital. In the end we learned that homebirth is much safer than in a place that’s meant for emergencies. And we’re so thankful! We wish we’d had all our children at home! It was so nice to have our first night be so unhurried, unworried and serene. My friend and unofficial midwife were both there and I couldn’t have wished for a better birth team. Between them and my hubby they were so encouraging and I went largely unassisted through the whole thing. My husband caught the baby, which was so special 🥰🥰 Childbirth is full of impossibilities: first of all the miracle of life occurring in the womb-impossible without the Lord. Baby coming out sure seems and feels impossible! And with my past health issues and strike out with the medwife system it seemed impossible to have our baby at home. However God knows what He’s doing. When we follow His voice and direction, it’s just beautiful. And He is a God of impossibilities. My recovery has been good and baby is gaining weight and growing awesome 😍 Praise the Lord for His awesome power 🙌🏼

A few of the great resources that have good information on physiological and natural birth : Freya Kellet on IG, @itsjustbirth IG, unassisted unhindered natural home birth ( private group on Facebook), @life.withasparkle Michele Ans, doula on IG