"Several years ago I stumbled upon the @ChristianHypnobirthing account and connected with Tara. I recall mentioning to her I wish I had this resource for my first three births. At that time we didn’t plan on having any more kiddos, but shortly after losing my sweet mama, I felt the Lord say to GO for number four. I always said if I had a fourth I would birth at home. And so this is how I found my way back to this beautiful resource to aid in my birth.
Everyone will tell you to envision your dream birth—what you want your birth atmosphere to look and feel like. Well this birth needed to be slightly different than I had envisioned. Shortly after putting our house on the market, to our surprise, it sold immediately and left us with no time to birth number four in our own home. With our new home yet not complete we moved ourselves, three kids, and 90 pound dog into two rooms in the downstairs of a relatives home. “Bless them” is all I can say! People thought we were nuts not having our own space for a birth and all of these kids, but I knew, despite our circumstances it would be the most blessed birth yet.
The morning that I suspected baby was on his way we went about our normal day. Kids rode their bikes for hours, I wrapped up more laundry, made a big nourishing pot of french onion soup, a crunchy loaf of sourdough, and prepped a bunch of snacks to have on hand for the birth. By dinner time contractions began to take my breath away and I needed some time to rest on my own. It was that time I knew I needed to get into the right mindset to peacefully bring this baby into the world. I spent several hours laying in my bed listening to the scripture readings from the Christian Hypnobirthing app. When my mind started to tell me this would be too hard to do on my own, I soaked up the truth of Gods word from the calming scripture tracks.
Several hours later I knew it would be time to call the midwives to come. It was in that next hour of breathing that I experienced cleansing tears. It felt as though life was flashing before my eyes and things I hadn’t understood about the loss of my mom, relationships, disappointments, all became clear. To this day I wish I could birth again just to experience that connection I had with our Father. In that moment of physical pain (that was still bearable through deep breathing!) I experienced a rebirth of myself. In my three prior births I did everything I could to avoid pain. I found that embracing the waves of uncomfortability brought deep healing on many levels. I also felt so empowered and in control to welcome this sweet baby boy.
It was just two short hours after the midwives arrived that our sweet almost 11 pound baby Joseph arrived! The biblical meaning of Joseph means “to add”. This birth was by far the most peaceful yet and first birth to experience zero tearing. When you’re in a place of peace, can focus on breathe, and take your time getting baby out, it has a huge impact on your outcome. I never envisioned I could have a birth of peace, especially in someone else’s home!” - @katecrocco
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