Stella-Grace Adair Cato
Here is the story of my precious daughters birth. The day she graced us with her presence and her love.
I was in labor for 15 hrs. of which the last 6 I was at 9 cm. and didnt progress. Since my labor started at midnight,and it was now 1 pm I was exhausted! The Dr. was talking about giving me some Pitocin to try to make things progress or else break my water.
My hearts desire my whole life has been to have a natural birth without any interference from people. I wanted God to direct my birth and me to just be the laborer. Craig and I dedicated our little girls life to HIM and knew that He would take care of her.
I remember at one point, standing in the birthing tub and the Dr. saying the baby was so low, she could see her and questioned me(you dont have the urge to push???)
Umm, I replied ( I dont know, I've never had a baby, but I dont think so...) haha, we all laughed ,and I was of course in between contractions to do so.
Our options were dwindling down with baby girl not wanting to come out. Craig and I decided to get everyone to leave the room and take some time in prayer.
We asked God to be gracious and to do HIS thing.
You may want to know that everyone from my mother to husband and Doula all tried putting me in different positions to try to get my water to break. I was in bed, out of bed, squatting, standing, dancing and on my head...lol well sort of.
But as my husband and I lay there in bed praying, 5 min later my water just broke!!!
I wasn't moving or trying at all just laying there. I've never had such happiness then at that moment. I immediately had the URGE to push, which I now knew the feeling of, wow! When her head came out, I jumped out of the water and they had to make me sit back down. Its so intense.
45 min. later Stella-Grace Adair Cato was born at 2:01 pm at 6lbs 15oz. 20" long.
The water birth was incredible. No tearing, and such a relaxing inviroment...it was wonderful.
Jesus is faithful,graceful,merciful and wonderful.
