Second delivery miracle

Praise the Lord for all His mercies. Its time I share my testimony regarding my second pregnancy. I had my first son 7years back and I had a very tough time during pregnancy, delivery(though it was normal) and also he suffers from atomic erythroderma. Due to this he can't sleep continuously right from his birth. Till now he has trouble falling asleep. He can stay up even till 1am. So I was always afraid of going for a second baby though I wanted.

I kept all my fears as prayer points. My prayer points were 
1) baby should sleep well
2) baby should be very healthy 
3) I shouldn't have vomiting as I was vomiting till 8th month for 1st pregnancy 
4) I had gestational diabetes in first pregnancy, so everyone said that I'll get it even for my second one, so I prayed that I shouldn't get it
5) I was already overweight so prayed that my weight gain should be manageable during pregnancy.

When I first visited the doctor after a positive HPT , the doctor first asked me to be strict on diet and completely stop all sweets except for coffee/tea and told me that I'll definitely get gestational diabetes this time also. So I was continuously monitored and the doctor was surprised as my sugar levels were completely normal throughout.

I had minimal vomiting only during the first trimester,  that too was very manageable. I was able to travel to kandanchavadi from east Tambaram for work everyday. I used to take share auto. God protected me even in those travels. 
My weight gain was not much throughout pregnancy but my baby weighed 3.5kgs at birth.

The verse that I claimed throughout pregnancy was James 1:17 , Every good and perfect gift is from above. I prayed saying this verse everyday. At 37th week I started getting fear about the delivery as I started remembering the problems I faced during my first. My parents and brother prayed over me especially to overcome the fear and I was filled with peace. I did not get tensed after that prayer.

My due date was given as 31st Aug but there was no signs of pain at all and the baby's head was mobile and very high. All at home were starting to get tensed but I was cool. My last scan was on 27th Aug. The scan report said that there were 2loops of cord around the baby's neck.

The doctor was not happy with it and she said that she'll wait till 3rd September for pain to start if not she'll induce me on the 4th. I wanted a normal delivery but prayed that Whatever the delivery my recovery period should be very less. Also due to cord around baby's neck was praying for God's guidance and wisdom to the doctor. On 4th afternoon I was given injection for pain but still no signs of pain and head was still mobile and not getting fixed. Then the doctor scheduled for csec on 5th morning. But I started getting pains by 2am. And the water broke by 3am. I was high on labor but the baby was not descending. So I was taken to the operation Theatre for the csec. On operating the doctor was saying that the baby could not descend as there were more than 2loops around the baby's neck.

The time I was operated was the perfect time any delay could have risked my baby's life. Praising God for His wisdom to the doctor to take the right decision on time. 

Once out of the OT, I was shown my son and he was perfect just as we prayed.  He is able to sleep calm and all the pain(emotional) we had for my first son are getting cured seeing this miracle baby God has blessed us with. 
As I prayed for a quick recovery, God is helping me to take care of my newborn alone from the third week though I had a C-section.  Thanking God for all the prayer support from my family in Christ. All Praise and Glory be to our wonderful prayer answering God.

Healing from above

Testimony Time. 
Praise the Lord for all His mercies!! 

Last month my son got an infection in his thigh. His allergy levels are high in blood which always shows in the skin. He has atopic erythroderma. We generally keep him in a very strict diet as he s allergic to nuts, eggs,  banana,  chocolate.

Due to this the infection got very bad and it was bleeding. Me and my husband used to apply medicine and ensure he doesn't scratch himself throughout the day as it used to be very itchy for him. If he scratches it will bleed. But at night he scratch and make the wound very bad.

Every morning for a week I used to wake up to see his shorts full of blood and stained bedsheet. We even tried to sit all night taking turns to keep him from scratching but even that dint work as we were too exhausted seeing him suffer that in the early morning we fell asleep unknowingly.

We both were just crying to God for his healing. Then it started to dry little by little. Also the itchy feeling also reduced for him.

We were happy about it but then we saw that the scar itself was soo bad.  Again we are praying,  now even the scars have almost gone.  All praise and glory be to God for the healing.

Answered prayers

I have one too. .my husband constantly complains that it became a habit. Everything was bad. Even Curtain, Windows, tiles, doors, food, dress. I had named him as pulambal when we were newlyweds. It was horrible during the tough times we went through. But since a year I've been praying specifically for each of his habits. Anger, criticism and forgiving forgetting.

Yesterday he commented the house was too small. I smiled as I do now, but then he added himself, that we should be grateful as there are so many without a house. I smiled again

At night we had a rift thanks to ants on our bed. He was bad and shouted and made it a big thing. It was 11.45 I was too tired to even respond. He was just mad that I tried to dust away that ant and not look under the mattress or change sheets. I zipped my mouth and joined him changing sheets, pillow covers. Girls were stunned seeing dad shout but continued playing. 12.30 we were in bed with a bed time story. He came in suddenly and said sorry for all that I said, what you did was wrong. I was surprised and beamed.

This morning as I prayed my 10 points for him, these two things came to my mind. God had indeed transformed him. And of course me too. What a wonderful God we serve. I can't help but thank God for his mercies.