Hi Friends,
I hope you enjoy this blog from Jaimie Schrock as much as I did. She is a dear friend and a treasure in the birth and VBAC community. ♥Amber Fears. The what if's. It would be one thing if all we had to worry about was ourselves. But, there's this precious baby. This fresh new life. That deserves the best. And we love this little one more than our mouths can form the words to say. You know this love, if you have had a child before. It's unspeakable and it grips your heart in ways you would have never imagined and could have never understood before. When you choose a VBAC, it's choosing to do something different. Most doctors, most mothers have been familiar with 'once a c-section, always a c-section." No one really remarks if you choose this. However, for those of us who have or will choose to do something that's outside of the norm, many can question us and we can question ourselves. Especially if you have had two or more c-sections. What if... I can't do it. I fail. It's hard. Or worst case...I rupture? But I'm here to tell you...YOU NEED TO GET RID OF FEAR. Well, we know that fear can be good. It can alert us to dangerous situations. That part of us is a good fear that was created in us to protect us. But this attacking fear that can strike our minds day and night, that is not a good fear. Can I explain further? If you have chosen to birth by VBAC, I am assuming you have researched, you have thought. You have thought deeply. At one point in time, you decided this was the best thing for you, and for your baby. And if you are like me, you prayed about it. You asked God what He wanted for your birth. You waited for an answer and when you received it you had peace. That passes over your mind and understanding. Why Do We Need To Get Rid of Fear?
But what can we do when it prowls around us, wanting us to succumb to its temptation?
They promise us control. That if we believe them and worry with them, somehow we may prevent something from happening or if it does, our being afraid may make it better. But those, dear readers are lies. Lies we were never meant to believe. They steal from us and nag at us. We were created to live in freedom and be at peace. When we do our best, making our best choices in childbirth and most especially when we ask God and pray about our situations, we can in fact have that peace that passes all understanding. That we have a loving God. That He is there for us. And we can trust Him in whatever we face. In birth. And in everyday life.
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