Let us………

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Let us….. Last year despite whatever you faced on the journey to motherhood, you are still standing by the grace of our Lord Jesus. It’s 2019 – A glorious year ahead. We now must take some steps towards the next phase of our journey….. So let us discover a few ‘Let us’ instructions from the book of Hebrews Hebrews 4 v14b………….let us hold fast our confession. v 15 For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin Hebrews 4 v 16 Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain … Continue reading →

Got 2 children despite having Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

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 Infertile for 7 years! My husband and I got married in 2004 with the intention of starting a family straightaway. We didn’t want to wait at all. I had always dreamed that I would have all the children I wanted/desired before I was 30. But little did we know that God had another plan for us. My husband is the first of 3 children and his siblings had children already. For those that come from the Nigerian culture, you will understand the pressure it is on a woman/wife to produce children immediately after marriage even more so when the husband is the first born child. … Continue reading →

Recurrent miscarriage and God’s miracle

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When we started planning to have a baby, we had no idea of the challenges ahead of us. After a few years of trying to conceive and nothing happened, we realised that we had a battle in our hands. In 2003 we got the exciting result of a positive pregnancy test. The feelings I experienced cannot be adequately expressed in words; it seemed as though I had found a treasure that nobody knew about and money couldn’t buy and I was so full of joy wanting to share the news with everyone. Those feelings were comparable to what I felt when I became a born-again … Continue reading →

Prayer following a Miscarriage or loss of an unborn baby

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A miscarriage is the loss of a pregnancy during the first 23 weeks. Miscarriage reportedly occurs in 20 percent of all pregnancies. There are other ways of pregnancy loss including: Molar pregnancy Ectopic Still birth; and other unexplained ways   Losing a pregnancy is a great loss and my heart goes out to you at this very difficult and challenging time. It is a time of grieving and like the loss of any loved one, you will go through the emotions associated with grieving. This is sometimes very difficult especially with pregnancy loss and people around you may struggle to know what to say or … Continue reading →

Miscarriage

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A miscarriage is the loss of a pregnancy during the first 23 weeks. My experience with miscarriage When we started trying for a baby, I suffered 3 miscarriages consecutively. My first miscarriage was a shock as I was not prepared for it at all and I was only a few days close to the critical 12 weeks. Additionally we had been so overjoyed about our pregnancy since we had been trying for years and so we had shared the good news with family and friends. I will never forget when I started spotting and the tell tale signs of miscarriage became obvious, it seemed like … Continue reading →

My Mind – A battlefield!

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How do I keep my mind stayed on Jesus when it seems to be bombarded by all sorts of issues relating to my infertility? In my waiting, in my trusting, in my hoping, in my believing, there were many occasions where I struggled in my mind in dealing with the constant challenges when trying to conceive (ttc). However loving your hubby is, mine Michael was very supportive and loving yet it remains a lonely journey for a woman going through ttc. I know what it was during those months and years of agonising wait for the month to end so that I could conduct a … Continue reading →

When is my appointed time?

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I watched a documentary some time back about fishing and it taught me a lot about patience and never giving up. A fisherman or woman wants to catch fish but it requires some patience to get what they really want. Questions: How long have you been waiting on the Lord for the fruit of the womb? Do you still believe? Is anything too challenging for our God? We didn’t have our child until the 11th year of our marriage! Therefore I will look to the lord, I will wait for God my Salvation, My God will hear me Micah 7 v 7 My Waiting It … Continue reading →

Hope against all odds!

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Do not let your candle of hope die What a privilege to know God and have a relationship with His son and the HolySpirit. Living in this world of hopelessness we have hope in the one who holds the firmament together. In the early years of waiting on the Lord for our covenant children, I used to quote the 1st part of Proverbs 13 v 12.  Prov 13 v 12a Hope deferred make the heart sick………………. I never really saw the latter part of that verse. I just knew my heart was sick and for a year or so – I was on a rollercoaster … Continue reading →

Overcoming Fibroids – I now have 2 Beautiful boys

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God Makes all Things Beautiful It all started in summer 2003, I had been doing a job that I really disliked and wanted a change. I had been asking the Lord to open door for a new job within the public sector as I was tired of working in the private sector. To God be the glory my prayer was answered in April 2003 and I landed a trainee post in the revenue dept of a local council and I was to start on the 22nd of June 2003.  Unexpected intruder – issue of blood Suddenly I noticed that my period was heavier than usual … Continue reading →

The Word of God on Fertility

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Have you been trying for a baby for some time and nothing seems to be happening month after month, year after year! Don’t become weary of praying and believing and trusting – Take confidence in God’s word and meditate on them continually until you have your baby!! What is God’s will for you? Many years ago when I became a Christian, I heard a message from a man of God. He said if there is any situation or any part of your life that you need the hand of God – you need to first find out what the will of God is through prayer … Continue reading →