He said it ..... He will do it.
Seconds turned to minutes, minutes to hours and it seems that nothing was happening. The nurse periodically came in for checks every four hours but I was still 4cms dilated, in short I was not progressing, that's what they said.
At around Midnight, my Obstetrician was called and he said "Don't give Mildred anything, her labour will progress when it wants to, her body is unique and her labour process is quite different". I laid my head to sleep knowing or expecting that I would be woken up by agonizing and racking pain, but to my surprise, I was woken up by the nurse it was 6 O'clock and she wanted to do her routine checks. In other words, I slept like a baby in a Maternity ward, I guess am one of the very few ones who can attest to this.
After the checks there was still no progress. The nurse left since her shift was over and another one checked in. If you've been in labour, you know that the worst feeling is for your family to come back 12 hours later and you have nothing to show.
The rubber met the road when the Doctor on call came in (this wasn't my Obstetrician). I could see his face filled with disappointment as he read through my file. After the examination and review, guess what, I was still at 4cms. He insisted that in 2 hours if there will be no progress he will have no option than to take me to theater for a C-Section since there was no progress and the water had already been ruptured.
There were a lot of voices in my head, the uncertainty and doubt was just about to kick in then I remembered I have been in this same place before and God came through for me.
The final resort was put to test, I was put on a drip with oxytocin, ladies get goosebumps when they see/ think about it but I was as calm as a cradled child in Dreamland slumber. Every drop of the drug had no effect on me all I could think about is what the doctor will do to me when he returns.
One hour later the nurse, came back for her routine check and I was 8cm dilated, how? I equally don't know. The pain started gradually and within a few minutes, I was in anguishing pain. 30 minutes later I was wheeled to the delivery room. By the time the 2 hours which the doctor had given me elapsed, I was comfortably tucked in my bed with my son besides me.
The whole purpose of me sharing this story is to encourage you today. There are promises that God said about you and it seems like you are not progressing. People around you are checking on you to know about your job/career, business, family but you seem to be where they saw you a couple of months or years ago.
Remember the word of God is alive, He doesn't lie, whatever He says it will surely come to pass at his appointed time. You might look around and wonder or doubt if God really sent that blessing along your way or he forgot to click send( same way we think we've sent an email/message but we didn't click send). However, please don't give up. don't allow negative thoughts from people around you to give you unnecessary pressure to give up on God's will and get a plan B.C …..
God is saying to you today;
"Never forget, I am always with you, in good times and bad times, on the mountain tops and in the valleys, in joy and in sorrow, in blessings and in trials. Whatever you are going through I am always right there besides you. Every day, every night, every step of the way, I love you and won't leave you. Trust me to take care of you and be faithful to you in every season that you walk through".
