Aside from some morning sickness, my pregnancies with both my boys were extremely easy. We knew we wanted midwife-assisted homebirths, and CHM’s Maternity Care Solution provided me with the best care!
Though my pregnancy with him was easy, my first son’s delivery was hard. He was in occiput posterior position (facing my front instead of back) in the womb and took a long time to descend the birth canal before being born “sunny side up.” My body rejected the stitches I needed, leaving a lot of scar and granulation tissue which required surgery to correct. It took six months before I was fully healed.
The issues we had during and after birth were, in a way, sanctifying. Breastfeeding was its own trial—I needed to trust God would bring us through. I felt hopeless at times, and found myself crying out to God for help. He brought us through these trials, and now we have a testimony and resources to share with other young families.
Our sons are such a blessing to us. I’ll never forget my husband’s sobs of joy and relief when Jet was finally born, and his quiet tears after Jordy’s gentle arrival.
Our second pregnancy wasn’t planned and was a wonderful surprise. At that time, my husband and I were six months into our new chiropractic business and working like crazy to get it off the ground. We enjoy working together as a family and we were excited to add a new baby to the office! Having the kids there with us really creates a family-friendly atmosphere, which we love.
The Lord gave us so much peace in preparation for our second homebirth, despite the trauma from our first. We knew that the outcome would be joy. I felt God’s grace through the entire pregnancy—from start to finish.
CHM’s Maternity Care Solution is my recommendation for families looking to have homebirths. Because CHM members are self-pay, the clinic discounted the surgery cost by 90%, and CHM reimbursed the remainder! And when I communicated with CHM that my midwife needed payment by a certain time, they quickly assisted with finding a payment solution that worked for my midwife and family.
We’ve recommended CHM to so many people. Many of our patients share our values, which line up perfectly with CHM. I feel that our monthly contributions are going to help other Christians’ needs. It’s a great way to show love to the Body of Christ.
I’m also grateful for where God brought me, trials and all. Our sons are such a blessing to us. I’ll never forget my husband’s sobs of joy and relief when Jet was finally born, and his quiet tears after Jordy’s gentle arrival. Each birth strengthens our marriage even more. I’m grateful that we were able to have these incredible experiences in the comfort of home.
Thank you, CHM, for providing a way for us to have these experience birth our way without financial stress.
