Physiological childbirth: a baby comes in its own time

Understanding that the child itself chooses the exact moment of its birth

When the end of pregnancy approaches, the baby becomes increasingly heavy for the pregnant woman, and every day we wonder when it will make its appearance. However, unless the exact date of birth is known through spiritual means, the child can decide to arrive at any moment. We may find ourselves impatient for the birth to happen for various reasons: the discomfort of the pregnant woman at the end of pregnancy making it difficult to move around, especially when the baby becomes heavy; the eagerness to see the little wonder and show it to those around us; the desire to mother. It is also possible that, on the contrary, we may not feel rushed, not yet ready to welcome the baby so soon, wanting to finish certain things before the birth (knitting, preparing the baby’s room, ongoing manual or intellectual work), aware that after the birth, nights will be interrupted and days will be busy, or feeling some apprehension about the approaching delivery.

Despite this, and in any case, we have understood that the date of the child’s birth is, in fact, already written in the great cosmic calendar. The child will come when the time is right, whether it seems too soon or too late to us. It is therefore important for the mother to be ready at every moment, while remaining patient enough to wait a little longer each day, which is a delicate art!

Sometimes we read in testimonies that there would be ways to naturally speed up the child’s arrival, such as walking a lot or making love.

Trying to force your baby’s arrival is useless and counterproductive

Personally, I have experienced in my own body that prolonged physical exertion or the presence of semen in the vagina at the end of pregnancy does indeed cause many contractions. However, these contractions do not trigger labor itself and they do not make it less painful, quite the contrary!! Having experienced many births, I finally realized that the more contractions I had at the end of pregnancy, the more difficult and painful the delivery was, and conversely, the fewer contractions I had at the end of pregnancy, the easier and faster the delivery was. I concluded for myself that it was in my best interest to relax as much as possible at the end of pregnancy. Even if I relax as much as possible and try to have as few contractions as possible, the baby always ends up coming, and it is ultimately the baby who decides the date and time of its arrival…

Those who know a little about astrology even know that these details are linked to the child’s character. So, to make sure everything goes as smoothly as possible, I think the wisest thing to do is to let go, enjoy the end of pregnancy, take advantage of it if you can to take good care of yourself, indulge in quiet activities that you enjoy such as reading, writing, knitting, drawing, painting, crafts, and keep faith in life. If your baby is still inside you, just know that it is waiting for the right moment to make its appearance. Whatever happens, it will eventually come when it is ready and in its own way…

The exact moment of a child’s arrival is written in the stars

When we were expecting our second child, we were in Cameroon. We were looking for assistance for a home birth. However, midwives only practiced in dispensaries. That’s why we turned to traditional birth attendants. We found a man who had been assisting with births for about twenty years. He didn’t speak French, and we didn’t speak Fulfulde. So we communicated through an intermediary. Three months before the birth, he told us that he could “read the stars,” as his mother had given birth to him “under the stars,” in the open air. In other words, he was a medium with a gift for communicating with the afterlife. He told us he could predict the exact date of our child’s birth. Christophe was both interested and curious about this. He followed the medium to his house. There, on the ground, on the sand, the medium draws a grid. He takes three small sticks, throws them, and they fall on the grid. He repeats this three times. With each throw, Christophe has the impression that the medium is interpreting the position in which the sticks have fallen on the grid. A few minutes later, the interpreter communicates the medium’s conclusion: “the child will be born three days after the dark moon,” that is, three days after the New Moon. Months pass. Three days after the New Moon in April, I am awakened by contractions and loss of mucus and blood. At seven in the morning, we send for the birth attendant and a friend for translation. Hours pass, the child does not arrive. Our two African friends are peaceful. They tell us calmly: “THE CHILD IS WAITING FOR ITS TIME.” The child arrives at three in the afternoon, “at its time,” sleeping soundly after twelve hours of contractions that leave me exhausted… The date predicted by the birth attendant three months earlier was perfectly accurate! Thus, it was in Africa that we met people who, having much experience with life and births, have understood that a birth takes place on a day and at a time “chosen” by the child itself and “orchestrated” by the Universe…

This article was written by Claire Loiseleur who is mother of eleven children all born in conjugal intimacy by choosing to offer our babies a birth with all the respect and love they deserve and co-author of the book:

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