June 28th 2005


Do what is right; Let no fear alarm you!


She girdethher loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.
proverbs 31:17

What a powerful scripture in the journey to becoming a
virtous women leaning on the Lord for strength in her
day of giving birth.

When in doubt God gives us strength As with everything God
gives us we then becaome stewards of that gift.
We also become responsible to use it right and become
accountable for how we use it.
As I begin to meditate with the Lord
there are a few things I do to arm myself for battle in the dailies
of life:
I clear my mind,
try to rid of worry and fear~
focus on what gives you peace
read ephisians 6:10

Pray with authority
Pray it done in Jesus name~
Pray for protection over your bidy and mind and baby~
Look up
1 sammuel 17

Pray with out ceasing
Pray in faith believeing~
Give your requests to the Lord the things you need
reassurance over with the coming of a birth or baby
in the womb.
Bleieve HE will protect you
Trust in the Lord for all that you ask and pray to HIm.
Look up Luke 17:6

write out you favorite hymn or scripture and have you husband or your
children sing that to you during labor...
A sweet blessing indeed ladies~



If any of you lacks wisdom
( yes even how to homebirth)
let Him ask God who gives all men generously and with-
out reproach, and it will be given unto him.
James 1:5

Allow God to do HIs work in you!
We can't do it ourselves. We don't have the keys or the
power or the wisdom but HE does...
Praise the Lord...
God's peace and direction for the birth of my baby
are mine for the asking!
He will give me the strength and the wisdom and
the peace as I come close to the birth our seventh baby.
I have 5 days left till due date and feeling the peace of the Lord
and the joy of knowing that at any day I am
going into labor.
I am seeking serinity and calmness I seek to clothe myself
with the Lord Jesus Christ, ANd do not think about how to
gratify the desires of my wants like wanting the baby now!
I am learning to fully trust the Lord and trust my baby and my body
for the right time for baby to be here.
I am drinking alot of water and eating less again.
I am not as tired today as I was yesterday so I was able to tidy up
the house...feels good to get things done today..
LAundry is now what I need to focus on...
May the Lord bless you with the wisdom you need to
learn and feel peace about the journey in birthing
your baby at home.
Blessings,
Mrs. MArk Chmielewski

June 27th 2005


Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the
LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.



Keeping the asurrance that the Lord knows the right time for baby
to born and when my body is ready to birth.

I am trusting in HIm for the the day to come soon.
I did not sleep well last night so I took a nap
today.
My belly is full and I am tired today.
Not much energy for today though I have not
eaten right either so I am sure that is part of it.
I think I will make me a smoothie and get some fresh fruit in me.



The baby is moving now the first time I have noticed today.
The baby has slowed down on the wiggiling yet it really does not
have much room in there now!
Any day the baby could come and everyday my thoughts are on that.
The children have been such a blessing to Mark and I,
They have been just wonderful helpers and prayer warriors.
They have been helping me so much today with breakfast and lunch for
everyone and taking care of the baby so that I could rest today
from lack of sleep last night...
As I ponder that and think about today I am truly
thankful the Lor dgave me this day to see that I will have wonderful
helpers during the first few weeks of our new blessing and that
He is reminding me of what it is like to be up at night again.
He has reminding me of my abilities that I will use when baby arrives.
Trusting God for the right timing of the birth and the
way the labor will be for me being joyfull through
difficulties and showing perserverence to myself and my family.
God has designed this time in my pregnancy to prepare me
all the skills I need to be an Godly mother the most important thing
is to trust God for it all and to recive his grace with a humble heart.

Psalm 119:148
My eyes stay open through the watches of the night,
that I may meditate on your promises.

God will provide my needs and He will bless me so that I can spend my
time blessing our baby..

Blessings,
Mrs. Mark Chmielewski

June 24th 2005 9 days to go!


Your birth is a spiritual event in your life, and the life of your entire family. Whether you're having your first, your fifth, or your twelfth baby, it should be a sacred experience that bonds husband, wife and family closer together, and draws you nearer to Jesus Christ.







" Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding...."

~ Proverbs 3:5


This hymn below is the hymn my family sings to me during birth.

I do not know why but it seems to keep me focused during those heavy

contractions! You can visit the link to hear the tune of the song...

http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/l/o/r/lordoftd.htm

I danced in the morning when the world was begun,
And I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun,
And I came down from heaven and I danced on the earth,
At Bethlehem I had my birth.

Refrain

Dance, then, wherever you may be;
I am the Lord of the Dance, said he.
And I’ll lead you all wherever you may be,
And I’ll lead you all in the dance, said he.

I danced for the scribe and the Pharisee,
But they would not dance and they would not follow me;
I danced for the fishermen, for James and John;
They came to me and the dance went on.

Refrain

I danced on the sabbath when I cured the lame,
The holy people said it was a shame;
They whipped and they stripped and they hung me high;
And they left me there on a cross to die.

Refrain

I danced on a Friday and the sky turned black;
It’s hard to dance with the devil on your back;
They buried my body and they thought I’d gone,
But I am the dance and I still go on.

Refrain

They cut me down and I leapt up high,
I am the life that’ll never, never die;
I’ll live in you if you’ll live in me;
I am the Lord of the Dance, said he.

Refrain



Below is an article I found that I wanted to share...

here is the link to the article: http://www.christianbirth.org/articles/inspirational/inspire.html



Parents share in the work of grace by welcoming new life into the world. God creates, God makes flesh, and breathes the life into the child, but parents are co-creators. Especially the mother, at this point, is responsible for treating the unborn child with love and respect, through taking care of her body, through good nutrition and avoiding harmful substances, and for rejoicing in the gift. Think about how Mary reacted when told she was to become the mother of our Lord! Surprised, yes, maybe a little fearful, but still she said 'yes'. "Be it done unto me according to your will" (Luke 1:38). This is our human model for accepting the gift of pregnancy and the potential pain that comes with the gift. The pain is not just in childbirth, but in the forknowledge that what hurts your child will also hurt you, that to love is to be open to loss. (Luke 2:35)
Blessings,
Mrs. Mark Chmielewski
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/unassisted_homebirth/?yguid=108573981

June 22nd 2005


The baby is moving down, the baby will be here soon.

The baby is trying to come out. You are helping her come out.

The stronger it feels, the better it works.

You are dong so well, I'm so proud of you.

Your body is working perfectly. Everything is working perfectly.



Ahh... The words I long to hear!!!

Well baby is still in the womb despite my feelings of thinking
I was having the baby!
There is a full moon tonight!
So maybe tonight....
I full and ready! When I sit for a while I hurt to get up and
I get up very very slowly!
I feel like a turtle..
Going out is not appealing to me anymore I want to be home
for the "just in case"
I can not stop thinking about labor being in labor
is this labor and so on...
My body makes wonderful contractions and
is giving preassure that is now hurting...
I am so so ready!
I have heard of using castrol oil to start labor,
I am not comfortable with it yet I think I will wait
on the Lord's timing for now.
resting in him and trusting in him means everthing in your
focus during the birth process even before you go into
labor keeping your relationship right with the Lord..
I have prayed to him daily to bring forth his spirit upon me
during the birth of our blessing and how thankful I am that he blessed us
with another gift of a child to raise and teach him or her about the Lord
and to give back to the Lord what is his our children...
I am so overwhelmed with feelings when I think of what HE has
given to Mark and I and that he thinks we can handle seven
children...who are we to say we can not handle it!?
The Lord himself opens and closes the womb and found us worthy.
worthy to raise His children up for the Glory of him.
Praise the Lord!




Here is a great site to explore for birthing:

http://www.birthingnaturally.net/


Blessings,
Mrs. Mark Chmielewski

A Poem....


38 weeks


Child Of Mine

Like the warmth of a loving hug, I feel you everyday.
Tossing and turning about you move every which way.

At first you were a tiny seed in my womb that grew more and more each day.
Now your Dad and I are anxious because we know that you are on your way.

We will wait ever so patiently to see your loving face,
For we know that it will be filled with wonderful loving grace.

You are our little miracle sent to us from up above.
God just knew that we would be the ones for you to love.

I thank the Lord for giving you to me,
for choosing us as your Mommy and Daddy to be.

I want you to know now loving child of mine,
That I will love you and hold you from now until the end of time.






Blessings,
Mrs. Mark Chmielewski

June 20th 2005


38 weeks!


I feel like tonight is the night...
I am so ready and my cervix is soft and 80% effaced.
I am feeling that preassure and my belly has dropped
more.
I want to have the baby so bad!
In the Lord's timing In the Lord's timing..
I need to remember that!
That is about all here for this evening...
I hope I have good news tomorrow!


Blessings,
Mrs. Mark Chmielewski

June 19th 2005 38 weeks 14 days to go!!


Some Good Thoughts for Pregnancy



Philippians 4:8
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things.


Whatever is true
You have been entrusted with the care and nurturing of a child of God.


Whatever is noble
You are the only one who can make the decisions that affect this child's health and well-being.


Whatever is right
God has called you to love your child with a sacraficial love, making your child's needs a higher priority than your own.


Whatever is pure
Loving your child is an act of obedience to God.


Whatever is lovely
The Bible says that we demonstrate our love for God by obeying him.


Whatever is admirable
You have already made decisions to place your child's needs ahead of your own.


Whatever is excellent
With God's help, you will continue to act in ways that love your child.


Whatever is praiseworthy
In the end, your child will be born to a mother who has learned how to love him.




Ahhh,,,
I am so close to being in Labor and seeing the baby
we have been waiting for! I am excited and very ready.
I have checked myself today and noticed I am
loosing alot of the mucus plug and the baby is not as active as it
has been.
It can happen any day now. I pray the Lord will remind all the the things
I have studied and learned through out my pregnancy when I am going through
the Labor I pray for strentgh and peace I pray for no complications
That baby will come into the world in our home filled with the Love
of God and family.
May the baby be blessed and be ready for birth that the baby will be able to
bring forth its body into our world.
I am feeling that I am going into labor very soon.
I am lower than I was and I am cramping more and more
I am loosing the plug and feeling mushy in my cervix.
I had a sput of energy this weekend and was able to enjoy my family.
I had a wonderful relaxing bath tonight and I am feeling very relaxed now.
I am hoping that I can sleep off most of the Labor as I have before.
I want to foucus on our Lord through out this birth and give him thanks for giving us
another blessing to raise for him.
I would like to post some wonderful links as to where I find wonderful information
for homebirthing that may help someone.
Bornfree!- Laura Shanley's THE Unassisted Childbirth Page! ~ http://unassistedchildbirth.com/

Birthing Naturally ~ http://www.birthsupplies.com/

Christ Centered Childbirth ~ http://www.christcenteredchildbirth.com/

Examination of the Placenta - March 1, 1998 - American Academy of Family Physi
~ http://www.aafp.org/afp/980301ap/yetter.html

Gentle Christian Mothers - Christian Attachment Parenting ~
http://www.gentlemothering.com/articles/jeri/prepare.php

Natural Childbirth,natural birth,home birth, homebirth ~
~ http://www.naturalfamilyhome.com/birth.html

Welcome to Spinning Babies; Easier childbirth with fetal positioning~
http://www.spinningbabies.com/

Naturally Healthy...Birth and Beyond - Shonda Parker, Professional Herbalist~
http://www.birthsupplies.com/

Home4Birth Indiana~
http://www.home4birth.com/supplies.html

The Online Childbirth Class ~
http://www.unhinderedliving.com/childbirth.html

BLessings,
Mrs.Mark Chmielewski

June 19th 2005 38 weeks 14 days to go!!


Some Good Thoughts for Pregnancy



Philippians 4:8
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things.


Whatever is true
You have been entrusted with the care and nurturing of a child of God.


Whatever is noble
You are the only one who can make the decisions that affect this child's health and well-being.


Whatever is right
God has called you to love your child with a sacraficial love, making your child's needs a higher priority than your own.


Whatever is pure
Loving your child is an act of obedience to God.


Whatever is lovely
The Bible says that we demonstrate our love for God by obeying him.


Whatever is admirable
You have already made decisions to place your child's needs ahead of your own.


Whatever is excellent
With God's help, you will continue to act in ways that love your child.


Whatever is praiseworthy
In the end, your child will be born to a mother who has learned how to love him.




Ahhh,,,
I am so close to being in Labor and seeing the baby
we have been waiting for! I am excited and very ready.
I have checked myself today and noticed I am
loosing alot of the mucus plug and the baby is not as active as it
has been.
It can happen any day now. I pray the Lord will remind all the the things
I have studied and learned through out my pregnancy when I am going through
the Labor I pray for strentgh and peace I pray for no complications
That baby will come into the world in our home filled with the Love
of God and family.
May the baby be blessed and be ready for birth that the baby will be able to
bring forth its body into our world.
I am feeling that I am going into labor very soon.
I am lower than I was and I am cramping more and more
I am loosing the plug and feeling mushy in my cervix.
I had a sput of energy this weekend and was able to enjoy my family.
I had a wonderful relaxing bath tonight and I am feeling very relaxed now.
I am hoping that I can sleep off most of the Labor as I have before.
I want to foucus on our Lord through out this birth and give him thanks for giving us
another blessing to raise for him.
I would like to post some wonderful links as to where I find wonderful information
for homebirthing that may help someone.
Bornfree!- Laura Shanley's THE Unassisted Childbirth Page! ~ http://unassistedchildbirth.com/

Birthing Naturally ~ http://www.birthsupplies.com/

Christ Centered Childbirth ~ http://www.christcenteredchildbirth.com/

Examination of the Placenta - March 1, 1998 - American Academy of Family Physi
~ http://www.aafp.org/afp/980301ap/yetter.html

Gentle Christian Mothers - Christian Attachment Parenting ~
http://www.gentlemothering.com/articles/jeri/prepare.php

Natural Childbirth,natural birth,home birth, homebirth ~
~ http://www.naturalfamilyhome.com/birth.html

Welcome to Spinning Babies; Easier childbirth with fetal positioning~
http://www.spinningbabies.com/

Naturally Healthy...Birth and Beyond - Shonda Parker, Professional Herbalist~
http://www.birthsupplies.com/

Home4Birth Indiana~
http://www.home4birth.com/supplies.html

The Online Childbirth Class ~
http://www.unhinderedliving.com/childbirth.html

BLessings,
Mrs.Mark Chmielewski

June 19th 2005


Labor & Delivery Positions


Labor & Delivery Positions





The position you should labor and give birth in is the position that is most comfortable for you and which uses gravity to help pull the baby down the birth canal. If you are listening to your body and spirit, you will automatically feel the need to change position when it is the right time to do so. The best positions are those which keep you pretty much upright and able to move around as you feel the need. The worst positions are those in which you are lying down. If you must lie down to rest, lying on your left side (with your right leg elevated if you are in the delivery stage) is best, but you should not lie down for a long period of time. Your contractions will be more effective, less uncomfortable, and your labor shorter than if you were lying down. Here is a summary of those positions most often used:

Upright Positions

Standing
Standing Supported Squat - supported by partner or wall
Kneeling
Supported Kneeling - supported by birthing ball, bean bag chairs, couch, bed
low table, or pile of pillows
Squatting
Supported Squatting - supported by sitting partner, wall, squat bar, or hanging
suspended rope

Semi-Upright

Hands and Knees
Semi-reclining

Non-Upright

Side-lying
Supine of lithotomy position

I do not suggest you ever lie on your back after 34 weeks gestation, because this causes the uterus to depress some major blood vessels, impairing oxygen to the baby. I also do not suggest you labor or birth in any position which depresses the tailbone, which can obstruct the birth passage. Squatting pulls the tailbone out of the way. Even the semi-reclining position causes some obstruction for some people.




Mrs. Mark Chmielewski

June 15th 2005


37 weeks and 18 days to go!!


Trust the Lord, He will bring you through.
The Lord knows how much you can do.
Trust in the Lord, He'll bring you through.
And He will Help you do this..


Words to remember when the Labor starts!
I find that I am praying more often in relation to
Labor and birth.
I am checking myself daily and wondering what day the Lrod will bring forth
Our new blessing.
I am having a hard time walking for long length of
time.. Last night I was up a few times with cramping.
It makes you wonder is this it??
Then you fall back to sleep and awake in the early morning and sigh well I guess
that is my body preparing the way.
Patience and rest is two things I need right now...
God is control not me.
He knows the time the place the hour of the this birth.
I need to trust in Him and allow him to work in me.
Blessings,
Mrs. Mark Chmielewski

June 14th 2005 37 weeks & 2 days pregnant 19 days to go!!!


19 days to go!


For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord. Plans to prosper you and not to harm you. Plans to give you hope and a future.
Jeremiah 29:11


I have been very tired the past few days and sleeping alot during the
day. My belly is getting bigger and baby is filling up.
things are going well no swelling no leg cramps no torn legaments,
Yeah! I have had all those things in my previous pregnancies.
I am feeling cramping daily..I am feeling them right now even!
I check myself every time I go to the bathroom for a pink show...
I still have 19 days to go but it feels like the baby is coming alot sooner.
I pray for a fast birth and that I am able to stay home and not go to the hospital.
My last two were wonderful water births at home so I am praying for the same with
this one...



I want to trust in the Lrod for my Labor I want to remeber that He is my strentgh.
He gave me the power of self control God did not give me a spirit of fear but
of peace and joy and hope.
God is in control not me and I need to yeild my labor to HIm...
Blessings,
Mrs. Mark Chmielewski
parentsfortruth@aol.com

June 10th, 2005


35 weeks 23 days to go!!


O give thanks unto the LORD; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people. Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works. Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD. Seek the LORD, and his strength: seek his face evermore. Remember his marvellous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth.
Ps 105:1-5


Today I am feeling good,last night I was up alot with
preassure..laying there thinking ...hmm..
what could this be? Ended up being another night.
A friend shared with me a web site that talks about
the placenta and I learned alot from it.
Here it is if you are interested:
http://www.aafp.org/afp/980301ap/yetter.html

I have been thinking of the labor every day
and thinking any day now...I am so ready to have the baby
these last days are long....
I am very low and very big..so that is probably why
I have so much preassure. We still have no names yet!
I am always visulizing how I am going to birth our baby
and where I will be..How it will start...
I am praying to the Lord in the middle of night alot
lately seems whenever I awake from a cramp or having to go
to the bathroom I am in prayer.

We are going to a wonderful candle shop tomorrow to get
some candles for the birth. I enjoy that flickering of fire...
very calming for me.
Not sure yet on music or not I have thought about it..
The baby is still active and makes very big moves that
at times catches me off gaurd!Ouch!

I am drinking my chroiphill and taking prenantal vitamins and
some calcium. I need to get some sheperds purse in case after birth I need
it for blood flow.



My husband is getting excited and says he
sees the glow in my face and that I look beautiful..
how wonderful to feel so loved during the last
days of pregnancy when you feel way too big!
I am also thankful that he supports the idea of
having baby at home on our own and is ready and
prepared for birth even willing to do the
yucky things!
I am very blessed.
May this birth be a blessing to my family for our
children to watch and learn and see how a woman
can give birth through prayer and dependance on
the Lord and her husband and may the girls see that
they too have this to look forward to when they marry.
And the boys will one day have the gift of delievering
their baby with their wife...
they are wonderful children and we are very blessed
to have number seven coming to us~
Blessings,
Mrs. Mark Chmielewski

June 10th 2005 a poem


A mothers prayer:






The things I never told you I'd like to tell you now;
Of feelings held contentedly inside my heart to swell;
Of thoughts and dreams, wants and happiness too;
A Mother's prayer to finally share with you.
Lord, govern their lives as you have mine,
Touch them with Your sweet divine,
Make them happy, guide their paths,
Tickle their funnybones, let me hear their laughs.

Dry the tears sliding down their faces,
Hold their hands when the love heart races,
Make them stand tall when the burdens are great,
Prepare them to carry the loads of fate.

Heal the hurts and sufferings of the spirit,
Make them listen until they hear it;
That sweet song of yours that will touch their soul
And carry them forward until they are old.

Lord, let them see the meaning of life,
Protect them from the evils of strife,
Gently guide them in the path of your ways,
I pray, Lord, I pray for them everyday.

I know, Lord, that I fell short many times;
In my guidance as "Mom" there were crimes,
Times that I failed to help them see
The beauty that you have bestowed around me.

Take their hands and lead them forward
Give them strength to avoid the coward
And evil ones that lurk about
Waiting` to swallow them up and shout
The conquest of their gentle soul
Provide them the coin to pass the toll.

Please make things right, Lord, once again
To help them to see the meaning of friend
And loved ones that hold them close to the heart
With a Mother that loves them, never apart.







Dear Lord, it's such a hectic day,
With little time to stop and pray,
For life's been anything but calm
Since You called me to be a Mom.

Running errands, matching socks,
Building dreams with wooden blocks,
Cooking, cleaning, finding shoes
And other stuff that children lose,

Fitting lids on bottled bugs,
Wiping tears and giving hugs,
A stack of last week's mail to read
So where's the quiet time I need?

Yet, when I steal a moment, Lord,
Just at the sink or ironing board,
To ask the blessings of Your grace,
I see then, in my small one's face,

That you have blessed me all the while
And I stoop to kiss that precious smile.














Mrs. Mark Chmielewski

June 6th 2005 27 more days to go!!!


Our Family Birth Plan~


As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.
Psalm 127:4-5





FIRST STAGE IN LABOR



For the Mother:

1. Contractions 5 min. apart and stronger.

2. Use this time ( If during the day) to do walking

chores any type of movement...

(If night) try to sleep you gather your rest/ energy.

Rock and relax to store up energy for the long

stretch.

3. Call husband if not home...

For husband:

1. Prepare the bed with clean plastic covering

and sheets...

2. Get birth supplies ready on dresser.

3. Have the children do their chores.

4. Prepare the floor with a covering.

5. Help wife.

For children:

1.put towels in dryer and keep them going.

2. Put herbal socks into kettle on low simmer.

3. Camcorder ready and picture takers.

4. Help with each other and with daddy when

needed.



Second stage of labor




For Mother:

This is the hard part!!!!

1. Need encouragement please read to me

“Encouragement for mother”

scriptures, prayer and sweet nothings for

me to hear reminding me I am almost there....

2. Need to keep to my breathing.

3. Need to drink one quart every two hours. Take vitamin c 500 mg. Every four hours.

4. Need to change positions every two hours.

5.learn to yield to my labor, I will have an easier time.

6.Remember it is impossible to be tense and praise the Lord at the same time. use his name in breathing.

( thank you Jesus, Ha-Ha-Hallelujah etc.)

For Husband:

1. Always talk in a quiet and reassuring manner.

2. Encourage me A lot!!

3. Hold my hand or my feet or what ever I may need.

4. Keep me relaxed. Massage, prayer, applying the peri oil, hot compresses, moving me if need be.

When the pushing begins:

1. Watch for cord around neck.

2. Check for lip...

3. Do not chant push, it will happen on God’s time.




Second stage of Labor




For Husband: ( continued)




4. Give prenatal massage. No fan directly

in front of baby coming out.





5. Do not pull on baby’s head! Let mom

push baby out naturally....






6. Direct children to duties that are

needed.





Third Stage of Labor




For Mother:

1. May be very tired. Lay in bed...



2. Nurse the baby after I am comfortable.




3. Deliver the placenta.




4. Take an herbal bath with baby.




5. Picture time!!




6. Do my Kegal’s! Eat an egg sandwich.




7. Go to the bathroom...




8. Relax with baby and the children.




9. Let the children see the baby.





10. Drink and take “after ease”





Third Stage of Labor




For Husband:




1. Cut cord after done pulsating.




2. Check the baby. Clean baby.




3. Check the placenta. Make a peri bottle

with iodine and warm water to use for

mom when going to the bathroom.




4. Help mom to the bathroom.

( should urinate within 8 hours of the birth)




5. Make an herbal bath. ( at least 20 min.)




6. Get towels ready for bed.( Help with cramping)




7. Give me “after ease”




8. Check mom for blood flow

should soak a pad within 20 min.




9. Check uterus for firmness and size.( Every Hr.)



Postpartum Guidelines




For the Mother:




1. Blood flow~ expect to see red blood flow

for no more than 10-14 days. KEGAL!!




2. Check your uterus for firmness and size every waking hour for the first day. Then daily for the next three days.




3.wash your hands after using the bathroom. Also

remember to use the peri bottle.




4.you should have a bowel movement in the next 2 days. Eat high fiber meals.




5. Drink eight cups of water per day plus your normal intake!




6. Nurse on demand~do not wash your nipples,




7. Take herbal baths with baby.( At least 4)




8. Take it easy~ rest~ enjoy the new blessing~




Postpartum Guidelines

For Husband :

1. Help with the herb baths.




2. Keep food and drinks coming.




3. Relax with baby and wife take a nap!




4. Clean up the mess.




5. Bag the placenta and put into the freezer.




6. Put a dinner in the oven from the freezer.




7. Enjoy your new Blessing!!




For the Children:

1. Picture taking time!




2. Holding the new blessing.




3. helping daddy clean up.




4. Quiet time!!


Mrs.Mark Chmielewski

June 5th 2005


28 more days!


Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; that he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, that he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.
Eph 5:25-28

Today was a very hot day and being very big with baby,
well lets say I was misserable!
On a serious note the baby and I are doing fine.
I am feeling intece pressure and at times I can
hardly walk!
My husband is reading the Christian Midwifery Book!
We are getting eager!!
Blessings,
Mrs. Mark Chmielewski

June 3rd, 2005


Friday~ 35 weeks 5 days.
Only 30 days to go!!


For You formed my inward parts; You wove me in my mother's womb. I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Wonderful are Your works, And my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from You, When I was made in secret, And skillfully wrought in the depths of the earth; Your eyes have seen my unformed substance; And in Your book were all written The days that were ordained for me, When as yet there was not one of them.
~ Psalm 139:13-16


What a wonderful scripture to ponder on as our pregnancy is coming to an end.
Our birth supplies ar ehere and we have talked out our plan and went over our
birthing plan...All that is left to do is talk with the children about their roles.
We plan to do that this weekend.



Today as I ran errrands around town today I heavy pressure I could
hardly walk! I was thinking...Hmmm...What is happening here!??
But then again I know this is my seventh baby and things like that happen
when you have had more children.
The bad part to that is you always think this isn't labor but it is braxton
Hicks etc...
So then when you are really in labor you may be dialated to eight or nine before you
think hey this is it!! LOL!!
But really I was taken by surprised of the feelings my body was doing
earlier today...
I am carrying low so that may be part of it..
Other than that all is going well with the pregnancy.
I look forward to seeing our new blessing.
I found this great encouragement from a web site that I want to share
with you that Mark my husband plans to read to me as I am in Labor:
Encouragment in Labor

The single most important ingredient for a woman planning to have a natural birth is encouragement. When she thinks she can't go on, just hearing someone else tell her that she is doing great can quickly change her mood.
The following are some suggestions for encouraging words during labor. Chose a few you like the best, write them on cards for your coach or assistant. Have him or her read them to you over and over during hard labor and transition.

Trust in the Lord, He'll bring you through.
The Lord knows how much you can do.
Trust in the Lord, He'll bring you through.
And He will help you do this.

God is in control, not you;
God is in control, not me;
God is in control, not the doctor;
God is in control.

God designed women to give birth;
God made you a woman.
God designed women to give birth;
God made you capable of this.

The Lord's timing is perfect;
He will deliver you.
The Lord's timing is perfect;
He knows just what to do.

Jesus suffered too;
He understands your pain.
Jesus suffered too;
He knows how bad this feels.

God did not give you a spirit of fear,
But of power and love and self-control.
God did not give you a spirit of fear,
But of peace and joy and hope.

The Lord is your strength and your shield;
He will protect you.

God's thoughts are not our thoughts
Lean on his wisdom.
God's ways are not are ways
Lean on His strength.


May the Lord bless you as you may be venturing into
your birth....
Mrs. Mark Chmielewski

May 25th 2005


34 Weeks and 3 days pregnant! Only 39 days left!!


The righteous will flourish...in the courts of our God. They will still bear fruit in old age, they will stay fresh and green, proclaiming, 'The Lord is upright; he is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in him.'" Psalm 92:12-15



The baby is moving in BIG WAVES today!
The head is down and getting cramped in there!
Not too much longer and we will have our new blessing!
My blood sugar is doing fine and my eating habits are going well too.
I am cramping more and it is more intence.
I did not sleep well last night I was awakend by many cramps in the
night.
I am starting to prepare my soul and my mind to the birth.
I am praying more to the Lord about it and reading scriptures that help me towards the birth process.
My belly is big and glowing!! I am glowing as well.
I am looking forward to seeing this baby and nursing again.
Iam tired alot and naps seem to help somedays!


Today I plan to to read up more on my birth plan and get things listed for what I want during birth.
I want to make sure I have everything talked about before the baby comes.
The children will be with us during the birth so we need to all have a sweet time talking about the birth and what mamma needs during that time.
Blessings,
Mrs. Mark Chmielewski

May 19th 2005


33 weeks & 4 days pregnant only 45 days to go!!!


Hello,
Today the baby has moved around alot.
We feel the head is down..I am carrying very low.
I do not know which way is better low with all the
pressure or high with the rib cage hurting!
I have been doing my Kageling...that amazes me
how much of a workout that actually is!
I am still awaiting our packages for our birth supplies.
I think they will be here by next week.
I am thrilled to be having an uc but I must also be
honest and say I too am a little worried in that
I loose control of myself..I have yet to do that
and this will be my seventh birth,
However I still get those feelings in my head...
I want it to go fast meaning the labor..as I am sure all women
would perfer! I have started praying about that and I have been having
dreams of the birth.
One dream I was taking a bath and blood was coming out..
another I was alseep and awoke to contractions.
I am getting so close and teh excitement is building for me and our
family.
We tend to talk alot about the baby now and what are plans are.
When the supplies come Mark and I plan to go over things with our children.
Show them what things are and how we will use them.
All the What If's will be talked about.
I may do an out line for the family of momma's needs and have them posted
for them.
Baby is putting so much pressure on me it sometimes feels like
it is coming out! Just one push and out comes the baby!
The heart beat is around 148-150 right now.
we have not decided yet if we will do the apgar test or not.
I do not want to put too much on my husband so we will see.




I have been enjoying the book Christian Midwifery.
Wonderful book gals.
it has helped us out on what to do after baby comes/
we had questions about that because it was what our
midwife did and this time we are doing it!
Blessings on your evening,
Mrs. Mark Chmielewski

May 14th 2005


Saturday


Today I got some capri type pants to wear under my dresses.
Have not tried them on yet but I do hope they help with the rash.
I am feeling alot of pressure today from the baby laying so low.
When the baby moves a certain way it can be uncomfortable!
I am reading the two books We bought and wow how inspiring
to read and fill up on the wisdom the laides are give in their books.
I have learned alot.
I am having all those feelings of the birth...how will it be?
How fast will it go?
How will the baby be?
How will I be?
Will I go outside or stay inside?
Where will I birth the baby?
Names oh; the names....
what time of day will it be?
and as always even though I have yet to do it but honestly
came close with the last birth is will I loose control?
I tend to be very quiet and others do not know the pain I am in..
I ponder it all in my heart and prayers and my dear huaband prays
over me and reminds me of what is about to come...
that helps soo much!
Well today my dear husband bought us a Bassett hound!!
It is a girl one month old and soo cute!
The children are thrilled..
Blessings,
Mrs. Mark Chmielewski


Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.
Philippians 1:6

May 13th 2005


Friday


Today we had a busy day doing errands...
My seat in the van needed to go back more to fit
my belly! Baby is moving around and I had some of those
strong cramps today they come out of the blue...
Tonight I am in discomfort because I have a rash between my
upper thighs..it hurts pretty bad..
I wear dresses only and with sweat there during the day on top of
walking alot today I set myself up for it...
So Now I raided my husband's closet and put on a pair of sweat pants
I feel funny wearing them though...
But I am more comfortable than I was..
I think I will buy me some spandex type shorts or sew me some bloomers.
To prevent this happening agian!
Today in the mail I recived two books I ordered from Birth and Beyond,
The books are " Unassited Homebirth" by Lynn M. Griesemer
and " Christian Midwifery" by Betty A. Peckman..
From only skimming them through they seem to be great books!
I am looking forward to reading tonight with a big jug of ice water!!
Blessings,
Mrs. Mark Chmielewski


Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.
Philippians 1:6

May 12th, 2005
52 days left!
32 weeks!

Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.
Philippians 1:6

Carri's 1st Unassited pregnancy journal


Due July 3rd, 2005


May 12th, 2005
52 days left!
32 weeks!

Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.
Philippians 1:6




Today I have 52 days left until babies due date! I am getting so excited!
I am pondering how I want to labor with this child the last two births we had we did it in water using our midwife's tub and so this time we will not have that access.
Thinking of names is something we are doing more of as well.

We want the name to have a meaning to the number 7 as that is the number so important
in the Bible.
We ordered our birth supplies two days ago so I am looking forward to reciving them in the mail.
We bought the clamp cord and the clamp cord siccors. Mark felt better using that.
I also bought a few other things to try that I may use or not..you just do not know what kind of labor you will have..
I am resting in the Lord to guide me through and bring us another sweet arrow to give back to Him for His Glory...
till next time may the Lord bless you and keep you.
Mrs. Mark Chmielewski