What happens when an unexpected pregnancy disrupts the life you thought you had finally learned to accept?When Amanda discovered she was pregnant with her fifth baby, she did not feel the immediate excitement she had experienced with her previous pregnancies. Instead, she felt shocked, angry, disconnected, and ashamed of her own emotions. For months, she struggled privately while pretending everything was fine. Through prayer, counseling, humility, and surrender, Amanda experienced a powerful change of heart that transformed the pregnancy she had resisted into one of the most redemptive stories of her life.That redemption continued into birth. Although Amanda secretly longed for a home birth, she and her husband planned to deliver at the hospital. But when labor progressed faster than expected, her water broke at ten centimeters while her midwife was already in the house. Amanda remained home, experienced a peaceful rest and be thankful phase, and delivered her baby in the bathtub after only three minutes of pushing. After four hospital births, she describes this unmedicated home water birth as her calmest and least painful birth.Tune in to hear:Amanda’s honest reaction to discovering she was unexpectedly pregnant with her fifth babyWhy she felt ashamed of struggling to accept a pregnancy that others would consider a blessingHow resentment began affecting her marriage and emotional well-beingThe role prayer, therapy, humility, and surrender played in changing her heartHow Amanda intentionally connected with her baby after months of feeling detachedWhy she chose midwifery care after four pregnancies with an obstetricianHow God opened the door for her to work with the Christian midwife she had specifically prayed forWhat prodromal labor felt like after four previously fast and straightforward laborsThe moment Amanda’s water broke at ten centimeters in her living roomWhy her midwife recommended staying home instead of rushing to the hospitalHow the rest and be thankful phase gave Amanda time to prepare for birthWhat made this water birth less painful than her previous hospital and epidural birthsHow breathing, worship music, gratitude, and Christian hypnobirthing supported her laborWhy physiological birth education changed Amanda’s fifth birth experienceHow this unexpected baby became an irreplaceable blessing to the entire familyCONNECT WITH KAREN:Use code PODCAST to get $50 off the Pain Free Birth E-course HERESubmit your birth story and apply to come on the podcastInstagramFacebookYouTubeConnect with Amanda:https://www.instagram.com/amanda_joy_photography/

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