Salam to all.
I was an older mother;after having 3 miscarriages and 1 ectopic pregnancy which I had to end and suffered the loss of my right Fallopian tube at 32 years of age. I had finally then given up all hope of ever having children. I gave it up to God and His Will.
I became pregnant again at 33. I was nervous and had more pregnancy signs and discomforts than previous pregnancies. After passing the 12th week mark I was still anxious until the 20th week. I could see my baby and started feeling excited. I could start to feel all the movements and the morning sickness lasted the entire pregnancy. I remember having terrible cravings like eating pickles with rice and cheese. Wanting Tim Tams so desperately and could finish five mandarin fruits in one sitting. Reading the entire Al Qur'an in a month during the month of Ramadan as well as eating 2 packets of noodles each time I had a craving for it. This pregnancy lasted 40 weeks. She was late. I didn't dilate past 3cm and had false alarms from week 38 innumerable times. Finally, at 40 weeks on a Monday, with waves of contractions I was admitted into North Gosford Private Hospital.The contractions weren't easing off and I wasn't dilating much. On Wednesday, my child had fetal distress and I had an emergency caesarean. The obstetrician gave me an epidural and started the caesarean ; I could feel them move my insides and was so worried; but he comforted me in his soothing voice and not long after my first born was raised out from me as white and shining as if a light surrounded her. They checked her and all was well. Here was Rahmani. 20 months later ; saw me in the hospital again delivering my second child. This time, because of the previous caesarean , "over baked baby" , we opted to induce him at 38 weeks. It was the first normal birth after a caesarean. I had read up on all the different birthing ways in my first pregnancy. And read up on normal births after a caesarean ; I trusted in the knowledge I had and discussed options with my obgynae. He agreed and observed me well during the second delivery; which he helped by giving me an epidural ( but it was too late as the baby was already in the birth canal) and the pain was so intense. The 18 hours of contractions and an episiotomy with suction to the baby's head as he was crowing , delivered a healthy son, on Friday morning. Exciting enough, after 15 months saw me back at the same hospital to deliver my third child. The most normal of all the births so far and, as I recall the most painless , on time at 38 weeks and easy birth, on my knees , "plopped out" my third child Ruhani on Wednesday. Another 15 months later, I again went into the birthing unit of what was now like a second home, and delivered on Friday my fourth child , Ridhwan. He was induced at 38 weeks as I felt such a pressure I could hardly walk. When he was four months we moved to Indonesia. Everything is different here. Yet after 16 months, I was admitted to Mitra and delivered my fifth child on Friday.
The point of this story is ; how amazing that all these children 2 girls born on Wednesday and 3 boys born on Friday ( Islamic calendar day begins after asr' ) .... After all when Allah wills He says "Be and it is" ( Kun fa ya Kun).
It never ceases to amaze me and each time I reflect on their lives and births; I see the Power of Allah in our lives. SubhanAllah. Alhamdullilah ala kulli Hal.
Each child also has special birth months and dates.
18 Dzulhijjah (April 1998)
27 Ramadan ( January 2000)
10 Muharram (April 2001)
3 Shawwal ( December 2002)
10 Rabi'ul Awal (April 2004)
5 in 6 years !!!!
Perhaps, my experience may be of benefit to new mums worried about birth and having children.
I am very blessed . I praise Allah SWT for all He allots me.
*Sallu ala nabiy*
And may the praises of Allah be upon our Holy Prophet Muhammad, his progeny and companions.
