A Faith-Filled Supernatural Birth Story: Trusting God in Childbirth and Motherhood

Two summers ago, I found myself pregnant alongside a small cluster of women from our church—four of us walking through pregnancy, anticipation, and prayer together, due within weeks of one another. In that sacred overlap of timing, God knit friendships that would carry us through labor, birth, and the early days of motherhood. My dear friend’s story, which you’re about to read, is one of those gifts. It is a testimony of trust, surrender, and the unmistakable presence of God in childbirth. I share her supernatural birth story because I believe deeply that what God did was not a fluke—not for her, and not for me—but an invitation. An invitation for more of God’s daughters to experience the joy of motherhood that begins not after birth, but in it.

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I caught my own baby. I never thought I would be writing those words after my journey through two hospital births into my first trepidation filled home birth. It is all due to Jesus Christ, my Lord and savior, and Christian Hypnobirthing’s powerful tracks. Through both, I achieved the most beautiful, sacred, empowering home birth I could have never dreamed up myself.

My first natural birth was in a hospital, where I was given pitocin after my water broke. I was hooked up to several monitors, stuck with an IV, and put in a hospital bed as intense waves poured over me. Without getting in the warm bath, I probably would have gotten an epidural as the pain was so intense. After one hour in the bath, I was 10 centimeters and ready to push. Then... the hospital staff took me OUT of the water and placed me on a hospital bed where I pushed and of course tore. I thought all of this was normal and the next year when I went to give birth with my second baby boy, I tried to replicate what happened and instead went in the water too early, prolonged my birth with a nurse who’s attitude wasn’t very kind and finally had to have my waters broken by my midwife so that i could deliver and finally rest. Both times my body was pushed past its natural waves and it resulted in “successful” natural births but a lot of trauma for my heart and my body.

When I got pregnant with my third a year later, I had worked through a lot of the trauma of the second birth with a local doula and she kindly tried to say that I was a “perfect candidate” for home birth. I smiled at her but on the inside was terrified to do such a radical thing, especially coming from a culture that does not uplift any births, and a family culture of traumatic hospital births. I also thought that if my next birth was a girl I would have the excitement to get me through the end of pregnancy (I was miserable with my first two in third trimester) and also get me through the birth. God knew better, my third was a boy, and so the excitement of having a girl went away. Even with this silly disappointment (I’m obsessed with Levi I can’t imagine life without him) God’s favor was on me, and after my husband and I decided to start our own business I very pointedly decided to end my hospital care and pay for a home birth. I knew one thing - if i had to pay - I wasn’t going to pay for a hospital birth. I finally had the push I needed to try home birth. A month later I dragged my mom to a home birth panel a local birth center was putting on. Funny enough, no one showed up that night except me and my mom. (More of God’s favor) My mom and I left that night feeling like maybe home birth wasn’t that radical after all, and maybe the incredibly intelligent and science believing parents who were there knew something we didn’t.

Several months later I was spending my due date out on a high tea with my best friend. I had very mild contractions, but nothing too intense so I thought let’s have fun! We spent the day enjoying each other and eating tea and cakes and buying local pottery. I kept telling my best friend, “don’t worry, if these turn into real contractions my midwives live near here!” Several hours later, I was feeling pretty tired but still wasn’t sure if I was in real labor because I was staying calm and breathing through everything. I even told my family (who i had invited to the birth) “go home! We’ll see if anything picks up tomorrow!” The thing with my contractions was that they were incredibly strong, but very inconsistent. They grew in intensity over night, but I never stopped talking. I was in constant conversation with my midwife, and she kept saying to try to sleep because I sounded so calm and confident. Finally around 6AM, the contractions were so intense and I was feeling really mentally tired. I went to take a shower and texted my family for encouragement because I wasn’t sure how much longer I could keep going. I stepped in the shower and put on Christian Hypnobirthing. That helped me stay calm, and I finally had the courage to check myself, which was something I would never have even considered in a hospital setting, where everything birth related was in the control of my doctor and nurses. I checked and sure enough, I was so open I thought “That’s how it feels when i take my first shower after birth... hm. Maybe I’m further on than I thought.” I decided to get the water running and get in the bath, where I knew I wanted to have my baby. I had watched a few water births, and was really hoping for a calm water birth where I did not have to get out of the water at all.

15 minutes later I couldn’t speak through contractions and felt the baby coming out. We finally called my midwife and through barely being able to speak I told her the baby was now coming out. She had told us to keep updating her on when things shift or change, well, this was a shift!! The craziest thing about this story is that I never had fear. Even delivering my own baby with the midwife on the phone, I had been trained by them for months and remembered what my midwife had said about imminent birth “imminent birth means everything is happening perfectly and your body is doing exactly what it is supposed to do.” I had Christian hypnobirthing on, my midwife on the phone, and my husband and sister running around like chickens with their heads cut off freaking out. At one point they both asked if they should get in the water and catch the baby and I felt a rush of empowerment and told them very confidently “no, everything is fine. I got this” and then I pushed the baby out, leaned to one side and caught my baby myself and pulled him up to my chest. I leaned back in complete joy and relief and rubbed his back, he cried after a few seconds and my husband cried in relief. I wouldn’t have wanted this birth any other way. I used to be scared of a lot of things, birth, imminent birth, home birth, the ring of fire... and now after my third successful natural birth but this time with no trauma, no tearing, and only joy in what God has made my body to do, I do not have fear as I carry my fourth child and first girl to term. I am only excited. I remember one of the first thoughts I had after Levi’s birth was “Ah, so THIS is how you give birth.” And I will not lie the first year after Levi’s birth I had to be careful not to get to get too baby crazy because I’ve been itching to give birth again after his wonderful sacred, holy birth.

My midwife has promised that the next time she will be there. ;) But we also had a really good conversation about how birth is only about me, and how i can be better at communicating. I learned through this birth that one of the reasons I was having trouble communicating to her was that I did not want to inconvenience her, (even if she told me several times this was her job) and I realized that with my next birth I will be very clear that even if contractions aren’t consistent, if they are really strong then we need to be ready!

My favorite part of the home birth was not having to move anywhere. I understand much more now through Tara’s book, Faith Filled Childbirth, that any stressful situation will affect birth heavily. With my other two births, I was so stressed about when to transfer. With the homebirth, I never had to transfer and I never had anyone prodding me or putting needles in my arms. However, I also love Tara’s book because I know if I ever did need intervention or a hospital transfer, I would have her tracks to remind me of God’s presence and how he will never leave me nor forsake me no matter what happens. I am beyond grateful for the tracks and for Tara’s book, and I am currently paying my friends to listen to the book for their next births.

Thank you Tara for listening to God’s call and blessing me with the Christian Hypnobirthing tracks. One of the reasons I had such a successful birth was not because of the last 24 hours, but rather because once I started listening to your tracks I accepted and released my pregnancy so much more to God. With my first two births I was so miserable the last month of pregnancy and I know it affected how I went into my births, miserable and frustrated. With Levi, I ended up going out for tea on my due date with my best friend, and relaxing so much I kept forgetting I was pregnant until oops, he came with just me and my husband and sister in the room! I am full of gratitude going into this next birth, thank you for helping me feel God’s presence in my pregnancy and my birth!!

Last praise: My older sister, who had a very “you do you” mentality with my homebirth, looked at me holding Levi and said “If God gives me another baby, I’m doing this.” She had been trying for several years to get pregnant after having two children. She went on the next year to have one of the most successful and joyous home births and she and I have had countless conversations about how wonderful and faith filled our home births were, and how we would never do it any other way going forward.

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As you finish this story, my prayer is not that you compare your journey to hers—but that you feel hope stir. God is not limited by timelines, settings, or past experiences. He delights in meeting His daughters with peace, strength, and joy in the most vulnerable moments of motherhood. If you’d like to read my own supernatural birth testimony, where I share how God met me in childbirth in a way that changed everything, you can find it here. May these stories remind you that God is near, attentive, and eager to meet you right where you are.