Ready to POP!

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗢𝗣!!!!!!🤰

𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗕𝗜𝗥𝗧𝗛 & 𝗣𝗨𝗦𝗛!!!!!!

As a mother of 5 (most were natural births—3 with no meds), I know what it feels like to be in labor. The emotions, physical discomfort, body changes, and the “wait” for dilation so you can push. It’s a whole process and everyone’s experience is different.

First, for those who don’t read the whole post: I AM NOT PREGNANT!🤰😉 At least not with a human being…😆

Anywho, thought I would recycle this for the one ☝️ time! Encouragement for whomever may need it.

But, I remember being in so much pain, moaning and rocking from side to side. I don’t like being rubbed, touched, or talked to when in labor. My husband was confused because he tried to help by doing all the above.😬😑😆

I needed to focus, breathe, and draw my mind in—other stuff felt like a distraction and made me more anxious. I told my husband during one of his attempts to “rub” my back to STOP 🛑 touching me.🤦🏾‍♀️😬😆 I had to apologize later, but I was fighting to stay sane.

There was too much going on in the room. Nurses asking, “How are you feeling?” Doc saying, “You’re almost there…you’re at 3.” Folks trying to feed me ice, calling, etc. I needed to be alone to focus on the beauty of the birth.

So what’s my point…some of you are in labor right now! And it’s not a physical birth…it’s spiritual, it’s your purpose, it’s your next move. You feel like pushing before you’re fully dilated. You feel like kicking everyone out of the delivery room (not everyone belongs in the birthing room); and you’re having a hard time being HAPPY about what you’re about to give birth to because the pain is so GREAT!

But I’m here to encourage YOU! The pain and experience are temporary. What you’re about to give birth to will BLESS you for a lifetime and will go down in YOUR history books.

You have no clue what you’re really carrying! This baby is BIG, healthy, full-term, and will push itself out when it’s TIME! The JOY you will feel afterwards will be incomparable to what this baby brings to the world, your family, and the purpose of God for your life!

So hold your head up! Don’t snap on nobody!😉🤪 Just focus and get ready to PUSH! Some may give birth before you! Celebrate 🎉 with them! But what God has placed in you will make its entrance and the world 🌎 will know that YOU just gave BIRTH!!!!!!!!!! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🔥🔥

P.S. This picture is almost 13 years old!!!😘

Canena Adams, MA, BSW, SRAS

Communications Professional & Leadership Coach

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