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EvangeliGirl

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PRAYER FOR A WOMAN WITH CHILD

O Sovereign Lord Jesus Christ our God, the Source of life and immortality, I thank Thee, for in my marriage Thou has blest me to be a recipient of Thy blessing and gift; for Thou, O Master, didst say: Be fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth.
I thank Thee and pray: Bless this fruit of my body that was given to me by Thee; favor it and animate it by Thy Holy Spirit, and let it grow a healthy and pure body, with well-formed limbs.
Sanctify its body, mind, heart, and vitals, and grant this infant that is to be born an intelligent soul; establish him in the fear of Thee.
A faithful angel, a guardian of soul and body, do thou vouchsafe him. Protect, keep, strengthen, and shelter the child in my womb until the hour of his birth. But conceal him not in his mother's womb; Thou gavest him life and health.
O Lord Jesus Christ, into Thine almighty and paternal hands do I entrust my child. Place him upon the right hand of Thy grace, and through Thy Holy Spirit sanctify him and renew him unto life everlasting, that he may be a comminucant of Thy Heavenly Kingdom. Amen.
O All-Merciful Christ our God, look down and protect me, Thy handmaiden, from fear and from evil spirits that seek to destroy the work of Thy hands. And when my hour and time is come, deliver me by Thy grace.
Look with compassionate eye and deliver me, Thy handmaiden, from pain. Lighten mine infirmity in the time of my travail and grant me fortitude and strength for birth giving, and hasten it by Thine almighty help.
For this is Thy glorious work, the power of Thine omnipotence, the work of Thy grace and tender-heartedness. Amen.
My most gracious Queen, my hope, O Mother of God, the joy of those in sorrow, help me, for I am helpless.
Intercede thou and pray thy Son, Christ our God, that He lighten for me this season while I am with child, and that He ease the burden of heaviness of me, this unworthy handmaiden, and bestow His blessings upon the child to which I am giving birth.
For I know no other help save thee, no other hope save thee, O Mother of God that will guard and protect me and my child. For by thine intercession and help we send up glory and thanksgiving for all things unto the One God in Trinity, the Creator of all, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.
Amen.

:crosseo::crosseo::crosseo:
 
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Thanks, no contractions for the last few days, it must have been because of the monitors that I started contracting- my neighbor, who is due the day before me, went in the same night for the same exact reason as me and she said she also started contracting, but hers didn't last as long or get as intense as mine. Now it's back to the waiting game and my whole goal for this pregnancy is to miss my son's birthday which is the 30th of Sept (I'm due the 20th).

And yes, I know I should be in bed at this time, but I officially belong to insomniacs anonymous at this point so I'm going to sit at the computer for a few hours and enjoy my carnation instant breakfast, go back to bed at some point and then have to get up at the crack of dawn when my kids want to get up.
 
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It sounds like you're doing okay now, but I thought I'd mention that a very common cause of pre-term labor is dehydration. Pregnant women get dehydrated very easily and do not always have the classic symptoms of it (often contraction will be the only sign). Make sure you are drinking a minimum of 64 oz of water a day.

And if the baby does decide to come early, try not to worry too much. 35 weekers usually do just fine. My son was born at 34 weeks (my membranes ruptured for an unknown reason) and though he had some complications later on, he was fine. He was small and needed some extra oxygen for a few hours, but was healthy. Best wishes!:crosseo:
 
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And yes, I know I should be in bed at this time, but I officially belong to insomniacs anonymous at this point so I'm going to sit at the computer for a few hours and enjoy my carnation instant breakfast, go back to bed at some point and then have to get up at the crack of dawn when my kids want to get up.

Welcome to the club! We don't have any member ship dues but our uniform is blood shot eyes ;). Take care and I'll pray for you:crosseo:
 
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Thanks again. I don't think I have hydration problems since I drink two liters of decaf tea every single day and usually top that off with another 64 oz of water throughout the day, so for once, I am actually getting enough to drink. I'm so tired, I accidentally told my three year-old she could go out to play with her friend across the street because I kept dozing off. I need to go check on her to make sure she's ok
 
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Wow, GD-E! (wave)

主哀れめよ。Yo, dude. Wakarimasen.
Plus, are you the boy or the girl in the avatar?

Hey, RB! Hope you are well - hope someday you run into my BIL. He's great - I wish I could run into him more often...
 
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