Uniquely Created Branch 
Β of HGMΒ 
"I knew you before I formed you in your motherβs womb..." J1:5
My son, Owen, was born a few weeks before he was due. He was what was called a "blue baby," and if we waited any longer, he might not have been born alive at all.
We had Rh incompatibility. This occurs because the Rh factor is a protein on red blood cells, and the mother being Rh-negative and the baby being Rh-positive can lead to the mother's immune system attacking the baby's red blood cells.
What this means is that my body was attacking my son, and although I was treated for it, it seems it still affected my son, because he stopped growing in the last month of my pregnancy and was born a small 2.5kg (5.5 pounds).
The doctor speculated that this may have started when I was around 8 months pregnant, and we were in a small car accident, it was not even that big, but the seatbelt of the car injured me, and that was probably when our blood mixed and my body started attacking my poor boy.
After he was born, he soon recovered and became a very big, healthy baby boy who met all his development milestones they tested for perfectly, except for talking. Owen did not want to speak in sentences.
I should have known better even then, although I did not know the Lord yet. I was what the world would probably call an atheist, so my belief was in science and people, not God. He was able to communicate his basic needs to us, and he was such a funny little boy. Everyone assured us that his speech will follow, there is nothing for us to worry about.
My son spent his first 3 years with his grandma and grandpa, which was such a blessing because I was working outside the house, and at least I had my in-laws to take care of him, but when we decided to let him go to kindergarten or creche, as some in South Africa call it and he was with children his own age, the gap in his ability to speak looked so huge because it was compared to other children. That is when therapy was suggested, and his journey started and I was willing to do anything the world told me, because in the back of my mind, I felt it was my fault, that my body rejected my son and all of this was happening to him because of me.
Please take this journey with us as you see how He healed both of us on this journey. We will post it every month on the 14th.
Thank you for opening your heart Yvonne. When I was pregnant with Joshua, my second child, I got bronchitus during my second trimester. I never really recovered from that during the rest of my pregnancy and was constantly sick and coughing, I had to sit and sleep just to get some sleep. On top of that I had pre-eclamsia during both my pregnancies. I followed worldly advice and was on 7 courses of antibiotics during my pregnancy and blood pressure medication, I was also admitted to hospital twice because of that. But although I did not trust in my Beloved Lord during that time, He still blessed me with a healthy son.
Adina pre-eclamsia could be very dangerous during pregnancy. My sister had it with her 1st daughter and she was born at 28 weeks. She is 30 now and has 2 daughters of her own. I am amazed like you said, that although we did not trust Him like we do now, He still blessed us so much!!!!
Dear Yvonne, how wonderful that our Lord protected your son even though you did not yet know his Maker. I always find it very special when a child is born. So much can happen during pregnancy that we do not always think about. I also blamed myself as a mother. I knew God but had no trust at the time. The necessary stress that I put into my body was not good. And yet the protection of my Lord was there. I am very happy about that.
I remember being pregnant with my oldest son. He was my second child and I didn’t know what I was going to get. I didn’t want to know. The pregnancy was harder than my daughter’s. I thought I would give birth before my due date, just like my daughter. That didn’t happen. I was at the end of my strength at forty weeks. I hadn’t slept well for weeks but luckily the vaby was doing well, so I had to wait for the gynecologist’s approval. They did decide to stretch my cervix a bit in the hope that labor would start. The amniotic fluid wasn’t that much anymore. I remember being afraid of losing my child. After hearing about another couple who had recently lost their baby shortly after giving birth. I did a few things the weekend before I was to reach 41 weeks but our Lord wasn’t done with my little guy yet. Eventually labor started on its own and my son was born within three and a half hours. I was so happy. He had a good score and was healthy.
According to the gynecologist, the delivery went quickly. In the following weeks, my son started to cry a lot and become restless. It was then decided to keep a strict sleep/play/eat rhythm so that he would calm down. This continued until he was one year old. Fortunately, he was otherwise a cheerful and sweet baby who grew well. With his charms, he got everything done by everyone. However, the day care noticed that he did not speak or that the few words he uttered were difficult to understand. While he was already two years old. We as parents did not find it strange, after all, my son had a sister six years older than him who adored him. And as parents, we understood him. Talking would come. Still, he had to go to speech lessons from the child health clinic. This helped somewhat. For the basics. According to us, my son was simply not a talker. That is how I always treated him. And if something was asked of him, we as parents or his sister would answer. He also had no problem in dealing with friends.
My son is now sixteen and has had various therapies and guidance to get through his school years. Recently diagnosed with ADD. Where the importance of self-reliance with talking came to the fore again. He recently completed another guidance last year, which ultimately helped him to start talking. Everything in the time of my Heavenly Beloved π My son has learned to ask for help instead of solving things himself that he cannot yet do. He still does this to us parents. What is certain, I think he will soon do this to his Best Friend. That is my prayer now.
With all the worries I had, which was unnecessary. He is a sweet young man who is quite smart and has a great sense of humor. However, his child’s development is three years behind.
My son recently took his practical exam from school and then chose to do a training at the Ministry of Defense. I believe that my son will become a great man of God π. Who will show through his life who his Best Friend is and how valuable he is to Him.
Wow, thank you for sharing Kristine. It was so encouraging to hear, how much your son is like mine and yes, we started to speak for him and that will be part of my testimony later, where my Husband and His Father, stopped us from doing that and how that transformed him, but that is part of the story that is coming. Wow, it was so encouraging to read what you wrote and yes my son was also diagnosed with ADD and all sorts of other things. Now, it only feels like they are putting our children in a box and that is not what He wants, because each one of them is lovely and uniquely created.
Thank you for sharing your journey, Yvonne. Although I don’t have children yet, I believe reading your testimonies gives me a new perspective on ministering to other mothers and being able to guide them to someone who has “been there” before them so they can navigate these types of situations with faith.
Yes, Anastasia, I agree with you, especially now that all sorts of diagnoses are just thrown around so quickly by doctors and specialist and very very scary, teachers.
Thank you for sharing your journey precious Yvonne and for opening your heart. When I found out my son has left side brain damage, I also blamed myself. I even asked the doctor questions like was it because of all my crying (I cried alot with my pregnancy and felt so sorry for myself, because I was all alone). I even asked the Lord if was because of all my sin, whereby our precious Lord gave me this answer: “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God should be revealed in him.” John 9:3 https://biblehub.com/john/9-3.htm
Oh, that is a lovely verse Janine, I will remember it whenever the enemy tries to convict me. You know that both my children has the the same blood group. Something very interesting He brought to mind was that with my daughter I had another doctor and when she saw that my bloodgroup may be a problem, she said, don’t worry, I am not going to treat you for it, we will just keep a close eye on you and if we see it is needed. Wow, is it not so different and my daughter never had a problem, while my son, I received treatment. Now, listen I am not saying that is what caused it, I am just saying it is something I need to talk to Him about a little more.
Now that you mention it precious Yvonne, the things my youngest son didn’t get treatment for, our precious Beloved Lord just sorted out far more better than any doctor could, it just shows He is for sure in Control!
Thank you for sharing your journey, dear Yvonne, and for opening your heart.
Your sharing made me remember my pregnancy, which was a high-risk pregnancy due to my age. I confess that at the time, I was very afraid of how my daughter would be born, and if I would go through the same thing as my mother, who had preeclampsia with my younger sister. Although I was a Christian at the time, I still did not have my complete trust in my Beloved Lord during that time, but He still blessed me with a beautiful daughter and looking back now, I see that this is what He has done for all of us, He has shown us that all of our children are beautiful and precious to Him. And I think He is preparing us to share with other mothers, about faith, hope and, most of all, showing our children throughout their lives who their Best Friend is and how valuable they are to Him.
Thank you for sharing Marta, we waited so long to have children, you know we were married for 8 years, before having my son. That is something that I honestly wish we did not do. Having children much younger, but of course we were looking at the world and that we can become parents at any age, ugh, we were so godless and thinking we can make our plans and not worry about the consequences.
Thank you for sharing your journey Yvonne my dear and for opening your heart. Often we, as mothers, blame ourselves when we discover that our children are having problems. But our Beloved frees us from this lie and shows us the blessing of having children uniquely created by God. Much love to you.
Thank you Ariele, you just brought a verse to mind that will become one of mine now when it comes to my son:
So if the Son sets you free, you are truly free.
https://biblehub.com/john/8-36.htm
I spent my second pregnancy with my daughter in an environment of many problems and constant anger with my younger brother. I was always afraid that this would affect my daughter, and although she was a healthy baby, she was very anxious and fearful. I always thought it was because of the things I experienced during her pregnancy.
I know He will heal her. She is now 14 years old, and although she is shy, she has been overcoming her anxiety, and I know it has been my Beloved who is healing her.
Thank you, Yvonne, for sharing your experience. Although we didn’t know Him as we do now, He has always taken care of us, including our children.
Pase mi segundo embarazo con mi hija, en un ambiente de muchos problemas y enojos continuos con mi hermano menor. Siempre tuve miedo de que eso afectara a mi hija, y aunque ella fue una bebe sana, fue muy ansiosa,y muy temerosa. Siempre pense que fue por las cosas que vivi en su embarazo.
Se que El, la ira sanando, ahora tiene 14 aΓ±os, y aunque es timida, ha ido superando su ansiedad y se que ha sido mi Amado quien la va sanando.
Gracias Yvonne, por compartir tu experiencia, y aunque no lo conociamos como ahora, El siempre nos ha cuidado, y a nuestros hijos.
Thank you so much for sharing this Liza, I just shared a verse in a previous comment that I also think we can trust Him for our children, because my daughter could get very anxious and overthinks things so much.
So if the Son sets you free, you are truly free.
https://biblehub.com/john/8-36.htm
It’s great this group exists. I would have probably never known the journey you and your son had been on. You seemed like you were very worried and felt guilty about Owen’s health and speech at the beginning. Itβs amazing how the Lord can direct and guide us to overcome this type of thinking and condemnation. I also blamed myself for my middle sonβs issues. I had never been a heavy drinker (used to just a few times a year) but the first few weeks, not knowing I was pregnant, was when I had a couple glasses of wine. π
Oh dear Hope, and that is the enemy trying to convict us right? How wonderful our Husband is that we can just know that we can trust Him with everything. Look at this verse that Janine shared:
βNeither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God should be revealed in him.β John 9:3 https://biblehub.com/john/9-3.htm