At times, when I'm just lying down and feeling baby move, I can't help but be amazed at how another life can be miraculously formed and grow inside my womb. Indeed, carrying a precious little being inside me is one of the best blessings I have ever received from God. It is also one of the most humbling experiences as I take part with our Creator as He form a new human being and chose me to be that person's mother.
Through the course of my pregnancy, I slowly found myself being protective and wanting good things not for myself, but for my child. Sometimes, I worry and become anxious, but God is faithful to remind me that He is always with us and will provide for us no matter what. True enough, we never lack and His provision is always on time.
I've also learned to be more careful, not just with what I eat, but with the things I do, think about and feel, because I know that these things may have an effect on my baby. My husband and I have become more prayerful, more patient, and more expressive of our love not just for one another, but for our baby as well.
I have just read an article about babies in the womb saying that even before infants are born, their five senses are already working so well, hence, giving them the ability to feel what their moms feel, taste and smell, and create visions in their mind who they think they are and what their life would be outside the womb. Ever since I've read this, I became more determined to let my baby know that he/she is loved, because for me, this is the first and only thing that our baby should know...then, everything else will follow.
Here are the other interesting facts from the Babies In The Womb article on how babies develop and use their senses even while inside the womb:
"You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother’s womb. Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it. You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion, as I was woven together in the dark of the womb. You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed."
Psalm 139:13-16
Through the course of my pregnancy, I slowly found myself being protective and wanting good things not for myself, but for my child. Sometimes, I worry and become anxious, but God is faithful to remind me that He is always with us and will provide for us no matter what. True enough, we never lack and His provision is always on time.
I've also learned to be more careful, not just with what I eat, but with the things I do, think about and feel, because I know that these things may have an effect on my baby. My husband and I have become more prayerful, more patient, and more expressive of our love not just for one another, but for our baby as well.
I have just read an article about babies in the womb saying that even before infants are born, their five senses are already working so well, hence, giving them the ability to feel what their moms feel, taste and smell, and create visions in their mind who they think they are and what their life would be outside the womb. Ever since I've read this, I became more determined to let my baby know that he/she is loved, because for me, this is the first and only thing that our baby should know...then, everything else will follow.
Here are the other interesting facts from the Babies In The Womb article on how babies develop and use their senses even while inside the womb:
- A baby can distinguish between the voice of Mom and that of a stranger at the time of birth
- Babies dream about their life, experiences, and sensations while they are in the womb.
- Research has shown babies to be startled at loud noises while within the womb.
- Babies savor their mother’s meals, picking up the food tastes of a culture before they are born.
- Babies can remember and respond to a familiar story or song that was repeated to them while in the womb.
- Babies have been known to react to the experience of amniocentesis by shrinking away from the needle, or, if a needle nicks them, they may turn and attack it.
- Babies react to pain, stress and the emotions of the mother.
"You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother’s womb. Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it. You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion, as I was woven together in the dark of the womb. You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed."
Psalm 139:13-16
