I just wanted to share a testimony about my son, Andrew. My husband, Jeffrey, and I had always wanted to have a baby, but first we wanted to have things prepared.
We worked so hard to get everything we would need. After four years of marriage, we felt it was time. I wanted to talk to an OBGYN physician first, because I had sharp pains often, and knew something was wrong.
The doctor told me that I was infertile. She said that I had hypothyroidism, polycystic ovarian syndrome and some other issues, and that it would be very unlikely to get pregnant. She handed me a folder on infertility and how to cope, then sent me home.
I went home and looked at the house we had just bought, with extra rooms for future children. I passed the family table that I had bought, and went straight to my bedroom, and cried for two days straight.
I decided that I wanted to keep this to myself, but at this time, I was working at a hospital, and when you work 12-hour shifts with people, they notice when you’re not yourself.
I told them what I was going through. But then I said,
Some people thought I was crazy.
My doctor put me on some medications so I could try to conceive, but she made sure I did not get my hopes up. After a few weeks went by, I felt that I was pregnant, and I went to the doctor. They took a regular pregnancy test and it showed negative.
I asked them to have blood work done, because I felt I was pregnant. I had the blood work done and they said the medications did not work, I did not ovulate, and blood test was negative for pregnancy.
I started to feel discouraged, but a few days later I went to the store and found myself buying another pregnancy test. I went home, and got on my knees and said a prayer. When I looked at my pregnancy test, it said I was around three weeks pregnant. This was Christmas Eve.
On Christmas Day, I told my entire family and all my friends that I was pregnant, without a doubt! People said, "Well honey, shouldn't you wait and make for sure?" I told them,
I called my doctor and scheduled a ultrasound. Even though their blood work said I was not pregnant, they did an ultrasound, and could see a baby in the ultrasound! My pregnancy went very well. I took medication to stabilize my hypothyroid issue, also my body developed a type of cyst that helped my hormones. After giving birth, they checked all my blood work again they said I no longer had hypothyroidism and no longer needed medication!
My son, Andrew, is now five months old. He had been very sick, and was always crying or screaming, day and night, since he was born. I started to notice blood in his stools. I took him to many doctors every two weeks for over three months, but no one had the answer for me.
They had him on multiple types of medications, and had me to stop eating everything with lactose and gluten. They even had me to stop nursing him so he would not get any milk proteins, and tried different formulas, but his bloody stools only got worse! The doctors scheduled him for a GI scope to be done. The earliest they could get him scheduled, would be over a month away, and I would have to drive a long distance to get there, also his insurance would not cover it.
I didn't want to put my baby, so young, under anesthesia and have him go through this procedure. My husband and I were fearful of what they would find, because of what I was hearing from the doctors.
I just felt like I had to get a hold of Brother Joseph to pray. I called the Voice of God and put in an urgent prayer request to him. I then felt on my heart to start nursing my baby right away and to eat whatever I wanted.
That night I noticed he didn't have blood in his stool! Since then I have not seen one speck of blood and he has stopped crying! I have stopped all medications for him as well. He is now even eating baby foods galore!
Praise God, I just feel so thankful.
Sister Arielle