OUR BIRTH STORY | 36hr *at home* labor & delivery 

Let this video be a message to any expecting couples to take a birth class. Go the extra mile to educate yourselves. It's not enough to just have a doula and I myself am a doula. Your doula should not have stayed to help you induce labour at 1cm dilated, that was extremely non-productive. Look up prodromal labour and all the ways you can AVOID it. Let go of when you think you'll have the baby and dates and inducing labour. I know you are so so excited to meet your baby but birth trauma is very easy to come by and I promise you would rather be pregnant for a few extra days opposed to suffering from the trauma of forcing them to come on YOUR timeline. Your body will go into labour when it's ready. Unless you are in active labour (6 or more cms) REST! The emotional pain you are seeing them go through is because of their unrealistic expectations with regards to labour and birth. Ignorance is not bliss.

rewatching your old birth story again and you said imagine how dreamy it would be to have this baby in the golden morning light and that’s literally what happened with Noah. God really does provide, sometimes just not in our desired timing

Let this be a lesson to all mommas not to “Chase labor”, the best thing you can do for yourself in early labor is pretend like it isn’t happening and REST. I 100% understand wanting baby out ASAP, but we can’t fight against our bodies, we have the sit back and let it do it’s thing. Soooo happy for you Tori that baby was a champ the entire time and you were still able to birth at home, regardless of the incredibly intense and long labor 💙

Oh friend! Your labor is never in vain! Even in the hospital. Even at home. Even if things don’t go the way you thought! God is in it & He is good. So thankful for Micah’s safe arrival 🌼🌼🌼

Chad crying in private had me bawling 😭 this was so raw and honest you guys :( proud of you and look up to you guys so much. Micah is so beautiful 💙

What Chad said about the answer, the image, God gave him made me tear up so much. The husbands role in the house hold means so much ♡

Wow, I don’t think I’ve ever CRIED from a birth video but this one wrecked me. When he comes and you see the joy on Tori and Chad’s face. Wow🥹

All natural birth mamas relating to this story right now, whether labour was a few hours or days. It IS a pain that you forget but also a pain that you'll always remember. God is amazing.

This has the Lord written all over it. Leave it to God to turn your birth story into a testimony that will inspire so many. Love you guys. I'm honored to witness what you guys go through and pray alongside you. Tori and Chad your strength, trust and vulnerability when it comes to God is truly a gift to me❤️ the Mastersfam loves sweet baby Micah🥹

I felt that moment where your whole body froze up and stopped contracting. Wow, Tori! Strong mama (and dad!) You did it! Thank you for sharing your story ❤❤

I had my baby 5 weeks ago ♥️ my active labor was 19 hours (although I also was in pre-labor for days also…) it was intense, emotional, painful, exhilarating, and miraculous… 😭♥️🙏🏻 Now that I have experienced birth, I can’t imagine women have been doing this forever and we have not been kissing the ground they walk on! My mom had 4 kids naturally, I wish I could go back in time and rub her feet more, help her more, etc. Moms are SUPER HEROES 😭🤍

Birth is all mental. Yes, physical too, but it’s a dance with your mental state. If you are not mentally calm, flowing with your body and baby, your body won’t continue to dance with you. You enter a state of mind that stops progression because you’re in fight or flight. It’s so hard, but the mental preparation you need to do before a natural birth is CRUCIAL. No expectations, just flowing with your body and baby. If you have any doubts or discouragement, your body knows that, and won’t keep going to keep you in a safe state.

"He's with us in our pain. It's not always deliverance from it, but it's faith and comfort inside of it" -Chad. This is such a deeply-moving and profound story of God's faithfulness, steadfast presence, and redemption. Thank you two for sharing your hearts with us, and praise be to God for the wonders of His gift, for His unceasing kindness & His sweet friendship with us--in the highs & in the lows.

Jesus was definitely there for all three of you every second of that labor - giving Tori strength to keep persevering, providing Chad with comfort to extend to Tori, and in the womb with Micah keeping him at peace all throughout the chaos happening externally. Thank you so so much for sharing. This was an incredibly beautiful messy masterpiece of a story. It’s my first time being so invested in a couple’s relationship, marriage, first pregnancy, labor, and parenting journey, and this video’s definitely my favorite so far. There’s really no other proper response but praise to God for you guys. 💖

1. First off you guys look so beautiful in blue!! 💙 2. What a sign of God that it started exactly at midnight! 3. I’m so sorry it was so painful! 4. When Chad cried as he took a moment to himself at 21:00 mins my heart really 💔 as much the actual pain and giving birth can be so hard on the women, as a father being a bystander and feeling helpless as you watch your wife going through so much pain must be so difficult!! 5. As you said the transition of pain to instant joy was wild to see! 6. Chad when you were talking about the connection to Micah, seeing who “you’re supposed to love” unintentionally causing harm to “the one you know you love” that was *deep* 7. The image of that you received from God when you asked him where he was 😭😭😭 8. Presenting Micah as a gift 🎁 - so so sweet!!!! Tori huge props to you again for giving birth, you did so good!!! God bless you both ~ Marie xx

The first birth of our daughter did not go as I had planned, imagined, dreamed or wished but God is faithful. We just had to put our long faithful unconditional friend down (our dog Panda🐕 ) one of the hardest things we had to do. He was suffering so much and we prayed and prayed and asked God to help him so he could stop having seizures. We felt lost and defeated and it effected our faith but really actually grew our faith 🙏 🙌 We are not in control and we can't expect to have God move the way that WE want him to move. He is all knowing and his ways are greater than ours. So happy to see this season of life you two are in may the Lord richly bless your family

As a home birth Doula I want to say how grateful I am for you sharing your story. You advocated for yourself to continue your labor at home, the strength in those decisions speaks volumes. As a mama of four, with a wide spectrum of birth stories I completely feel your postpartum pain. I'm three years out from my last home birth and I'm just now at a place to talk about it openly. Thank you for sharing.

Labor and delivery nurse here and crying at the ending. It’s so true! Every birth! It’s incredible

I am crying. Thank you for sharing, such a beautiful story!

Clicked on this so fast. Been praying for God to guide yall with this video.

You are the strongest person I know - so encouraging. Thank you both for sharing.

I’m crying 😭😭 speechless at your story and your messages. Thank you so much for sharing this experience with us 🙏🏼🤍

So real and raw. This is incredible! Thank you both for sharing your beautiful story and the real emotions.

How beautiful and how encouraging. 💕 God bless your family. ❤

Truly in tears. This is such a beautiful story. ❤️

Thank you for sharing that beautiful story! Chad, what a great perspective on love for your wife and child.

Y’all are both so beautifully honest. Thank you so much for sharing.

You had Micha exactly 3 hours after I had my daughter so I was laboring with you Tori! To think that God had his hand on both of us at the same time is amazing. And I’m so happy for your little family and all you went through is so powerful what a story❤God bless you all

Congratulations, guys! Tori, you're so strong!

This definitely made me cry. Thank you so much for sharing so heartwarming

Man o man!! Well done, to both of you! Thank you for the very vulnerable and intimate video. Glory to God who is with us always.

oh my goodness! I cried so much! Thank you for being so vulnerable and real. This story was beautiful!! Thank you for sharing.

So teary eyed watching this. To share your story with the world is vulnerable and will help so many of us in the future. Your story is beautiful, your process is beautiful!

Probably one of the best labor and delivery stories I've heard. ❤🙏🏼

Started watching your channel a few months ago and am always inspired by your channel!!! Such a blessing to see you vlogs touch peoples hearts ❤!!!

our Lord is so so good to us. Praise to Him!

This was such a real story, thank you for sharing this Tori you are so strong!!!

Wow so so beautiful praising God for the miracle micha is! Amazed at you and the vulnerable to share this! See God’s strength in you!

congratulations 🎉 so glad you guys got through it safely ! God always provides!

I just love you guys. Truly authentic! I’ve been blessed by your journey, stay blessed🥰

Ohhh, crying with Chad in this clip. Gosh. I love you guys. I thank God for you and your family and child.

Wow! Thankyou for being so vulnerable in sharing all this. I cried so many times. Especially awesome to hear what God has shown you and how you can look back on the experience and now see beauty. You both showed so much faith within the struggle, thanks for the encouragement that God is there with us even when we might not realise it til in the future. And you three are looking so sweet. Most beautiful little family ever!

That was such a beautiful story! It's obviously awful how much pain Tori experienced, but the whole story is so beautiful because it's your story, it's so raw and God was in it the whole time ❤️ This is exactly what life is. Life is so beautiful despite all of the pain we experience. It's unique, raw and personal for everyone and God is in it with everyone and doing something for each of us in it 🤍🙏🏼 Proud of you guys! ❤️

I had my baby on February 12th, this year. And I understand perfectly what you guys are talking about in this video, me and my husband talk a lot about how hard it was for him to be there and felt helpless, we as women go through a lot of pain during labor and delivery but the mental challenge that takes from your husband to watch you in such a vulnerable situation should not be take for granted. It’s hard for both. May God bless your family 🙏♥️

Wow 😭❤️🙏🏼 I’m sobbing, so intense & beautiful. Thank you for sharing such a precious moment

Beautiful story, truly. Thank you for being so open and honest. What a beautiful picture of the Lord being with you two through it all 💕

Thank you for being the people you are! ❤❤thank you for being vulnerable and sharing this story with us all! May the Lord bless you are!!❤❤ God is always with us, snd wanting the best for us!❤

Literally almost cried seeing the footage of the first hug with sweet Micah. Joyful with you ❤❤❤

thank you for your vulnerability chad and tori.... so proud of you both!

Crying so many tears with you! So thankful to have watched this journey unfold. God was in the midst. Thank you for sharing this! Love you 3 ❤

So touching🥹 Thanks for being so upfront and vulnerable

Hello Chad and Tori, thank you for sharing this with us! I Love y'all!!!!

Love this story. Thank you for sharing 🤍🙏🙏

Thank you so much for sharing this! Thank you for always sharing your faith! Chad thank you for sharing that part of your story, I know it was hard but I believe it will help a lot of fathers. Thanks again

You both inspire me so much to grow closer to God❤ praying for your family

Just wow 😍 thank you for sharing this special experience! 💛 I knew this was going to be a God story and I am so impressed with the way you two handled it! May God bless your lovely family abundantly! 🤗

Thank you for sharing your story and being so open to the world about what happened. I couldn’t help but cry watching this video. I’m so happy for you all and how everything turned out. Praise Jesus!

This was so touching 🥲🥲 What a miracle Micah is. A sweet gorgeous little boy!!

While hearing Tori speak during the video, i learned so much and i have so much respect for you Tori and for Chad as well. Thank you for this upload ✨

I just want to say thank you for being so vulnerable and transparent. Such great role models showing what it's like to process emotions in a world where we still don't talk enough about them, but also being so vulnerable with God.

Wow that’s so powerful his hand on chads shoulder ughhh God is so good🥹

Just here to say thank you for sharing and being vulnerable. As a fellow christian it was faith building to hear of your hard times and how God was with you. Thank you.

Crying 💗💗💗 y’all are amazing! God was there the whole time and is still with you and your baby boy!

Wow! Way to go, Tori! What a story you have!💙

Hi Chad and Tori👋, watching this after my obstetrics and gynecology rotations made me feel and sympathise even more. What you and many women all over the world go through is a super power and I'm so glad you know God was with you in it. Many people have certain superstitions and expectations and overconfident advice on labour but in all its form its a beautiful story and I love yours too. I'm so happy our little promise is finally here. During this period i kept having an urge in my spirit to pray for you and God answers prayers. God really is good💜

Honestly this is the most beautiful, deep and special birth story sharing I ever saw! It’s hard to describe what I felt listening to your very honest sharing. Especially the end Chad sharing the image he received - I cried right along with you. With strong chronic pain that sometimes even paralyzes me I almost recognize what you experienced. It’s really hard to describe. I am so glad and grateful all of you are ok and sweet Micah is here! Thank you for sharing deep from your hearts!

I cried. Both of you are so strong and I definitely see God in your lives! Happy for your little family 🤍🤍

I cried right with you. Congratulations a thousand times for this job so well done, Tori. And congratulations to you too, Chad, for being there for your wife and son no matter what.

I can’t imagine how difficult it must have been to relive and share this experience, but am so so glad that in doing so God’s presence was made clear in so many ways. Thank you for being so vulnerable throughout this journey - sending the three of you all the love!🫶

This was beautiful, and so refreshing, the honesty of birth is very needed on this platform. And Chad you sharing at the end how God showed you his presence during a very difficult time made me cry so much. Thank you both so much truly. You are so strong Tori, like seriously a rockstar. You too Chad

thanks for opening up about all the different sides to birth and being so vulnerable with us

This was so beautiful 🥹! Love your birth story and love how open you both are about your love for the Lord ❤️

That is the most real and uplifting birth story I have heard... Thank you sooo much, you are quite the inspiration, especially in the hard times...!

Tori bless your soul for all you decided to take on and for sticking through. Chad so inspiring that you chose to be so vulnerable. It gave me such a beautiful insight to the male psyche and their love for their woman. I have a whole new respect and admiration for you both. Thank you both.

Although, I haven't gone through this life journey yet, I want to say "thank you both" for sharing your birth story. Bunches of ❤ to your sweet family.

I'm sobbing😭. Thank you so much for sharing🤍✨

Y’all’s story is amazing!!! I am so happy that I found this channel. Your heart for the Lord is incredible. Baby Micah is in incredible hands. Much love and God bless y’all’s little family✝️🫶🏼✝️

Happy for you friends. GOD'S blessings

❤ the processing is ongoing for all of us mamas. Don’t let this keep you from wanting more, all labors are different!! I have had two home births and agree on the comfort of being at HOME!

Beautiful and touching story❤️❤️

Y’all birthed the CUTEST and most beautiful baby and Micah is so so loved and blessed. Thank you for sharing this story ❤❤

Multiple moments where your story touched my heart and I started to cry with y’all 🥺🥺 I think bc hearing it I could see God in it with you. This is a powerful birth story and a powerful testimony to faith! Thank you for your vulnerability and sharing 🥹❤️

Wow, you are both so strong! You guys made me cry with such a powerful and beautiful birth story. God is with you, even through the tribulations of life. What a wonderful testimony!

So, so, so beautiful. 🙏🏻

Crying with y’all 💙 what a beautiful story 🥺 what a beautiful reminder that the Lord is with us in the pain and questioning. I can only imagine the continued purpose he has with this and how many others it will help in the future. Love you all so much. So grateful!! ❤

This was so beautiful and touching!! I just want to say how much beauty and vulnerability there was throughout your birth story and how wonderful it is that you guys are able to share that with your Mastersfam!! Baby Micah is beautiful and I just want to say Chad’s picture of Jesus surrounding you in those moments that may have been the hardest thing you have faced was absolutely beautiful and such a great picture of who our God is!

I had my 48-hour long labour three years ago, and this makes me feel so validated! I'm not alone! We had a lot of similar experiences, our boys just wanted to take their time :) Thank you for sharing!

Wow, this is literally such a beautiful story. Through all the pain, it was so beautiful to hear the delivering!!! Praise Jesus for safe birth!! 🤍

Thank you so much for sharing this. I had a 47 hour home birth three years that was very similar. It felt like God wasn’t there and I went into it so confident and prayerful. I have been through spiritual healing from it but you all sharing this has been so healing to me as well.🥲 Thank you! He is with us even through the pain and when things dont go according to our plan. And Micah might be the cutest baby boy I’ve ever seen :). Congratulations!!❤️

I had a 40 hour labor. I so related to so much of this. Being checked and hearing that you haven’t progressed is absolutely devastating!

How precious to see and hear your story! Bless you guys for all the work you've put into in processing the broken expectations. It's a real thing and it's certainly no picnic! I can relate with so much of your story and now my beautiful baby is almost 5 already! He was definitely what I needed than and now and to clarify that I have to mention that the things we need are not always things we "want"! After much personal healing and growth I have come to accept the fact that he is indeed my most refining child and instead of resisting and resenting I will become much more beautiful in spirit by learning from him. My 2nd birth story was a complete different story and brought so much healing to my heart and my prayer for you would be the same: that you could both get to experience the presence of God in the midst of this miraculous event of birthing a child!🙏🏼💖

Such beauty in this story. Man I felt this to my core! Having been there myself. As our babies are being born, so are the mothers in us. Only the work of the Holy Spirit to sustain you through that many hours. Hallelujah. Nothing but strength written all over this story to both you and Chad. Thank you for sharing ❤❤❤

Thanks for sharing your story ❤️ our birth stories are very similar. It took me 12 hours to dilate from a 7 to a 10 and it was the hardest work I have ever done. Currently pregnant with our second and praying over our birth every day.

This sounds like my labor story. Long labors are tough and that’s how my body tends to go. Also it’s crazy how anxiety slows the process!! Every time I started crying by how long it was going, the whole labor slowed down. Did it all without an epidural and thank good I got through it!

I'm crying alongside you Chad and Tori. Especially when I heard about the picture that God gave Chad, gosh that's so beautiful.

Thankyou to you both for sharing your birth story and for being vulnerable and honest 🤗🙏

Wow. I will be praying this week that God may continue to reveal new layers of Micah’s birth story to both of you, and through the new knowledge you two grow closer to God and closer to one another. We know many things are true of the Lord in our minds, and sometimes it takes a while for our heart to get on board. Thank y’all so so much for sharing this incredibly vulnerable part of y’all’s lives. It had added value to mine and has been a blessing to me personally. God bless y’all, your marriage, and baby Boy 💙

Tori I’m blown away by your strength!! What a miracle. I had similar moments in my birth story. As a couple you both are so inspiring ❤

Thank you guys so much for your vulnerability during this video. Everything you guys said was truly inspiring and I’m very appreciative that I have ya’ll as great role models to look up too. I can’t imagine how hard that had to be, but I thank y’all for sharing and finding God in this story. I love y’all and your sweet baby even if I haven’t met you guys🫶🏻🫶🏻

Thank you guys so much for sharing your story and allowing God to use you. I’m 37 weeks pregnant with my first baby and have been selfishly hoping I would get to hear your story before my own birth. I’m also planning a natural birth, but at the hospital. And I’m so thankful to be reminded that there is no promise that things will be how WE want or envision them. But there is a promise from a perfect Father that whatever the story, His plan is sovereign and He is with us always. Love you guys 💙