Praying for a baby may not bring instant pregnancy, but it could restore your hope, faith, and connection with God.
There is no right or wrong way to pray for a baby. These tips for pregnancy prayer focus on “centering prayer” – an ancient meditative art.
No pregnancy prayer will guarantee you’ll conceive a baby, but prayer can may you spiritually, physically, and emotionally stronger to deal with whatever happens.
“Prayer does not change God, but it changes him who prays.” ~ Søren Kierkegaard.
If you’re praying to get pregnant, I think it’s important to start praying for your unborn, un-conceived baby. Read Expecting: Praying for Your Child’s Development-Body and Soul to start your journey with God and your baby.
Prayer isn’t about getting what you want – no matter important getting pregnant is to you! Rather, prayer is about communing with God so you feel more stable, secure, and peaceful no matter what happens.
It’s fine and even good to pray for a baby – God wants us to ask Him for the desires of our hearts! But, basing all your happiness on pregnancy isn’t a true spiritual relationship. God isn’t Santa Claus.
Here’s how pregnancy prayer based on centering prayer works…
What is Pregnancy Prayer or Centering Prayer?
Centering prayer is about silencing your heart and mind for peace, for increased spirituality, and for the emotional strength to cope with getting pregnant, not getting pregnant, or finding other ways to have the family you want.
Centering prayer can be a pregnancy prayer. But more than anything, this type of prayer is about communing with God. Prayer isn’t about getting what you want; it’s about finding the strength to deal with what you get.
Here are four steps to pregnancy prayer…
Choose a “sacred” word or phrase that symbolizes your intention
The focus of centering prayer is to consent to God’s presence and action within. Choose a word or phrase that helps you remember that you are consenting to God’s work and power in your life – whether that means getting pregnant or not getting pregnant. For instance, your sacred word could be “Trust” or “Hope” or “God’s will be done” or “Acceptance.” Note that it’s not necessarily “praying for a baby” or “increased fertility” or “conception”! The idea is to be open to what God has in store.
Find a comfortable position and place for prayer
Where can you pray comfortably for 20 minutes? Try not to pray in a place where you’ll fall asleep or be distracted. Close your eyes and let go of everything happening within you – all your hopes and yearnings and wishes to be pregnant.
When you’re praying for a baby, be prepared for distractions, such as images, feelings, reflections, physical sensations, and unexpected thoughts…and use your sacred word to quell those distractions.
Use your sacred word in your pregnancy prayer
Whatever thoughts or emotions come to you, lay your sacred word over them. That is, when you feel scared you’ll never get pregnant, repeat “Trust” or “Acceptance” until you feel calm and focused on God. If you keep frantically thinking about getting pregnant or what will happen if you don’t get pregnant, savor your sacred word: “Faith” or “God’s will be done.”
Be silent for a couple of minutes after your prayer for fertility
Taking two or three minutes to transition from your centering prayer to everyday life will help you bring your “God feelings” into your attempts to get pregnant. One benefit of this type of pregnancy prayer is that it helps you feel peaceful, hopeful, faithful, and able to accept of whatever comes your way.
The purpose of pregnancy prayer is to give you peace, hope, and acceptance – whether or not you get pregnant.
I welcome your baby prayers, hopes, and intentions in the comments section below. And, remember that with prayer and faith comes action! Read How to Know If You’re Ovulating – 3 Signs of Fertility.
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I have been ttc over eight years now. Praying and I know God will answer. His word are ‘yea’ and ‘amen’
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I pray for every man and woman who wants a baby, that their prayers will be answered. Blessings and peace.
We are married for the last 4 years and no baby till now. We have been trying for the past two years but no results. Doctors say that we are normal and no medicine is required. A feeling of fear and isolation is coming into our minds all the time. But i still believe if God has not given us a child there is reason for it and he will give us the gift of child when the right time comes. Please pray for us so that we remain emotionally strong and always trust in God.
Thank you for sharing your prayers here! I will pray for you every night, that everyone here is blessed with a quick, easy pregnancy and healthy baby.
Blessings,
Laurie
Hi….Please help me to pray to get pregnant. I want to have a baby and we are married for about 3 years.Please help me..
My husband and I have been trying to get pregnant for six years now. We recently have been seeing a fertility specialist. We have done one IUI with no luck. My husband has a sperm count which goes up and down, the doctor has recomended him taking the Proxeed supplement which he is doing going on the second month now. He also has low motility and morphology. The fertility treatments are already getting so expensive, we may have to stop real soon. The doctor has recomended that we I take injections of HMG to bring on ovulation, followed by another IUI. IVF is totally out of the question because of the expense.
I am praying to have a baby, and praying for all women who are TTC!
xo
Tara
I prayed a prayer on Feb 19, 2013, For God to Bless myself and all the others mothers and fathers, longing for children of their own. Today April 18, 2013 I am 10 weeks pregnant. We have such an Awesome God, All the Glory is to him.
May God Bless each and every person on this forum, longing for healthy children. God is always on time. Blessings everyone.
hi, i am married for 10 years .we tried medicines my husband has low sperms count but i am still hoping that i will have a baby.please pray for me. i am 47
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and prayers for your future pregnancies and babies! I will keep you in my prayers, and wish you all blessings as you conceive your children.
thank you god for the children that you are going to bless me and my husband with also for all the women and men who are also praying for a special blessing we thank you God…
Hi, I just wanted to say I am so glad to have found this website. This is my first time leaving a comment about my struggle with getting pregnant. I am 43 years old and I have been trying to conceive for 4 years. I did get pregnant but I miscarried. Ever since then I have been trying to get pregnant. I sometimes think God is not listening to my cries, my pleading but then I came across to something Laurie said: “sometimes I even wonder if He is saving me from something I can’t handle, such as a baby with disabilities or a disease”. This resonated so much with me. Now I believe this to be true for me. Although I sometimes have a glimmer of hope, but now I know there is a reason.
I accept God. I accept…
Dear Lord,
Please Bless myself and all the women, men and, couples on this Site to be able to conceive and be parents. We give all the Glory to you God. God you are a good God. With you God all things are possible. Amen
Thank you for sharing your prayers here. May God grant you the desires of your heart, and bless you with a baby.
And if He does not, may He be with you as you move forward into a different journey – one that you did not expect!
Dear Lord,
Please Lord bless my husband and I with our first children. We believe that in You ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE.To you all the glory.We thank you in addvance for the blessings that will be given unto us.
in Jesus name I pray,
Amen
hi my name is Christina.. my husband Saimoni of 12 years together this year in march cannot conceive a child causes from my husband fertility test.. he cannot become a father… we so desperate to become parents for the 1st time in our lives this year to completed our family…we both 40 dis year and love to become mum and dad…. please pray for us to conceive a healthy baby to join in our family on earth … thanking you
.. xoxo …
God please bless me with a healthy baby girl or boy. It does not matter to me as long as the baby is healthy. I trust you God.
Dear Heavenly Father,
I come to you tonight holding my belly in my hand asking you to please bless me with twins. I believe in your word and know that you tell us to ask and it shall be given. I am patiently waiting on your blessing that I may carry twins. I have never desired something so much in my life and I know with you all things are possible. Please bless my husband and myself with the ability to become parents. Thank you for all of your grace and mercy you have shewn upon us.
Amen
Thank you Lord!
I’ve read all your comments above & it really inspires me. God is good all the time. Let’s keep on praying for each other. We’re on the same boat. One thing is for sure, God is in control =) we just have to wait and trust Him more.
Dear God please bless me with an miracle Pregnancy and a health pregnancy .In the name of the father God ,the Blood of Jesus and the Holy Spirit .Amen
I am praying for all the women here who want to get pregnant.
May God bless you with a healthy baby boy or girl, and may your pregnancy be safe, happy, and healthy. May you trust God to guide you in the right direction, and to build your family in love, peace, and joy.
Hi, in 2012, I had an emergency c section 3months preterm and my baby died after 4 days, I want to have another baby but getting pregnant b4 took 5 years, please pray that I will have a healthy baby this year, thank you
everyone please pray for me to, as i am also trying to conceive a child. please pray for me. thank you!
My husband and I have been trying for a year and a half to have a baby. I’ve gotten pregnant twice, but miscarried. I pray for God to bless us with a healthy pregnancy and baby. I pray for you all who are trying to conceive as well. God bless.
I am praying for all the women who are trying to get pregnant. I know how difficult it is to keep trying, and waiting for God to bring a baby blessing!
Be patient, says the Lord, for I know the plans I have for you. Plans to prosper you and give you hope.
I have only been married for over a year now and i know you may think its too soon to worry but i have been with my now husband for 10 years before we got married and in the last five years I have not been on contraceptives so its really hard thinking that maybe it’ll be another 5 years without a baby.
I am praying to God to bless us because even family starts putting pressure, ofcause they dont know anything and well it hurts.
I do hope that sometime soon i will fall pregnant!
I have been using 2months injection since 2010 until now I can’t fall pregnant. I’m married have a 3 year old boy but now me and my husband want a second baby we always pray but sometimes to me it feels like God is not listening am so frustrated cauz I realy want the baby. At the end of the day I always tel myself that everything God planned it and it will happen when the time is right
my name is anee and my husband name is pavan and he is Hindu we both got married two years back but till now we not getting children so pls pray for us to get a baby soon other wise with my husband i am having problem.
I am 30 and not married but I am ready to get married and have a family my boyfriend us 23 and in college I am going to continue to prey that Jesus will hear my prayer and God will bless me to get married and have a baby starting today I will meditate more, eat right, and focus on what I’m really asking Jesus for. I lost a child already and have one tube but I still trust Jesus will hear me. I lost hope at one time because of my lost and the lost of one of my tubes my FAITH and HOPE has gotten stronger and I will conceive Gods will be done, Thanks for all the support prey for me and my family,
Hi my name is Tracie me and my husband has been trying for 10 years still no luck so I’m leaving it to god and I pray everyday that he give me a son or daughter I would really like to feel what it is like to hold my baby in my arms so I just pray to god that he soon will give me a baby.
Me and my wife are struggling to fall pregnant now for 5 years. We are leaving it completely within God’s hands, but still no answer. I know it is not right to say, but it feels if He is not listening or hearing our prayers. Why give a married couple the dream of becoming parents, but not give them the child? Anyone went through the same and eventually found success? Did you ever receive confirmation from Him that you will receive children and it then happened?
To answer Charmaine:
YES it is more than OK to ask God for a son! God tells us in Psalm 37:4 ” Delight thyself also in the Lord: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.” You should pray for a son before conception! I even pray for what I want my baby to look like and what kind of personalities I want them to have. I am actually praying for twins!!
“And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us. And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.” 1 John 5:14-15
Hi Ladies,
My husband and I have been trying now for 20 months. I am trusting God to blessing me with children! It is very hard for us to keep praying everyday and not getting pregnant and wonder if God is even listening! But we cannot understand why God doesnt answer our prayers when we want them! We do not know the will of God for our lives. But I do believe that God wants everyone to have children as it is written in Genesis 1:28 and 3:16.
I am reading a great book called, “Supernatural Childbirth” by Jackie Mize. She and her husband were told she could never have children…and by prayer and trust in God, she now has four children! This is an amazing book filled with bible verses of what God says about having children and even talks about miscarriages and what God says about that. I highly recommend this book.
We have been trying to conceive for past 2 years. Failure as always..Never pregnant..Have always prayed each and every day, every passing temple or every insight of god, or even if I think of god in the day, I never missed praying.. Very scared to go even toilet close to my cycle so that I do not have to face the same thing again
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Getting the feeling these months that “Is god listening to me’ ??
Always every minute praying..Still nothing happened ?
Is it right to pray for a son. I already have a daughter.
Dear Marie,
Thank you for your thoughts on praying for a baby! I’m glad to hear from you.
We haven’t tried this pregnancy prayer or centering prayer per se, but we’ve been praying to get pregnant for about five years now. Nothing yet…but I think I can accept not having my own children.
Blessings,
Laurie
I have been praying that i be pregnant but i been saying it wrong its suppose 2 be fertility so god bless me 2 be more fer so i can have more kids and my hubby fin be 8 years i haven’t got pregnant but wit the faith i would be pregnant before my 8years and my hope luv u god amd other ppl keep on praying
Dear Infertile Woman,
My heart goes out to you; I know how hard it is to want a baby, and to trust God and know He wants best for you, but not get pregnant!
What helps me is believing that God is doing the best for me. He is giving me a good life — even if that doesn’t include getting pregnant and having children. Sometimes I even wonder if He is saving me from something I can’t handle, such as a baby with disabilities or a disease.
Also, I don’t believe God necessarily answers our prayers in the order He receives them! He’s not a robot, or one of those ticket machines that tells you when it’s your turn! How can human beings possibly know how and why God answers prayer?
I hope you keep your sense of trust, faith, and love for God even if your pregnancy prayers aren’t answered the way you wish.
Blessings and God’s love,
Laurie
I also believe in praying for a baby. I have been praying for a baby for a long time and I don’t know if God answer to my prayer is yes or no. Somewhere I read on a spiritual website that if his answer is yes, he will answer your prayer in the same order that you prayed and so far some of my prayers have come to pass, but I am not pregnant yet, so maybe his answer is yes, but not right now. I am not sure how long it will take for me to get pregnant, but I know that I will never give up on God. I know I will eventually get old and at that point I would not want another child, but whatever God will is for me, I know that he knows best. I just hope that he gives me the strength to get through being infertile.
I have to add that we’ve been praying for a baby for about four years now, and we haven’t gotten pregnant. It’s disappointing, but we always said we were open to whatever God wants for us. And we are! But we’re still sad about not getting pregnant.
Hi Alison,
Thanks for your comment.
Both meditation and prayer are proven to decrease stress, promote relaxation, and improve health — so they should help with getting pregnant! That, and lots of healthy sperm and healthy eggs
Laurie
Whether you are religious or not, I believe praying for pregnancy can help. Why? It helps you to relax. Scientific studies have shown that stress decreases chances of conceiving, so it’s well worth the try!