Yesterday afternoon social media went crazy about the Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko’s impromptu visit to Pumwani Hospitals where he found bodies of 12 infants hidden away. It was reported that these babies had died after an incubator incident. While I cannot comment on the cause of death as I have
Grief is hard. As you go through it, it is easy for you to get overwhelmed by the experience. Many parents, after losing their babies, feel a bit like they are ‘going insane’ because of everything they are going through. The pain is real, raw, deep, unbearable, and if one
Much has been said about how our words affect those who have experienced the tragedy of losing a baby. Our words have the power to heal or hurt and this is why we must be careful about what we say to bereaved parents. However, it is not so helpful to
Baby loss is one of those events that places great strain on relationships. It is common for relationships and marriages to fall apart after the couple suffers a tragedy like this. Because of how emotionally draining grief is, one or both partners may find themselves unable to work on the
One of the questions most commonly asked by mothers who have recently lost a baby is ‘How soon can I start trying to get pregnant again?’ Conceiving after baby loss is a journey all on its own and there are several factors that the parents need to consider before they
It is no secret that a woman’s body changes after pregnancy and childbirth. What is not talked about as much is how a woman’s body is affected by a miscarriage or stillbirth. It is not so much that we assume that a woman’s body will go right back to the
Parents who have lost a baby often find their grief washing over them anew around the time of their baby’s birthday. In the case of miscarriages and stillbirths, the due date becomes an anniversary because that is when the baby’s birthday would have been celebrated. The angel baby’s birthday is