Times of Eswatini

Instacash mums share their ‘mummy journeys’

- COMPILED BY NOMBUSO DLAMINI

the celebratio­n of Mothtemoro’ssthhaeary­re,ssthtyheli­er woshpilopl­robterstgt­uoinvriine­tygs abbeoenut. Ibnesitnag­cmasohthme­ursmasn, d hoozwibuit­shisaos feiantiunr­dezdaiannt­dhisoanrta­icnled.o Mdluli are poTsheedse­toareeatch­em“uotehsetir­oǢns that were

lease mention your names and csuhirlnda­rmene.s, mother and child or

1.

hat are your best memories having your child or childabreo­nuǫt

2.

o you remember how you felt gwohinegnt­yoobue raemaloits­heedrǫyou were

3.

behinagt a rmeotthe rdinsaydov­uarnotwagn­epseor-f wspoemctai­vneǫespeci­ally as a working

4.

hat are the “ualities that you wyoiushlet­oartnetact­hrtouygohu­hracvhiinl­dg tohnaet

5.

of your own.

Itmfhyoino­thgusecrso­smuoloduot­cththhaeen­rrgfeeo, roŒunthsetett­mhoi,nmwgahfkoa­ert

6.

would it beǫ

Advice you would give to firsttime mothers.

7.

MMyylantae­mmeoistheo­rz’sibnuasims­oe isininadnz­dai.

ervely lophe. I have two beautMifau­rltcinhiMl­darseinle.lMa yrfȋiSrsut­nbsohri ne, ȌMaunzdi i uthando inindza ȋSummMeilr­aȌn. Mboytmh ecmhiolrdi­reesndibff­ecrasuosme uocfhtohne adrifefecr­oenmtpglee­ntdeelyrsd. iTfhf ercernatvi­anngds

2.

ysomurefta­hciinagl aeplspee.aTrhanecbe­eissttmote­amllytooro­ykoant bmoythbais­btiehse. first glance I I remember very well on both.

3.

I NNOZIBUSIS­O

isten here, a woman knows that sthomeyeth­akinegtihs autpperveg­nnwaanycyb­etfeosrte. There’s that instant instinct that kicks in. My first pregnancy I was wa absiteošavcetrlyww­hhealmt Iewda, st heopsiencg­ofnodr. aImamfails­itnrgutgog­slianygthw­eiltehastt­i.mI ea.mI moisnseiny­gmoiught tognestoth­minugcsh.dTohne 4.

for them but I am losing out on soccer games, debate classes amnedr’Islfoirsst­tosutetpos­n. Ssaedeliyn­gwSeucmann­ever live to see those specific days again.

indness and respect. These ntahroietn.egdsIuahcr­oaeptenede­teodrpendr­owtv,himdeeothn­feoierrdym­ouyr 5)

Tbhuitsnsp­oot itloinsgpp­oailntdhee­micǮrhoats­kteind’s. created ill-mannered children.

I would have said labour pains bI wutotuhlad­tn’s’ttchheanti­gpeoift,tbhuetiIcw­eboeurlgd.

6) ask that women birth children for men that want to have children, soft and present men. It ytbhoeiucs­orŒmopuaersnt­nseoye.rmauvcahil­setahseiem­rswelhfein

eing a mother holds a hard ytiotluerb­iuntsitiin­scstos raenwdadrd­oin’gt.ŒTurdugset

7. y ounroset lbf ethtor ouhgahrdso­ocniaylomu­resdeilaf. Accept help from family because fdnooerpgo­renetestso­tiaoplnkra­syaeǨbt oitu’st preoaslt.paortnuomt

ayanda hembe

My name is Nontando Mdluli

Minenhle Mdluli

and my children are:

Snkeotshee­pmhabyaoMM­ddlululili

est memories are seeing them ◗

grow and watching their differhoen­idteepaean­rnsodotnhs­aeleri.ktiSeiense­ccionhmges­ptthliomef­mednrptail­wnaygers ◗

2. and kitchen units even falling eavseler.ep there is the best thing

3. The first time, I was shocked wIanwedlol.sucladreI db.eTahbelefe­taor roafiwsehe­ththeemr tiering anwdonrokt­inbgeimngu­mabilse atolwgaivy­es your children all the time and

4. faitntdenb­taiolanntc­heebyentwe­ede.n waovriknga­ntdo moyuchnile­derdentois­baelwaabyl­sesttorest­safunld. prfirrgemh­stsfsuo.rreyo. otusruscec­luf,mfibgihntg­fotor ypoeuer

5.

It takes a village to bring up fsyauompup­rilocyrhtm­ilydeormue­bnce.arnsogunet­nfrefrieeo­dnmdalcsll­obthseecau­se

6. you always emotional n mentally drained.

nŒoy every moment with your eaebdetaou­btiefcuhli­lŒdouorncehy­iladnrdeny.oIut’ns

7. strong and supportive to your cfroommmch­uilndicoar­techwilidt­hreyno.uArlwchaiy­lds pthregtnim­anet yboyuprdoi­scclaoivme­irngyoguo’orde pthrainygf­soraynodum­r cohsitldir­menpoalrwt anystlǨy,

NONTANDO MDLULI

 ?? (File pics) ?? Nozibusiso carrying her baby girl Milani Luthando Ginindza. (R) Nontando Mdluli and her children Bayanda Bhembe, Minenhle Mdluli, Snethemba Mdluli and Nkosephayo Mdluli. She shared briefly about being a mother.
(File pics) Nozibusiso carrying her baby girl Milani Luthando Ginindza. (R) Nontando Mdluli and her children Bayanda Bhembe, Minenhle Mdluli, Snethemba Mdluli and Nkosephayo Mdluli. She shared briefly about being a mother.
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