A HARD TRUTH
currently 26 weeks pregnant with my second child. I started to feel flu-ish on Friday and by Sunday I was admitted to the emergency room as I wasn’t able to breathe. While there I was rushed into another room as two very serious accidents came in. My heart aches for the family that came in with their three-yearold old son was found upside down in the pool. So here I sit 26 weeks pregnant, admitted with pneumonia and sobbing my heart out over this poor child. Then another mommy-to-be gets admitted and is 30 weeks pregnant. She was in early labour and now her baby is fighting for his life. Everyone keeps telling me to slow down because I’m making myself sick. With all I have witnessed the last three days in hospital it has made me realise that we rush through life, too busy to look after our kids, too busy to play with them or to give them love and attention. I have decided to slow down and breathe. One small thing can change your whole life for the better. We need to enjoy our kids more and love them more. JEANNE-MARI
I am
A LONG HARD ROAD
I am a 27-year old mom to a beautiful, bubbly 10-monthold baby girl. She really is the light of my life. I’ve had two miscarriages – the first one at 23 weeks and the second at 10 weeks. With my first loss the doctor simply told me when I was dilating and on the verge of giving pre-term birth that the baby is not big enough to survive the real world. With the second baby I bled and just lost the baby. The doctor told me these things happen and I need to be strong. Then about two years ago someone told me about a fertility specialist and my husband and I decided to give him a chance. In my first consultation with him I could already see hope and when I told him about my misfortunes he was so mad that my first doctor didn’t try anything to save my son. At long last we conceived and carried to term and my gynaecologist did everything he could to ensure that this time we will be victorious. I thank him so much for his efforts. JOWY
FOREVER GRATEFUL
I buy every issue of your magazine, even though all my children are over the age of one. I still get so much inspiration as well as information from reading your magazine. I have three