Auntie Jemimah, a Gukena FM presenter/comedian, has spoken out in support of rainbow mothers, denouncing claims that baby showers and baby bump photo shoots are killing babies.
“No woman holds a baby shower wishing death upon herself or her child. Every pregnant woman’s dream is to carry the baby to term and go home with a healthy baby.”
“Showing off your baby bump is not wishing death upon your child or yourself. I was told that it was because I showed off my baby bump and went for a beautiful baby bump shoot that I lost a child,” she said in a video on her YouTube channel.
The misinformed narrative that “it is a wish upon themselves” is ignorant, shallow, unschooled, and non-empathetic, according to the digital content creator, who says critics have ignored all medical and health factors that come with childbirth.
“Because of the ignorance you have and because of the thirst for likes and comments, you have decided that we wish that upon ourselves. That is tiresome!”
Auntie Jemimah proudly stated that she went for the baby bump shoot because she looked and felt beautiful during her pregnancy.
The influencer explained that conceiving, carrying a full-term pregnancy, and childbirth are all miracles, noting that there have been women who have died while giving birth and women who have lost children before birth due to miscarriages or stillbirth.
“Conceiving is a miracle. We have women who are struggling to conceive. My heart goes out to you. Carrying a baby to term is also a miracle and to all the women who have lost babies in the process, I am so sorry. The other biggest miracle is going home with a healthy mother and baby.”
Jemimah addressed netizens and especially celebrated women on social media who she has seen posting and calling for the conversation on baby showers and baby bump photo shoots, questioning why they would post such.
“Stop victimizing us. Stop telling us that we wished death upon our children. It hurts and I feel so bad. Nobody is immune to death. Death is inevitable. The moment you accept life, you also need to accept death. For some of our children, it has had to come very soon before we even held them.”
There are some things you don’t say to a mother who has lost a child, the radio host continued. She describes the healing process after losing a child as “messy,” with days when you’re fine and days when you’re in tears.
Jemimah recently lost her her baby girl at 34 weeks.
“My girl was a go-getter. She did 34 weeks. She wanted to make it but she did not,” she said.
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