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Why I Quit Employment to Focus on my Online Jewelry Business

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Maryanne W. Waweru
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To remain in employment or to get into self-employment on a full-time basis? That is a dilemma that many entrepreneurial people who are employed struggle with on an almost daily basis. But for one thing for sure is that the decision to start one’s own business is never an easy one to make. Running a business is a journey that requires a lot of sacrifice, commitment, time and patience to see it grow. A road that 30-year-old Dolly Muthoni, a mother of one knows only too well.

Dolly runs two businesses: Dawn Fashion Jewellers; an online shop that deals with an exquisite collection of pure silver jewelry, and Dawn General Merchants; which deals with real estate and general supplies. She talked to SYLVIA WAKHISI about her entrepreneurial journey.

While Dolly was working as a full-time employee in a SACCO, she one day made the decision to quit full-time employment. This was in 2014.

“I had made up my mind because I wanted to utilize the energy that I was putting into employment into my own business. While working as a Field Officer at the SACCO, I would, during my free time, sell jewelry. I believed in myself and the potential of my business, hence my decision to leave employment,” says Dolly who studied Applied Biology in college.

“At that time, my business was at its incubation stage and I strongly felt that it needed my full attention. I was also driven by the need to have financial freedom,” she adds.

Dolly admits that before venturing into self-employment, she had some serious fears, one of them being whether she would be able to penetrate the market since there were already so many jewelers in town.

Dolly, who says that running her own business has been rewarding.

“It was nerve-wracking as my clientele base was not as much and besides, Kenyans were still quite apprehensive about purchasing things online. Many had been disappointed by online retailers who had failed to deliver on what they had promised their customers.

I was Used to a Monthly Paycheck

The fact that I was used to receiving a salary at the end of every month -which would no longer be there also worried me. I wondered what would happen in case things didn’t work out well with my business. But something in my spirit kept pushing me, and I eventually made that bold move.”

Also See: From Beauty Queen to Entrepreneur: Janet’s Story

Dolly says the idea of starting a jewelry shop was borne when she realized that there were so many shops in town that sold low-quality jewelry. For those who sold good quality jewelry, their prices were quite high and not affordable for many people.

“Since my business is online, my prices are fair as I do not need to pay for expenses like rent and salary for employees -which are often channeled to the customer,” she says.

Dolly says that the growth of her business has been good, since more people are today embracing online shopping.

“Getting new and maintaining old customers has been a good learning experience. The future is bright as I’m now looking to expanding my business. I intend to start selling beauty products -especially make up to enable me better satisfy the needs of my clients,” she says.

Also Read: She Quit her Airline Job to Start a School: Caroline’s Story

Besides selling jewelry, Dolly is also into real estate business and is the Founder of Dawn General Merchants, which deals with real estate and general supplies.

Advice to Fellow Moms  

As a mother to a four-year-old girl and a budding entrepreneur, when it comes to the act of balancing between motherhood and business, Dolly says “there is no one right answer on how to do business and motherhood. But you can do both, and you can do them well. There are no universal fix-alls.”

Dolly with her daughter.

As a woman who is looking forward to scaling greater heights in business, Dolly encourages other women who want to venture into business to go for something they are passionate about and they love doing.

“To women already in business believe in yourself because you always have more options than you think you have. Every time I feel stuck or trapped, I remember this, take my time and reformulate my plans,” concludes Dolly.

Some of Dolly’s pieces.

You can check Dolly’s Facebook page here where you can get in touch with her.

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If you are a woman in business and you’d like to be featured here on Mummy Tales, send me your story on maryanne@mummytales.com

Thanks for reading!

Mummy Tales is a platform dedicated to empowering its readers on different aspects of maternal and newborn health, as well as various issues surrounding motherhood and women. Read more motherhood experiences of Kenyan moms here. Connect with Mummy Tales on: YOU TUBE l FACEBOOK l INSTAGRAM l TWITTER 

Kenyan Women Champions of Menstrual Health: Mrs. Rocila Awiti

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Maryanne W. Waweru
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Homa Bay County First Lady (2nd right) at the distribution of sanitary towels to school girls during the Menstrual Hygiene Day on 28 May 2018.

Last month, I featured five women; Makena Barasa, Kwale County First Lady Christine Mvurya, Lucy Njenga, Elsie Wandera and Esther Mbugua-Kimemia -all of who are champions of menstrual health. You can read that post here.

In the article, I asked you, my dear readers, to share details of any other women who are doing amazing work regarding menstrual health and menstrual hygiene so that I can share their stories which I hope can in turn inspire someone else.

One avid Mummy Tales reader, Joseph Otieno responded to this call by informing me about the work of the Homa Bay County First Lady H.E Mrs Rocila Awiti, who uses her platform to promote the empowerment of girls and women in Homa Bay. Mrs. Awiti is a menstrual health champion who is involved in the mobilization and distribution of sanitary towels to needy girls across the County.

Part of her strategy is her continuous participation in different community dialogues with parents, teachers and girls, where they discuss different topics on women’s and girl’s health, including menstruation. The forums serve as good platforms to openly discuss some of the challenges that girls face during their menses, and how they can be overcome. The sessions also help tackle issues of how to break the silence associated with menstruation.

The First Lady says she is committed to the vision of an ’empowered girl child’, one who is free from the discrimination and stigmatization brought upon by cultural taboos. To enhance her vision, she partners with different entities, among them: government departments, NGOs operating in the County, as well as other Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) stakeholders. They all work together in the mobilization of and planning for resources, and ensuring that girls and young women both in-school and out-of-school benefit from these interventions.

The Homa Bay County First Lady is a family health practitioner, and is particularly keen on issues of gender-based violence in the community. She is also involved in campaigns to reduce new HIV infections, infant and maternal deaths in the County.

So that’s a brief about the work of the Mrs. Awiti Homa Bay County First Lady. If you, just like her, are a menstrual health champion or if you know of any other person who is, you can share the details about your/their work by emailing me at  maryanne@mummytales.com and I’ll feature them here on Mummy Tales.

Also Read: 5 Kenyan Women Champions of Menstrual Health

Mummy Tales is a platform dedicated to empowering its readers on different aspects of maternal and newborn health, as well as various issues surrounding motherhood and women. Read more motherhood experiences of Kenyan moms here. Connect with Mummy Tales on: YOU TUBE l FACEBOOK l INSTAGRAM l TWITTER 

House Helps in Kenya: I Watched How my Mum Treated House Helps – Will I do the Same?

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Maryanne W. Waweru
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So they say, children learn from what we do more than what we tell them to do, and that’s why it’s very important for parents to be role models -in action and in words. Today, we have an inspirational guest post from Yunita. Read it and share your comments about it below.

“We’ve been looking for a house help for the past three weeks and I must say we’re quite phobic, due to an experience we recently had. We’ve been referred to several and called each, but none seemed to be the perfect fit.

But I think I we may just have found the one we’ll settle for. Her name is Petronillah, and she’ll be starting work at our home tomorrow. I remember that even as I talked to Petronillah about working as our house help, I had to apply every faculty of faith I could muster in me – to believe that all shall be well. Why are we jittery about a new house help?

Because of Amina.

Amina is our former house girl. But she’s still staying with us –and will continue to do so even after we employ a new house girl. You see, for the last five years, Amina has served us faithfully, and we are now celebrating the new heights she’s moving on to.

How my Mum Treated House Girls

While growing up, I saw my mother do her best to improve the lives of all the girls she employed. She sponsored one girl through primary education, while she took another one to tailoring school. Whether they harnessed the opportunity given to them is another story which I may opt not to tell, but my point here is that my mother did try.

I remember my mum taking in needy children and educating them. While staying with us, each child got exactly the same privileges we did; there was no distinguishing between us and the child. One of them even successfully completed her campus education 🙂

Later on, I read from an editorial in one local magazine that “Every woman employing domestic aid should endeavour to break the poverty cycle in her family”. That is something that strongly reverberated in me, since it is what I saw from my mother all the years I grew up.

Former House Girl now a PhD Holder

I find myself surrounded by like-minded people. My colleague Anne, a Doctorate holder herself, has a former house girl who is now a PhD holder just like her! Just because Anne saw the young lady’s potential after seeing what she scored in KCSE, she went ahed to help her settle the outstanding secondary school fee balance. She then offered to pay for the girl’s college fees and now – the girl is high in the academic ranks!

Maybe you’ve heard of this statement: “Usimdharau huyo msichana – Don’t look down on that girl, for if she’d had half the chances you had, who knows how far she’d be now?”

So back to Amina.

When she came to work in our house, she didn’t know what to do with her life apart from working for us. However, I vividly recall her dad’s words as he handed her over to me:

“Sasa wewe ni kama mama ya huyo msichana tumekupa. Wewe ni mwalimu. Mtendee jinsi ungetendea mtoto wako. Mtafutie namna asome, ajisaidie kwa maisha yake”. (You are now like this girl’s mother; her custodian. You are a teacher. Treat her the same way you’d treat your child. Help her advance her education, so that she can better her future).

Why Amina Still Stays with Us

So I took in Amina with a great sense of responsibility. I was actually feeling blessed, knowing that I had the ability to make even the smallest difference in a young lady’s life.

Maybe I would follow in my mum’s footsteps.

We prayed with Amina, we prayed for her. We had talks with her, got to know her interests, her vision for the future, and mentored her. Amina said she wanted to study hairdressing. So we agreed on the school, paid her fee and she started her course. She went through the three levels of the course, passing each exam with flying colours. Meanwhile, she continued to perform her house chores quite well.

Amina now works in a good job which of course is an improvement from domestic work. And still, she’s a daughter in our own home – she’s living with us as she charts her own path.

As we allow her to flourish, we thought it was time we took on a new house girl. Which is why I’m so jittery about our new house girl Petronillah. Will she be as good as Amina? Will we ever find one as good as Amina? Only time will tell.” –END.

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Did you like this story? Do you have something to share? You may do so in the comments section below. Have you ever sponsored your house girl’s education? We would love to hear about your experience, and what you learned from it. Send me an email on maryanne@mummytales.com with the story, which I will then share with fellow moms.

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5 Kenyan Women Champions of Menstrual Health

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Maryanne W. Waweru
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On Monday 28 May, the world celebrated Menstrual Hygiene Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness on different issues surrounding menstruation. In today’s post, I highlight five Kenyan women who have started initiatives around menstruation; women who are champions for menstrual health. I hope they will inspire you..

Makena Barasa

Makena Barasa

Makena is the editor of a local beauty magazine, and is a mother of three girls. She regularly donates sanitary towels to girls in children’s homes, schools as well as women in prisons. She says:

“I have always wanted to give back to the society, and pads seemed close to my heart. I mobilise my friends who help me buy these pads. Some of them send me money for this cause, while others donate pads, which I then distribute to these girls and women in need. A friend introduced me to a place where they make subsidized pads and with only 450 shillings, I am able to buy a year’s supply of pads for one girl. That is an average cost of lunch in Nairobi today.”

Christine Mvurya

Christine Mvurya

Christine Mwaka Mvurya is the First Lady of Kwale County. She has a passion for women and girl empowerment and over the last three years, she has been centrally involved in related activities through her organization –Fanikisha Foundation.

Ms. Mvurya is a Menstrual Hygiene Management champion and uses her platforms of influence to address different issues surrounding menstruation, such as dispelling of myths and taboos about periods, addressing stigma and isolation of women during their menses, advocating for every girl’s access to sanitary towels –especially school-going girls who may miss school during their periods due to lack of pads, or toilets where they can comfortably change their pads. Ms. Mvurya is passionate about seeing to it that all girls and women are able to be confident and comfortable during their periods. She is a wife and mother of four boys.

Lucy Wanjiku Njenga

Lucy Njenga

Lucy Wanjiku Njenga is the founder of Positive Young Women’s Voices (PYWV), an organization that promotes access to healthcare for girls and young women –especially those in Dandora. It advocates for their economic empowerment and facilitates mentorship opportunities for them. One of the activities of her organization is the sanitary pads drive titled: Adopt a Girl’s Month Initiative, where with a donation of Sh300, you adopt a girl’s month. Through this, a girl will receive 2 packets of sanitary pads, a pen and a book. She says:

“We have taken up one private school in our community called Mt. Zion High School, where they have a total of 55 girls in the school. Our girls will no longer miss school becase we are there for them. These girls don’t have to use all manner of things to go through their periods, or get into risky behaviour just to afford pads. It’s her right to enjoy life, to enjoy her womanhood.”

Lucy is a mother of a beautiful two year-old daughter.

Elsie Wandera

Elsie Wandera

Elsie Wandera started her periods when she was 13 years old. But her menses came with indescribable pain. She says of her experience: “Every month, my periods would be accompanied by severe abdominal pain that would see me leave class many times to go lay down in the school’s sanatorium. I would feel as though the insides of my abdomen were being knotted, tugged at and pulled apart in all directions. It was as though my abdomen was being stabbed by a thousand knives.” Read More.

Today, at 38 years, Elsie she still continues to battle with endometriosis. Endometriosis is basically extremely painful and debilitating periods. To raise awareness about the condition, she founded the Endometriosis Foundation of Kenya (EFK), an avenue she uses to advocate for improved treatment options for women who suffer from endometriosis, as well as influence government policies on the same. EFK also has a support group that offers emotional and psychological support to women with endometriosis. It helps them know that they are not alone. Elsie can be reached on endometriosis254@gmail.com

Esther Mbugua-Kimemia

Esther Mbugua-Kimemia

In 2016, Esther launched Yellow Endo Flower to help demystify period-shaming, to teach girls about periods and menstrual health, and to create awareness about endometriosis. Esther is an endometriosis warrior. Last year, she published a book on menstrual health called Bloom, through which she teaches girls and women about how a period should look and feel, explore sanitary options and encourage girls and women to employ healthy practices about menstruation.

The book also teaches them about the importance of keeping a period diary. Esther is also a menstrual health educator, who spends her time educating school girls about menstruation. She also conducts menstrual health trainings in schools, churches and other organized groups. Esther is a mother of two girls. You can reach her through email: yellowendoflower@gmail.com

So those are the five women that I have featured today. Are you a menstrual health champion or do you know of any other woman who is? Feel free to email me at maryanne@mummytales.com with more information.

Mummy Tales is a blog dedicated to empowering its readers on different aspects of maternal and newborn health, as well as various issues surrounding motherhood and women. Read more motherhood experiences of Kenyan moms here. Connect with Mummy Tales on: YOU TUBE l FACEBOOK l INSTAGRAM l TWITTER 

The Nervous Mom I was in my 20’s, vs the Confident Mom I am Today in my 30’s

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Maryanne W. Waweru
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Hello friends, today’s piece is a post from a mom in her early thirties who is a single parent, raising her 10 year-old son and her infant daughter. She shares insights into her parenting journey, and the lessons she’s learnt along the way.

“Raising kids as a single parent is one of the toughest things you can ever do. You worry about the kids alone, you provide for them alone, you take them out to have fun alone.

You make the hard life choices alone.

You shall get unsolicited advice from everywhere.

The questions of where the father is, why you are single… the judging eyes…

But I have grown with my kids. The first was an ‘oops’ baby gotten in my early 20s. I was so scared. Somewhere along the way the father left, even before baby had hit his first birthday.

The second was a planned baby and I’m enjoying every bit of parenting her.

The uncertain 20-something-year old mum was so nervous, driven by her fears, worried that I had messed up my future, that I will not be a career woman.

Now, this 30 something-year-old mum is driven by hope and big dreams.

This last month has been one of the toughest in terms of my career. I am still riding that wave. I have learnt that I’m tougher than I look or sound.

Then now I realize kids add on to your life and make you a better human; they humanize you. To my kids, I’m their sun in the sky. The mom in shining armour. To me they are my heartbeats.

Love them, for soon they shall leave you to go start their own lives. Time whizzes by so fast; you sit down and wonder where it all went. This is where memories come in. Make as many precious memories with them, sing with them in the car, act goofy. These are the things they shall remember you by. They shall grow up to be the best versions of themselves. God help me.” -END

Do you have a story you’d like to share about one of your motherhood experiences?  Write to me at maryanne@mummytales.com

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“What I Wish I Knew as a Teenage Girl” -Esther Mbugua-Kimemia

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Today is Menstrual Hygiene Day and it’s quite timely because I’m currently reading the book ‘Bloom’ by fellow mom Esther Mbugua-Kimemia, a mother of two girls. Esther is a menstrual health educator and endometriosis warrior.

Soon, I’ll be sharing with you my thoughts about the book once I’ve gone through all of it. For now, what I can share is that basically, Bloom talks about menstruation, and it draws from Esther’s personal journey with her menses. Here is just a little about Esther and her book, in her words:

“After a long journey with endometriosis and the other symptoms that it comes with, I decided to share the knowledge I wish I knew as a teenage girl.

In 2016, I launched Yellow Endo Flower to help demystify period-shaming, to teach girls about periods and menstrual health, and to create awareness about endometriosis. Last year, I decided to publish a book on menstrual health- ‘Bloom’.

Esther Kimemia, menstrual health educator.

Bloom is a period book where I teach about how a period should look and feel, explore sanitary product options, and encourage girls and women to employ healthy practices about menstruation. It also teaches them about the importance of keeping a period diary.

I have come to find out that many women who menstruate do not know how a normal period should look or feel like. One of the life skills that has literally been a lifesaver for me is keeping a period diary. It has revolutionized my life and helped me be more self-aware, and notice patterns in my body and cycle.

Yellow Endo Flower engages with girls and women both online (through various social media platforms) and offline through group sessions where I conduct menstrual health training in schools and in other organized groups such as churches, moms who organize forums for their pre-teen and teen daughters, and other private meetings.”

So that’s a little about Esther and Bloom. As I continue to read her book, so far, I’d say that if you have a daughter who is just about to begin her menses, ‘Bloom’ is a book worth buying. Or even if you do not have a daughter, you most likely have a little sister, niece, cousin or family friend who is just about to begin her periods -or has just started. ‘Bloom’ would be a good gift for them.

By the way, my friend’s daughter began her menses at 9 years earlier this month. Nine years! But I have since been informed that nowadays, a significant number of 10-year-olds have already received their first period. In my days, we began at around 14 – 16 years, no?

If you’d like to get in touch with Esther, you can do so through the email: yellowendoflower@gmail.com

If you’d like to get a copy of her book, you can call Rosemary on 0731 224 223 or the author, Esther on 0746 622 833. The book costs Sh500. Courier charges apply accordingly.

Also See: “My Journey with Extremely Painful Periods -TV Presenter Ciru Muriuki”

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Mummy Tales is a blog dedicated to empowering its readers on different aspects of maternal and newborn health, as well as various issues surrounding motherhood and women. Read more motherhood experiences of Kenyan moms here. Follow Mummy Tales on: FACEBOOK l INSTAGRAM l TWITTER 

Esther’s photos by artsy belabela

The Questions you Need to Ask When Interviewing a Nanny or House Girl

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Maryanne W. Waweru
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Hi friends, hope you’re well. Today we’re talking about house helps. From my own experience and those of other moms, there are some very important questions that you must ask during the interview with the prospective house girl or nanny.

I talk about that in the video below; take a pen and a paper and jot some of the questions you need to ask -you never know when they’ll come in handy. I hope you will find them helpful and if you do, please share them with your friends as well.

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All the best during your interview with the nanny. If you have any additional information that we would benefit from, feel free to share in the comments section below.

Love, Maryanne.

How Kenyan Men Discuss Family Planning Matters with their Wives

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Maryanne W. Waweru
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How do Kenyan men participate in decisions about family planning in their relationships? Well, I went out on the streets and talked to a few men and in this video, I bring you their views.

Feel free to also share your thoughts on the issue of men and family planning in the comments section.

Also Read: Is it Possible that my Daugther is Having Sex?

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Beautiful, bold, sassy and ambitious -Lucy Njenga. Read her story.

Mummy Tales is a blog dedicated to empowering its readers on different aspects of maternal and newborn health, as well as various issues surrounding motherhood and women. Read more motherhood experiences of Kenyan moms here. Follow Mummy Tales on: FACEBOOK l INSTAGRAM l TWITTER 

The Steps I’m Taking to Secure my Future: Lucy Njenga

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Maryanne W. Waweru
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Lucy Wanjiku Njenga is a 26 year-old mother of one. She has a daughter aged two years. Just like many of us, Lucy has dreams, goals, and plans for her future. She shares some of those insights with us in this post. Read on…

“My dream is to become an African trader of agricultural produce. It is something I’m greatly looking forward to. To work towards that, right now I’m growing a kitchen garden as I save enough money to lease some land –on my road to becoming a fully-fledged farmer. One of my strategies is to build good networks in this field and that’s something I’m working on diligently.

Part of Lucy’s kitchen garden.

It goes without saying that I’m putting in a lot of effort towards achieving my goals. It requires a lot of time, commitment and dedication. With this kind of focus, expanding my family right now is not a priority. So I’m using a family planning method –specifically an implant. I chose an implant because it lasts long (I have the three-year one which I will stay on or switch to the five-year one). This way, I don’t have to worry about getting pregnant as I continue to work on my laid out plans.

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I encourage young women to take charge of their lives just like I have. It’s good for them to be in control. I urge them to plan their futures well, and always make decisions that steer them towards achieving their goals.

By the way, my partner and I had discussions about our family; our plans and our future. He is very supportive of me and actually accompanied me to the clinic on the day my implant was being inserted. From my experience, I believe it’s good for couples to have discussions about how many children they want to have, and how they will space them. Being on the same page on such important family issues is very important.

I also believe that men should be more involved in family planning issues; they should be given more information and facilitated to empower their fellow men.”

See video: How Kenyan Men Discuss Family Planning Matters with their Wives

Also Read: Is it Possible that My Daughter is Having Sex?

Mummy Tales is a blog dedicated to empowering its readers on different aspects of maternal and newborn health, as well as various issues surrounding motherhood and women. Read more motherhood experiences of Kenyan moms here. Follow Mummy Tales on: FACEBOOK l INSTAGRAM l TWITTER 

Clubfoot in Kenya: “My Baby Was Born with Clubfoot and I Didn’t Know what that Was!” -Maureen Mutie’s Story

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Maryanne W. Waweru
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Maureen Mwende Mutie is a Kindergarten teacher and mother of two; Nina aged six years and Maia -nine months. Maureen enjoys the joys that motherhood has brought along, though she confesses that the start was quite difficult. This was after the doctors diagnosed her baby as having clubfoot –a condition she had absolutely no knowledge about. This is Maureen’s story, as told to Sylvia Wakhisi.“Motherhood has been a learning experience for me. I have had both exciting and challenging moments and in the process, I have learnt a lot. My most challenging experience has been, when, after giving birth to my firstborn daughter, the doctors gave me some heartbreaking news.

I remember that day clearly. I was filled with so much joy in my heart when I saw my newborn. But a frown was soon to appear on my face when I was informed that my daughter had clubfoot. Club what? I had no idea what that was as I had never heard of the condition before. (Clubfoot refers to a condition in which a newborn’s foot or feet appear to be rotated internally at the ankle. The foot points down and inwards, and the soles of the feet face each other –Source)

The medics went on to tell me that the left foot was worse than the right one. She had to undergo physiotherapy to correct the birth defect.

At first, it was hard for me to accept the news. Images of my child growing up with a disability made me feel so discouraged. However, I chose to remain hopeful.Undergoing Physiotherapy

On the second day, my daughter began her physiotherapy sessions. Having to see my baby cry from the pain was the most traumatizing thing ever. I couldn’t help but shed tears. I would wince and cry so much!

However, the physiotherapist kept on encouraging us during each visit, telling us that our daughter would soon be discharged from hospital because she was responding very well to the physiotherapy sessions. He was very kind hearted and reassuring; we will always remain grateful to him.

My daughter’s feet had to be placed in plaster cast all day long. The cast would be changed every two days- which continued even after her discharge from the hospital. After two months, she had to wear ‘special shoes’ which are designed for correction of clubfoot. She wore the special shoes for twelve hours. With the help of our physiotherapist, my daughter’s feet healed after three months, putting a stop to the sessions. We were so relived; it was one of the happiest moment of our lives.

The Treatment Costs

The cost of treating our daughter was not cheap. We would be charged Sh6,000 as consultation fees for both legs per visit, and we had to make two or three visits per week.

Many people used to encourage and tell us about cases of children who had healed from clubfoot and were walking properly. Hearing such testimonies would encourage me so much. My daughter recovered completely though she started walking late -at 18 months. I still don’t know if this was related to the condition.

She is now six years old and you can’t tell that she had complications with her feet. She has got such beautiful legs and feet. I thank God for healing her!

Nina, who was born with clubfoot.

What I Learned from it all

Through this experience, I have learnt to be positive about life especially children. It also strengthened my faith, that God always walks with us in our journey of life and will see us through no matter what we are going through.

My second baby was born well without challenges. Parenting is not easy, but every single day as a parent you have to commit your children to God. Be optimistic, follow the doctor’s advice because for your child to show improvement the doctors and the parents have to work together and all will be well.” –END

Maureen with her beautiful daughters.

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Thanks Maureen for sharing your story with us. Do you have a motherhood story that you’d like to share? Write to maryanne@mummytales.com and I’ll be in touch.

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