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Jubilee nominated Senator Isaac Mwaura and his wife Nelius Mukami were blessed with three babies in 2017 but unfortunately 2 passed on.

Nelius gave birth to her triplets premature at 28 weeks (6 months). They were put in the neonatal intensive care unit where two passed on.

“At the eighth week, after the scan, I discovered I was carrying triplets. The kids came early at 28 weeks. They were kept in ICU. The first one passed on after two days, the second one on the 10th week. On the 12th week, I was discharged with my son, Njiru who will be turning two years soon,” said Nelius in an interview with the Star.

Depression

Nelius slipped into depression soon after the deaths of her son and daughter. She was in and out of depression from April to December 2017.

“Immediately after I left hospital, I was in and out of depression between April and December. During that period, we drifted apart with some friends although there were those who stayed and supported me fully.

“It was the support that was around me and acknowledging that I was there to support my child. At the same time, I realised my weight was an issue, and I focused on losing it. I took time to celebrate myself and my wins, hang out with my family and laugh with well-meaning friends,” said Nelius.

She said that the worst troll she has ever experienced was when people linked the deaths of her son and daughter to her husband’s political life.

 

 

Nominated senator Isaac Mwaura’s wife Nelius Mukami were blessed with triplets – two boys and a girl sometimes in January 2017.

The triplets were delivered premature and stayed in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for 11 weeks before two of them sadly passed on.

The senator has opened up about the deaths of his two babies in an interview with Word Is. He explained how he was coping with the situation almost a year later.

“I am a happy dad of one surviving child from my triplets. I love the way we play around with him because he reminds me that if his brother and sister would be alive today, they would have also been like him because they looked alike,” said Mwaura.

Attacks

Mwaura also opened up about being attacked just because of his skin color. He says some political critics even claim he sacrificed the lives of his two babies.

“People attack me on the basis of albinism and tell me nitauzwa Tanzania. They even say that I sacrificed my children. In the beginning, you feel the trolls but over time you realise it is common and decide to just laugh because that is when you are making an impact. I even thought of blocking the trolls but realised that is a way of attracting traffic on their timelines, through posting controversial sentiments on my timelines.”

 

 

 

Nominated senator Isaac Mwaura’s wife Nelius Mukami were blessed with triplets – two boys and a girl sometimes in January 2017. The triplets were delivered premature and stayed in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for 11 weeks before two of them died.

Also read: “I lost two of our triplets and 11.2 million bill to clear” Isaac Mwaura reveals how president Uhuru saved him

Isaac and Nelius’ son who survived has grown big, he is almost one and a half years old. The senator’s wife is however irked by concerned people who want to know why her son is not walking at one and a half year.

Every child is different

Nelius took to social media to rant about people judging her son. The mother of one wants people to understand every child is different and stop asking her irritating questions.

“I must admit ,being a Preemie mum is not easy . the worst part about it is dealing with questions about delayed milestones .. my son will be turning one year 5 months on 19th June . but since he turned one every most people I meet are always asking if he is walking … others ask me if I have checked his calcium levels to see if he has a problem … others who are close to me tell me I dnt walk him enough thats why he is not walking .. Other self appointed nutritionists will tell me he is too Small for his age … he does not weigh as much .. who died and apppinted you distributor of weight ??? the thing is every child is different . I know my child is doing great considering his birth weight and his history … so I dnt need you to highlight it after seeing him for one hour. people really dnt understand how some questions and comments hurt .. We should endevour to nderstand and appreciate that every child is different . halafu be sensitive … empathise before you ask some hurtful questions,” wrote Nelius Mukami.

 

Isaac Mwaura and his wife lost two of their triplets and were left with a hospital bill of Kes 11.2 million to clear. The tragedy however only made the couple stronger as narrated by the senator’s wife.

Mwaura’s wife Nelius Mukami almost made some people shed tears when she narrated how she gave birth to her triplets prematurely in January and how she lost two babies – a boy and a girl.

Also read: Isaac Mwaura’s wife explains look of horror in her face when she first saw her triplets born at 28 weeks

Well, it has taken the couple eight months to publicly share photos of their only son who survived. Nelius opened up about her paranoia even as her son Njiru was discharged from hospital.

“My son Njiru spent 10 weeks in hospital …so when he finally came home I couldn’t sleep… I literally watched him sleep most nights.. I would stare at him almost through the night . I couldn’t believe my baby was home . And sometimes I watched him sleep to ensure he was breathing … I was told I would out grow this habit but 6 months down the line I still watch my baby sleeping . I spend at least half the night just staring at him . I can’t get enough of his awesomeness …His cute smile as he sleeps .. I always think he is laughing with his angel brother and angel sister … so I say hi to them each time I see him smile in his sleep,” wrote Nelius.

 

Isaac Mwaura’s triplets were born prematurely on 19th Jan 2017 at around 10am. Mwaura’s wife Nelius Mukami has since opened up about her struggles ever since were babies were born.

About a fortnight ago, Jubilee nominated senator Isaac Mwaura revealed that he a had a hospital bill of 11.2 million to clear when they lost two of their babies.

Also read: “I lost two of our triplets and 11.2 million bill to clear” Isaac Mwaura reveals how president Uhuru saved him

Nelius Mukami through her blog has since narrated her ordeal after her triplets were delivered. She explained that she struggled to accept the babies since they looked ‘funny’.

Mukami went in early labor and delivered her triplets through the cesarean section. The horror that met her face when she woke up from the surgery made her contemplate abandoning her babies.

She however came to accept the state of her premature babies and after seeing other tiny babies fighting for their life at the unit, she changed her view of life.

Below is her narration:

At 28 weeks pregnant the last thing I expected was to deliver my babies, so when I got strange cramp pains at around 9 pm on Wednesday 18th January, labor was the last thing on my mind. I called my doctor who told me to head to the labour ward, this was not strange as I had been admitted to the labour ward several times before in the course of the pregnancy.

So once we got to the labour ward they started giving me meds to hold or reverse the labour. By 3am that night I was in full blown labour, at around 7am the doctor checked in and said we would be going into the delivery room for an emergency CS.

My babies were born on 19th Jan 2017 at roughly 10am, this was on a Thursday.

I woke up a few hours later to find a lot of happiness in the room from my mum, my sister, my mother in law and a few friends. My husband seemed to be in a state of shock and a bit of sadness. I just thought it was the shock of the whole incident but I would later discover the reason of his sadness was because he had seen the children as they were being rushed to NICU.

I was not able to see my babies until later in the evening as I was transferred to the main maternity ward which was next to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. I was helped out of my bed at around 8pm,” wrote Mukami.

For the longest time I have blocked the memories of this first night because it was horrible. Seeing your child/children for the first time should be a joyous occasion but for me it was one night that I hope to forget. Every time I look back at this night I feel so helpless and disappointed and I can’t help but break down in tears. I never want to go through this again.

It was a feeling of shock, disbelief coupled by feelings of failure, failure as a mother. I had failed my children, my body had failed me, so many questions ran through my mind when I remember this night. We began with triplet number one (Mwaura Jr) who was at the furthest corner of the first room, then triplet 2 (Njiru) and 3 (Njeri) who were together on neighboring incubators.

Small is an understatement, my babies were tiny, a bit wrinkled and covered in cotton wool wrapped in polythene bags to keep them extra warm. They were all intubated and on life support. I was sure this were not my children, they were white with a lot of black hair. They did not look like babies. I immediately felt like running away. Why was I here? These are not my children.