Moshalamothiba

Are you a preemie family or know of a family that has just embarked on this journey?

Our upcoming fun walk will be an opportunity for you to connect with other preemie families. On the day, we will have families sharing their journey. This will be done as we continue to raise awareness about our journey while educating various communities about premature birth and how they can be involved in giving support to the families.

A journey that starts with excruciating pain and tears. Majority of us gave birth via c-section and sadly, we could not hold our babies immediately as they are rushed to NICU. Sometimes, mothers don’t even realise or notice the sequence of events, we just hit the ground running.

When we are back to our senses, the first place we are taken to, is the NICU. We are confronted with multiple wires, machines and plastic wraps while other babies are inside incubators. It is heartbreaking to see such tiny bodies in that state. These wires play a pivotal role in motoring the baby during their NICU days because they are born premature. They are not yet fully developed and therefore need help. The wires monitor their heart rate and oxygen levels while the intravenous infusion line helps deliver medication and fluids to their body, most importantly, it is the feeding machines for milk (preferably breastmilk) to ensure the babies get enough nutrition to survive the NICU journey.

Below is a picture, many have seen on the internet and social media platforms. It gives us an idea of what some of the wires do during the NICU phase.

Our preemies had these wires immediately at birth and were taken into NICU for further medical assistance. From day one until the day we graduate out of the NICU. Our story remains unique and not often told, rather, publicly spoken about.

We invite you to the fun walk to come and witness how our preemies are thriving. We are confident that many more will continue to thrive. Below is the link to sign up for your family and friends, the tribe is looking forward to connect with you

http://www.moshalamothiba.co.za/preemie-day-5km-fun-walk/

Are you coming to the fun walk and who are you coming with?

The Prem Mom Tribe will be hosting a first of its kind, fun walk in Johannesburg, Gauteng. 

Who is the Prem Mom’s Tribe?

An online support structure founded on 17 November 2019 with few mothers here in Gauteng. Their immense contribution through sharing their preemie journey has helped us reach many NICU families in our country. We support each other on this wonderful journey, constantly raise awareness by sharing our preemies journey with the hope of comforting new NICU families 

What is NICU?

Neo Natal Intensive Care Unit, a unit found in the maternity ward. One would say a secluded unit where babies born premature stay after delivery. Sometimes even full term babies find themselves in the ward due to different complications at birth.

Fun Walk

We are hosting a fun walk on 12 November 2022. We will be raising awareness about premature birth. A journey were only few people openly talk about. We aim to educate different communities, to join and help us support as many preemie families as possible.

The walk is open to everyone. Here is a link to register your family and friends.

http://www.moshalamothiba.co.za/preemie-day-5km-fun-walk/

We are all meeting at Constitution Hill (The Square) in Braamfontein. The venue has a secure parking space for everyone.

Kiddies corner

Play Africa will be joining us on the day. They are a children’s museum based at Constitution Hill. They are going to help us entertain the children before the walk could start and after the walk until midday

We invite you to tag along all your family & friends, this is thee first of its kind Fun Walk. We promise to make it fun and memorable for the entire family.

What are you still waiting for? Register now & don’t be left behind

http://www.moshalamothiba.co.za/preemie-day-5km-fun-walk/

Let us know in the comments if you are looking forward to the fun walk 

My name is Moshala Mothiba, I’m starting a blog to share two projects founded on my personal experience. These are Mahlogonolo Thobile Foundation and Lifestyle Anchor.

Mahlogonolo Thobile Foundation?

I instantly became a mom to my prem princess in 2014. This was nowhere near my thoughts rather plans the minute I found out that I was pregnant. I knew nothing about this journey. I was traumatized to a point where I had to receive professional help immediately to help me walk the journey. The pain was unbearable, leading me to start Mahlogonolo Thobile Foundation. I am reaching out to other prem moms and their beautiful warriors by sharing my experience and the work I’ll be doing through the foundation. No one should ever walk the prem journey alone, it is often better to talk and walk the journey with those that have gone through it

Lifestyle Anchor

A space I created after carefully assessing how I lived a routine life then with no growth. I became a new person the minute I started doing things differently. I saw the change and wanted the circle of women around me to also be part of it. Looked at the gap between us and discovered the love for exercising and with that, I introduced dialogues. Mainly to have conversations which will help us grow. Dialogues are where we discuss issues blocking our growth and Adventure Hikes are for those who love outdoor lives.

Women in Dialogue

I was inspired when I left my house one day to connect with a different kind of woman. It was my very first event after being a mom, Mama’s Escape Club and Modern Zulu Mom collaborated and brought us “Chasing Mama Dreams” I was inspired by the positive energy that was at the event and that was the moment for me

I dreamed of creating an inspired life that fuels growth. I then invite empowered women to empower women during the dialogue, building legacies in their names to inspire the generation we are raising today. To start being intentional about who we really are. At times we get busy and get carried away, even forget about our goals. Know that our dreams will not work unless we put in the work.

Hike adventures

 I’ve been hiking for a while now and thought I should share my journey through my blog. It was in 2014 when I went hiking for the very first time. My cousin was the organizer and I assisted. It was my very first adventure hike and it sparked my passion instantly. I realized the impact of connecting with nature through adventure hikes and started a tribe to explore the different trails together

My blog will be about:

• Mahlogonolo Foundation: Premature journey, International Prematurity Day, and Prem Mom Session with the tribe
• Lifestyle Anchor: Women in Dialogue and Adventure Hikes

Stay tuned to my blog as I share with you