A grandmother in her 50s was forced to
play the role of a mother to her grandchild after her daughter died
about 40days after having her baby.
Aisha had to breastfeed her grandchild to keep her alive
According
to reports, a woman in her 50s identified as Aisha Modu, had to save
her newborn grandchild by breastfeeding her just to save her eventual
starvation.
Aisha and her grandchild were
fleeing from the deadly Boko Haram who had already captured Aisha's
son-in-law (the child's father). She was forced to take care of the baby
while on the run, and was left with no choice than to breastfeed her
for several months till they were able to find a charity staff who then
took them to a Save The Children clinic in the North-East.
Aisha breastfed the newborn for several months till help came from the Save The Children clinic
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Narrating her experience, Aisha said:
''I was sleeping at the time but a
neighbor woke me and told me to take what I could and run. The bullets
were the size of my finger and they were firing them everywhere. I am
old so I tried to run with a group of men but we were captured by the
insurgents. They slaughtered one of the men in front of me.'''
Aisha lost her daughter barely 40 days after she had her baby
The doctor at the clinic who has been helping Aisha, identified as Dr Isaac Bot, said:
''Aisha
came in with her granddaughter and was very anxious about where she
was. Being from such a remote part of the country she was not familiar
with hospitals.
She was jittery about the environment
and was confused and apprehensive. I asked if she was getting support
from anywhere else and she said she had nobody. She broke down and cried
when she told us this. It was very emotional. Staff helped her to cope
and managed to help her breastfeed the infant.
The
milk was just beginning to flow but it was not sufficient. We started a
process called Supplementary Suckling Technique where we put a little
tube into the baby's mouth beside the nipple and so when the baby
suckles it is rewarded with milk. This suckling also sends a message to
Aisha's brain to stimulate milk production.''
Aisha's grandchild is now a healthier child, as you can see in this photo below:
Aisha's grandchild is now a healthy baby
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