Today it is Saturday early in the morning 8:30 I woke up from hospital bed next to my son I took a shower then wait for Nurse to check us . The Nurse who helped me to give birth she nocks out .

“Good morning mother’s how’s the little one doing.? Nurse asked.

We all said that our babies are well ,but we didn’t slept because other babies was crying last night.

“You would used to it soon do not worry . She said then signed our files and tell us that she would discharge us in 13:00 in the afternoon only us who gave birth natural ,but for others who gave birth by C-section are not going home today they still want to check them.

We wait for few minutes then chefs who cook food in Pholosong hospital arrived with food and they only brought health food milk brown soft porridge , tea and brown bread their food is mouthing.

“Good morning strong women in the world one of the Chef said. Health food is important to you so that you could able to produce plenty of milk for your infant , everyday when you woke up make sure you eat soft porridge and drink tea and always eat fruits and vegetables. She said.

Then dish us soft porridge we ate while still talking the food is delicious you may think we’re in restaurant not in hospital we all giggles.

After we finished to ate I took my phone call my husband to come and fetch me he didn’t took so long to arrived I dressed my son wipes him by wipe because we are not allowed to bathe our kid’s at hospital before few hours passed .

I gave him my son he held him gentle right now both of us we’re happy but we need to go to the Receptionist to give her the road of heatlh card to put a hospital stamp if we do not do that we won’t go out of the gate the security won’t allowed us they would think we stole the baby.

“Ok let’s hurry my love tonight I’m going to night shift so you would left together with the baby and before I forgot I think we should name our baby Tshepang. My husband said.

I agreed with you and now your mom called me said that I and Tshepang should come back to Mpumalanga because Gauteng it is not good place to raise the child so I agreed.

“When are they coming? He asked while looking in the wall.

She said she would come to take us when we are back from three days. Thabang sighed but in the blink of an eyes you could see that there’s something that’s bothered him I shrugs. By the way who am I to judge him i’m not a prophecy nor Sangoma.

Now it 18:00 evening my husband prepares himself to work now I’m left behind with Tshepang he do not want to sleep my breast doesn’t have milk and I and my husband didn’t bought milk because we thought that I would use breastfeed not formula so now we have to change strategy.

I call my husband tell him that the child is crying now it’s 22:00 all shops are closed only Garrage are open we don’t have feeding bottle my husband passed by the Garrage bought a small formula milk came back I boil the water then took cup put milk stir it then wait until it becomes warm then feed Tshepang using teaspoon until he sleeps and I sleep too.

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Today it’s day 3 and my child is breastfeeding well I’m so excited being a mother for the first time is a big challenge I went for 3 days check up then come back today we’re returning back to Mpumalanga Tshepang and I Thabang my husband would left behind because he’s working but today he’s on off duty.

We hears the hooting car and dimly lights we come out from the house they are arrived and we didn’t took time I took my clothes and baby’s clothes jumped inside the car I sat at the back for more than 5 hours I am tired all I need is to get in time in Mpumalanga Mashishing.

We arrived in 00:00 in the midnight I went to my husband room slept with the baby. I felt lonely I miss Thabang but I left him in Gauteng sometimes to follow elderly rules is good and bad at the same time .

“Makoti you should stay here until Tshepang turns 3 months then you will go back to your husband. My mother in law ma Dlamini said.

I nodded and do as my mother in law said nowadays things had changed in South Africa if you give birth to a child they gives you 30 days to come and apply birth certificate if you don’t they would be a problem.

“Makoti you should apply birth certificate for the baby here in Mashishing Home Affairs it is the same right? she said.

I agreed with her put everything in my file Tshepang is growing day by day .

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Today is monday 29 July Tshepang has 20 days which means he has 4 weeks full living under the sun I took his road to health card and other documents I received from hospital I went to Mashishing Home Affairs accompanied by my sister in law we tried to apply but we didn’t get help things has changed in South Africa.

“My sister you are not allowed to apply birth certificate here in Mpumalanga because you have given birth in Gauteng so you have to returned there to fix your issue.one of the workers from Mashishing Home Affairs said .

I walks out of the office then went straight home we finds my mother in law busy cooking I explained everything to her .

Tomorrow I’m returning back to Gauteng I want to do the right thing. I see her face changed to something else and I didn’t knowwhy she gets angry.