Nilmdts of South Africa

26/02/2022

"At the time I was laying in my hospital bed waiting and dreading the arrival of my son. I wanted the nightmare to be over. My nurse who was so sweet, kept telling me about this photographer who comes and takes pictures. I was extremely hesitant. It sounded strange, having another stranger see you at such a vulnerable time. No one ever thinks about capturing the most painful or difficult times in a person's life. The nurse kept insisting I won't regret having these pictures! At the time it was a lot to process, and I didn't understand the purpose of the pictures. Why would I want to look at something that brings me so much sadness and anger?"

Continue Reading: www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/2022/02/25/a-volunteers-impact-kanes-story/

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18/07/2021

Creating awareness for the families of South Africa of NILMDTS SA.

Watch the full video here: https://www.channels.digitv.co.za/en/wonder-verskilmakersWonderTV is die eerste gratis Afrikaanse tv kanaal vir vrouens.WonderTV i...

22/05/2021

Baie dankie Baba & Kleuter vir die artiekel, ons waardeer dit uit ons hart uit!! Ons hoop ons kan baie mamma's help wat deur hierdie seer gaan. Ons benodig ook asb nog baie volunteer fotograwe. Ons is tans net 5 in die hele land. Vir meer inligting: https://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/volunteer/

Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep website: https://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/families/

09/05/2021

Email Print Foto’s om baba altyd te onthou Posted in Community Deur Salomé Kotzé Klerksdorp Rekord, Klerksdorp - Daardie eerste fotosessie met jou pasgebore baba word vir altyd gekoester... maar wat as jou baba stilgebore is? Hoekom kan jy nie daardie oomblik ook vir altyd verewig nie? Caren Fau...

09/05/2021

"I see you, aching mama of a miscarried baby. The world never saw your belly grow. Maybe friends and family don't even know you were pregnant. Or maybe they know and act like it didn't mean anything. I see you, and the way you picture what could've been. What should've been. You don't know if it's okay to name your baby since you didn't know the gender. But a part of you feels like you do know.

I see you."

Continue Reading, https://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/2020/05/07/a-letter-to-my-sisters-in-loss/

06/05/2021

We just want to thank Salomé Kotze at Klerksdorp Record from the bottom of our hearts for the 'Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep' awareness Article in today's paper. We appreciate it so so so much!! We hope we reach thousands of mommies, and we would also like to use this opportunity to ask for more volunteer photographers. We are just 5 in South Africa at the moment and would like to help more bereaved families.

For more information visit our website: https://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/

For the full PDF newspaper article:
https://lm.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F7may2021-record%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0UR4Nocu103JG49XFb6N_d_RSpkaV5k-AjZ-d8OQESa1hb9JXjG8-1sQc&h=AT3x1IrLnQCl413h6QoNH6DHWXP8nIZx1_R4UgdnuHs4kWftvK1eksPGb0KGWP4rhGEKF_S-4b4EHyck47mk1wQyh35GGuQRpG2cd-_tx0tS189u8iCXRPE3SZi-KzdkuG5Jk4RQg1DEWjk6RLG-ug

23/10/2020

10 Things Bereaved Mothers Fear You’ll Think

"1. We fear you will think another baby or child, biological or adopted, will replace the one(s) we lost. A couple times after Elliot died, people said, “Don’t worry, you can have another one.” This is just not true. I won’t have more biological children, though we do hope to adopt one day. But many of my friends who can and do have a “rainbow baby” fear that people will think the new baby assuages the grief or replaces the child who has died. "

Continue reading 10 Things Bereaved Mothers Fear You'll Think https://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/2019/10/03/10-things-bereaved-mothers-fear-youll-think/

What other misconceptions or fears have you experienced on your journey, tell us below!

05/10/2020

Infant loss is everywhere, regardless of race, or status. In this October month, we hope to create awareness of infant loss and shine the light on what we do here at NILMDTS....helping to create memories with heirloom style portrait sessions right there in your hospital room. Please contact us if you or someone you love requires our services...or tell the hospital that you would like us to come do a session for you...free of charge.
Photographers, we always need more volunteers...if you can help give your time to these families in your area, please get in touch with us. We have a complete training and vetting process to assist you as well.

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