Over the last months we have met fabulous mothers through several interviews. Mothers who have opened their hearts and shared with all the readers of "Babies and More" small fragments of their life and motherhood that have moved us.
Therefore, on the occasion of Mother's Day we want to make a compilation of the most beautiful reflections that some of these moms have given us; extraordinary mothers all of them, like each one of us, who have shown us the world through their eyes, in a unique and special way.
Irene, mother of 10 children
At the beginning of the year we met Irene, a "normal mother" who Just gave birth to your tenth baby. Irene was impressed by her strength, her closeness and the ability that she and her husband have to organize.
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In the interview he gave us, he shared with us precious experiences of his 15 years as a mother, and also some especially hard moments such as the premature birth of her second child and the death of her third child, Nazareth, which marked a before and after in her way of understanding life and motherhood.
Irene always has a smile on her lips and a kind word, and from that talk with her today I rescue the message she then addressed to all moms:
"Any difficulty you have to face will be overcome with the love of a child, which is the strongest thing there is. Motherhood is sometimes hard, but the good times are so overwhelmingly wonderful that they make up for anything."Eva, mother of twins thanks to IVF
Eva M.Deiros approached us with absolute frankness the problem of infertility, which she encountered in January 2013 when she decided to get pregnant for the first time.
After a year of trying unsuccessfully, Eva went through six cycles with ovulation pills, three cycles with injectable hormones and programmed relationships, four artificial inseminations and, finally, an IVF thanks to which she became pregnant with twins.
Chatting with Eva helped us to know the strength of women who want to be mothers despite obstacles, and thanks to their testimony and experience we were able to put ourselves in their skin and understand a little more everything they get to live. But despite the difficulties, the path of infertility brought Eve great joys, beautiful friendships and the possibility of helping other mothers thanks to their books.
From the interview I did to Eva I extract the following sentence, which sums up perfectly what it means to want to be a mother and not be able to:
"The worst thing about going through so many treatments is not the punctures in the belly, or the medical controls, or the operating room. The worst thing about going through infertility is feeling like a mother and not having a baby."Montse, Rosa and Elena, three single mothers
Just a few weeks ago we met the stories of Rosa, Elena and Montse, three single mothers (two of them, by choice) who shared with us pieces of their day-to-day life with their children 's single parenting.
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From his words and reflections I took great lessons, but I remain with the illusion, strength and courage of Rosa and Elena for fulfill your dream of being a solo mother, despite the opinions and ideas that generally prevail in society.
"I am brave because I have been able to have a dream and fight for it, fight to achieve it, regardless of what others think" - Rosa told us.Montse's story, on the other hand, is very different from the previous ones because being a single mother was not something that came into your plans when she got pregnant with her son Lucas. So, when his partner decided to ignore the baby they expected, Montse had to face this harsh reality and so he wanted to share it with us with great frankness and courage.
But in addition to opening her heart wide, this brave mom also dedicated some words of encouragement to all single mothers that are in your situation; A beautiful reflection that today we wanted to rescue again:
"You are strong, beautiful, intelligent and very capable of raising your child alone. If one day you want, you can find a partner again, although it is important that you know that you do not need anyone to raise your child. Your son only he needs you and you are doing very well "Ana, mother of a child with a rare disease
When you are a mother and you meet another woman who fight daily for his sick son, your heart breaks into a thousand pieces and you only want to be able to do something that helps to rebuild your soul.
That was what I felt when I interviewed Ana, the mother of a three-year-old boy with a rare disease called Legg-Calvé-Perthes syndrome. Although it is a disease with a good prognosis, the psychological wear of parents is very large, and Ana struggles every day to give her son the best quality of life and ensure their well-being.
From his interview I stay with the strength of his words, and I highlight again this phrase full of hope for a better future, which once moved me:
"My son cannot have a normal life. His limitations are ours, although we try to make him live as well as possible. He cannot run today, but I know that tomorrow he can fly"Monica, mother of a baby who died at birth
One of the interviews that have marked me the most has been, without any doubt, that of Monica; a mother who he has been struggling to get up every morning for three years and overcome the enormous sadness that seized his soul in 2015, after losing his little Chloe because of negligence during childbirth.
His heartbreaking and cruel story is, however, a story of hope, memories and life. A story that Monica does not want to forget, and that she shared with us with great sensitivity and serenity.
Monica wants Chloe's story to touch consciences, and since then she struggles to raise awareness about the Humanization and respect for women during childbirth, and for giving visibility to the perinatal duel. This was stated in an emotionally charged interview:
"It has never been difficult for me to externalize my pain, and I have spoken without taboos to the one who asked me. It is beneficial to treat the grieving process normally and not fill the silences with empty or even harmful words."Cris, mother of a premature child
On the occasion of World Premature Day we celebrated on November 17, we wanted bring you the true story of a premature baby and his mother. And that's how we met Andrés and Cris, in a moving interview that left us all speechless.
Andrés was born in the 29th week of gestation, after a hard and painful birth that was brought forward because of the immense grief that had flooded Cris's heart, that only a month earlier she had lost her husband suddenly.
Knowing the history of a premature baby closely is know a fight story, of uncertainty, of great joys for small advances and, above all, of admiration. But Cris's story is also a story of overwhelming strength, hope and the immense power that love has.
"I know that my son came into the world ahead of time to save my life. I don't know what would have happened to me without him"Fanny, mother of a child dancer
Another beautiful interview that I would like to remember again on a day like today is Fanny's, mother of a dancer boy called Diego.
The openness of his words moved many readers, who did not hesitate to applaud the brave gesture of this mother who has long struggled with her son to break down the mental prejudices that still prevail in a part of society.
Diego has been doing ballet since he was six years old, but his hobby is not only was not understood at the time by a good part of his family, but it has led him to be teased by some schoolmates.
Today, Diego is a child dedicated to ballet and Fanny a proud mother who goes out of her way to fulfill her son's dream. From that interview great reflections arose on the part of this mother, but I am left with this motivating message that, in my opinion, all parents should apply in raising our children:
"What any child needs to know is that his parents will always support him in whatever he wants to be or do if that makes him happy. If you ask Diego what he looks like in the future, he tells you that in London dancing the Swan Lake at the Royal Ballet. And who am I to veto his dream? "
