Author: Mariah Wheeler

There’s a lot to get a handle on when caring for a baby, but with time, you will get the hang of it. No matter how new you are to newborn care, you are the best parent for your child. Your family is growing, and that’s a beautiful thing! Bringing your new baby home from the hospital is exciting for all parents. But, unfortunately, this was not the case with these two parents. This story takes place in western India where a two week old baby was abandoned by her parents, because of a rare skin disease. They stopped feeding…

Nia and Robert seemed like a regular couple. Married, 3 children, and their careers on track, everything seemed to be bright ahead. They were about to have lives turned upside down in ways they could never have predicted. Nia was so excited to find out she was pregnant for the third time. She and her husband Robert already had six-year-old Shai and twin boys Riley and Alexander aged two. Nia felt different with her third pregnancy, it felt more intense and she got big quickly but just put it down to her body knowing exactly what to do this time round. It…