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#FamilyFocus: World Breastfeeding Week - The greatest gift of love between two moms

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Mandisa Khanyile is a gender activist and shares her very personal story with us. Her good friend Tamsyn was a breastfeeding activist and when Mandisa's baby arrived she was unable to breastfeed. Tamsyn stepped in and breastfed Mandisa's baby boy on her behalf for the first week of his life. Unfortunately Tamsyn recently passed away shortly after giving birth herself. Listen how the greatest gift between mothers, is now helping Tamsyn's little baby even after she has passed on.

7 Aug 2020 2AM English South Africa Kids & Family · Education

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