‘I lost my relationship with the man I believed was the love of my life’ cries out Chantelle Petit

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Vlogger Chantelle Petit had a hard time after welcoming her newborn. She suffered fistula and after recovering has been using that experience to create awareness to fellow mothers.

She tearfully recounted how muh losses she made at that time. Through her Instagram account, she wrote; ” Mama Africa β€’Today is my last day as a 26 year old. Boy has it been a trip. My 26th year was a rollercoaster and a half.

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β€’ Mama Africa β€’Today is my last day as a 26 year old. Boy has it been a trip. My 26th year was a rollercoaster and a half. I got pregnant, lost my job, lost my relationship with the man I believed was the love of my life and battled with fistula for 4 months. But through all the downs I still had some ups. My beautiful daughter πŸ’–πŸ‘ΆπŸ’–πŸ‘ΆπŸ’– I got to build my Tribe, bond with awesome mothers both online and offline and I shared my journey with the world with the hopes that it would make other moms feel comfy with their birth trauma. This 26th year has been a growth year. Mentally, emotionally & spiritually. I still have a long way to go in terms of healing every aspect of myself but I'm happy to have made it this far. 27 here I come! πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’– πŸ“· @sizlopic Headwrap πŸ‘³πŸ‘Έ @keseri_headwraps_kenya @afrikeseri_kollections Makeup πŸ’„ @makeup_bymariam πŸ“· crew @sylarpiks @joepics_ltd @k.em.u.m.a

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I got pregnant, lost my job, lost my relationship with the man I believed was the love of my life and battled with fistula for 4 months. But through all the downs I still had some ups. My beautiful daughter I got to build my Tribe, bond with awesome mothers both online and offline and I shared my journey with the world with the hopes that it would make other moms feel comfy with their birth trauma.

This 26th year has been a growth year. Mentally, emotionally & spiritually. I still have a long way to go in terms of healing every aspect of myself but I’m happy to have made it this far. 27 here I come!”

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Her experience has brought to light the mental, emotional and physical challenges women endure during and after childbirth. More importantly the plight of women who develop fistula following childbirth.

According to an Amref Health Africa report, over 6 million women in Kenya suffer from obstetric fistula. Most of the affected fail to seek medical attention due to stigma and shame associated with the condition caused by obstructed or prolonged labour due to lack of skilled health care.

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