Jacqueline Nyamide aka Wilbroda has opened up about a shocking incident that nearly made her run mad. The single mother of one reveals that her HIV positive nanny was secretly breastfeeding her son behind her back.
For starters, women living with HIV/AIDS can pass on the virus to a baby through breastfeeding. This explains why Wilbroda was mad when she discovered her HIV+ nanny was secretly breastfeeding her son.
Anonymous call
Speaking to Parents Magazine, the Papa Shirandula actress reveals that she received an anonymous call when she was in Mombasa informing her that her nanny was secretly breastfeeding her son whenever he cried.
Wilbroda quickly booked the next flight to Nairobi after receiving the anonymous tip. She rushed her son to the hospital to seek medical help.
“When my son was around 8 months old, I had to travel to Mombasa on a work assignment and so I left him under the care of a nanny whom I had trusted so much. While in Mombasa, I received an anonymous call from a person who informed me that my house help breastfed my son whenever he cried. I took the first flight back to Nairobi. I had to verify the information from my neighbours and in the process, I was informed that my nanny not only breastfeeds my son but was also living with HIV,” said Wilbroda.
Son tests negative
Wilbroda says she immediately fired her house help even after her son tested negative. She says she was tempted to hurt her nanny but she managed to control her anger.
“I didn’t sleep that night and had to rush to the hospital around midnight to have my son tested. Luckily he was fine. To cut the long story short I fired the nanny the following day. It took immense self-control to restrain myself from harming her,” said Wilbroda.