A sick baby bounced back to health

8 months in Baby Bellies and Lucky is now healthy, active and chubby.

“Lucky” is a baby girl in Riverkids’ Baby Bellies Programme. Her mother is a sex worker in Bung Kak community. When we saw her the first time, she was very thin, weak and sick because she took only what the mother could afford – sugar water.

We decided to provide her with two cans of milk every month and brought her to the hospital for medical treatment. It’s been 8 months since our support and she has bounced right back to health. She is now a cute, chubby baby who is always full of energy, chuckling and playing with her mother and neighbours all the time. Due to this vast improvement, we are able to withdraw the nutrition support and leave her safely in her mother’s hands.

Thanks to all the donors who have supported Baby Bellies. Without the donation, she would have been malnourished and possibly sold in desperation, as other mothers have tried.