Healing, Hope & Mothering Babies in Heaven After Twin Loss & Premature Birth | Episode 180 with Nickesha Dillon

Episode 180

This week on the podcast I am interviewing Nikesha Dillon. A mama to 3 precious sons in heaven. Listen in as she shares her story of motherhood – her sons Liam & Legend, identical twins who passed from twin-to-twin transfusion at 20 weeks’ gestation, and Louie, born at 24wks and 5 days as a result of cervical incompetence. Louie lived, fought and brought so much joy and laughter for 13 days in the NICU before passing from complications associated with prematurity.

Nickesha shares with us what it means to be a mother with empty arms, how she celebrates, honors and remembers her sons, the challenges she faced in her journey and how she navigated those challenges. She shares how she found healing and how she educated herself and advocated for herself and her future children regarding her cervical incompetence – if you are navigating any kind of medical concern in your journey, her wisdom on this is really helpful. Nickesha also shares what it has been like to lovingly help others understand that she IS a mother.

No matter what your story of loss is – Nickesha’s story, and the hope and joy she brings in this episode, is sure to bring your joy and hope to you today.

QUESTIONS WE DISCUSS IN EPISODE 180

What has been the most challenging aspect of this journey? What has been helpful to you as you navigated those challenges?
What has healing looked like for you in this season? What practical steps did you take to cope and pursue healing after your losses?
What about physical healing – after losing Louie, you began looking into Cervical Incompetence a little more indepth, what has that looked like for you? What advice would you give to a woman in a similar situation?
What are practical ways you mother your sons in heaven? What does motherhood practically look like for you now?
What has it looked like to remember and honor Liam, Legend & Louie’s life?
How do you answer the question: How many children do you have? Or Do you have any children?
You told me it was important to you to help others understand what loss motherhood means – tell me more about that.
What do you wish others knew and understood about loss, grief and finding healing?
If you could give someone who loves a grieving mom, one piece of advice – what would it be?

MEET NICKESHA

Nickesha and her husband Leovaughni live in the island gem of Jamaica. They are parents to three beautiful boys, all in heaven: Liam & Legend, identical twins who passed from Twin-to-twin transfusion at 20weeks’ gestation , and Louie , born at 24wks and 5 days as a result of cervical incompetence. Louie lived, fought and brought so much joy and laughter for 13 days in the NICU before passing from complications associated with prematurity. Nickesha is navigating what it means to be a mother with empty arms, and is determined to lovingly help others understand that she IS a mother