Tamzin Lee and Jakobus Weideman, both organ transplant patients, welcomed a healthy baby girl into the world during the Covid-19 pandemic. | Lisaleesolomon1
Tamzin Lee and her husband Jakobus Weideman are both ‘survivors of kidney transplants' and have welcomed a baby girl into the world.
Tamzin Lee and her husband Jakobus Weideman are both"survivors of kidney transplants" at Groote Schuur Hospital . She said that even though her pregnancy was classified as a high-risk pregnancy due to being post-transplant, she would go to the hospital for check-ups every two weeks.Bailey was a healthy baby throughout the pregnancy and so was I, except for my high blood pressure, but as a transplant recipient, that was always being monitored, I gave birth at eight months due to Bailey starting to kick my gall bladder and liver.
The Weidemans said they desperately wanted to have a baby but the odds were stacked against them as they were unsure about whether they would be able to bring a child into this world due to them both having kidney transplants."My kidney transplant was done at Red Cross Children’s [War Memorial] Hospital when I was 16.
"During the three waves, we have been unable to do transplants due to practical reasons such as transplant staff, theatre staff, and coordinators being redeployed to other areas. Transplant beds are being used by other units with the emergency units and ICUs not having beds available for donors to be managed," she added.
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