PICTURE: TIKTOK/ LILITA KOMANISI
Internet users were left shocked, confused and with many questions after a young lady who is a university student shared on social media that she helped her roommate give birth and they hid the baby in their room.
As expected, most users were concerned about the health of the baby and the new mom, considering that she gave birth without adult supervision and medical assistance, and the baby did not receive medical attention. While some were worried about the roommate who found herself embroiled in the sticky situation that could later affect her negatively, because in South Africa, it is mandatory to register a child’s birth as soon as possible.
Taking to her TikTok page, a user with the username @lilitakomanisi shared a clip of her in their residence, where the sound of a crying newborn baby could be heard while she was studying. She captioned her clip: “POV: Your roommate secretly gave birth at res, now we have to hide a whole baby from everyone.”
@lilitakomanisi #sama28 #viral_video #fyp #reslife ♬ original sound – Sandisiwe Mathamo
This clip caught the attention of many users, who started posing their questions to Lilita. She mentioned in the comments that they would alternate going to classes, so that one of them can babysit, and wait for the one who attended classes to explain to the other. Sometimes they would both go to classes because the baby could sleep the whole day. She said sometimes when the baby cried, they would play music loudly to conceal the baby’s cries. Eventually, Lilita reported the concerning matter to the res manager, who took them to the hospital.
TikTok users weighed in:
“Umbilical cord yona leye kwetse Kang mara (What did you cover the umbilical cord with?)” asked a concerned user.
Another one said: “To scroll is to see.”
Lilita later shared that the baby and her mom have been checked by the doctors and are both fine.
@lilitakomanisi #sama28 #viral_video #fyp #reslife ♬ Hassan sound – hassan🇪🇬
