The heartbreaking story behind the photo of a mother lying in a crib with her child

An American mother promised to always be there for her child after hearing the story of the silent grief of orphans in Uganda.

A photo of American mother Dayna Mager lying in her baby girl’s crib is being shared around the world. Dayna said her husband took the photo when she climbed into the crib to comfort her screaming, tearful, teething baby a few weeks ago.

Posted on Facebook on March 31, this photo has received 59,000 likes, 23,000 shares and hundreds of comments. People are not only delighted with the cute photo, but also touched by the story Dayna shared with it.

A photo of a mother lying in a crib with her baby is being shared around the world.

"Amidst the fatigue, I felt the deep affection of parents, I remembered a promise to my daughter," Dayna began to share.

Her promise originated from the time the couple heard a story from a missionary.

"The missionary said that once he visited an orphanage in Uganda, where there were more than 100 children lying in cages. What surprised him was not the faces or appearances of the children, but the silence, a sound that seemed very rare in this place with many children.

He was so curious that he turned to ask the babysitter. She looked at him and slowly said: "After about a week here, the babies cried a lot, but eventually none of them cried anymore when they realized that no one was coming to them," Dayna wrote on Facebook.

"Babies stop crying when they realize no one is coming to them." Photo: Blessing.

The story of the children not only moved Dayna and her husband but also everyone present that day.

"That story stirred and penetrated my soul very strongly. When I returned home, I put my baby on my lap and rocked my 4.5 kg daughter. I promised her that I would always be by her side no matter what," Dayna shared.

Dayna hugged her little daughter and promised herself she would never leave her. Photo:Blessing.

The mother continued her emotional stream: "Around 2am, when my baby cried for the first time, I immediately went to him. I wanted him to understand that I would always be there for him, from the first time he felt uncomfortable because of teething, or later, the first time his heart was broken. We would feel pain with his pain, sad with every emotion he had. We wanted him to feel that family is always the safest place, where he can return at any time."

According to VNE