Popular actress, Ini Edo, has said that she decided to go the surrogacy route to have her child in order to avoid the drama that usually accompanies single parenthood.

In an interview with a popular blogger, the 39-year-old said, “I opted for a donor for me and my baby’s peace of mind. Ideally, it should be marriage before children but we are not living in an ideal world. Another reason I opted for a donor is because it scares me so much when I see banter and controversies between a mother and a father over a baby on public forums or when I see the man insisting that he wants his child if things do not work out between both parties. For me, it is the fear of what that would mean for the child. I am not someone who allows any situation control me. I make lemonades out of lemons thrown my way and have no regrets. Life itself is so fragile and short to be striving for perfection. I am well and capable of taking care of my child as I have been taking care of myself. I wanted a child and I thank God for the options of surrogacy and donors.”

Admitting that she had a child about a year ago, she said, “Yes, I do have a daughter and I had her through surrogacy. I was hoping to talk about her on her first birthday (which comes) in a few months but mischief-makers beat me to it and spoilt the beautiful story with lies. The eggs are mine, so genetically, she is my blood. I chose this path to fulfill my dream of becoming a mother. I still have a good number of eggs frozen in case I decide to do surrogacy again or carry my baby myself.”

Reacting to allegations about her child’s father being a married man identified as Kome, the actress said, “It is so sad that in Nigeria when a single woman is friends with a guy, it must mean to people that they are dating. Kome has been my friend for years and that’s what it is, period. He is a responsible family man and doesn’t deserve to be dragged into my motherhood story.”

The actress also opened up about her past miscarriages while pointing out that it did not influence her decision on surrogacy. “I had a series of miscarriages in the past but that was not my reason for going this route. I still hope to carry babies in my womb in the future, God willing.”

https://olumuyiwa.com.ng/2021/12/04/yes-i-had-a-surrogate-child-ini-edo-talks-about-her-baby-daddy-pic/

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What happens when the child grows up and begin to question why she’s different from the other children?
Why she has no father? Not even a late one...

Life is not just about doing what makes us happy.
We should learn to look beyond ourselves and see how our decision might affect others that are involved.
Deciding to have a child is not just about you, there’s another life involved to consider- the child.
I hope the child grows up happy.

Her reasons for surrogacy is not strong enough in my opinion... All the same, in as much as she is enjoying the joy of motherhood, that's all that matters.
Happy 1st birthday to the little princess in advance.

Mariangeles:
What happens when the child grows up and begin to question why she’s different from the other children?
Why she has no father? Not even a late one...

Life is not just about doing what makes us happy.
We should learn to look beyond ourselves and see how our decision might affect others that are involved.
Deciding to have a child is not just about you, there’s another life involved to consider- the child.
I hope the child grows up happy.

even orphans in orphanages are happy

portacabin:
even orphans in orphanages are happy

Most times they're not.
They yearn for belongingness.

dawnomike:
Her reasons for surrogacy is not strong enough in my opinion... All the same, in as much as she is enjoying the joy of motherhood, that's all that matters.
Happy 1st birthday to the little princess in advance.

You ppl are just somehow , everything is an issue , its you ppl that will still say that women are trying to trap men in marriage , that if you could get a child there's no need for marriage and now someone has done her own and her reasons are not strong enough? When its not your life , to be honest if I was as rich as INI I for don born tey tey or I would have adopted sha coz I wanted to be a mom since I knew what a baby was ,I am happy for her , that she took the bold step to have her little one , she tried 39 before she had her first one , its not easy oh , I just hope that she doesn't completely cut the surrogate mother out like that , it won't be easy for her to carry and deliver a child and then part with it even if its not your flesh and blood , its

Without a doubt the father is Kome. My problem with Nigerian women is they get emotional. Anytime soon she’ll start battling Kome’s wife in a bid to make herself a full time madam.

The Bible didn’t see surrogacy coming. I wonder why people still live off text written during the time of goat herders.

What happens when the child grows up and begin to question why she’s different from the other children?
Why she has no father? Not even a late one

Sperm was involved and likely Kome’s. Ini’s body is toxic to holding life hence the need for a surrogate. It’s best to claim the father died, but she’ll point towards Kome in future.