Nollywood actress Ini Edo has revealed the reasons behind her decision to use surrogacy for having her child, as well as the details about her child’s paternity.
Ini Edo shared her story during the latest season of Young, Famous & African, where she was asked by her co-stars about her marriage, her child’s paternity, and why she chose surrogacy over carrying the baby herself.
She explained that she had faced difficulties with carrying pregnancies for extended periods, which led her to opt for surrogacy.
Read their conversation below…
“Are you married?” Nadia asked.
“I’m not married,” Ini replied
“Are you together with the dad?” Nadia questioned.
“No I’m not,” Ini said.
“Is he still alive?”
“Well, I don’t know,” Ini replied to Nadia.
“Girl, is he dead or not? It’s a yes or no question,” Nadia insisted.
“He’s not dead. He doesn’t have anything to do with us. We’re just two people. Just me and my child.”
During her confessional, Ini said, “My journey is one that I have not really wanted to talk about because it’s personal.”
“I’m raising her alone,” Ini finally told her co-stars. “I went through surrogacy”.
She added: “There was no man in my life at the time and I wanted to have a child. There are different ways to go about that.”
“I don’t think surrogacy is something people just wake up and say that’s what they want to do,” Ini said.
I never thought I would be someone who had fertility issues. But I’ve had issues carrying pregnancies long-term.“When it looked like it was not going to happen the way I wanted it to happen and I wasn’t getting younger, I said, ‘What are the options? What is available to me?’
“And then, this option came up, so I took it.”
“And I’m very happy with my decision,” she told her co-stars.
Ini also revealed that she had gone through IVF procedures to get pregnant and suffered six miscarriages before opting for surrogacy.