Nollywood actress, Ini Edo has revealed she welcomed a daughter via surrogacy.
This is coming days after a blogger revealed that she welcomed a daughter via surrogacy which is the practice where a woman (a surrogate) carries a child for another person through artificial insemination of eggs.
Confirming the rumors, Ini Edo, in an interview with Blogger Stella Korkus, said her eggs were used to fertilize her daughter which she had welcomed a year ago.
When asked about the alleged father of her child, she said,” Wow! Here we go, Stella. Yes, I do have a daughter and I had her through surrogacy. The Eggs are mine and so genetically she’s 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 .who knows.”
Speaking about her baby’s father, “I opted for a donor for me and my baby’s peace of mind. Another major reason I opted for a donor is that it scares me so much when I see banter and controversies between a mother and a father over a baby in public forums or when I see the man insisting he wants his child if things don’t work out between both parties. For me, it’s the fear of what that would mean for the child. Ideally, it’s marriage then children but we are not living in an ideal world.
“I am not someone who allows any situation to 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 own child as I’ve been taking care of myself. I wanted a child and thank God for the options of surrogacy and donors.”
