Actress Ini Edo Welcomes First Child Through Surrogacy

Nollywood actress, Ini Edo, has confirmed rumours of her welcoming a daughter through a surrogacy.

The actress opened up in an interview.

Surrogacy is a practice where a woman (a surrogate) carries a child for another person through artificial insemination of eggs.

Ini confirmed the news is true and said that the daughter was genetically hers because her eggs were used to fertilize the child.

According to her, “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 fulfil 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.”

She added that she had the daughter almost a year ago, stating that she planned on breaking the news herself.

“I was hoping to talk about her on her first birthday in a few months but mischief makers beat me to it and spoilt the beautiful story with lies,” she said.

“I opted for a donor for me and my baby’s peace of mind.

“Another major 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 in public forums.”

“I had a series of miscarriages in the past but that wasn’t my reason for going this route .I still hope to carry babies In my womb in the future, God willing,” Ini said.