Dayo Amusa, the Nollywood actress, has opened up about her challenging journey to becoming a mother.
In a recent Instagram post, the movie star, who welcomed her first child in the United States on November 18, spoke about her health challenges and setbacks.
She revealed that she suffered three miscarriages and was diagnosed with uterine myomatosis — which refers to the development of multiple uterine fibroids in a woman’s uterus — in 2015.
Amusa said her diagnosis led doctors to suggest that her womb may need to be removed, but she refused.
She said instead, she underwent the TCRE laparoscopy dye ovarian drilling procedure in the United Kingdom to remove the tumor.
The actress said despite her efforts, she faced further setbacks, including a failed IVF procedure in 2019.
Amusa also revealed two instances where her partners impregnated other women while she was trying to conceive.
She said the experiences left her feeling frustrated, sad, and depressed for many years. She, however, emphasized that she never lost faith in God.
The 41-year-old movie star said she then relocated abroad for a change of environment and prayed for God’s help to forget her sorrow. Her prayer was answered, and she welcomed her first child.
“To anyone struggling and looking forward to her testimony, please know you are not alone. Nothing about this journey is easy,” she said.
“I never thought I would get to this moment but GOD knew,” she wrote.
“For as long as I can remember I knew I wanted to be a complete ideal woman ( a wife and mom ) Having had 3 miscarriages, in 2015, I was diagnosed with uterine myomatosis, and some doctors recommended removing my womb due to the complications and discomfort I experience every month during my menstrual cycle.
“I decided to fight and reject that option. I was on medications, injections and treatments to stop the growth of tumors until my uncle’s wife advised I come to UK for treatment.
“14th of Feb. 2015, I had the surgery to remove the tumor via TCRE Laparoscopy dye ovarian drilling procedure as I was really afraid of being open… In 2016 myself and my then partner decided to try again as we were so eager to welcome our 1st child together but later discovered one of my tubes was broken and it would be almost impossible to get pregnant naturally…
“Men as men, my then partner was involve with another woman unknown to me which produced a baby boy. After so many ups and downs, back and forth, na so the whole thing ended (Story for another day).
“Fast forward Jan 2019 Myself and my supposed husband kept trying to no avail and then we decided to try IVF but yet all efforts were negative outcome. My supposed husband was really impatient with me, He was over 40yrs old and was insisting on having a child that year.
“He proposed if I could allow him to get someone else pregnant while am waiting on my miracle baby and when I couldn’t live with that, he walked away and ofcourse, got someone else pregnant months later and that produced him a baby girl.”
The actress previously explained that she concealed the child’s father’s identity to “maintain my peace”.
