Adaeze Yobo, wife of former Super Eagles captain Joseph Yobo, has revealed that she gave birth to all three of her children through caesarean section.
The former Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria shared the experience in an Instagram post where she also spoke about dealing with postpartum depression after the birth of her first child.
“When I had my first son, I told people I gave birth naturally… because I was genuinely embarrassed that I had a C-section (emergency, C-section),” she wrote.
She added: “Can I ever stop talking about it? Never.
“I had postpartum depression for more than a year… 16 years ago.
“For the longest time, I genuinely thought I was losing my mind.
“I didn’t know what postpartum depression was. I thought I was mentally sick. Possessed even.
“Then one day, I randomly picked up a hospital pamphlet at a hospital reception…
“The symptoms listed sounded exactly like me.
“That moment changed everything.”
Adaeze also said she struggled with feelings of inadequacy after the delivery.
“I really thought I wasn’t woman enough 😭 Imagine.
“I had just carried and delivered a whole baby safely.
“Now I say it with my full chest 😤 all three kids… C-section gang lol!”
Adaeze, born Adaeze Stephanie Chinenye Igwe, won the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria pageant in 2008 and represented Nigeria at the Miss World competition the same year.
She married Joseph Yobo in 2010 and they have three children together.
