Mama Esther Reflects on 10-Year Battle With Childlessness After Losing Her First Child
- Veteran gospel singer Mama Esther has opened up about her ten-year struggle to conceive a child in a recent interview
- The gospel singer said her struggles came after the birth of her second child and the death of her first child
- Mama Esther explained that the ten-year journey inspired one of her most popular gospel classics
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Legendary Ghanaian gospel musician Mama Esther has shared the struggles she went through before giving birth to her third child.
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In an interview, the veteran gospel singer said that someone like her, who had given birth to two children, could face fertility issues.
"My husband and I lost our first child two months after we got our second," she said.
The experience dragged on for about ten years, giving room for people to gossip and spread rumours about her.
"People talked a lot. Some said I had gone for a procedure to stop giving birth after having two children. The rumours were too much. I waited for about ten years. Someone who gave birth to two children in less than two years, now I could not conceive," Mama Esther narrated in her interview.
According to Mama Esther, the ten-year waiting period came with a lot of mysterious dreams,
"When my child died, I dreamt about being in labour where someone was telling me to push. Immediately, I pushed the baby out, the person put the baby in a bucket and started to walk off. When I demanded my baby, the person said it wasn't a child but my womb, establishing that I would never give birth again."
It took consistent prayers for her to turn things around. After she gave birth, her struggle story inspired her classic gospel song "Me Judge Akasa."
In the interview, she explained that Me Judge Akasa was a message to God and the many detractors who ridiculed her during her hard time. Reflecting on her past, the Ghanaian gospel singer noted that
"I didn't have any answer to the rumours going round that I had tampered with my womb,"
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Reactions to Mama Esther losing child backstory
YEN.com.gh gathered a few comments from social media users.
Asiwome Buama said:
"Hmmm, I gave birth after two weeks, my girl left with CS. It's not easy for me."
Naana's Palace of Catering wrote:
"Have mercy on me, too, darling Jesus. Many are waiting to see others. They're saying a whole lot, father show them that you love."
Bnyce Bfriends shared:
"I've been having terrible dreams about my parents, ever since I started growing 😭😪🥺 😕 😩 😞 it's scary 😨."
Mama Esther receives 10k from fan
Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that Mama Esther had encountered a benevolent super fan who loved her music.
The veteran singer said the fan asked for her number to send her some airtime, and so she obliged and shared her contact information with the person.
Later, she saw a Mobile Money alert of GH¢10,000 on her phone. However, her initial thinking was that the person made a mistake while typing the amount.
Proofreading by Samuel Gitonga, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.
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