“How can you be asking how’s the daddy?” — Simi questions why anyone would ask about the daddy instead of the mother, new baby

Nigerian singer Simi, who is married to fellow artiste Adekunle Gold, has sparked intense conversations online after speaking candidly about pregnancy, childbirth, and why mothers deserve the most care and attention.

The singer, who recently welcomed a child, questioned why some men complain that no one asks about fathers during pregnancy or labour.

Simi speaks from experience after childbirth

“Some men will say, why is it that when a woman is pregnant or she’s giving birth, nobody asks after the daddy? It’s on sight. Are you listening? How is the daddy? What happened to the daddy?” she said.

Speaking from her recent experience, Simi emphasised that childbirth is not a moment for comparison.

“Oh, I haven’t slept in 24 hours, I haven’t slept in 48 hours… so what? That moment is not your moment, okay? Did your vagina tear? Did they have to sew you? Did they have to stitch you back together?” she asked, stressing that a woman’s body goes through irreversible changes during delivery.

Singer highlights the physical risks and sacrifices of pregnancy

The singer further explained the physical sacrifices involved in carrying a child. “Have you been growing a human being in your body, with nutrients depleting from your body every day? Have you been swelling on and off? And that’s an easy pregnancy,” she said.

Simi also pointed out that many women endure months of nausea, medical complications, and pain, adding that pregnancy often comes with a long list of possible risks to a woman’s life.

Simi dismissed the repeated question of concern for fathers during childbirth. She asked “Have you risked your life? Have you had multiple children? Stop asking how’s the daddy? How is the daddy?”

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