27/10/2026
I saw a video of this lady on YabaLeftOnline.com carrying a 1 year old on her back, a 2 month old in hand and currently one month pregnant.
What got my attention is her caption, that women who do child spacing are lazy. Jeeeeeeeeez! 😱 My God!
I mean what the actual hale? 👀 😱
As a nurse, talk full my mouth I just hope it's not a rage bait. Well if it is, then I've gladly fallen for it. 🤷
The things women do to prove strength baffles me. That's why I always say that an average African woman doesn't love herself. She has been conditioned that risking her well being is considered womanhood.
Below are the risk women face for not spacing childbirths;
1. PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE
Repeated va**nal births and pelvic floor injuries can weaken the tissues supporting the uterus, bladder, and re**um, causing them to descend into the va**na. The effects can appear years later.
Your womb is not a production line. Your pelvic health matters, too!
2️⃣ ANAEMIA AND IRON DEPLETION
Pregnancy increases your body's demand for iron. If you enter another pregnancy before replenishing your iron stores, especially after significant blood loss, your risk of anaemia may increase.
You cannot keep giving from a body that has not had the opportunity to replenish what it has lost.
3️⃣ URINARY INCONTINENCE
Pregnancy and childbirth can weaken the pelvic floor, causing urine leakage when you cough, sneeze, laugh, or lift something heavy.
Motherhood should not mean accepting urine leakage as your new normal. Your health deserves attention!
4️⃣ UTERINE COMPLICATIONS AFTER CAESAREAN SECTION
Conceiving soon after a Caesarean birth may increase certain risks in a subsequent pregnancy, including uterine rupture during labour, particularly when attempting va**nal birth after Caesarean.
A healed skin scar does not automatically mean your body has completed its recovery.
5️⃣ PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL EXHAUSTION
Pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and caring for young children demand a great deal physically and emotionally. Closely spaced pregnancies can compound these demands.
A woman can love her children deeply and still need time to recover. Exhaustion is not proof of good motherhood!
Dear women of child bearing age, you are not lazy for spacing your children. You are not selfish for wanting your body to recover. And you are not less of a woman because you choose when to have another baby.
The WHO recommends waiting at least 24 months after a live birth before attempting another pregnancy to reduce the risk of adverse maternal and infant outcomes.
Yes child spacing does not guarantee freedom from complications, but informed family planning can help women make decisions that support their health.
Stop shaming women for spacing their children. Start caring about the women who carry, birth, and nurture them.
