Veteran Nollywood actress Shaffy Bello has opened up about a major personal choice she made regarding motherhood years ago
During a discussion about parenting on her YouTube channel, Shaffy Bello TV, the actress revealed that she underwent a medical procedure to prevent having more children.
Bello shared that around 26 years ago, she chose to have her fallopian tubes tied, a decision she made because she preferred a smaller family, even though her ex-husband wanted them to have more children.
She recalled that despite his pleas for another child, she was firm in her decision to limit the number of children she would have.
The procedure, performed through her navel, involved doctors tying her fallopian tubes, effectively preventing future pregnancies. Bello described the process as straightforward, permanently stopping the release of eggs necessary for conception.
The actress emphasized that she had always been clear about the family size she desired and never felt the need to have many children.
She said, “My ex-husband had to beg for me to have another one. I didn’t want a lot of children. I wanted to stop.
“So they went through my navel, went in there, did what they needed to do, and they tied it up. That was it. They closed my eggs.
“I’ve always said to myself that after tying my tubes, if I get pregnant, I will feel like Mary, it’s a holy child.”
