A brave mum with sickle cell disease has shared her journey through pregnancy, facing ups and downs along the way, and now celebrates the arrival of her baby boy.
Adetoyinbo Folashade, who shared her experiences on TikTok as @folabeautifier, opened up about her nine-month pregnancy as a sickle cell patient.
In a heartfelt video, Folashade detailed how she tackled common pregnancy issues like nausea and colds despite her condition.
Three weeks before her due date, she faced a serious challenge: a severe cough that caused her blood levels to drop dangerously low.
Admitted to the hospital, she spent the New Year’s Eve there, even though she was feeling better.
However, just before the new year began, she encountered breathing problems, signaling the onset of labour.
On January 2nd, she underwent a caesarian section and joyfully welcomed her baby boy into the world.
Sharing her story on social media, she captioned her post with a powerful quote from 2 Corinthians 12:9, expressing her faith and gratitude for overcoming challenges.
Watch video below:
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMMQBep7r/
Folashade’s story has resonated with many others battling sickle cell disease, who have flocked to her page to share their own struggles and praise her resilience. See reactions below:
Zeza cakes: “Congratulations you are a strong woman he would live long and make you proud.”
Surprise Adebabalola: “I’m a sickle cell patient too what surprised me most is I never had crisis throughout my 9months of pregnancy…..God is great.”
kushmoneyrophygold wrote: “Congratulations your look don’t look like SS oo Grace found u.”
Oreoluwa stated: “As another SCD patient, God did it in your life and I am sure he will do it in mine. Congrats mama.”
