WAHU OPENS UP ABOUT SUFFERING MULTIPLE MISCARRIAGES

Popular Kenyan musician Wahu Kagwi has courageously shared her deeply personal journey through the heartache of multiple miscarriages and the eventual having her third child, Shi. 

In an emotional statement, Wahu detailed the pain and challenges she faced over the past few years while trying to expand her family. “I had two miscarriages in the last couple of years after trying to get pregnant,” Wahu revealed. 

“Let me tell you, the pain was unbearable, so much heartache. Doctors told me I could still try again, maybe explore IVF and other alternatives, but there was still no guarantee that the pregnancy would hold—there’s never a guarantee,” she added.

The popular singer explained the immense emotional toll the miscarriages took on her and how she ultimately decided to stop trying for another child. “I couldn’t bear the thought of trying again and then losing yet another pregnancy. So, as much as I still wanted a third child, I gave up trying and said if God wanted to give me a baby, He will.”

But though she gave up trying, when should see pregnant women she would be triggered, “Towards the end of 2021, I remember thinking, ‘give up the dream,’ but anytime I saw a lady pregnant with her third child, it was such a trigger for me. But I couldn’t keep feeling like this, so in January of 2022, one night around midnight, I decided to exchange the pain for gratitude. I thanked God for the two children He has blessed me with.“

To her surprise, Wahu found herself pregnant again, “I was anxious my entire pregnancy with Shi. Yet worried that something would happen. I couldn’t believe that God had just decided to hook me up just like that? Is this what they called imposter syndrome?” 

Her fears of publicly announcing the pregnancy were significant, but the outcome was a blessing. “3rd October, my Shi came into the world, tiny, 2.4 kgs but healthy and strong.”

Wahu also reflected on the importance of mental health support during such challenging times. “With the benefit of hindsight, I should have gone for counselling. I strongly advise anyone who’s ever suffered child loss to see a counsellor.”