Don't rush in making babies; have a plan - Naa Ashorkor advises newly weds

Portia Arthur

September 19, 2017 1:51 PM

Motherhood is a full-time job on its own and in these modern times, taking care of a baby is no child’s play.

Ghanaian actress/TV presenter, Naa Ashorkor says couples shouldn’t rush to have babies after their wedding bells.

She cautioned them to ignore all forms of pressure and have babies at their own time.

Naa Ashorkor Mensah-Doku walked down the aisle with her boyfriend of 7 years Ahuma Cabutey Adodoaji in October, 2014.

The adorable couple welcomed their first baby together last month, August 2017.

In an interview with Graphic Showbiz, the new mom revealed that some people are already asking her when she is having a second baby.

“It’s been less than three months since I gave birth but questions are coming on when my second baby will arrive. Sometimes, I find such questions interesting but I don’t allow them to get to me because I don’t think I’m too old to rush to have children.

“That is the pressure many couples go through and I know many friends who are going through emotional trauma because they are just three years or even less in their marriage and everyone expects to hear the cry of a baby in their home,” she continued.

Host of “Tales From The Powder Room, Naa Ashorkor added that motherhood is a full-time that requires great sacrifice, commitment and couple shouldn’t be feeling pressured to have babies.

“Motherhood is a full-time job on its own and in these modern times, taking care of a baby is no child’s play. Why would you rush to give birth when there are no provisions to make the child comfortable?

“Sometimes, your work could even be a barrier and that is why despite our culture placing much value on child birth, we must give couples the power to decide when they are ready to bring children to this world,” she stressed.

To back her argument, Naa said she sacrificed her job for seven months to have her baby. “These are some of the problems which confront you in making decisions and so you need to plan well.”

Although she took time off radio and television to focus on motherhood, she wasn’t inactive. She told Showbiz she was busy working on her latest play, Bukom, for her April Productions House and her online marketing company, Jaanor.

Already, she’s back on GHOne TV hosting her Tales from the Powder Room and would return to her radio duties as host of Starr FM’s mid-morning show, The Zone from October 2.

“I miss being on air. It feels like forever and I’m looking forward to getting back to work full-time,” she said.

Even though she admitted to being indifferent to feminism, Naa Ashorkor, who will be celebrating her third wedding anniversary next month, advocated for women to confidently build and empower themselves to be relevant to the society saying, “marriage and childbirth don’t define any woman’s worth in the society”.

Portia Arthur