Nollywood actress Mo Bimpe has opened up about a painful season when friends and colleagues stopped inviting her to baby showers, naming ceremonies and children’s birthdays because she had no child of her own.
The actress, married to actor Lateef Adedimeji, shared the confession after attending a celebration for baby Rakeem. She said the night brought back memories of years spent trying to conceive. Last year she was not a mother. This year she is a mother of three boys.
“A few months ago, I would never have imagined writing this. Last night, as I returned home from celebrating baby Rakeem, I got emotional. Not because of the party itself, but because it reminded me of a difficult season,” she wrote.
She said the snubs came from people she knew well.
“There was a time when I wasn’t invited to baby showers, naming ceremonies, children’s birthdays, or anything related to kids. Sometimes, these were people I knew personally. People I laughed with, worked with, and genuinely cared about. I remember wondering what I had done wrong. Later, I found out that some people intentionally left me out because I didn’t have children.”
The exclusion cut deep, she said, not because she wanted pity. She loved children and wanted to share other people’s joy.
“What many people don’t realise is that struggling to conceive is already hard enough. The waiting is hard. The questions are hard. The insults are hard. The silent prayers are hard. Please don’t make it harder by excluding people.”
Her message to anyone still leaving childless women off guest lists was direct.
“A woman without a child is not less deserving of love, friendship, inclusion, or celebration. Invite her. Love her. Celebrate with her. You never truly know what someone is carrying behind their smile.”
She then turned to women trying to conceive.
“And to every TTC woman reading this today, I want you to know that your story is not over. There was a time I had no child. Today, I am a mother of triplets. The same God who remembered me has not forgotten you.”
Mo Bimpe and Lateef Adedimeji welcomed identical triplet sons earlier this year and held a naming ceremony in May 2026 at their Lekki home. The boys were named Rahman, Raheem and Rakeeb. The couple later marked a thanksgiving after years of public questions about their journey to parenthood.
She closed with a plea not to quit.
“I know the waiting can feel long. I know there are days when your faith feels tired. I know there are moments when it seems like everyone else is moving forward. But please don’t give up. Hold on. Keep believing. Keep hoping. Your testimony is not impossible. What feels delayed is not denied. And when your time comes, it will be beautiful.”