Actress Dorea Chege reveals why she gave birth through CS

Actress Dorea Chege is serving honesty, sass, and a healthy dose of “mind your own motherhood” after opening up about her birth experience and her bold take on modern parenting.

The Maria star recently took to her YouTube channel to share her not-so-smooth journey into motherhood, revealing that while she had hoped for a natural birth, her baby girl had other plans. After an exhausting 14 hours of labor and still stuck at just 4cm dilation, Dorea’s doctor called it: time for a C-section.

“I had listened to people a lot, so I was scared by the time I got to the hospital,” she admitted. “The nurse even warned me that the pain would get worse at 6cm. But guess what? I never made it to 6!”

Her fiancé, DJ Dibul, who clearly gets MVP points for being hands-on during labor, added that she was induced, but nothing progressed. “The cervix just wasn’t opening,” he shared.

And while many new mums might hide behind filters and silence, Dorea is here to tell it like it is. No sugarcoating. No pretending.

But that wasn’t the end of her real-talk tour. Dorea has also been catching heat online for hiring a night nurse to help with their daughter, Shiku—because apparently, some corners of the internet believe 24/7 exhaustion is the only way to prove you love your child.

Cue the mom-shaming: “When do you bond with your baby if someone else is taking care of her at night?” critics asked, most of them seasoned (read: older) mums clutching their pearls from behind keyboards.

Dorea’s response? Cool, collected, and unapologetically modern.

“People were acting like I handed the baby over and checked into a spa,” she joked. “The night nurse comes from 8 PM to 6 AM. I get to rest, and the baby still gets what she needs. She even brings her to me to breastfeed. Then I sleep. That’s baby girl treatment—for both of us!”

She shut down the guilt-tripping with a powerful reminder: “There’s no medal for suffering. Normalize luxury. Times have changed. Support systems are not a weakness—they’re a blessing.”

Exclusively breastfeeding during the day and resting at night, Dorea says this balance allows her to be emotionally present, energized, and deeply connected to her daughter. “I fought for her, I prayed for her,” she said in a tender Instagram post shortly after giving birth in March. “And now, holding her in my arms, I know it was all worth it.”

Dorea and DJ Dibul’s baby journey may not be straight out of the traditional parenting playbook, but it’s refreshingly real, beautifully personal, and proof that modern motherhood isn’t one-size-fits-all.

So, to every mum out there—whether you’re rocking a night nurse or surviving on three hours of sleep—Dorea’s message is loud and clear: Do what works for you. And don’t let the noise drown out your peace.