{"id":446096,"date":"2025-12-01T12:16:38","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T12:16:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/12\/01\/i-slept-in-hotels-with-my-newborn-baby\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T12:16:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T12:16:38","slug":"i-slept-in-hotels-with-my-newborn-baby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/12\/01\/i-slept-in-hotels-with-my-newborn-baby\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I slept in hotels with my newborn baby&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/331\/33180643.295.jpg\" alt=\"Portia Asare is a Ghanaian actress\" title=\"Portia Asare is a Ghanaian actress\" width=\"295\" height=\"186\" \/> <span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Portia Asare is a Ghanaian actress<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -moz-user-select: none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;\">\n<p id=\"article-123\">Ghanaian actress Portia Asare has narrated the trauma she went through during the early stages of motherhood.<\/p>\n<p>In a video shared on social media on November 30, 2025, the actress revealed the challenges she faced, which forced her to sleep in hotels shortly after giving birth.<\/p>\n<p>Portia Asare explained that she had no roof over her head, which compelled her to sleep in hotels for three months while still breastfeeding her newborn baby.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere were times I had to sleep with my children in hotels, and I didn\u2019t want anybody to know. I had to hide myself in places where nobody would notice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cImagine giving birth to a baby who is breastfeeding, and I had to sleep in hotels for three months. During this period, I was moving from one hotel room to another,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I was rejected for my English&#8217; \u2013 Portia Asare shares her Nollywood<\/p>\n<p>The Kumawood actress, however, encouraged individuals to have faith in God despite their personal struggles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never imagined that a time would come when I would share this to encourage people that whatever they are going through, they are not the only ones facing such challenges, as others are also experiencing similar difficulties.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2026There will be a day and a time when you will smile at the storm and say that this far we have come by grace,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p><b> Watch the video below:<\/b><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DRpy8erDRae\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><\/blockquote>\n<p>JHM\/EB<\/p>\n<p><b>Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings given full military honour at final farewell<\/b><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"KSy82bw11X8\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udded\ud83d\udd4a\ufe0fNana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings given full military honour at final farewell\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udded\ud83d\udd4a\ufe0f\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KSy82bw11X8?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Portia Asare is a Ghanaian actress Ghanaian actress Portia Asare has narrated the trauma she went through during the early stages of motherhood. 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