Zoleka Mandela Gets Real About Pregnancy Struggles: “Why Do I Keep Peeing Myself?”: SA Women Relate

Zoleka Mandela Gets Real About Pregnancy Struggles: “Why Do I Keep Peeing Myself?”: SA Women Relate

  • Activist and author Zoleka Mandela is sharing the good, the bad and the ugly experiences with her pregnancy
  • Zoleka, who is in the third trimester of her sixth pregnancy, shared on social media that she has been peeing herself each time she laughs or sneezes
  • Her fans and followers commended her for sharing the relatable information, and many also said that they are experiencing the same

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Zoleka Mandela has been taking her fans through the journey of her sixth pregnancy. The 41-year-old mother and activist have been sharing everything from doctor's visits, cravings and even the changes in her body.

Zoleka Mandela, Pregnancy, Mother
Zoleka Mandela says her pregnancy is taking a toll on her. Image: @zolekamandela
Source: Instagram

The When Hope Whispers author recently shared some ugly truths about being pregnant that many women would never share.

According to ZAlebs, the mother of five, soon to be six said, her pregnancy has made her lose control of her bladder. The publication adds that Mandela said she wets herself each time she coughs, laughs or sneezes.

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She also posted a screenshot of a Google search result where she was researching why she keeps peeing herself in the third trimester. She wrote:

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"I am over 8 months pregnant and this is who I have become or what has become of my coughing, sneezing and laughing … There goes my street cred!"

Zoleka's fans flooded the comments section to share that they too are going through the same experience.

@thwalanomasonto said:

"I'm 28 weeks my kids laughed at me when I told them amabriki ayaphela."

@valentina_dmo added:

"When I sneeze man we are together in this."

@msane.sphi commented:

"I'm 7 months pregnant, every time I throw up, I pee myself ."

@planwiththandeka wrote:

"l know this!"

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Briefly News previously reported that Lockdown actress Natasha Thahane has kept her fans and followers glued to their phones following her pregnancy announcement. The 26-year-old star sent shockwaves all over Mzansi when she announced that she is expecting her first bundle of joy.

Natasha joins the long list of celebrities who have announced their pregnancies this year. Stars such as Ayanda Thabethe and model Blue Mbombo are all expecting.

Taking to her Instagram page, the new mom-to-be gave fans baby fever as she flaunted her tummy. The actress who previously channelled Rihanna with a cropped denim jacket and track pants went with a traditional look.

Source: Briefly News

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Privie Kandi (Entertainment Editor) Privilege Kandi is an entertainment news editor (joined Briefly in 2022). A Journalism and Mass Communication graduate from the Christian College of Southern Africa (2016), she has been in the arts and entertainment industry for six years. Privie has worked for the Zimbabwe International Film and Festival Trust as a communications officer and a writer and TV producer for lifestyle and entertainment channel CME TV. She passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative. You can reach her at privie.kandi@briefly.co.za.