NAIROBI, Kenya – Gospel singer Size 8, whose real name is Linet Munyali, has revisited a frightening childbirth experience in which doctors reportedly instructed her husband, DJ Mo, to keep her awake because they feared she could die if she lost consciousness.
The singer disclosed that the medical emergency occurred during the birth of her second-born child, Muraya Junior, describing the experience as one of the most traumatic moments in their family’s journey.
Speaking during a candid conversation with DJ Mo and fellow gospel musician Daddy Owen on the Daddy X Mo Podcast, Size 8 recalled how her husband stayed beside her in the labour ward, trying to keep her alert even as he struggled with panic over her condition.
“I remember it was traumatising, nikiwa labour ward, DJ Mo aliambiwa anikeep company nisilale, juu nikilala nitakufa alikuwa anakeep company na bado amepanic,” she said.
DJ Mo also recalled the difficulty of following the medical team’s instructions while trying to manage his own fear.
He explained that he had to find ways to keep his wife engaged and awake, even though he was deeply worried about what might happen to her.
“Umepanic na hafai kulala na kwa kumwamusha huwezi mwimbia; lazima ucrack jokes na ufanye kitu; lazima ataamka,” he recalled.
Size 8 acknowledged that the repeated pregnancy complications had also affected her husband emotionally, saying: “Imekuwa journey mbaya imetraumatise DJ Mo.”
The singer said her pregnancy with Junior proved particularly dangerous. She experienced paralysis on the left side of her body, suffered nerve complications and temporarily struggled to speak.
“Junior’s pregnancy was the worst; nilikuwa na parallazed the left side alafu pia nerves zilikuwa affected na siwezi kuongea,” she disclosed.
She also explained that doctors worked to prolong the pregnancy before delivering the baby prematurely.
“Hiyo pregnancy ilibombelezwa hadi ikafika 28 weeks,” she said.
Junior weighed approximately 1.7 kilogrammes at birth and also faced a serious medical battle. Size 8 revealed that doctors administered magnesium treatment to both mother and child.
“When I gave birth to Junior, niliweka Magnizium ata Junior aliwekewa alikuwa anakufa juu nilimzaa preterm 1.7 kgs,” she recalled.
Size 8’s latest account adds to disclosures she has made over the years about her struggles with high blood pressure and pregnancy complications.
In a previous interview, she said she had battled extreme pre-eclampsia, a pregnancy complication associated with high blood pressure that can threaten the lives of both mother and baby.
The repeated complications eventually prompted doctors to advise Size 8 against having more children because of the risks associated with her blood pressure.
In her 2022 interview with The Standard, she said she loved children and would have wanted a much larger family if her health allowed it.
“By the way, I love children very much, if it was up to me, I would have up to 10 children,” she said.
She added that she hoped to recover sufficiently to stop taking medication to regulate her blood pressure.
