Rachelle Ann Go shares scary experience while breastfeeding her baby

New mom Rachelle Ann Go is slowly learning the ropes on what it takes to become a parent -- that includes learning how to properly breastfeed her child.

On the first few days since giving birth to baby Lukas, Rachelle admitted having a hard time adjusting to her new role as a mother.

She recalls, “Two weeks ago, my husband [Martin Spies] picked Lukas and me up from the hospital. We got discharged after spending 3 nights there. They had to monitor Lukas and give him antibiotics.

“I didn't sleep at all. I didn't know how to carry Lukas out of his cot! I contemplated for probably half an hour, tried to maneuver him out, I failed.”

Feeling defeated, Rachelle then turned to Martin's parents as well as her midwife to teach her how because she was too scared to harm such a precious being.

She even recalled how she changed Lukas's nappies while “sweating profusely” because she was too nervous.

Rachelle also mentioned that there were times she'd stare blankly by her window or cry because of hormones.

But the scariest thing that the international theatre actress had to encounter during those first three days was when she witnessed her son choking on her milk.

“I started breastfeeding him (no idea what I was doing), but because his glucose level that time was really low, they had to give him a formula milk,” she said.

“He choked while I was feeding him and turned blue! I panicked and started crying!”

From that point on, she realized the importance of nurses and midwives who could help her with her dilemma.

Soon after that scary encounter, Rachelle was able to learn the ropes from the professionals and said she's grateful for them for guiding her in times of need.

“I had a tough time,” she said.

“But, I learned so much in the span of three days. I'm so grateful I went through it and figured things out myself. It just shows that even if it's our first time, we have those motherly instincts that kick in.”

She continued, “We are made to do this. So do not doubt nor fear. Now, I feel like everything else is easy (huwow!) Grabe ang grace ni Lord.”

Turning to fellow first-time moms like her, Rachelle advised, “If you need help, be honest with yourself. Do not be scared or embarrassed to ask for it!”

Rachelle Ann Go and her husband Martin Spies welcomed their first child, Lukas Judah Spies on Friday, March 26, 2021.

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