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For the first time, Unang Hirit host Luane Dy opened about her pregnancy with her first child, Jose Christiano, now one year old.

The celebrity mom announced her pregnancy on New Year's Eve 2019, just three months before the lockdown started. Luane and her husband, fellow Kapuso star Carlo Gonzalez, welcomed Jose Christiano on April 30, 2020, via Cesarean delivery.

Being pregnant at the height of the pandemic, Luane shared it was extremely difficult because she was at high risk due to complications brought about by polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).

In a virtual media conference, she shared, "Giving birth at the height of a pandemic, ibang klase.

"Parang feeling mo mag-isa ka lang sa lahat ng bagay tapos 'yung time na 'yun nag-start pa lang 'yung pagpasok ng pandemya sa 'tin e.

"So kakaumpisa pa lang ng lockdown so wala pa tayong idea lahat kung ano ba ito, sino ba 'yung kalaban mo na hindi mo nakikita.

"Wala tayong alam kung paano natin siya haharapin, anong gagawin natin kaya sobra 'yung takot namin."

Luane went on, "Lahat kami nangangapa hanggang sa lumabas na si baby tapos ang dami ko pang naging komplikasyons along the way.

"It wasn't a smooth ride, hindi s'ya naging madali dahil medyo naging maselan 'yung pagbubuntis ko so ang hirap. Naging triple pa because of the pandemic."

Luane revealed she had hypertension and gestational diabetes, suffered from hemorrhages and other complications along the way, hence she called her pregnancy a "miracle."

"Itong pagbubuntis kong ito, miracle talaga siya and hindi ako kagaya ng ibang mommies na nag-home birth kasi high-risk ako so kailangan talaga siya sa ospital because time is very essential.

"Kasi what if something happened which, ayun na nga, na-emergency Caesarean section ako.

"'Yung struggle na manganak ka mag-isa, mabuntis kang mag-isa tapos 24 hours lang pinapalayas ka na sa ospital, lahat ng painkillers mo, oral na lang.

"Gusto ko iuwi 'yung IV, gano'n kasakit."

Just like other moms, the struggles she had to deal with did not stop after she gave birth as she had to attend to her then-newborn child. Luckily for her, Carlo is very supportive and helpful of her.

Luane said, "Thankful ako kay Carlo kasi talagang siya 'yung hindi natutulog, siya 'yung nagbabantay talaga kay baby no'ng time na 'yun.

"No'ng hindi ko na talaga kaya, talagang iaabot na lang n'ya sa'kin si baby to feed tapos siya na ulit.

"Siya na lahat, siya magpapaligo, siya ang change nappy, siya magpapa-burp, siya lahat, siya nagpapa-araw."

When asked about the mindset that a mom should have to navigate things during these trying times, Luane gave a realistic answer.

"Actually hindi ko na iniisip 'yan kasi ang pinag-uusapan na namin ngayon kung kelan ba matatapos 'tong pandemya na 'to.

"Kasi anong klaseng future ba 'yung maibibigay natin sa bata kasi kung ganito 'yung sitwasyon natin.

"Sobrang hirap e, 'di man lang niya ma-experience na lumabas ng bahay. Ilalabas mo nga lang siya sa gate, iiyak na siya kasi hindi niya alam. Iisipin niya, 'uy parang bago 'to sa 'kin.'

"Sanay lang siya na nakakulong lang siya sa kwarto.

"Suwerte kami kasi andito kami sa in-laws ko, andito 'yung mga pinsan n'ya so may kalaro s'ya, swerte pa siya no'n.

"Pero what more kung wala, 'di ba, ano na lang? So hindi ko rin alam kasi ang hirap i-assess kung anong tamang gawin."

On the brighter side, Luane found a silver lining during the pandemic where she was able to be a hands-on mom to Jose Christiano.

She shared, "If there's one thing na positive about this pandemic, 'yun 'yung nasa bahay ka lang nababantayan mo 'yung anak mo.

"You get to be a hands on mom at saka 'yung milestone niya iba-iba kasi 'yung nangyayari araw-araw. Witness ka do'n saka sobrang saya lang."

Check out the quarantine life of Luane and Carlo with their son in this gallery: