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Melissa Ricks recalls second child birth: ‘I was terrified’

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Peter Andrew Acierto

<p>Former actress Melissa Ricks recalled how her second birthing experience was a “little bit more traumatic” compared to her first one.</p><p>On Saturday, July 8, Melissa took to Instagram to describe the different emotions and physical pain she experienced at the time.</p><iframe class="instagram-media" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cuba9FJAz8L/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A1775936.5%2C%22ls%22%3A1775674.6999998093%2C%22le%22%3A1775676.1999998093%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="0" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px;min-width:326px;padding:0px;position:absolute"></iframe><blockquote class=" instagram-media-registered" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cuba9FJAz8L/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" id="instagram-media-payload-0" 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:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:16px"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cuba9FJAz8L/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="background:#FFFFFF;line-height:0;padding:0 0;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;width:100%" target="_blank"><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;align-items:center"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:40px;margin-right:14px;width:40px"><br/></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:100px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:60px"><br/></div></div></div><div style="padding:19% 0"><br/></div><div style="display:block;height:50px;margin:0 auto 12px;width:50px"><br/></div><div style="padding-top:8px"><div style="color:#3897f0;line-height:18px">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding:12.5% 0"><br/></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;margin-bottom:14px;align-items:center"><div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;height:12.5px;width:12.5px;transform:translateX(0px) translateY(7px)"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;height:12.5px;transform:rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px);width:12.5px;flex-grow:0;margin-right:14px;margin-left:2px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;height:12.5px;width:12.5px;transform:translateX(9px) translateY(-18px)"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left:8px"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:20px;width:20px"><br/></div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:2px solid transparent;border-left:6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom:2px solid transparent;transform:translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left:auto"><div style="width:0px;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(16px)"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;flex-grow:0;height:12px;width:16px;transform:translateY(-4px)"><br/></div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(-4px) translateX(8px)"><br/></div></div></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center;margin-bottom:24px"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:224px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:144px"><br/></div></div></a><div style="color:#c9c8cd;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cuba9FJAz8L/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="color:#c9c8cd;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Melissa Marie Ricks - Macatangay (@mellyricks09)</a></div></div></blockquote><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>Melissa gave birth to her second child, Mikaela, earlier this year. </p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2022/11/28/melissa-ricks-holds-baby-shower" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>READ: Melissa Ricks holds baby shower</u></strong></a></div><p>“My second childbirth was a little bit more traumatic. This time around I was terrified. Labor was super intense, it seemed like it went from 0-100 real quick! A lot of screaming and a lot of apologizing to the doctors and nurses (eksena ako masyado OR),” she recalled. </p><p>Even though she had the same doctors and hospital, the 33-year-old celebrity mom said it was completely different from her first birthing experience. </p><p>She added that they had to stay for ten hours in the recovery room because all the rooms in the hospital were occupied. </p><p>“I thought the hard part was over, but NO! I stayed 10 hours in the recovery room (Mika &amp; I) because [the] rooms were all full. When we did get a room, We ended up staying in the hospital for 6 days after I gave birth. I thought we were going to go home the next day since [the] hospital was also full and I was fine,” she added. </p><p>Melissa also how scared she was for her daughter after her doctor advised them to stay in the hospital for a few more days due to her condition which would have caused permanent damage had she decided to go back home right away. </p><p>Melissa went on to share that the doctors explained to her and her husband that the blood type was different from hers, causing her newborn&#x27;s Bilirubin levels to be dangerously high. </p><p>“It broke my heart, and I was so scared for Mika. I didn&#x27;t know anything about this kind of condition, her Bilirubin levels were extremely high and may cause permanent damage. I didn&#x27;t know that. What I knew as Jaundice could be dangerous,” she said.</p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/1/16/melissa-ricks-gives-birth-to-a-baby-girl-1048" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>READ: Melissa Ricks gives birth to a baby girl</u></strong></a></div><p>“I thought all we needed was a little sun, which is normal for newborns. What we thought was 1-2 days ended up being 6 days. 6 days of holding her in our arms, barely any sleep,” she recalled.</p><p>Melissa shared that she was with her child throughout the therapy and it made her emotional. But fortunately, they made it through. </p><p>In an Instagram reel, Melissa also gave a glimpse of what her daughter had to go through. </p><p>“It was so hard and lots of tears from this momma, we made it through. We are stronger than we think Mommas,” she said.</p><p>Melissa has another daughter who she shares with her former partner Charles Togezaki. </p><p>She tied the knot with Michael back in May of 2021 in California.</p>

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Melissa Ricks recalls second child birth: ‘I was terrified’

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Published Jul 09, 2023 03:43 PM PHT

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