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Iya Villania opens up about fears of childbirth post-delivery of her fifth baby

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E. Kristhoff Cagape

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<p>Iya Villania got candid about her fears of childbirth. The television host recently gave birth to her fifth child, Anya Love.</p><p>In an Instagram post, Iya admitted that each time she goes through labor, she wrestles with the fear of &quot;not making it back home.&quot;</p><p>Accompanying a pre-delivery photo with her children Alana, and Astro, she reflected on the emotional moment before giving birth.</p><p>&quot;Although this pic is missing Primo and Leon (okay, and the hubs coz he took the pic 😆😘), I remember savoring this moment with fear in my heart not knowing how delivery might unfold,&quot; she confessed.</p><p>Iya went on: &quot;I&#x27;m not a negative person but I couldn&#x27;t help but fear the possibility of not making it back home to these guys or of any other possible misfortune 😖. If you only knew how much I fear delivery—If you know of all the possibilities during delivery then you too would understand 😅.&quot;</p><div><br/></div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-2" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DF9oN8Uxq-e/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A2%2C%22os%22%3A2552102.9000000954%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="746" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-2" 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 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>She also revealed that even her mother had fears of her own about her delivery.</p><p>The television host successfully gave birth to Anya Love on Tuesday, February 11, expressing immense relief now that the experience is behind her.</p><p>&quot;To be on the other side of it already, seeing and holding Anya and knowing we’ll be reunited with her very excited siblings soon brings me so much relief and gratitude ❤️,&quot; she said.</p><p>Iya added: &quot;God truly has been so gracious and faithful and I can only hope that I live a life that will honor Him. Will never take any of this for granted coz I see His grace in each of these tiny faces 🥹.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Excuse the fragile hormones 😂 I’m running on endorphins from post delivery, mixed with puyat and a whole lot of relief and gratitude 😂.&quot;</p><div><br/></div><iframe class="instagram-media" id="instagram-embed-3" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DF60ee0PSeM/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A3%2C%22os%22%3A2552886.2000000477%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="0" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-3" 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/DF60ee0PSeM/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" id="instagram-media-payload-3" 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/DF60ee0PSeM/?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/DF60ee0PSeM/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="color:#c9c8cd;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Drew Arellano (@drewarellano)</a></div></div></blockquote><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>Friends and fans online were quick to react to Iya&#x27;s post.</p><p>&quot;Congratulations lovey! This made me teary eyed 🥹,&quot; Anne Curtis commented.</p><p>&quot;Amen!!!!🙏🏻 God is with you always Mama!!!&quot; Chynna Ortaleza wrote.</p><p>&quot;The pain and the agony a woman has to go through during childbirth. So happy you had a safe delivery. God is really good! ❤️🙏&quot; one fan said.</p>

<p>Iya Villania admits that each time she goes through labor, she wrestles with the fear of 'not making it back home.'</p>

Iya Villania admits that each time she goes through labor, she wrestles with the fear of 'not making it back home.'