Ogie shares how he helped Regine deal with postpartum depression

After giving birth to their son Baby Nate, singer Regine Velasquez experienced postpartum depression with husband Ogie Alcasid helping her through it all.

“You just have to be there for your wife,” Ogie said on Showbiz Central," Feb. 5. “Sabihin mo lang, ‘Hon, ‘yung ginagawa mo [ay] tama,’ kasi first-time mom siya so she’ll always have self-doubt. ‘Tama ba itong ginagawa ko sa pag-alaga ng

baby?’ Siyempre, breastfeeding, that’s the first thing you wanna do. And then, you know, minsan walang  gatas na lumalabas. You get frustrated. You just have to be there. I tried to be there as much as possible. Lunukin mo na lang ‘yung pride mo. Ganon lang ‘yon."

Ogie revealed that her daughters from a previous marriage, Lila and Sarah, are going to meet him, Regine and Baby Nate in Singapore.

Needless to say, Ogie is happy that her daughters with beauty queen Michelle Van Eimeren are seeing their sibling soon.

“Masaya siyempre kasi ‘yung dalawa kong anak gustung-gusto nilang magkaroon ng kapatid na lalaki. Ngayon meron na silang isang bagong kapatid. Actually, hindi kami sa Australia magkikita kundi sa Singapore. This year siguro [kami magkikita],” he shared.

Ogie shared how Regine is overly attentive to their son.

“Actually, ‘yung asawa ko sobrang tiyaga niya sa anak namin. I always catch her. Alam mo ‘yung maalimpungatan ka ng 4 a.m., 2 a.m., 5:30 a.m…gising siya. Inaalagaan niya ‘yung baby namin.”

In a video clip, Regine shared how Ogie caps his night by bonding with her and their baby.

“Bago matulog sa gabi he likes to talk to me. He talks to me about his day o kung me nabasa siyang bagong book o meron siyang nasagap na bagong tsismis.”

She thanked Ogie for “helping me out with Nate kasi kahit pagod na pagod siya, ibe-burp pa rin  niya si Nate kasi magaling siyang mag-burp. That’s his job. Kahit sobrang antok na antok na siya, he’ll find time to spend with Nate and me. Thank you very much for being a loving father and a loving husband.”

Michael V, Ogie’s co-actor in “Bubble Gang,” shared, “Napakabait na tatay niyan.”

“Alam mo bang si Lila at saka si Sarah, eh, regular niyang bisitahin sa Australia. Talagang minsan nakikita ko alam kong pagod na pagaod na siya dahil sa dami ng trabaho pero hindi nakakalagpas ‘yung pagbisita niya sa Australia. Eh, di lalo na itong bagong baby,” Michael said.

By ALEX VALENTIN BROSAS

mb.com.ph

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