After much anticipation, former beauty queen Miriam Quiambao-Roberto finally gave birth to her second son with entrepreneur Ardy Roberto. The newest member of the family, Elijah Roberto, was born on 16 February 2019, two days after Valentine’s day.
The second-time mom was admitted at the Asian Hospital and Medical Center after her 34th-month ultrasound. Doctors found out that she’s already 1cm dilated so doctors decided to admit her in the hospital to ensure her and the baby’s safety. A few days later, Elijah was delivered through an emergency cesarean section. Despite being a few weeks early, the adorable little boy was born perfectly fine and was a ‘model breastfeeder’ as his father fondly calls him.
Miriam publicly announced her second pregnancy through an Instagram post. The couple considers their second baby a miracle. According to her, she and her husband have been praying for a second baby for the past four years. They actually looked at options like adoption and conceiving via IVF, but through their strong faith, God blessed them with a miracle of a baby conceived naturally.
This pregnancy journey was quite a challenge for Miriam. She was diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder called Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome, which is commonly called APAS. This required her to inject anticoagulant every night leaving bruises on her growing belly.
As this was a risky pregnancy, Miriam was not encouraged to take on any long-distance travel so as to avoid unnecessary stress and infection. She had to cancel all confirmed talks within the country as well as outside the country, such as Hawaii, Singapore, Korea, and the US. Oh, the sacrifices a mother would do for the health of her baby!
After four years into their marriage, the couple Miriam and Ardy were finally blessed with their miracle baby. Despite her age at 43, the couple believes that it is their strong faith in God that allowed the conception of Elijah. The pregnancy was not easy, but Miriam faithfully endured and sacrificed a lot. As they say, the baby is always worth all the sacrifices of a mother. Indeed, the miracle baby Elijah is worth the wait, the nightly injections, and all other sacrifices that Miriam had to make.
Congratulations, Miriam and Ardy! We are looking forward to seeing more of your miracle baby!
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