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Rita Daniela Shares Joys As First-Time Mom

Rita Daniela on seeing Uno for the first time: “Para akong nakakita ng pinaka pinaka gwapong artista!”

GMA-7 singer-actress Rita Daniela is back to work!

Rita graced the campaign launch of Johnson’s #LoveMomWithEveryTouch on Friday, May 12, at Watsons Uptown Mall, Bonifacio Global City.

It was her first physical event after giving birth to her first-born, Uno, on December 22, 2022.

In an interview with FreebieMNL and other reporters after the event, Rita shared her excitement about being part of the campaign and going back to work.

She says, “How can I say no to Johnson’s, di ba? You can’t say no to that and it’s not only for me, it’s also for Uno. So, it’s really a very good deal for me para mag-no ako sa ganon.

Rita Daniela
Rita Daniela during the Johnson’s #LoveMomWithEveryTouch event

Enjoying motherhood

Rita is very much enjoying her new role as a mother. She even declares, “Masaya, super ine-enjoy ko siya. Masarap maging ina.”

She loves it so much that she even enjoys the challenging or hard parts of motherhood, such as the sleepless nights and breastfeeding.

The Sparkle artist shares, “Kasi right now, four months pa lang si Uno, so, nandoon pa kami sa stage na latching pa talaga and taking care of each other.

Sabi ko nga kanina doon sa event, kahit mga challenging parts na medyo iniisip ko kung paano siya patitigiling umiyak, nae-enjoy ko siya, e, kasi yun lagi yung nilalagay ko talaga sa isip ko.

Sobrang minsan lang ito, mabilis ang panahon, lalaki na siya agad, so, kahit yung mga ganun, ine-enjoy ko siya.”

During her labor, Rita had to go through emergency caesarian section because of cord coil. But right now, she says, “Medyo sumasakit pa rin pero kaya naman.

Siguro, hindi naman magiging Rita Daniela yung pangalan ko kung ‘di ako palaban. Kaya pa naman siya!”

How did she feel upon seeing her baby for the first time?

Rita shares, “Actually, akala ko nga, yung mafe-feel ko, [katulad] sa mga napapanuod na umiiyak na ganon. Ako, for some reason, hindi ako naging ganun.

Pero na-shock ako, para akong nakakita ng pinaka pinaka gwapong artista! As a fan, parang naging ganun yung itsura ko sa anak ko na talagang na-shock ako, nanigas ako na, ‘Oh my God, akin ba ito? Sa akin ba ito nanggaling? Anak ko ba to?’ Ganong feeling!

Yun yung naging reaction ko pero siyempre, later on, iyak iyak na yan. Noong matagal ko nang [karga], bigla na lang tutulo yung luha mo. Yun.

Breastfeeding mom

Rita is proud to say that she is a breastfeeding mom.

She expounds, “Yes, for the baby’s sake para healthy. Ako naman, hangga’t kaya ko, hangga’t meron pa, go; ibibigay ko yun sa anak ko.”

She is also thankful that Uno did not have a hard time in terms of latching to drink milk.

Mabait po si Lord. Yung anak ko, I guess, magaling si Uno kasi three days old, napalabas na niya yung milk.

Ang galing galing niya, even yung lactation nurses doon sa hospital, they were actually impressed. ‘Wow, ang galing ng baby mo, ma’am.’ Sabi nilang ganun. Kasi ang galing. Napalabas niya agad yung milk mo at saka ang galing niya mag-latch, kuha niya agad.’

“So, in fairness naman to my son at saka po yung masakit, like, breastfeeding part, kasama yun, e. Tiis talaga, kailangan kong tiisin kasi iniisip ko para yun sa kapakanan ni Uno.”

In terms of sleepless nights, Rita credits her experience in showbiz that she’s able to take it easy.

Sabi ko nga, matinding training ground ang pag-a-artista at pagshu-shooting sa pagpupuyat, di ba, pag naging ina ka? Kasi yung puyatan days, parang di ako masyadong nahirapan!

Naging challenging yung breastfeeding kasi ramdam na ramdam yung pain and everything. Pero yung puyat, hindi masyado, kayang kaya ko talaga.”

Post-partum blues

Rita is also thankful that she does not experience post-partum blues that much. In fact, she knows how to avoid these instances.

She explains, “Yung post-partum, I think hindi pa naman masyado at saka ayoko siya, e.

Minsan, kapag nakakaramdam ako ng lungkot, inuunahan ko na agad, I talk to my friends o kaya sinasabi ko sa friends ko na ‘Ilabas niyo naman ako, labas tayo.’

Mahirap, e, so, nilalabanan ko rin yun para di ko siya mapuntahan.

“But I have to say, I think every mom, hindi maiiwasang pagdadaanan yun. So, ako, ready ako na iwasan siya. Kung hangga’t kaya, iiwasan ko siya.”

Just seeing her son makes Rita happy and content.

She says, “Ang bait bait ni Uno at saka ang gwapo gwapo niya, like, ang sarap niya pag nagsa-smile.

“So, there’s no reason for me to have post-partum and everything. Super happy ko with what I have right now.”

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