Coleen Garcia, Billy Crawford welcome second child: ‘After two quick pushes’
(From left) Billy Crawford, Austin Crawford, Amari Crawford and Coleen Garcia. Images: Instagram/@coleen
Coleen Garcia and Billy Crawford are now a family of four, as they welcomed their second child, Austin, after only “two quick, silent pushes.”
Garcia announced through a joint Instagram post on Monday, Sept. 1, that she gave birth last Aug. 17 at St. Luke’s Medical Center in Taguig.
“On August 17, we welcomed our beautiful baby boy, Austin, into the world. And it was the experience of a lifetime. The plan was another water birth — this time in @stlukesmedicalcenter,” the actress began.
“We decided to go to the hospital when I was already in active labor, but after getting checked, we thought it was gonna take a lot longer since my water hadn’t broken yet, I was only [three] cm dilated, and contractions weren’t painful or uncomfortable despite being so close together for hours. I was still walking around, killing time, feeling totally normal,” she continued.
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After feeling the pain of her contractions, Garcia was brought to the delivery room, where she “felt a tiny urge to push,” but was surprised to discover that her baby’s head was already coming out.
“When we got to the room, I stood up from the wheelchair, took a couple of steps toward the bed, then suddenly felt a tiny urge to push while I was still standing. I did once, just a little, for relief — until I felt his head coming out. I had to stop mid-push and say the baby was coming!” she recalled.
“My mom quickly got down to check, and true enough, part of his head was already out! On the next push, he slipped out so quickly that she was the one who caught him! In just two quick, silent, and surprisingly painless pushes, he was born EN CAUL(!) straight into her arms,” she further shared.
Despite the actress’ plans to “dim the lights and play some music,” giving birth to Austin felt like “two minutes” after entering the delivery room. “I was still standing there in the same spot, looking down at everything — everyone in the room completely shookt.”
“And all I could say was: ‘Well… that happened,’ I was laughing about it, while my mom was stunned and holding the baby in disbelief,” she continued. “My first birth caught me off guard and left me with some trauma because I didn’t know what to expect. This birth was the opposite.”
Garcia said she had fully prepared herself with things and techniques she planned to apply as a second-time mom, but she realized that it would be God who would “carry [her] throughout each of [her] journey.”
“Both births were special and beautiful in their own ways, and God carried me through each of those journeys just as He always does. I felt His presence all throughout, and it shielded me from fear and anxiety, reminding me once again that His plan is always greater than mine,” she said.
Their celebrity friends congratulated the couple in the comments section, including Jessy Mendiola, Jewel Mische, Katarina Rodriguez, Iya Villania, Melai Cantiveros, Rica Peralejo and Megan Young.
Also sending their well-wishes to Garcia and Crawford were Max Collins, Julie Anne San Jose, Ogie Alcasid, Carla Abellana, Shaira Diaz, Diego Loyzaga, Troy Montero, Jay R and Rachelle Ann Go.
Image: Screengrab from Instagram/@coleen
Image: Screengrab from Instagram/@coleen
Image: Screengrab from Instagram/@coleen
Garcia announced in April that she was expecting her second child.
The couple got married in April 2018 and welcomed their first child, Amari, two years later through water birth. /ra
