Korina Sanchez on 'late' motherhood: 'Better to love late than not at all'
MANILA, Philippines — Kapamilya host Korina Sanchez answered people’s queries why she waited for so long to become a mother.
“Isn't it the most marvelous thing? People wonder why I waited so long. I say, ‘Better to have loved late, than not to have loved at all’," Korina wrote in her Instagram account.
In another post, Korina shared how it was to take care of her kids Pepe and Pilar alone while giving the nannies a day off.
“Milestone. For the very first time, I am alone with my children. No one, but Mommy, Pepe and Pilar. My two caregivers I gave a day off to feel the snow on their faces, went to church and shopped for themselves at Ross. In 5 hours I got to change diapers, feed, burp and put to sleep the twins 3 times!” Korina narrated.
“YEHEY, palakpakan naman dyan! At one point mukha akong social worker sa evacuation center. Stressed. But I survived. Kahit sabay pa sila umiyak. Found the secret. Kailangan sanayin sila to feed one hour apart. Para Hindi sabay gumigising and nagdedemand ng milk. Wonderful feeling to know I can take care of two of them even if I'm alone. Not easy. But doable,” she added.
The “Rated K” host is enjoying being the first time mother of the twin. As a hands-on mother, Korina also brought Pepe to a dermatologist when he developed skin rashes on his face. The baby is now in good condition.
“Morning appointment for Tito Pepe at the dermatologist. He developed a skin rash on his face and nag worry kami kasi flawless sya nung una, biglang daming patse sa face!!! Now, happily, he is getting back to normal. Ganun pala ang newborn: nagkaka rashes bigla, madalas sinisinok and panay atching!” she wrote on Instagram.
It can be recalled that in previous reports, Korina shared that she and the twins, born through a surrogate, are just waiting to process their papers before being fetched by Korina’s husband, politician Mar Roxas, to come home to the Philippines from the US.
A 2018 study published in The Guardian showed that late motherhood “has doubled since the 1990s, reaching 28,744 in 2016, or 15.4 conceptions per 1,000” in the US due to modern technologies such freezing embryos, like in Mar and Korina's case.
“Late motherhood has become a commodity, helping to normalize the notion that any age is the ‘right time’ to have a first child,” The Guardian said in a report.
“In the US, this group is inelegantly labeled Moneyed Older Moms. Research says they are likely to be more affluent, better educated, more stable and with better jobs than younger mothers.”
