TV host Lee Teng and his wife Gina Lin are now first-time parents to a girl named Ellison. Photo: Gina Lin/Instagram
Singaporean TV host Lee Teng and his Taiwanese wife Gina Lin are now first-time parents to a baby girl named Ellison.
Announcing the good news on Instagram on Aug 13, he joked about how he should now be called “Ellis’ dad”.
The 41-year-old thanked his wife, 32, for her unwavering perseverance in her journey to becoming a mother.
Calling their newborn a “rainbow baby”, Lee recounted how the past five years had been anything but easy for the couple after they lost their first child in July 2020.
Lin was six months pregnant when she suffered a miscarriage after returning to Taiwan to prepare for the birth of their baby boy, nicknamed Xiao Dou Ya (Little Bean Sprout).
Lee was then in Singapore for work and could not leave the country to be with her because of Covid-19 travel restrictions. He managed to reunite with her in August that year, and they subsequently spent three months in Taiwan to heal from the grief together.
He apologised to his followers for keeping their second pregnancy a secret.
He said: “My wife and I have faced countless setbacks, and there were moments when I couldn’t bear to see her disappointed. At times, I asked if we should give up, simply because I couldn’t stand watching her suffer.
“The wait has been long, but the moment I saw the smile on our rainbow baby’s face, I knew every second was worth it.”
Lee also apologised for turning down work over the past year to be with his wife.
Lin shared her heartfelt post on Instagram on Aug 13, writing in Chinese that the past few years had been “incredibly challenging”.
“Facing physical, mental and emotional strain, and concerns from everyone, I’ve managed to appear calm and composed. But in reality, I’ve become incredibly sensitive and insecure,” she admitted.
She added that she had been living under a constant barrage of repressed emotions and spent almost the entire pregnancy at home.
Addressing her daughter in her post, Lin said: “Thank you for choosing me to be your mother, thank you for working so hard to grow up, thank you for giving me the courage to face my birthday and thank you for piecing together the broken me bit by bit.”
She added: “From the moment I heard your first cry, it felt so unreal. I wake up every morning and ask myself, ‘Is this true?’ Thank you for coming safely to us. Your father and I only hope you will be healthy and safe.” – The Straits Times/Asia News Network
