Iya Villania: Pregnancy Is 'Not Easy For Me'

For pregnant women, the Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT) is a necessary, though often dreaded, part of prenatal care. Iya Villania, expecting her fifth child with Drew Arellano, recently shared her tough experience with OGTT. Downing a sugary drink and enduring a series of blood draws might seem routine, but even a fifth-time mom like Iya still finds it challenging.

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"The dreaded OGTT. This test is taken around 24 [weeks of pregnancy] and will determine whether a mother has gestational diabetes or not. I was anticipating puking this time, but I'm so glad I didn't [because] then I'd have to take it again. I highly recommend having this test done at home since it's three extractions, an hour apart from each other. Also, the drink can make you feel queasy after."

"Just happy to be done! Getting [through] each dreaded stage one step at a time," wrote the host.

Iya also responds to the assumption that pregnancy is easy for her due to her active lifestyle. "Many think pregnancy is so easy for me because they see me moving and working out. Well, [let me] tell [you]… it's not easy for me," she clarified.

"Every pregnancy has brought me the same anxieties and stresses that I always forget about and find myself going through again." She then quipped, "I guess good in a sense because I probably would've stopped after 2 kids."

Iya's Pregnancy Challenges

But it's not just the OGTT. The celebrity mom also shared her worries about her baby's health, the fear of delivery, and the long recovery process that follows.

As she put it, "During pregnancy, you worry about the health of your baby, and then there’s delivery… oh how I dread delivery! Then recovery is another thing!"

She added that even regaining her pre-baby body was never easy, requiring hard work and clean eating, which she particularly found challenging. "I was never the type to get my pre-baby body back after 2 [weeks]! It was always hard work and clean eating which is my biggest struggle, but I'll deal with that when I cross that bridge."

Through her reflections, Iya offered encouragement to women unsure or fearful of the journey, and those reluctant moms to go through it again.

"Yes, it is scary. Yes, it gets hard, and you find yourself in moments where you just need to work through the pains and setbacks. But you will never know the beauty and your strength unless you are willing to be put to the test."

Click here to learn more about gestational diabetes in pregnant women.