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Photographer Roy Macam Shares the Story of Alyanna Martinez’s Water Birth
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Photographer Roy Macam Shares the Story of Alyanna Martinez’s Water Birth

By Jacque De Borjaon January 26, 2018
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The eldest daughter of Albert Martinez and the late Liezel Martinez just gave birth to a baby girl! Alyanna and her husband Roy Macam shared photos on Instagram and introduced their newborn Adalynn Riley. The caption read, “Hi guys! Sorry I’m late!” Because she was born at 41 weeks and three days.

Hi guys! ?? Sorry I’m late! ? – #AdalynnRiley #RoyAlBaby2018

A post shared by Alyanna Martinez (@alyannamartinez) on Jan 23, 2018 at 9:54pm PST

Nappy time #AdalynnRiley #RoyAlBaby2018

A post shared by The Macams (@royal_diary) on Jan 24, 2018 at 7:09pm PST

Their family members gushed at the cute photos of Adalynn wearing a pastel colored swaddle with matching turban, but what caught our attention was Roy’s post on how their daughter’s story started.

A post shared by ®️M (@roymacam) on Jan 23, 2018 at 10:27pm PST

Alyanna went through an unmedicated, all-natural water birth in a birthing suite in LA. And Roy describes it as the “most powerful and magical experience” that he ever had the privilege to witness. He described how excruciating it is not being able to do anything physically to help his wife who was going through waves of labor.

My daughter Adalynn’s birth has been the most powerful and magical experience that I have ever had the privilege to witness in my entire life. Seeing my wife go through the whole birthing process completely unmedicated with nothing you can do physically to help her but wish to take her place instead was excruciating to watch. All I had to offer was my complete support and reassuring words and remind her that this is what we wanted and prepared so hard for and that we will meet our beautiful baby soon. This event was truly a remarkable and wonderful journey, being a part of the birth and catching my daughter with my own hands is a moment you can’t put into words but just have to experience yourself. This is the beginning of Adalynn’s story. #AdalynnRiley #RoyAlBaby2018

A post shared by ®️M (@roymacam) on Jan 24, 2018 at 1:06am PST

He shared that all he could do was support and encourage her all throughout. In the end, he was able to catch his daughter with his own hands. We can only imagine how magical that would’ve been.

The couple both worked in the fashion industry in Manila, Roy as a photographer and Alyanna as a stylist. But ever since tying the knot in Lake Tahoe last year, the two moved to the States to start their new family.

Congratulations, Alyanna and Roy!

 

Photo courtesy of Roy Macam’s Instagram account

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