“It Was Time For Him To Be Out”: Kelly Poon On Giving Birth To Son In Taiwan On Husband’s Birthday

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Taiwan-based local singer Kelly Poon is now a mum. 

On Sun (Nov 19), the 40-year-old’s Taiwanese music producer husband Roger Yo took to Instagram to share that they've welcomed their first child, a boy. 

And the cutest part? Their son shares the same birth day as his daddy, who turned 41 that day. 

Was it intentional for them to share the same birth date?

When 8days.sg reached out to Kelly, she shared she opted for a C-section that day under her doctor's advice as it was "just time for [the baby] to be out".

"He was getting too big, way ahead of his term!" said the 2005 Project Superstar first runner-up

How does Roger feel about sharing a birthday with their son?

The singer chuckled: "He’s looking forward to joint birthday celebrations but I’m not keen on that as they should have their own parties!"

Kelly also recalled how she felt when she saw her baby for the first time.

"I actually teared unknowingly! I think I was overwhelmed. It felt magical. I honestly didn’t know that I would feel this way," she mused.

Kelly and Roger have yet to choose a name for their boy.

"We are still deciding, but it should start with either ‘R’ or ‘K’. As for his Chinese name, we are still waiting for our parents to get back to us," she explained. 

Speaking of parents, has Kelly's mum met the baby yet?

"Nope," she said, adding that she hasn’t decided if her mum will be flying over to visit the baby or if she will wait until Kelly returns to Singapore with her family. 

So how has motherhood been for the first-time mummy?

"Super duper hard," she replied, in caps.

"Especially this new challenge: Breastfeeding! I want to salute all breastfeeding mums! It’s so painful and I want to give up so many times but had to persevere for the baby’s well being," she lamented. 

Thankfully, Kelly is receiving all the help she can get from the confinement centre she's now recuperating in. (Remember her raving about how good yet expensive confinement centres are in Taiwan when we spoke to her back in August?)

"It’s really like a hotel stay with medical and childcare, room service, and also wellness services. There’s a hair salon, spa and gym area. So other than nursing that’s really painful, all is good!" she effused.