Ruco Chan and Phoebe Sin announce birth of baby with new family photo

It's a girl for Hong Kong actor Ruco Chan and his wife Phoebe Sin.

Ruco uploaded a family photo on social media platforms on Sunday (April 21), announcing the birth of his daughter Quinta and shared his joy of being a father.

He said that he accompanied his 29-year-old wife into the delivery room and cut the baby's umbilical cord personally.

Was he moved to tears when he saw the baby?

The 42-year-old said, "I was busy comforting my wife, I also felt nervous and afraid. It hurt me to see her in pain from the anaesthesia injection.

"For a moment, I thought that if it's so unbearable, maybe she should have not given birth. Seeing her in such pain, and then having to go through a C-section, I felt terrible and heartbroken. "

"Fortunately, both of them are well."

The new dad was all smiles when interviewed on April 21, saying, "It's a happy Easter today. The weather is good, and all the cast is present; at the same time, I get to announce my daughter's birth.

He revealed that Quinta was born about a week ago.

"We haven't thought of her Chinese name. Maybe we will leave it to our parents or my wife. We call her 'Little Pig-be' for now as she was born in the year of the Pig, and my wife's name is Phoebe, hence the name "Little Pig-be" when combined."

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"I've meant to share this news with everyone, but I've been busy with work.

"My wife also needed to rest after delivering the baby. I was afraid that she couldn't handle (the media); she had to breastfeed as well.

"All of us had to get used to a new routine with the arrival of the baby."

When asked if they found someone to help take care of the baby, Ruco said, "We hired a confinement nanny. Before starting work at our place, she went overseas for a holiday."

"This happened when there was a measles outbreak at the airport. We were afraid that she might be infected. Fortunately, her medical checks results were clear and she was able to start work immediately."

The couple took care of the baby on their own for the first few days and had their hands full then.

Ruco added that his daughter was very temperamental - she cried nonstop when he did not feed her enough milk, and when he didn't wrap her diapers properly.

He had to go on Youtube to learn how to change diapers and spent five to six hours picking up the skill before he had to leave for work one day.

Did he buy a house to reward his wife?

The actor mentioned that there have always been rewards for his wife, but she had simple requests and only wished for him to be there for her more often.

Ruco also did not deny rumours of him buying a house to reward his wife. He said, "It will be arranged. Even if I don't buy a house now, I will buy it two years later."

But he hasn't decided whether his new family of three be moving to the new residence.

With his packed filming schedule, Ruco said he might hold a 100-day party for Quinta instead of a full month party.

When asked why he did not take time off when his wife was having the baby, the actor said that he did not want to affect the crew and would rather sacrifice his sleep instead.

Luckily, his workload was lighter than usual during the little one's arrival.

He confessed that he was once been late for half an hour and wanted to apologise to the crew and his fellow actors and actresses.

asiaone@mm2entertainment.com