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Top model Romee Strijd gives her 7.8 million Instagram fans and followers a glimpse of her baby belly, about five months after the announcement of her last pregnancy.
As one of the faces of Lounge underwear, the Dutchman struck a few poses in black trousers and a white shirt, both of which had been released to reveal her black bra and underwear combination underneath.
“Almost there… @loungeunderwear,” she wrote in the caption, in reference to baby number two’s approaching due date.
Romee Strijd, 27, offered a kiss to the camera as she showed off her growing baby bump, wearing a black bra and matching underwear under her pants and shirt
One of the photos shows Strijd, 27, pulling up her lips to kiss the camera.
She has her right hand resting on her unbuttoned pants as she leans back with her other arm by a wall in a bathroom.
Her burgeoning belly takes center stage in both photos, while her long blond locks flow down her shoulders and chest.
She looked straight into the camera without the extra animated look on her face.
Voluminous: Acting as one of the faces of Lounge underwear, the Dutch top model has her flowing locks hanging over her shoulders and chest with added volume
Strijd announced ‘almost there’, in a likely reference to the impending due date of her second baby with husband Laurens van Leeuwen
The previous day, the in-demand model took to her Instagram Stories and shared a short video of herself striking a few poses in a blue bra and underwear combo from Lounge Underwear.
She first stood facing forward with her camera phone held high, wearing light blue pants that hung just enough to reveal some of her underwear.
The expectant mother of two then stood aside to emphasize how far along she is in her pregnancy.
Proud Mom: The previous day, the in-demand model took to Instagram and shared a video of herself posing in a blue bra and underwear combo from Lounge Underwear
Mom moves: After first facing forward, she turned sideways to give her Instagram fans and followers a better view of her growing baby bump
Strijd already announced at the end of May that she and husband Laurens van Leeuwen, the son of television presenter Bert van Leeuwen, are expecting their second child together.
“Soon we will be a family of 4, I can’t wait,” the Dutch model wrote in the caption of the photo of the couple playing with their two-year-old daughter Mint.
Obviously she loves being a mom, but she would confess “so happy to be your mommy” in a photo where she and Mint snuggled side by side.
Just two months later, Strijd and van Leeuwen decided to make it official and get married on July 20 after being together for over ten years.
“Wedding day with my live @laurensveeuwen,” she gushed in the caption of a photo that had the couple beaming with joy.
The couple announced their engagement last January with a photo of Van Leeuwe on one knee posing the question during a trip to Switzerland wearing a huge solitaire diamond ring.
Baby news: Strijd announced at the end of May that she and husband Laurens van Leeuwen, the son of television presenter Bert van Leeuwen, are expecting their second child together
Hitched: The couple would then announce they were getting married on July 20th
Struggle gave birth to Mint in December 2020 after a years-long battle with polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS.
“WE HAVE A BABY?” she wrote when announcing her first pregnancy. ‘2 years ago I was diagnosed with PCOS after not having my period for 7 years. I was devastated because being a mom and starting a family with @laurensveeuwen is my biggest dream.. I was so scared I would never be able to because I was told it’s harder to have babies naturally.”
PCOS is a hormonal condition, in which a woman’s ovaries can develop small fluid build-ups and fail to regularly release eggs, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine.
“I think my weight wasn’t good for my body to function properly and couldn’t handle the constant travel,” she said of her condition previously.
“I started researching natural cures for PCOS and came to the conclusion that I needed to do much less intense exercise, put no restrictions on food, be kind to myself, and take breaks when needed.”
‘So Happy’: Struggle gave birth to Mint in December 2020 after years of battling polycystic ovary syndrome, aka PCOS; mother and daughter can be seen in the photo of May 8