Locky Gilbert and Irena Srbinovska have welcomed their first child together.
The Bachelor stars, who first fell in love on the show in 2020, announced the arrival of their newborn daughter on Saturday and revealed that Irena gave birth to daughter Ava on Friday.
On Instagram, the couple shared intimate black and white photos of their birth moment and the entire family.
‘Ava Alexandra Gilbert. 02.23.24,” they captioned their post.
Locky and Irena’s announcement was met with well wishes and congratulations for the new family.
‘Awww congratulations! Enjoy the love bubble x,” Married At First Sight star Jules Robinson wrote.
‘Great news. Congratulations x,” added AFL WAG Bec Judd.
‘She is perfect!!!! Hi Ava!! Welcome to your beautiful life! Congratulations Locky and Irena,” said fellow Bachelor star Juliette Herrera.
Last month, Irena revealed distressing news that her unborn baby had been diagnosed with a single umbilical artery.
A solitary umbilical artery (SUA) is a malformation of the umbilical cord in which only one artery develops instead of two, and may be associated with birth defects.
Locky Gilbert and Irena Srbinovska have welcomed their first child together
Irena wrote on Instagram, alongside a video discussing the condition: ‘This is something I thought I wouldn’t share, but I’ve had a lot of questions about the due date and I purposely didn’t share that for a reason.
‘Early in the pregnancy, our baby was diagnosed with a single artery umbilical cord, which is more common than I thought. In fact, 1 in 100 pregnancies has a single artery cord. The main concern is that the baby is small to develop.”
“So our baby and my bump are smaller than expected for how far along I am, and I didn’t want to be compared to other women in the same pregnancy as me.”
The Bachelor stars, who first fell in love on the show in 2020, announced the arrival of their newborn daughter Ava on Saturday and revealed that Irena gave birth on Friday
She added: ‘Being pregnant is not easy, we compare our stomach, our pregnancy, our baby and our experience with the people around us.’
The married couple announced their pregnancy last year, while the lovebirds are expecting their first child together in early 2024.
The Bachelor stars, who found love on Channel 10’s matchmaking show in 2020, made the announcement after the heartbreak of two miscarriages in two years.