Former Australian Olympic swimmer Libby Trickett and her husband Luke have announced the birth of their fourth child!
Welcome to the world baby Alfred!
(Image: Instagram)Sharing the exciting news to Instagram, Trickett wrote, The final little piece to our family puzzle (for reals this time! 😏) Alfred Sunny Trickett arrived at 9.09am on the 17th of May via an elective caesarean birth, weighing 3.5kg and 52cm long.”
Reflecting on her son’s arrival, Trickett wrote, “Every birth I’ve had has been extraordinary and this one was no different. Calm, full of joy and laughter, I couldn’t have asked for a better way to meet our baby boy.”
Baby Alfred is the couple’s first son, with big sisters Poppy, 7, Edwina, 5, and Bronte, 3 already “absolutely smitten” with their baby brother.
Libby and her three daughters Poppy, Eddie, and Bronte.
(Image: Instagram)The three-time Olympic gold medalist last gave an update about baby Alfred ten weeks out from his arrival, telling her followers that the final weeks of her pregnancy had been mentally challenging.
“These last couple of weeks have been hard for me physically, which then always impacts me mentally,” Trickett wrote, having also suffered from Bronchitis in her final trimester.
“I really love the outcome of pregnancy and I’m doing my best not to wish these last weeks away, but I’m really looking forward to being there … I don’t want women to think that pregnancy sucks, but I also don’t want women to feel bad if they don’t sashay through pregnancy. It’s a deeply individual thing.”
Libby and husband Luke.
(Image: Instagram)Following the births of her three daughters, Trickett has been candid about her struggles with postnatal depression and the impact it had on her early days as a mother.
“I was on autopilot. I did what I had to do in a day, but I was so bitter with the world, and so angry with Poppy. Why me, why do I have the difficult kid? Asking this little bundle of innocence ‘what’s wrong with you?’,” Trickett told Women’s Weekly in 2019.
Fortunately, Libby has been able to turn a corner with her mental health, and is confidently taking motherhood in her stride.
“We’ve come a long way, dealing with my health issues head-on. The postnatal depression has been particularly tough, but I’ve turned the worst of the corners. I thought I had to be this perfect mother, but as it happens, I’m actually pretty good at it,” Trickett told Women’s Weekly.
