When AFL star Moana Hope missed out on the Survivor: All Stars title by a painstaking close margin, fans were devastated.
As difficult as placing third was, as she lost out to ‘Golden God’ David Genat, a much greater gift would come to Moana and her wife, Isabella Carlstrom, not long after the show.
After tying the knot in November 2019, Moana departed for Survivor just days later.
And not long after returning home, the newlyweds began their journey to starting a family.
In May, the happy couple took to Instagram to announce they were expecting their first child.
“We are going to be MUMS,” a delighted Moana captioned a series of photos of the couple and their ultrasound picture.
“I don’t yet have the words to fully explain how happy we are. It’s a dream come true for us and in November we get to meet our little person.”
Moana revealed she and Isabella had undergone IVF to fall pregnant.
“From the bottom of my heart, I want to thank @monashivf and the team for everything you have done to support us. You have helped make this dream a reality. Holding this in for 13 weeks has been so bloody hard. My heart is exploding.”
While Isabella is carrying the couple’s first child together, they revealed to WHO they’re both planning on falling pregnant again in the future.
“I want to carry at least two, Mo wants to carry at least one,” Isabella explained with Moana adding, “I want three or four.”
The mums-to-be are clearly over the moon with excitement ahead of their pending arrival.
We’ve rounded up their sweetest pregnancy snaps, below.
Sunbaking 1
“My babe and my baby enjoying the weekend sun. ☀️ Pregnancy is a beautiful thing to watch. 😍💞” Moana wrote while sharing this candid snap of Isabella as she reaches 28 weeks.
Sunbaking 2
“Sunny days with you ☀️ makin the soul feel good ✨” Bella similarly shared.
25 weeks
“What a whirlwind pregnancy is! I haven’t had the easiest ride so far. It’s been really hard to adjust to a forever changing body,” Isabella wrote at the 25-week mark.
“There is nothing I wouldn’t do for you. This morning I was able to look past the struggles and I really fell in love with all the changes that come with being pregnant. So here’s my little celebration. Bring on the home stretch.”
Nursery
“This is what’s getting me thought these crazy times 👶🏻 Cant wait you meet our little King or Queen,” Moana said of completely their bub’s nursery.
Bella nude
Isabella bared all in a recent post were she opened up about her struggle with being pregnant during lockdown as we face a second wave.
“The first lock down was a breeze for me as I was feeling so unwell I didn’t want to leave the house. Now that I’m feeling like myself again, I’ve really enjoyed being out and celebrating my pregnancy with my people and my community,” she wrote.
“As much as I’m going to miss that I am forever grateful for the life inside of me. This baby knows exactly when I need cheering up and makes me always look on the bright side.”
Bella jacket
Bump? What bump? The model made sure to keep herself and her growing bub toasty warm in the colder months.
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Moana shared a snap of her wife’s growing bump, glowing with excitement.
“We made that,” she wrote, “November where you at?”
Belly shot
“My mornings used to start with coffee in bed, now they start with kissing this belly and giving mumma Bell’s tummy a rub down with these amazing products. 21 weeks and counting,” Moana shared.
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The happy couple broke the news after hitting the exciting 13-week mark with a trio of images and the ultrasound of their growing bub.
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“I am pregnant and Mo and I are expecting our little one in November. It’s been a beautiful journey and I can’t believe we’re finally at this point,” Isabella said when revealing the news.
