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Dutch model Romee Strijd, who has been one of the Victoria’s Secret Angels since 2015, announced that she’s expecting her first child with Laurens van Leeuwen, through Instagram, on May 28.
As already known, Romee Strijd has been in a relationship with Laurens Van Leeuwen for 10 long years, and they have been trying to have a baby for several years. However, because of certain health issues, this wish couldn’t come true. But, they handled it eventually.
In order to announce the pregnancy, Romee shared a photo of herself and her partner, Laurens, on Instagram and captioned this photo as follows:
“WE’RE HAVING A BABY 💗
2 years ago I got diagnosed with PCOS after not getting my period for 7 years. I was devastated because being a mom and starting a family with @laurensvleeuwen is my biggest dream.. I was so scared that I would never be able to because I got told it was harder to get babies in a natural way…“
She continued to narrate the miracle:
“I started to research PCOS and came to the conclusion that mine was not the typical pcos.. Mine was because of my body being in fight or flight mode.. which means my body was under constant stress. I never felt mentally super stressed so it was hard te understand this, but my life consisted of travelling all the time (no biorhythm), working out every day, eating super clean (restricting foods). I think I pressured my body to much, and honestly every body is so different but I think my weight was not good for my body to function properly and couldn’t handle the constant traveling.
This was the point where I started to research natural healing for PCOS and came to the conclusion that I should do way less high intensity training, don’t restrict foods, be nice to myself, and take breaks when needed. I also tried some natural supplements, acupuncture and we got a place back in the Netherlands as well, so we could spend more time with Family (since im such a family person).”
Victoria’s Secret model concluded by giving hope to those who have willing to have a child:
“I’m so happy and grateful to say that I got my period back last november AND that WE’RE SOON A FAMILY OF THREE ❤ ❤❤❤ & to the women trying to conceive, believe in yourself and be nice for yourself and your body and don’t let those thoughts get to you to much 😚”
This touching message got much positive feedback from the followers and her famous model friends; they expressed their happiness with the comments:
“So happy for you guys !!! ❤️💫 said, Alessandra Ambrosio.”
“I’m so so happy for the both of you!!!! Congratulations my love !! To you & @laurensvleeuwen ❤️🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽” added, Shanina Shaik.
“That’s made me so so happy – Congratulations you beautiful humans and thank you Romee for your honesty – You’re just wonderful 💕💕💕💕💕” commented, Leonie Hanne.
Below you can find the mentioned post.
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