A young Australian couple who suffered a miscarriage nine weeks along have revealed they are expecting again – and shared exactly when their bundle of joy is due.
YouTubers Chloe Szepanowski, 21, and her boyfriend Mitchell Orval, 23, are known for their pranks and gags online but in an incredibly personal video the happy couple have explained why they have been noticeably absent of late.
After sharing their miscarriage heartbreak in July 2019 they could finally announce that Chloe was pregnant again, this time with a little baby boy due August 8.
YouTubers Chloe Szepanowski, 21, and her boyfriend Mitchell Orval, 23, have announced they’re expecting a little baby boy
After sharing their miscarriage heartbreak in July 2019 they could finally announce that Chloe was pregnant again, this time with a little baby boy due August 8
‘All she does is sleep and she feels really sick because it’s her first trimester,’ Mitch explained in recent footage.
‘We are stepping into what feels like adulthood now. We’ve got a few surprising months ahead and we can’t wait to document it along the way,’ Chloe added.
In the video they visit their local shopping centre on the Gold Coast and purchased a few small clothing items, before getting a call from the doctor to say they can find out the child’s gender.
Although they had been convinced it would be a girl, the doctor corrected them by saying it was a boy.
Although they had been convinced it would be a girl, the doctor corrected them by saying it was a boy
In the video they visit their local shopping centre on the Gold Coast and purchase a few small clothing items, before getting a call from the doctor to say they can find out the child’s gender
‘We were very shocked. I said we were having a girl but we always wanted a boy. Either way as long as its healthy we are happy with whatever we get,’ Chloe said.
They have a number of ‘creative’ names prepared and have received a number of well wishes from both family and friends.
In July last year the couple shared an emotional image that detailed the loss of their first child.
‘Emotional day but Chloe did it like a soldier. No complications, and time to move forward and hopefully start our family in the near future,’ Mitchell captioned a photo of the pair in hospital on July 17.
It was the first time their thousands of followers were told that Chloe was nine weeks pregnant, before she miscarried and had a D&C procedure (a procedure to remove tissue from inside the uterus).
Chloe has been busily preparing their home for a new arrival (pictured clothes shopping)
YouTuber Chloe Szepanowski, 21, and her boyfriend Mitchell Orval, 23, are famous online for their pranks and gags but they have been very serious about their want to start a family
‘I nurtured half of myself and half of Mitch deep in my tummy for the past nine weeks,’ Chloe confirmed in a later post.
‘We went to the scan so excited to see our bub only to be told there was no fetal heartbeat. Nothing can prepare you for that. Our hearts are broken.’
Weeks later Mitchell’s brother Dylan and girlfriend Krystell welcomed a child, Bowe Harvey, into the world.
While it was exciting news for the Orval family, Chloe and Mitchell were more overjoyed than most at the prospect of meeting a newborn baby.
While it was exciting news for the Orval family, Chloe and Mitchell were more overjoyed than most at the prospect of meeting a newborn baby (pictured)
‘After our s****y week there is a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow,’ Mitchell said in a video.
Footage shows the pair cradling Bowe for the first time, Chloe – who was still lactating post-miscarriage – changing his nappy and holding his hand.
‘I’m still bleeding from my other little bubba who is gone… but I’m ready to be a mum,’ Chloe said in a later sequence of video.
‘Chloe showed off her natural mothering skills. She changed the baby twice,’ Mitchell said.
‘It’s really inspiring because now I really want to be a dad again.’
The pair got together when Chloe was just 16 and moved into their Melbourne apartment shortly after.
‘Chloe showed off her natural mothering skills. She changed the baby twice,’ Mitchell said
‘Who said we both have to live together? If we grow apart, whatever, and if we grow closer than that’s even better,’ Chloe said